Born in Barlanark House, Glasgow, Scotland
Ancestors 
Daughter of Laurence Hill
and Marion Hill
Sister of
Laurence Hill [half], Ninian Hill [half], William Henry Hill and Laetitia Marion (Hill) Grahame
Wife of
James Grahame
— married
14 Jun 1859 (to 30 Mar 1873) in Barlanark House, Glasgow, Scotland
Descendants 
Mother of
William Richard Grahame, Marion (Grahame) Wright, Otilia Susannah Grahame, Janet Eliza Grahame, Laura Laetitia Grahame, Hannah Ottilie (Grahame) Avery and James Grahame
Died
at age 37
in Canada
Profile last modified
| Created 14 Jan 2017
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Biography
Janet and her sister Laetitia married Grahame brothers, James and Richard and emigrated, along with their parents, to the Grahame's birthplace in Canada.
In 1861 Janet and James were living in Vaughan Ontario.
In the 1871 census only Janet and her oldest child Wm Richard are enumerated in Vaughan.
Children:
-Wm R. Grahame 1860-1934
-Marion (Menie) (Wright) 1862-1945
-Otilia 1863-1863
-Janet 1864-1871
-Laura 1864-1882
-Hannah Ottilie (Avery) 1866-1951
-James 1868-1956
Janet died in Vaughan on Mar 30, 1873 after being ill for over a year. The record states that she was a 'lady'. She was only 37 years old.
Sources
- Letters of William Richard Grahame, His Ancestors and Descendants, 1782-1923, William Richard Grahame, Fred B. Grahame, Dorothy Grahame Sattler, Magra Pub., Jan 1, 1991 - Canada[1]
- Early Records of an Old Glasgow Family[2]
- Ontario Census, 1861," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MQ7Y-3DH : 5 September 2017), Janett Grahame, Vaughan, York, Ontario, Canada; citing p. 90, line 35; Library and Archives Canada film number C-1089-1090, Public Archives, Toronto; FHL microfilm 2,435,949.
- Canada Census, 1871," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M47N-XXQ : 2 April 2016), Janet Grahame in household of Wm R Grahame, Vaughan, West York, Ontario, Canada; citing p. 45, line 6; Library and Archives Canada film number C-9967, Public Archives, Ottawa, Ontario; FHL microfilm 4,396,688.
- "Ontario Deaths, 1869-1937 and Overseas Deaths, 1939-1947," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:JDTG-QPX : 24 June 2015), Janet Grahame, 30 Mar 1873; citing Vaughan, York, Ontario, yr 1873 cn 11839, Archives of Ontario, Toronto; FHL microfilm 1,846,469.
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