Born about in Kingston, Canada
Ancestors 
Daughter of Robert Long Innes
and Isabella (Cumming) Innes
Sister of
George McDonald Innes, Mary Catherine Long (Innes) Macdonell, Isabella (Innes) MacKenzie and Perrott (Innes) Long-Innes
Wife of
George Arthur French KCMG
— married
18 Dec 1862 in Kingston, Canada
Descendants 
Mother of
John Arthur Innes French, George Arthur French, Isabel Maud (French) O'Doherty, Herbert Cumming French, Eva French, Reginald de Freyne French, Lilian McKenzie (French) Wood, Edith Kathleen (French) Sinclair-Maclagan, Percy Hamilton French R.E. and Janet Mabel French
Died
at about age 77
in Kensington, London, England
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Biography
Janet Clarke Innes was born about 1840 at Kingston, Canada.[1] She was a daughter of Robert Innes and Isabella Cumming.
She married young British Army officer, George French, son of John French and Isabella Hamilton, on 18th December 1862 at Kingston, Canada.[2]
The Peerage lists their children as:
- Major John Arthur Innes French b. 25 Oct 1863, d. 1942
- Colonel George Arthur French b. 21 Jan 1865, d. 15 Dec 1950
- Isobel Maud French b. 6 Nov 1867, d. 2 Oct 1935
- Major Herbert Cumming French b. 22 Nov 1869, d. 13 Oct 1913
- Eva French b. 29 Sep 1871, d. 18 Feb 1874
- Reginald de Freyne French b. 15 Jul 1873, d. 9 Apr 1891 [3]
- Lilian McKenzie French b. 4 Aug 1875, d. 19 Feb 1949
- Edith Kathleen French b. 18 Aug 1877, d. 7 Jul 1928
- Percy Hamilton French b. 31 Aug 1879, d. 11 Nov 1914
- Janet Mabel French b. 1 Feb 1882, d. 25 Jul 1887[4]
Her husband's career took them from Canada, to Britain, India and Australia, and back to Britain, where he retired and was appointed to command the guard of the crown jewels from 1902 to 1921. When George received a knighthood in 1902, Janet became entitled as Lady French.
Janet passed away, aged 77 years, on 27th March 1917 at Kensington, London.[5] She was survived by her husband and five children.
Sources
- ↑ ascertained from age listed on death record
- ↑ The Peerage [1]
- ↑ "Ontario Births, 1869-1912," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FM3V-H8M : 16 July 2017), Janet Clark Innes in entry for Reginald De Freyne French, 15 Jul 1873; citing Birth, Kingston, Frontenac, Ontario, Canada, citing Archives of Ontario, Toronto; FHL microfilm 1,845,040.
- ↑ The Peerage
- ↑ UK FreeBMD Death Index Mar qtr 1917, vol 1a, page 254
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