Janet (Ferguson) Wormleaton (abt. 1817)

Wife of William Wormleaton — married 1833 in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

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Biography

Janet aged 16 years arrived with her sister Elizabeth and their parents to New South Wales on 7 September 1832 on 'Mountaineer'.^[1][2] Image of original entry on Ancestry.com here

Janet married William Wormleaton in 1833 at the Presbyterian Scot's Church, Sydney. ^[3]

According to the births of William's children, it appears probable that Janet died between the birth of Mary Ann in 1839 and the birth of Elizabeth in 1844.

Sources

1. ↑ "Australia, New South Wales, Index to Bounty Immigrants, 1828-1842," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FL29-4Q3 : 9 March 2018), Janet Ferguson, 7 Sep 1832; citing Ship Mountaineer, volume 1a, Western Sydney Records Centre, Kingswood; FHL microfilm 416,872.
2. ↑ State Records Authority of New South Wales; Kingswood New South Wales, Australia; Persons on early migrant ships (Fair Copy); Series: 5310; Reel: 1286 : Ancestry.com. New South Wales, Australia, Assisted Immigrant Passenger Lists, 1828-1896 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2007.
3. ↑ New South Wales BDM Marriage JA 327/1833 V1833327 73A WORMLEATON WILLIAM = FERGUSON JANET