Janet (Dunbar) Nisbet (1831 - 1893)

Born 31 Mar 1831 in Barony, Lanarkshire, Scotland, United Kingdom

Ancestors

Wife of Robert Nisbet — married 29 Aug 1856 in High Church, Glasgow, Scotland, United Kingdom

Descendants

Died 1893 at about age 61 in Hutchesontown, Lanarkshire, Scotland, United Kingdom

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Biography

Janet Dunbar was born on 31 March 1831 in Barony, Lanarkshire, Scotland, United Kingdom, daughter of Stewart Dunbar (1803–1871) and Agnes French (1805–1870).

Janet married Robert Nisbet on 29 August 1856 in High Church, Glasgow^[1]. Their known children were:

• Archibald Nisbet (1856– )
• Agnes French Nisbet (1858– )
• Stewart Dunbar Nisbet (1860–1914)
• John Dunbar Nisbet (~1865– )
• Hugh Dunbar Nisbet (1868– )
• Ann Kerr Nisbet (1870– )

Census entries:

• 1841 - Janet, age 7 or 8, is missing from the family in the 1841 census^[2].
• 1851 - Kennyhill Distillery, Barony, Northern^[3].
• 1861 - Graeme Street, St Johns, High Church^[4].
• 1871 - 43, Market Street, Chalmers Formerly Portion of St Johns, Glasgow^[5].
• 1881 - 143, Rose Street, Govan, Hutchesontown^[6].
• 1891 - 244, Cumberland Street, Govan, Hutchesontown^[7].

Janet was widowed in 1872^[8].

Janet died at Hutchesontown in 1893^[9].

Sources

1. ↑ Marriage: Robert Nisbet Spirit merchant Glasgow single age 24 (son of Archibald Nisbet carter deceased and Ann Kerr) married 29 Aug 1856 to Janet Dunbar spinster age 25 (daughter of Stewart Dunbar and Agnes French) Abstract Statutory (civil) registers of marriages in Scotland. High Church 644/2 262 Lanark, ScotlandsPeople
2. ↑ 1841 Census: "1841 England, Wales & Scotland Census"
   Reference: -; Piece number: -; Page: -; Schedule: 43
   FindMyPast Transcription (accessed 10 April 2024)
   Jean Dunbar (13) in Nursery Vale, Barony, Lanarkshire, Scotland.
3. ↑ 1851 Census: "1851 England, Wales & Scotland Census"
   Piece number: -; Folio: -; Page: -; Schedule: 58
   FindMyPast Transcription (accessed 10 April 2024)
   Janet Dunbar (20), unmarried daughter, House servant, in household of Stewart Dunbar (47) in Kennyhill Distillery, Barony in Northern registration district in Lanarkshire, Scotland. Born in Scotland.
4. ↑ 1861 Census: "1861 England, Wales & Scotland Census"
   Reference: -; Piece number: -; Folio: -; Page: -; Schedule: 67
   FindMyPast Transcription (accessed 10 April 2024)
   Janet Nisbet (29), wife, in household of Robert Nisbet (29) on Graeme Street, St Johns in High Church registration district in Lanarkshire, Scotland.
5. ↑ 1871 Census: "1871 England, Wales & Scotland Census"
   Series: -; Piece number: -; Folio: -; Page: -; Schedule: 90
   FindMyPast Transcription (accessed 10 April 2024)
   Janet Nisbet (40), wife, in household of Robert Nisbet (39) at 43, Market Street in Chalmers Formerly Portion of St Johns registration district in Lanarkshire, Scotland. Born in West Muir Lanarkshire Scotland.
6. ↑ 1881 Census: "1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census"
   Reference: -; Piece number: -; Folio: -; Page: -; Schedule: 104
   FindMyPast Transcription (accessed 10 April 2024)
   Janet Nisbet (50), wife, in household of Archibald Nisbet (24) at 143, Rose Street, Govan in Hutchesontown registration district in Lanarkshire, Scotland. Born in Scotland.
7. ↑ 1891 Census: "1891 England, Wales & Scotland Census"
   Reference: -; Piece number: -; Folio: -; Page: -; Schedule: 4
   FindMyPast Transcription (accessed 10 April 2024)
   Janet Nisbet (60), widowed, Annuitant, head of household at 244, Cumberland Street, Govan in Hutchesontown registration district in Lanarkshire, Scotland. Born in Scotland.
8. ↑ Death Registration: "Statutory Register of Deaths"
   National Records of Scotland, Ref: 644/4/196
   ScotlandsPeople (accessed 10 April 2024)
   Robert Nisbet death registered 1872 in Calton (Glasgow) (age 40, mother's maiden name Kerr).
9. ↑ Death Registration: "Statutory Register of Deaths"
   National Records of Scotland, Ref: 644/11/1125
   ScotlandsPeople (accessed 10 April 2024)
   Janet Dunbar death registered 1893 in Hutchesontown (age 62, mother's maiden name French).