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Janet Dewar 1756 – 1839 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1756

Birth Location: Kennoway, Fifeshire, Scotland

Death Date: 1 MAY 1839

Death Location: Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Father: David Dewar

Mother: Euphan Honeyman

Spouse(s): William Forsyth

Children(s): Charlotte Forsyth, Helen Forsyth, Janet Forsyth

The story of Janet Dewar began in 1756 in Kennoway, Fifeshire, Scotland. Janet Dewar married William Forsyth, and had children including Charlotte Forsyth, Helen Forsyth, Janet Forsyth. Janet Dewar passed away in 1839 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland.

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Biography

  • The story of Janet Dewar began in 1756 in Kennoway, Fifeshire, Scotland.
  • Janet Dewar married William Forsyth, and had children including Charlotte Forsyth, Helen Forsyth, Janet Forsyth.
  • Janet Dewar passed away in 1839 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland.

Immediate Family

Parents

David Dewar
1710 – 1765
Birth Location: (Scotland)
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Euphan Honeyman
1714 – 1805
Birth Location: Kennoway, Fifeshire, Scotland
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Spouses(s)

William Forsyth
1754 – 1839
Birth Location: Scotland
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Children(s)

Charlotte Forsyth
1787 – 1851
Birth Location: Scotland
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Helen Forsyth
1789 – 1889
Birth Location: Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland
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Janet Forsyth
1791 – 1891
Birth Location: Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland
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Janet Dewar's Ancestors

Self
Janet Dewar
1756 – 1839
Birth Place: Kennoway, Fifeshire, Scotland
Parents
David Dewar
1710 – 1765
(Scotland)
Euphan Honeyman
1714 – 1805
Kennoway, Fifeshire, Scotland
Grandparents
David Honeyman
1688 – 1794
Kennoway, Fifeshire, Scotland
Sophia Watson
1694 – 1794
(Scotland)
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Janet Dewar's Descendants

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Janet Dewar (1756 – 1 MAY 1839) m. William Forsyth (ABT 1754 – BEF 1839)
  1. 1. Charlotte Forsyth (ABT 1787 – BEF 30 MAR 1851) m. William Reid (3 MAY 1802 – 23 JAN 1883)
    1. 1. William (Thomas) Reid (16 AUG 1825 – BEF 1925) m. Isabella Turner (1826 – BEF 1925)
      1. 1. Christina Reid (2 APR 1851 – BEF 1951)
    2. 2. Janet (Marnoch) Reid (13 DEC 1826 – 22 OCT 1884) m. Gilbert Sutherland (1830 – 25 FEB 1895)
      1. 1. Charlotte (Forsyth) Sutherland (16 APR 1862 – 29 OCT 1937) m. William (Steedman) Drover (28 FEB 1864 – 7 JUN 1940)
        1. 1. Frederick (William Harvey) Drover (15 OCT 1890 – 29 JUL 1966) m. Nellie (Looker) Bigg (21 JUL 1894 – 25 MAY 1978)
        2. 2. Janet (Katherine) Drover (12 OCT 1892 – 27 OCT 1984) m. William (Andrew) Dryden (15 APR 1895 – 10 AUG 1979)
        3. 3. Gilbert (George Lyle) Drover (6 MAR 1900 – 27 FEB 1948) m. Anne (Elizabeth) Newey (1906 – 15 AUG 1990)
        4. 4. Charlotte (Sophie Margaret) Drover (17 JAN 1902 – 7 SEP 1986) m. Sidney (Victor) Anderson (16 JUN 1891 – 21 DEC 1973)
      2. 2. Jean (Margaret) Sutherland (29 AUG 1864 – 8 MAR 1931) m. Robert Forsyth (26 JUL 1856 – BEF 8 MAR 1931)
        1. 1. William Forsyth (4 NOV 1891 – 2 JAN 1972) m. Ruby (Edna Rene) Switzer (19 APR 1896 – 6 JAN 1980)
    3. 3. John (Ebenezer) Reid (22 APR 1830 – BEF 1930) m. Jane Cree (ABT 1830 – BEF 1930)
    4. 4. Jean (Inglis) Reid (8 JAN 1833 – BEF 1933) m. George Souter (ABT 1833 – BEF 1933)
      1. 1. George Souter (29 APR 1861 – BEF 1961)
      2. 2. William Souter (6 DEC 1862 – BEF 1962)
      3. 3. John Souter (20 NOV 1864 – BEF 1964)
      4. 4. David Souter (30 NOV 1868 – BEF 1969)
      5. 5. Charlotte (Agnes) Souter (6 MAY 1871 – BEF 1972)
      6. 6. Jessie (Helen) Souter (9 MAY 1873 – BEF 1973)
    5. 5. David (Lawrence) Reid (9 JAN 1836 – 19 DEC 1900) m. Susanne (Frederika) Swanepoel (1843 – 14 MAY 1921)
      1. 1. David (Lawrence) Reid (16 FEB 1878 – 25 AUG 1944) m. Angela (Joanna) Rothwell (7 JUL 1877 – 14 DEC 1941)
        1. 1. Christina (Sophia) Reid (13 JAN 1903 – 13 JAN 1903)
        2. 2. Hilda Reid (1908 – 13 AUG 1908)
      2. 2. Frederick (William) Reid (26 JUL 1879 – BEF 1979)
      3. 3. George (John) Reid (1881 – 21 JUL 1958) m. Emily (Carolina) Schulz (11 SEP 1880 – 24 NOV 1948) m. Ina (Louise) Manley (8 JUN 1887 – 29 AUG 1974)
        1. 1. George (John) Reid (1905 – BEF 2005)
        2. 2. Arthur (Clement) Reid (1907 – BEF 2007)
        3. 3. Reginald (Rupert) Reid (1909 – BEF 2009)
        4. 4. Ivy (Emily) Reid (1911 – BEF 2011)
        5. 5. Edna (May) Reid (1928 – BEF 2023)
      4. 4. Susan Reid (22 AUG 1883 – BEF 1983)
      5. 5. Charles (Henry) Reid (8 AUG 1885 – BEF 1985)
      6. 6. Jane (Annie) Reid (2 MAY 1888 – BEF 1988)
    6. 6. Susanna (Frederica) Reid (4 SEP 1844 – BEF 1944)
  2. 2. Helen Forsyth (14 MAR 1789 – BEF 1889)
  3. 3. Janet Forsyth (3 MAR 1791 – BEF 1891)

Janet Dewar's Timeline

2 Records

1756
1756
Birth of Janet Dewar in Kennoway, Fifeshire, Scotland
Kennoway, Fifeshire, Scotland
1839
1 MAY 1839
Age 83
Death of Janet Dewar in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland
Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1756
    Event Place: Kennoway, Fifeshire, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1 MAY 1839
    Event Place: Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland
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