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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 married William Orr, and had children including Janet Ritchie Orr, William Orr, Thomas Blair Orr, Agnes 'Nessie' Orr, Janet Orr, Isabella Orr, Margaret Ann Orr, William Edward Orr, Mary Jane Orr. Janet Blair passed away in 1879 in Ermington, New South Wales, Australia.

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Biography

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

Immediate Family

Parents

Thomas Blair
1768 – 1820
Birth Location: Canongate, Midlothian, Scotland
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Janet Ritchie
1768 –
Birth Location: Cranston, Midlothian, Scotland
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Spouses(s)

William Orr
1806 – 1849
Birth Location: Ayr, Ayrshire, Scotland
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Children(s)

Janet Orr
1832 – 1838
Birth Location: Greenock, Scotland
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William Orr
1833 – 1835
Birth Location: New South Wales
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Thomas Orr
1835 – 1838
Birth Location: New South Wales
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Agnes Orr
1837 – 1923
Birth Location: Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
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Janet Orr
1839 – 1842
Birth Location: Greenock East, Renfrewshire, Scotland
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Isabella Orr
1841 – 1842
Birth Location: New South Wales
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Margaret Orr
1844 – 1905
Birth Location: Sydney, New South Wales
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William Orr
1846 – 1901
Birth Location: Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
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Mary Orr
1848 –
Birth Location: Bathurst Street West Sydney
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Janet Blair's Ancestors

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Janet Blair
1807 – 1879
Birth Place: Dalkeith, Midlothian, Scotland
Parents
Thomas Blair
1768 – 1820
Canongate, Midlothian, Scotland
Janet Ritchie
1768 –
Cranston, Midlothian, Scotland
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Janet Blair's Descendants

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Janet Blair (18 May 1807 – 24 Sep 1879) m. William Orr (23 Oct 1806 – 6 Feb 1849)
  1. 1. Janet (Ritchie) Orr (31 May 1832 – 11 May 1838)
  2. 2. William Orr (17 Aug 1833 – 4 Jan 1835)
  3. 3. Thomas (Blair) Orr (26 Oct 1835 – 13 May 1838)
  4. 4. Agnes ('Nessie') Orr (21 Oct 1837 – 30 Dec 1923)
  5. 5. Janet Orr (29 Jul 1839 – 12 Aug 1842)
  6. 6. Isabella Orr (27 May 1841 – 19 Sep 1842)
  7. 7. Margaret (Ann) Orr (12 May 1844 – 15 Aug 1905) m. Robert (Henry) Reynolds (26 Jan 1834 – 12 Nov 1913)
    1. 1. John (Henry Haviland) Reynolds (25 Mar 1863 – 13 Nov 1933)
    2. 2. William (Orr) Reynolds (1865 – 29 May 1946)
    3. 3. Jessie (Agnes) Reynolds (1867 – 17 Jun 1868)
    4. 4. Victor (Charles) Reynolds (1869 – 12 Feb 1928) m. Jemima (Elizabeth Constance) Webster (1883 – 1940)
      1. 1. Victor (Kingsley Blair) Reynolds (16 Mar 1905 – ) m. Lila (Adele) Mawbey (28 Jul 1906 – 19 Jan 1992)
        1. 1. Marjorie Elaine (8 Nov 1928 – 4 Oct 2010) m. Kevin (Francis) Culkin (2 Feb 1919 – 20 May 2007)
        2. 2. Goeffry (Blair) Reynolds ( – 28 Aug 2010)
      2. 2. Ronald (Linsley Orve) Reynolds (1911 – 27 Oct 1955) m. Heather (Jean Cooper) Davidson (13 Feb 1910 – 29 Aug 2008)
        1. 1. Reynolds m. Boyd
        2. 2. Walter (Charles) Reynolds m. Patricia Knox
        3. 3. Ronald Reynolds m. Jane Rowles
        4. 4. Diane (Heather Cooper) Reynolds ( – 10 Dec 1984) m. Arthur Long (1941 – 2019)
    5. 5. Leslie (Clyde) Reynolds (3 Aug 1871 – 26 Aug 1942)
    6. 6. Amy (Charlotte) Reynolds (1874 – 13 Feb 1950)
    7. 7. Ruby (Everleigh) Reynolds (1876 – 28 Feb 1959)
    8. 8. Edgar (Hercules) Reynolds (20 Oct 1878 – 28 Aug 1965)
    9. 9. Reginald (Blair) Reynolds (2 Jul 1881 – 10 Mar 1959) m. Elma (Carine) Lees (13 Oct 1875 – 4 Jan 1967)
      1. 1. Marguerite (Amy Lees) Reynolds (20 Mar 1905 – 4 Jan 1974) m. Arthur (Griffith) Renwick (21 Sep 1902 – 11 Nov 1967)
        1. 1. Rosemary (Dorothea) Renwick (4 May 1946 – 30 Apr 2010)
        2. 2. Elmay Renwick m. Shields
      2. 2. Olive (Roberta Lees) Reynolds (9 Feb 1907 – 28 Oct 1990)
        1. 1. Robert (Warwick) Betteridge (7 Aug 1932 – 30 Jul 2005)
    10. 10. Clarence (Gordon) Reynolds (18 Jun 1884 – 21 Jun 1897)
  8. 8. William (Edward) Orr (6 Mar 1846 – 7 May 1901) m. Mary Danks (1848 – 24 August 1896)
    1. 1. Agnes Orr (4 Apr 1876 – 2 Sep 1955) m. William (Henry) Crago (1878 – 23 Mar 1932)
      1. 1. Francis (Orr) Crago (22 Feb 1905 – 25 Jun 1980)
      2. 2. Harry (Gilbert Orr) Crago (1908 – 1920)
      3. 3. Agnes (Marion Orr) Crago (28 Feb 1912 – 8 Aug 2003) m. Vernon (Ewbank Haskins) Rhodes (25 Jul 1894 – 7 Jul 1942) m. Francis (Patrick) Miller (12 Sep 1907 – 18 Dec 1976)
        1. 1. orrcragomiller Miller
  9. 9. Mary (Jane) Orr (8 Jul 1848 – )

Janet Blair's Timeline

2 Records

1807
18 May 1807
Birth of Janet Blair in Dalkeith, Midlothian, Scotland
Dalkeith, Midlothian, Scotland
1879
24 Sep 1879
Age 72
Death of Janet Blair in Ermington, New South Wales, Australia
Ermington, New South Wales, Australia

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

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