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Janet Jennet Jean (Jane) Taylor 1794 – 1863 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 22 Dec 1794

Birth Location: Ophir, Orkney Islands, Scotland

Death Date: 16 Feb 1863

Death Location: "Whiteside", Pine River, Moreton Bay, Queensland, Australia

Father: Peter Taylor

Mother: Ursilla Clouston

Spouse(s): Captain Griffin

Children(s): Captain Griffin

The story of Janet Jennet Jean (Jane) Taylor began in 1794 in Ophir, Orkney Islands, Scotland. Janet Jennet Jean (Jane) Taylor married Captain George Griffin, and had children including Captain Francis Henry (Frank) Griffin. Janet Jennet Jean (Jane) Taylor passed away in 1863 in "Whiteside", Pine River, Moreton Bay, Queensland, Australia.

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Biography

  • The story of Janet Jennet Jean (Jane) Taylor began in 1794 in Ophir, Orkney Islands, Scotland.
  • Janet Jennet Jean (Jane) Taylor married Captain George Griffin, and had children including Captain Francis Henry (Frank) Griffin.
  • Janet Jennet Jean (Jane) Taylor passed away in 1863 in "Whiteside", Pine River, Moreton Bay, Queensland, Australia.

Immediate Family

Parents

Peter Taylor
1753 –
Birth Location: Orphir, Orkney, Scotland
PT
Ursilla Clouston
1767 – 1818
Birth Location: Firth and Stenness, Orkney, Scotland
UC

Spouses(s)

Captain Griffin
1786 – 1851
Birth Location: Thrapston, Northamptonshire, England
CG

Children(s)

Captain Griffin
1813 – 1881
Birth Location: Dumfries-shire, Scotland or Cape of Good Hope, South Africa
CG

Janet Taylor's Ancestors

Self
Janet Taylor
1794 – 1863
Birth Place: Ophir, Orkney Islands, Scotland
Parents
Peter Taylor
1753 –
Orphir, Orkney, Scotland
Ursilla Clouston
1767 – 1818
Firth and Stenness, Orkney, Scotland
Grandparents
Magnus Taylor
1720 –
Birsay, Orkney, Orkney Isles, Scotland, United Kingdom
Robert Clouston
1740 – 1822
Firth and Stenness, Orkney, Scotland
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Janet Taylor's Descendants

1.
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Janet (Jennet Jean (Jane)) Taylor (22 Dec 1794 – 16 Feb 1863) m. Captain (George) Griffin (18 Jan 1786 – 1 Jun 1851)
  1. 1. Captain (Francis Henry (Frank)) Griffin (1813 – 5 Mar 1881) m. Lydia (Elizabeth (Liddy)) Williams (1 Mar 1831 – 17 Jul 1880)
    1. 1. Agnes (Jane) Griffin (1 Apr 1851 – 14 Nov 1942) m. William (Henry "Geyser") Bransdon (20 Jul 1843 – 16 April 1924)
      1. 1. Nora Bransdon (1895 – 12 August 1976) m. Roy ((Roley)) Page (13 Apr 1897 – 11 Nov 1973)
        1. 1. Margaret (Griffin) PAGE (3 January 1927 – 21 August 2010) m. Basil (Thomas) Ponting (26 Apr 1921 – 14 Jun 1987)

Janet Taylor's Timeline

2 Records

1794
22 Dec 1794
Birth of Janet Jennet Jean (Jane) Taylor in Ophir, Orkney Islands, Scotland
Ophir, Orkney Islands, Scotland
1863
16 Feb 1863
Age 69
Death of Janet Jennet Jean (Jane) Taylor in "Whiteside", Pine River, Moreton Bay, Queensland, Australia
"Whiteside", Pine River, Moreton Bay, Queensland, Australia

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 22 Dec 1794
    Event Place: Ophir, Orkney Islands, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 16 Feb 1863
    Event Place: "Whiteside", Pine River, Moreton Bay, Queensland, Australia
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