Janet (McGregor) MacDonald (abt. 1819 - 1902)

Born about 2 Sep 1819 in Kippen Parish, Perthshire, Scotland, United Kingdom

Descendants

Died 5 Dec 1902 at about age 83 in Otago, New Zealand

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Biography

Janet McGrigor was baptised 2 September 1819 in Kippen Parish to parents John McGrigor and Barbara Murray.^[1] She was married to Archibald McDonald, with whom she had three children in Kincardine Parish, Perthshire:

• Christian Murra McDonald, baptised 28 March 1841.^[2]
• Charles McDonald, baptised 2 Jan 1845.^[3]
• John McDonald, baptised 20 Jun 1846.^[4]

They arrived at Otago, New Zealand in 1848 aboard the Philip Laing,^[5] having another ten children there. They lived on Stuart Street in a wattle and daub cottage.^[6]

In 1851 she was threatened with jail ‘if she did not control her temper’ in a courtroom over a brawl that had broke out between her family and the Crawfords.^[6]

Janet MacDonald passed away on 5 December 1902 at her home on Ann Street, in Roslyn.^[7][8] She is buried at the Dunedin Southern Cemetery.^[9]

Research Notes

There is another baptism record for the right time that is often associated with Janet, but it is more likely that her mother's maiden name was Murray per the naming of the oldest daughter.

• Baptised 27 February 1820 to parents Gregor MacGregor and Margaret Colquhoun in Campsie Parish.^[10]

The current headstone was erected about the 1940s by Robert Stuart McDonald's children.^[9]

There was an administrative decision in 1889 that led to Kippen Parish being included entirely in Stirlingshire whereas part of it had been in Perthshire. Her birthplace is given several times as Callander, Perthshire which today is in Stirlingshire as well.

Sources

1. ↑ "Church of Scotland: Old Parish Registers - Births and baptisms" database, National Records of Scotland, ScotlandsPeople (accessed 21 Nov 2023), Janet McGrigor, parents: John McGrigor and Barbara MurrayFR472 (FR472), 2 Sep 1819, Kippen; citing Parish Number 484, Reference Number: 20 127
2. ↑ "Church of Scotland: Old Parish Registers - Births and baptisms" database, National Records of Scotland, ScotlandsPeople (accessed 21 Nov 2023), Christian Murra McDonald, parents: Archibald McDonald and Janet McGrigor, 28 Mar 1841, Kincardine; citing Parish Number 365, Reference Number: 20 44
3. ↑ "Church of Scotland: Old Parish Registers - Births and baptisms" database, National Records of Scotland, ScotlandsPeople (accessed 21 Nov 2023), Charles McDonald, parents: Archibald McDonald and Janet McGregor, 2 Jan 1845, Kincardine; citing Parish Number 365, Reference Number: 20 50
4. ↑ "Church of Scotland: Old Parish Registers - Births and baptisms" database, National Records of Scotland, ScotlandsPeople (accessed 21 Nov 2023), John McDonald, parents: Archibald McDonald and Janet McGregor, 20 Jun 1846, Kincardine; citing Parish Number 365, Reference Number: 20 52
5. ↑ Evening Star (9 Dec 1902). OTAGO EARLY SETTLERS. Issue 11655, page 7. Also Otago Witness (10 Dec 1902). OTAGO EARLY SETTLERS' ASSOCIATION. Issue 2543, page 33.
6. ↑ ^{6.0 6.1} Archibald MacDonald. Toitū Otago Settlers Museum Official Website
7. ↑ Evening Star (6 Dec 1902). Death. Issue 11653, page 4. Also PERSONAL., page 6.
8. ↑ NZ BDM Index, Deaths. 1902. Janet Macdonald. Date of birth/age at death: 82 years. Registration number: 1902/7993.
9. ↑ ^{9.0 9.1} Find a Grave, database and images, memorial page for Janet McGregor McDonald (22 Mar 1820–5 Dec 1902), Find A Grave: Memorial #175464624 (accessed 15 September 2023), citing Southern Cemetery, Dunedin, Dunedin City, Otago, New Zealand; Maintained by Alison Anderson (contributor 47563759).
10. ↑ "Church of Scotland: Old Parish Registers - Births and baptisms" database, National Records of Scotland, ScotlandsPeople (accessed 21 Nov 2023), Janet McGregor, parents: Gregor McGregor and Margaret Colquhoun FR916 (FR916), 27 Feb 1820, Campsie; citing Parish Number 475, Reference Number: 40 5