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Janet (McWilliams) Dougan (1793 - 1864)

Janet "Jessie" Dougan formerly McWilliams
Born in Kirkcowan, Wigtownshire, Scotlandmap
[sibling(s) unknown]
Wife of — married [date unknown] [location unknown]
Descendants descendants
Died at age 70 in Lochton Mill, Colmonell, Ayrshire, Scotlandmap
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Biography

Janet McWilliam was born on 13 March 1793 in Kirkcowan, Wigtownshire, Scotland. Her parents were Archibald McWilliam and Elisabeth [Mc]Cormick.[1][2]

This birth information is consistent with the 1851 census, which indicates she (married as Janet Dougan) was born about 1794 in Kirkrouan, Wigtownshire, Scotland.[3] (Born about 1796 in Scotland per the 1841 census.[4]) Her maiden name Jessie McWilliams is identified in the birth record for her son John.[5]

She married William Dougan, born about 1791.[4][3]

In the 1841 Scotland census, William (50) and Janet (45) were living in Sochton Mill, Colmonell, Ayrshire, with children Henry (21) Elisabeth (20), Alexander (15), Janet (10), John (10), Archibald (8) and Andrew (6).[4]

In the 1851 Scotland census, William and Janet were married and living at Lochtown Mill in Colmonell, Ayrshire, Scotland. William was working as a miller. They had four children: Henry (born about 1819), Elizabeth (1821), John (1830) and Andrew (1836). Their son John was married at that time, and living with them with his wife Janet (1831) and their daughter Elisabeth (4 months old).[3]

Janet Dougan died on 29 Feb 1864 in Lochton Mill, Scotland. She was widow of William Dougan, grain miller. The death registry indicates her parents were Archibald McWilliams, farmer, and Elisabeth McCormick. Her registry was witnessed by her daughter-in-law Janet Dougan.[2]

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  1. 1.0 1.1 Janet McWilliam. 13 Mar 1793. Kirkcowan. OPR Births 888 / 00 0050 0004.
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 Janet Dougan. 29 Feb 1864, Lochton Mill, Colmonell, Scotland. Statutory Deaths 582 / 00 0006.
  3. 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 1851 Scotland census. William Dougan. Parish: Colmonell; ED: 13; Page: 5; Line: 6; Roll: CSSCT1851_129; Year: 1851. Ancestry.com. 1851 Scotland Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2006. Ancestry Record 1076 #1624791
  4. 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 Janet Dougan, 1841 Scotland census, Parish: Colmonell; ED: 11; Page: 6; Line: 660; Year: 1841. Ancestry Record 1004 #2436470
  5. 5.0 5.1 John Dougan, 10 Aug 1829, Leswalt, Wigtownshire, Scotland. OPR Birth registration 891/00 0020 0126.




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