Janet (Menzies) Donaldson (1810 - 1862)

Born 8 Apr 1810 in Blackford, Perthshire, Scotland

Ancestors

Wife of John Donaldson — married 7 Dec 1828 in Blackford, Perthshire, Scotland

Descendants

Died 8 Jan 1862 at age 51 in Tillicoultry, Clackmannanshire, Scotland

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Biography

This profile is part of the Menzies Name Study.

Janet (Menzies) Donaldson is a member of Clan Menzies.

Janet (Menzies) Donaldson was born in Scotland.

Birth and Baptism

Janet Menzies was born and was baptised on 8 Apr 1810 in Blackford, Perthshire, Scotland.^[1][2] She was the daughter of Thomas Menzies and Ann McIlwhannel.

Marriage

Janet Menzies married John Donaldson on 7 Dec 1828 in Blackford, Perthshire, Scotland.^[3] They had eleven children during their marriage;

• Child: John Donaldson-4527
• Child: Thomas Donaldson-4521
• Child: Ann Donaldson-4523
• Child: Catherine Donaldson-4522
• Child: Jannet Donaldson-4529
• Child: Marjory Donaldson-4526
• Child: William Donaldson-4519
• Child: Mary Donaldson-4533
• Child: William Donaldson-4525
• Child: Peter Donaldson-4524
• Child: Anne Donaldson-4528

Residences

• 1841 ^[4]- Tillicoultry V S of T, Tillicoultry, Clackmannanshire, Scotland. Relationship to Head of House: Wife. Living with husband John and 6 children; John 12, Thomas 9, Ann 7, Catherine 5, Jannet 3 and Marjory 8 months.
• 1851 ^[5]- Union Street, Tillicoultry, Clackmannanshire, Scotland. Relationship to Head of House: Merchant's wife. Living with husband John and 4 children; Marjory 16, Catherine 14, Jannet 12 and William 1. Also 2 employed servants; Margaret Halley 25 and Elizabeth Halley 22.
• 1861 ^[6]- Union Street, Tillicoultry, Clackmannanshire, Scotland. Relationship to Head of House: Wife. Living with husband John and 5 children; Jannet 22, Marjory 20, William 11, Peter 7 and Ann 4.

Death and Burial

Janet Menzies Donaldson died on 8 Jan 1862 (aged 51–52) at Tillicoultry, Clackmannanshire, Scotland.^[7][8] She was buried at the Tillicoultry Churchyard, Tillicoultry, Clackmannanshire, Scotland.^[9] https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/133588890/janet-donaldson

Research Note

Inscription on Headstone at the Tillicoultry Churchyard, Tillicoultry, Clackmannanshire, Scotland: Sacred to the memory of John DONALDSON, Tillicoultry who died 18 Aug 1868 aged 60 years. Janet MENZIES his wife who died 8 Jan 1862 aged 52 years. Also their daughter Ann who died 4 Jan 1848 aged 14 years and their son William who died in infancy. Catherine their daughter died at Blackford 8 Oct 1890 aged 54 years. Peter their son died at Melbourne 7 Jan 1903 aged 48 years. William their 4th son died at Nerriga, N.S.W. 29 Sep 1912 aged 62 years. Janet their daughter died at Albury, N.S.W. May 1912 aged 75 years. Anne their youngest daughter died at Whangarei, N.Z. 17 Feb 1925 aged 69 years.

Acknowledgements

To R Hare Hare-1576 and P Gray Howard-18870 for research, compiling, and contact with the Menzies family.

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Sources

1. ↑ Scotland, Select Births and Baptisms, 1564-1950.
2. ↑ Ancestry Family Trees Publication: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com. Original data: Family Tree files submitted by Ancestry members.Ancestry Family Tree Ancestry Family Tree 173844309
3. ↑ Scotland, Select Marriages, 1561-1910.
4. ↑ 1841 Scotland Census. Parish: Tillicoultry; ED: 3; Page: 14; Line: 1210; Year: 1841.
5. ↑ 1851 Scotland Census. Parish: Tillicoultry; ED: 4; Page: 34; Line: 2; Roll: CSSCT1851_97; Year: 1851.
6. ↑ 1861 Scotland Census. Parish: Tillicoultry; ED: 2; Page: 31; Line: 24; Roll: CSSCT1861_62.
7. ↑ Deceased Online; United Kingdom; Deceased Online Burial Indexes.
8. ↑ Web: UK, Burial and Cremation Index, 1576-2014.
9. ↑ UK and Ireland, Find A Grave Index, 1300s-Current. https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/133588890/janet-donaldson