Janet (Doig) Murdoch (abt. 1774 - 1840)

Born about 1774 in Kilmadock, Perthshire, Scotland

Ancestors

Wife of James Murdoch — married 28 Dec 1796 in Kilmadock, Perthshire, Scotland

Died 6 Oct 1840 at about age 66 in Kilmadock, Perthshire, Scotland

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Biography

Janet Doig is estimated to have been born about 1774, presumed to be to Andrew Doig and Janet Doig. ^[1] She is buried with her husband in Norrieston Churchyard, Thornhill, Kincardine, Perthshire, Scotland. ^[2]

Family

Husband: James Murdoch

Wife: Janet Doig

Married 28 Dec 1796 Kilmadock, Perthshire, Scotland ^[3]

Children:^[4]

Janet (Murdoch) McFarlane (1797-1858)

Archibald Murdoch

Andrew Murdoch

Elisabeth (Murdoch) McFarlane

Jean Murdoch (1803-bef. 1816) ^[5]

James Murdoch (1806 - bef. 1811) ^[5]

Isabella Murdoch

James Murdoch (1811 - bef.1817) ^[5]

Jane (Murdoch) McGowan

James Murdoch

Research notes

Janet's parents?

No baptism appears to exist for Janet.

Naming pattern of her children indicate they might be an Andrew and a Janet.

The first real gap in baptisms for the known children of her assumed parents is between 1771 (Jean, otherwise accounted for) and Andrew in 1776.

The birth date shown is estimated to fit in this gap, and would make her slightly younger than her husband, and of an age to be the mother of the known children. There may well be stated relationships with her Doig cousins that add weight to this? Henderson-2297

My interest in this family?

As per many of these interconnected farming families around Kilmadock, Kincardine ++ DNA matches between descendants, myself, and my 2nd and 3rd cousins, tell me that somewhere in this tangle are answers to 3 of the 4 brickwalls posed by my 2* great grandparents James and Amelia Henderson' parents. Please follow the Category links for more info. Henderson-2297

Sources

1. ↑ See research notes
2. ↑ 1840 Death: Online trees show Janet's death as 6 Oct 1840, Kilmadock
3. ↑ 1796 Marriage: Ancestry.com. Scotland, Select Marriages, 1561-1910 [database on-line]. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2014. Original data: Scotland, Marriages, 1561-1910. Salt Lake City, Utah: FamilySearch, 2013.
4. ↑ 1797-1817: Murdoch / Doig baptisms, Kilmadock, Perthshire, from OPR index, ScotlandsPeople
5. ↑ ^{5.0 5.1 5.2} Descendants of Dr. Walter Francis Doig and Euphemia Gedd / Janet Robertson of Kincardine and Kilmadock Parishes, Perthshire, Scotland and New Zealand>

   "Four of their children who died in early youth, James, James, Jean, and --- are buried with Janet and James" (at Norrieston)

• Rootsweb: The Ancestors of Brian Doig

• "Family Tree," database, FamilySearch (http://familysearch.org : modified 24 March 2021, 20:50), entry for Janet Doig (PID https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/4:1:LHDG-34H ); contributed by various users.