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Janet Skinner 1827 – 1865 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 24 OCT 1827

Birth Location: , Clunehill, , Deskford, Banffshire, Scotland

Death Date: 4 JAN 1865

Death Location: , Hillhead, Portknockie, Rathven, Banffshire, Scotland

Father: George Skinner

Mother: Jane Munroe

Spouse(s): James Legg

Children(s): George Legge, James Legg, John Legg, Jessie Legg, Elizabeth Legg, William Legg, Francis Legge, Jane Legg

The story of Janet Skinner began in 1827 in , Clunehill, , Deskford, Banffshire, Scotland. In 1841, Janet Skinner was recorded in the census in , Clunehill, , Deskford, Banffshire, Scotland. Janet Skinner married James Legg, and had children including George Legge, James Legg, John Legg, Jessie Legg, Elizabeth Legg, William Legg, Francis Legge, Jane Ann Legg. Janet Skinner passed away in 1865 in , Hillhead, Portknockie, Rathven, Banffshire, Scotland.

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Biography

  • The story of Janet Skinner began in 1827 in , Clunehill, , Deskford, Banffshire, Scotland.
  • In 1841, Janet Skinner was recorded in the census in , Clunehill, , Deskford, Banffshire, Scotland.
  • Janet Skinner married James Legg, and had children including George Legge, James Legg, John Legg, Jessie Legg, Elizabeth Legg, William Legg, Francis Legge, Jane Ann Legg.
  • Janet Skinner passed away in 1865 in , Hillhead, Portknockie, Rathven, Banffshire, Scotland.

Immediate Family

Parents

George Skinner
1795 – 1864
Birth Location: , Clunehill, , Deskford, Banffshire, Scotland
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Jane Munroe
1797 – 1873
Birth Location: , Paithnick, , Grange, Banffshire, Scotland
JM

Spouses(s)

James Legg
1821 – 1901
Birth Location: , , Portknockie, Rathven, Banffshire, Scotland
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Children(s)

George Legge
1848 – 1924
Birth Location: , , , Deskford, Banffshire, Scotland
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James Legg
1850 – 1935
Birth Location: , , , , Banffshire, Scotland
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John Legg
1854 –
Birth Location: , , , Rathven, Banffshire, Scotland
JL
Jessie Legg
1855 – 1876
Birth Location: , , , Rathven, Banffshire, Scotland
JL
Elizabeth Legg
1858 –
Birth Location: , , , Rathven, Banffshire, Scotland
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William Legg
1860 – 1937
Birth Location: , , , Rathven, Banffshire, Scotland
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Francis Legge
1862 – 1944
Birth Location: , , , Rathven, Banffshire, Scotland
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Jane Legg
1864 – 1916
Birth Location: , , , Rathven, Banffshire, Scotland
JL

Janet Skinner's Ancestors

Self
Janet Skinner
1827 – 1865
Birth Place: , Clunehill, , Deskford, Banffshire, Scotland
Parents
George Skinner
1795 – 1864
, Clunehill, , Deskford, Banffshire, Scotland
Jane Munroe
1797 – 1873
, Paithnick, , Grange, Banffshire, Scotland
Grandparents
John Skinner
1753 – 1861
, Loanhead, , Rathven, Banffshire, Scotland
Janet Wilson
1756 – 1861
, , , Fordyce, Banffshire, Scotland
William Munroe
– 1873
Isobel Addison
1760 – 1873
, Loanhead, , Grange, Banffshire, Scotland
Great-Grandparents
George Skinner
Agnes Robertson
John Wilson
Isabel Nicol
1720 –
Alexander Addison
Isobel Donald
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Alexander Nicol
Jean Laurence

Janet Skinner's Descendants

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Janet Skinner (24 OCT 1827 – 4 JAN 1865) m. James Legg (7 JUL 1821 – 29 DEC 1901)
  1. 1. George Legge (CAL 1848 – 5 JAN 1924) m. Agnes Murdoch (CAL 1850 – 31 JAN 1933)
    1. 1. George Legge (CAL 2 JUL 1870 – 23 FEB 1942) m. Ann (Ferguson) Lawrance (23 DEC 1873 – 11 MAR 1944)
      1. 1. Elizabeth (Fetch) Legg (1894 – 1980) m. James (Alexander) Spence ( – 22 JUL 1963)
        1. 1. Georgina (Brown) Spence (1916 – )
        2. 2. James (Alexander) Spence (1917 – ) m. Alison MacLennan
        3. 3. John (Lawrence) Spence (1920 – 1988)
        4. 4. George Spence (1922 – 2018)
        5. 5. Elizabeth (Jean) Spence (1924 – 2007) m. John Johnstone
        6. 6. William Spence (1925 – )
        7. 7. Marguerita Spence (1929 – ) m. Robert Milligan
      2. 2. George Legg (CAL 1906 – ) m. Jessie (Grant) Bain
        1. 1. George Legg (1939 – ) m. Alexina (Nora) Sutherland
      3. 3. John (Lawrence) Legg (1907 – 6 NOV 1983) m. Isabella (Shiach) Ogg (1914 – AFT 6 NOV 1983)
        1. 1. Rosemary (Jean) Legge (1938 – )
        2. 2. Irene (Margaret) Legge (1942 – )
        3. 3. Alistair (John) Legge (1944 – )
      4. 4. Jane (S) Legg (CAL 1910 – )
      5. 5. Alexander Legg (1912 – 26 OCT 1984) m. Grace Couper
        1. 1. Graeme Legg
        2. 2. Karen Legg
    2. 2. May (Watson) Legg (31 JAN 1872 – 1941) m. Peter Bowie (3 AUG 1872 – ) m. William Brown m. Charles (Johnstone) Robertson (1876 – 21 NOV 1938)
      1. 1. Annie (Forsyth) Legge (CAL MAY 1901 – 28 AUG 1987) m. John Campbell (CAL 1901 – )
        1. 1. Diana (Fraser) Campbell (1927 – ) m. Francis (George) Peters
      2. 2. Agnes (Watson) Legge (21 FEB 1898 – 31 DEC 1948) m. Andrew Donaldson (13 JUN 1898 – 13 FEB 1963)
        1. 1. Mary (Agnes) Donaldson (1923 – 3 SEP 1986)
        2. 2. Charles (Tocher) Donaldson (1933 – 5 DEC 1985) m. Elizabeth
      3. 3. Charles (J) Robertson (1916 – 19 JAN 1976) m. Mary Pringle (ABT 1919 – 18 DEC 1985)
        1. 1. Ian Robertson
        2. 2. Bill Robertson
        3. 3. James Robertson
        4. 4. Arnold Robertson
      4. 4. George Legge (16 NOV 1909 – 22 MAR 1971) m. Clara (Stannard) Mustard (1910 – 2001)
        1. 1. George Legge (31 AUG 1934 – 16 APR 2008) m. Bernice (C) Legge ( – AFT 16 APR 2008)
        2. 2. Carol Legge m. Jim Duncan
    3. 3. Robert Legg (25 JAN 1874 – )
    4. 4. James Legge (12 NOV 1875 – 2 OCT 1955) m. Jane (Watt) Lawrence (21 APR 1880 – 16 OCT 1971)
      1. 1. Christina (Anderson) Legge (13 JAN 1908 – 27 AUG 1976) m. Robert Innes (26 AUG 1901 – 2 JAN 1976)
        1. 1. Jeanie (McGill) Innes (1930 – 2018) m. James Leith
        2. 2. Helen (Sievwright) Innes (1932 – )
        3. 3. James (Gordon) Innes (1939 – ) m. Mairi (Macleod) Thomson (1945 – )
      2. 2. James Legge (CAL NOV 1909 – ) m. Agnes (Mary) Wilson (1909 – 1942) m. Emily (Mary) Donald (1919 – 2006)
        1. 1. Agnes Legge (1931 – 2019) m. William (Philip) Copland (1930 – 2008)
      3. 3. Robert (Alexander) Legge (ABT NOV 1911 – 6 JUL 1912)
      4. 4. Agnes (Jane) LEGGE (27 JAN 1914 – )
      5. 5. Elizabeth (Jane) LEGGE (11 DEC 1914 – )
      6. 6. William (George) Legge (CAL AUG 1916 – 19 MAR 2008) m. Mary (Isabella) Kiloh (1926 – )
        1. 1. William (J) Legge
      7. 7. Emily (Gordon) Legge (9 JUL 1919 – 5 OCT 1992) m. John Duncan (1 NOV 1917 – 27 JUL 1996)
        1. 1. John (Lawrence) Duncan (15 OCT 1942 – ) m. Margaret (Thomson) Clark (1942 – 25 JAN 1993)
        2. 2. Sheila (Margaret) Duncan (17 MAY 1946 – ) m. Robert (MacLachlan) Farrell (20 MAY 1944 – 8 OCT 2014)
        3. 3. David (George) Duncan (28 JUN 1953 – 23 SEP 2015) m. Margaret Sinclair (BET 1954 AND 1956 – )
        4. 4. Lynda (Jane) Duncan (12 MAR 1955 – ) m. Gary (Roger) Lumsden (1955 – )
      8. 8. Gordon (Robertson) Legge (2 SEP 1926 – 26 JAN 1983)
  2. 2. James Legg (ABT JUN 1850 – 1935) m. Ann Pirie (24 MAY 1843 – 18 FEB 1927) m. Margaret Morrison (CAL 1846 – )
    1. 1. Janet Legg (CAL 1870 – )
    2. 2. Jane (Ann) Legg (1878 – )
    3. 3. George Legg (7 JAN 1881 – )
    4. 4. James Legg (1882 – )
    5. 5. Isabella Legg (1884 – )
    6. 6. Janet (Skakel) Legg (12 OCT 1869 – )
  3. 3. John Legg (CAL 1854 – ) m. Isabella Ingram (CAL 1860 – )
  4. 4. Jessie Legg (1855 – 29 MAR 1876)
  5. 5. Elizabeth Legg (19 JAN 1858 – ) m. John Mitchell (CAL 1864 – )
    1. 1. George (Lobban) Mitchell (CAL 1879 – )
    2. 2. Jane Mitchell (CAL 1885 – )
    3. 3. James Mitchell (CAL 1887 – )
    4. 4. Alexander Mitchell (CAL 1889 – )
  6. 6. William Legg (11 JAN 1860 – 5 APR 1937) m. Jessie Allan (7 JAN 1861 – 7 APR 1949)
    1. 1. James (Allan) Legg (2 AUG 1886 – 17 MAR 1942) m. Ethel (Bertha) Buckmaster (CAL 1900 – )
    2. 2. Joseph Legg (CAL 1888 – )
    3. 3. Alexander (W) Legg (CAL 1890 – )
    4. 4. William Legg (CAL 1892 – )
    5. 5. Elsabeth (A) Legg (CAL 1895 – )
    6. 6. George Legg (CAL 1898 – )
    7. 7. Francis Legg (CAL 1900 – ) m. Helen Sutherland (CAL 1894 – )
  7. 7. Francis Legge (6 JUL 1862 – 11 FEB 1944) m. Jane (MacPherson) Smith (25 APR 1868 – 25 APR 1921)
    1. 1. Jane Legge (CAL 1886 – 25 MAR 1958) m. Thomas Reid (CAL 1880 – 30 MAY 1961)
      1. 1. Frances Reid
      2. 2. William (Lobban) Reid (CAL 1914 – OCT 1944) m. Bridget (Jane) McGarry
      3. 3. Jannie Reid
      4. 4. Robert Reid
      5. 5. Thomas Reid
    2. 2. Christina Legge (CAL 1889 – 22 OCT 1963) m. Robert Reid (CAL 1875 – 12 OCT 1930)
      1. 1. William Reid
      2. 2. Jean Reid
      3. 3. Robert Reid
      4. 4. Francis Reid
      5. 5. Ian Reid
      6. 6. Herbert Reid
    3. 3. Elizabeth (Ann) Legge (CAL 5 OCT 1890 – )
    4. 4. Francis Legg (1893 – 8 FEB 1967) m. Jane Rumbles (14 OCT 1891 – 4 MAR 1980)
      1. 1. Francis Legge (1918 – 10 FEB 1986) m. Isabella Ross ( – 29 MAR 2009)
      2. 2. John Legge (1920 – 1920)
  8. 8. Jane (Ann) Legg (24 NOV 1864 – 1916) m. Francis Horne (1865 – 13 DEC 1940) m. Walter McLeay (8 MAY 1862 – )
    1. 1. William Horne (16 AUG 1891 – )
    2. 2. Francis Horne (CAL 1894 – )
    3. 3. James Horne (CAL 1896 – )
    4. 4. Jane (Baigrie) Horne (1897 – )
    5. 5. Catherine Horne (CAL 1900 – )
    6. 6. John Horne (1901 – )
    7. 7. Jessie (Skinner) Horne (1909 – )
    8. 8. Elizabeth McLeay (1889 – )

Janet Skinner's Timeline

9 Records

1827
24 OCT 1827
Birth of Janet Skinner in , Clunehill, , Deskford, Banffshire, Scotland
, Clunehill, , Deskford, Banffshire, Scotland
1827
24 OCT 1827
Janet Skinner was baptized in , , , Deskford, Banffshire, Scotland
, , , Deskford, Banffshire, Scotland
1841
6 JUN 1841
Age 14
Janet Skinner appeared in census in , Clunehill, , Deskford, Banffshire, Scotland
, Clunehill, , Deskford, Banffshire, Scotland
1851
30 MAR 1851
Age 24
Janet Skinner was employed
None
1851
30 MAR 1851
Age 24
Janet Skinner appeared in census in 3, Clunehill, , Deskford, Banffshire, Scotland
3, Clunehill, , Deskford, Banffshire, Scotland
1861
7 APR 1861
Age 34
Janet Skinner was employed
None
1861
7 APR 1861
Age 34
Janet Skinner appeared in census in , Hillhead, Portknockie, Rathven, Banffshire, Scotland
, Hillhead, Portknockie, Rathven, Banffshire, Scotland
1865
4 JAN 1865
Age 38
Death of Janet Skinner in , Hillhead, Portknockie, Rathven, Banffshire, Scotland
, Hillhead, Portknockie, Rathven, Banffshire, Scotland
1865
AFT 4 JAN 1865
Age 38
Burial of Janet Skinner in , Rathven Kirkyard, Main Road, Rathven, Banffshire, Scotland
, Rathven Kirkyard, Main Road, Rathven, Banffshire, Scotland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 24 OCT 1827
    Event Place: , Clunehill, , Deskford, Banffshire, Scotland
    Record Source:
    [1] 1861 Scotland census, Hillhead, Portknockie, Banffshire, Scotland, head of household: James Legg
    [2] 1851 Scotland census, 3 Clune Hill, Deskford, Banffshire, Scotland, head of household: James Legg
    [3] Scotland, Select Births and Baptisms, 1564-1950

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Baptism
    Event Date: 24 OCT 1827
    Event Place: , , , Deskford, Banffshire, Scotland
    Record Source: Scotland, Select Births and Baptisms, 1564-1950

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Census
    Event Date: 6 JUN 1841
    Event Place: , Clunehill, , Deskford, Banffshire, Scotland
    Record Source:
    [1] 1841 Scotland census, Cloonhill, Deskford, Banffshire, head of household: George Skinner
    [2] Scotland, Select Births and Baptisms, 1564-1950

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Occupation
    Event Date: 30 MAR 1851
    Record Source: 1851 Scotland census, 3 Clune Hill, Deskford, Banffshire, Scotland, head of household: James Legg

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Census
    Event Date: 30 MAR 1851
    Event Place: 3, Clunehill, , Deskford, Banffshire, Scotland
    Record Source: 1851 Scotland census, 3 Clune Hill, Deskford, Banffshire, Scotland, head of household: James Legg

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Occupation
    Event Date: 7 APR 1861
    Record Source: 1861 Scotland census, Hillhead, Portknockie, Banffshire, Scotland, head of household: James Legg

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Census
    Event Date: 7 APR 1861
    Event Place: , Hillhead, Portknockie, Rathven, Banffshire, Scotland
    Record Source: 1861 Scotland census, Hillhead, Portknockie, Banffshire, Scotland, head of household: James Legg

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 4 JAN 1865
    Event Place: , Hillhead, Portknockie, Rathven, Banffshire, Scotland
    Record Source:
    [1] Moray Council website "Local Heritage Services in Moray - Scotland"
    [2] Gravestone for James Legg, Jessie Legg, Jessie Skinner, George Legg, Agnes Murdoch, James Legg, Jane Watt Lawrence: Rathven Kirkyard, Rathven, Rathven, Banffshire, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Custom Fact
    Record Source: Moray Council website "Local Heritage Services in Moray - Scotland"

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: AFT 4 JAN 1865
    Event Place: , Rathven Kirkyard, Main Road, Rathven, Banffshire, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Custom Fact
    Record Source: Moray Council website "Local Heritage Services in Moray - Scotland
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