Janet (Turner) McKellar (1777)

Born 16 Aug 1777 in Inverchaolain, Argyll, Scotland

Wife of Hugh McKellar — married 19 Feb 1795 in Strachur, Argyll, Scotland

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Biography

Janet Turner was born 16th and baptized 18th August 1777 in the Church of Scotland in Inverchaolain, Argyll. Her parents are recorded as Archibald Turner and Sarah Macnuair ^[1]

Janet married Hugh MacKellar on the 19th of February 1795 in the parish of Strachur Scotland^[2].

They had children:

1. Anne, born 9 Mar 1796 OPR 534/2 10 78
2. Mary, born 4 Nov 1797 OPR 534/2 10 81, died young (before Apr 1803)
3. Archibald, born 3 Jan 1800 OPR 534/2 10 85
4. Mary, born 3 Apr 1803 OPR 534/2 10 88
5. Neil, born about 1806
6. Hugh, born about 1809
7. John, born 3 Feb 1814 OPR 534/2 10 106

Research Notes

This Janet (Turner) McKellar is not to be confused with Janet (McArthur) McKellar who died 17 Jul 1862 in Dunoon^[3], who was wife of Alexander McKellar (deceased, fisherman) and daughter of Alexr McArthur (deceased, farmer) and Mary Campbell (deceased)

Sources

1. ↑ ScotlandsPeople Old Parish Registers Inverchaolain Baptisms OPR 514 10 100
2. ↑ Scotlandspeople ref 534/2 10 145
3. ↑ Scotland. Statutory Registers - Death's database, National Records of Scotland, (ScotlandsPeople : accessed 30 Dec 2022),
   McKellar, Janet, 17 Jul 1862, District Dunoon and Kilman; citing Statutory registers Deaths number 510/ 57