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Janet Reekie HEPBURN 1807 – 1897 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 28 NOV 1807

Birth Location: Leslie, Fife, Scotland

Death Date: ABT FEB 1897

Death Location: Birmingham, England

Father: William Hepburn

Mother: Janet Sinclair

Spouse(s): William Shanks

Children(s): James Shanks, William Shanks

The story of Janet Reekie HEPBURN began in 1807 in Leslie, Fife, Scotland. In 1841, Janet Reekie HEPBURN resided in Abbotshall, Fife, Scotland. In 1851, Janet Reekie HEPBURN resided in Leslie, Leslie, Fife, Scotland. Janet Reekie HEPBURN married William Shanks, and had children including James Shanks, William Shanks. Janet Reekie HEPBURN passed away in 1897 in Birmingham, England.

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Biography

  • The story of Janet Reekie HEPBURN began in 1807 in Leslie, Fife, Scotland.
  • In 1841, Janet Reekie HEPBURN resided in Abbotshall, Fife, Scotland.
  • In 1851, Janet Reekie HEPBURN resided in Leslie, Leslie, Fife, Scotland.
  • Janet Reekie HEPBURN married William Shanks, and had children including James Shanks, William Shanks.
  • Janet Reekie HEPBURN passed away in 1897 in Birmingham, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

William Hepburn
1767 – 1823
Birth Location: Dysart, Fife, Scotland
WH
Janet Sinclair
1771 –
Birth Location: Prinlaws, Leslie, Fifeshire, Scotland
JS

Spouses(s)

William Shanks
1804 – 1868
Birth Location: Kinnettles, Forfar
WS

Children(s)

James Shanks
1830 – 1878
Birth Location: Scotland
JS
William Shanks
Birth Location: –
WS

Janet HEPBURN's Ancestors

Self
Janet HEPBURN
1807 – 1897
Birth Place: Leslie, Fife, Scotland
Parents
William Hepburn
1767 – 1823
Dysart, Fife, Scotland
Janet ((Jessie)) Sinclair
1771 –
Prinlaws, Leslie, Fifeshire, Scotland
Grandparents
Andrew Hepburn
1740 – 1824
Leslie? Fife Scotland
Janet REEKIE
1736 – 1818
Abbottshall, Fife, Scotland
George (Sinklar \ St. Clair \) Sinclair
1740 – 1818
Abdie Fife Scotland
Katharine Sutie
1740 – 1814
Collessie, Fife, Scotland
Great-Grandparents
Hepburn
1698 –
Andrew REEKIE
1703 – 1803
Janet Coyler
1702 – 1803
Alexander Sinclair
1692 –
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Henry Reike
1668 –
Cristian Couper
1670 –

Janet HEPBURN's Descendants

1.
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Janet (Reekie) HEPBURN (28 NOV 1807 – ABT FEB 1897) m. William Shanks (abt 1804 – 16 Nov 1868)
  1. 1. James Shanks (1830 – 17 Jun 1878) m. Margaret Forrester (25 Mar 1833 – 16 Jun 1860)
    1. 1. William Shanks (8 Mar 1858 – 16 Sep 1906)
  2. 2. William Shanks

Janet HEPBURN's Timeline

9 Records

1807
28 NOV 1807
Birth of Janet Reekie HEPBURN in Leslie, Fife, Scotland
Leslie, Fife, Scotland
1841
1841
Age 34
Janet Reekie HEPBURN resided here in Abbotshall, Fife, Scotland
Abbotshall, Fife, Scotland
1851
1851
Age 44
Janet Reekie HEPBURN resided here in Leslie, Leslie, Fife, Scotland
Leslie, Leslie, Fife, Scotland
1861
1861
Age 54
Janet Reekie HEPBURN resided here in Leslie, Fife, Scotland
Leslie, Fife, Scotland
1871
1871
Age 64
Janet Reekie HEPBURN resided here in New Leslie, Leslie, Fife, Scotland
New Leslie, Leslie, Fife, Scotland
1881
1881
Age 74
Janet Reekie HEPBURN resided here in Shrewsbury St Mary, Shropshire, England
Shrewsbury St Mary, Shropshire, England
1891
1891
Age 84
Janet Reekie HEPBURN resided here in Birmingham, St Mark, Birmingham, Warwickshire, England
Birmingham, St Mark, Birmingham, Warwickshire, England
1897
ABT FEB 1897
Age 90
Death of Janet Reekie HEPBURN in Birmingham, England
Birmingham, England
1897
Jan 1897
Age 90
Burial of Janet Reekie HEPBURN in Birmingham, England
Birmingham, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 28 NOV 1807
    Event Place: Leslie, Fife, Scotland
    Record Source:
    [1] 1841 Scotland Census, Parish: Abbotshall; ED: 6; Page: 15; Line: 910; Year: 1841
    [2] 1851 Scotland Census, Parish: Leslie; ED: 4; Page: 17; Line: 18; Roll: CSSCT1851_91; Year: 1851
    [3] 1861 Scotland Census, Parish: Leslie; ED: 4; Page: 10; Line: 2; Roll: CSSCT1861_59
    [4] 1871 Scotland Census, Parish: Leslie; ED: 4; Page: 8; Line: 16; Roll: CSSCT1871_77
    [5] 1891 England Census, The National Archives of the UK (TNA); Kew, Surrey, England; Census Returns of England and Wales, 1891; Class: RG12; Piece: 2371; Folio: 118; Page: 26; GSU roll: 6097481
    [6] 1881 England Census, Class: RG11; Piece: 2649; Folio: 100; Page: 26; GSU roll: 1341636
    [7] Scotland, Select Births and Baptisms, 1564-1950

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1841
    Event Place: Abbotshall, Fife, Scotland
    Record Source: 1841 Scotland Census, Parish: Abbotshall; ED: 6; Page: 15; Line: 910; Year: 1841

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1851
    Event Place: Leslie, Leslie, Fife, Scotland
    Record Source: 1851 Scotland Census, Parish: Leslie; ED: 4; Page: 17; Line: 18; Roll: CSSCT1851_91; Year: 1851

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1861
    Event Place: Leslie, Fife, Scotland
    Record Source: 1861 Scotland Census, Parish: Leslie; ED: 4; Page: 10; Line: 2; Roll: CSSCT1861_59

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1871
    Event Place: New Leslie, Leslie, Fife, Scotland
    Record Source: 1871 Scotland Census, Parish: Leslie; ED: 4; Page: 8; Line: 16; Roll: CSSCT1871_77

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1881
    Event Place: Shrewsbury St Mary, Shropshire, England
    Record Source: 1881 England Census, Class: RG11; Piece: 2649; Folio: 100; Page: 26; GSU roll: 1341636

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1891
    Event Place: Birmingham, St Mark, Birmingham, Warwickshire, England
    Record Source: 1891 England Census, The National Archives of the UK (TNA); Kew, Surrey, England; Census Returns of England and Wales, 1891; Class: RG12; Piece: 2371; Folio: 118; Page: 26; GSU roll: 6097481

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: ABT FEB 1897
    Event Place: Birmingham, England
    Record Source:
    [1] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave® Index, 1300s-Current
    [2] Birmingham, England, Birmingham Cemetery and Crematoria Records, 1836-2017, Birmingham City Council; Birmingham, England; Birmingham City Council’s Cemeteries and Crematoria Records

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: Jan 1897
    Event Place: Birmingham, England
    Record Source:
    [1] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave® Index, 1300s-Current
    [2] Birmingham, England, Birmingham Cemetery and Crematoria Records, 1836-2017, Birmingham City Council; Birmingham, England; Birmingham City Council’s Cemeteries and Crematoria Records
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