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Janet Blair 1807 – 1879 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 18 May 1807

Birth Location: Dalkeith, Midlothian, Scotland

Death Date: 24 Sep 1879

Death Location: Ermington, New South Wales, Australia

Father: Thomas Blair

Mother: Janet Ritchie

Spouse(s): William Orr

Children(s): Janet Orr, William Orr, Thomas Orr, Agnes Orr, Janet Orr, Isabella Orr, Margaret Orr, William Orr, Mary Orr

Janet Blair was born in 1807 in Dalkeith, Midlothian, Scotland, the child of Thomas Blair and Janet Ritchie. Janet Blair later married William Orr, and together they raised children including Janet Ritchie Orr, William Orr, Thomas Blair Orr, Agnes 'Nessie' Orr, Janet Orr, Isabella Orr, Margaret Ann Orr, William Edward Orr and Mary Jane Orr. In 1879, Janet Blair passed away in Ermington, New South Wales, Australia.

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Parents

Thomas Blair
1768 – 1820
Birth Location: Canongate, Midlothian, Scotland
TB
Janet Ritchie
1768 –
Birth Location: Cranston, Midlothian, Scotland
JR

Spouses(s)

William Orr
1806 – 1849
Birth Location: Ayr, Ayrshire, Scotland
WO

Children(s)

Janet Orr
1832 – 1838
Birth Location: Greenock, Scotland
JO
William Orr
1833 – 1835
Birth Location: New South Wales
WO
Thomas Orr
1835 – 1838
Birth Location: New South Wales
TO
Agnes Orr
1837 – 1923
Birth Location: Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
AO
Janet Orr
1839 – 1842
Birth Location: Greenock East, Renfrewshire, Scotland
JO
Isabella Orr
1841 – 1842
Birth Location: New South Wales
IO
Margaret Orr
1844 – 1905
Birth Location: Sydney, New South Wales
MO
William Orr
1846 – 1901
Birth Location: Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
WO
Mary Orr
1848 –
Birth Location: Bathurst Street West Sydney
MO

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Year: 18 May 1807
    Event Place: Dalkeith, Midlothian, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Year: 24 Sep 1879
    Event Place: Ermington, New South Wales, Australia

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