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Janet Young 1678 – 1734 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 12 May 1678

Birth Location: Colzium Estate, Kilsyth, Stirlingshire, Scotland

Death Date: 1734

Death Location: Kilsyth, Stirlingshire, Scotland

Father: William Young

Mother: Jane Drew

Spouse(s): Alexander Layng

Children(s): Jean Laing

In 1678, Janet Young entered the world in Colzium Estate, Kilsyth, Stirlingshire, Scotland, born to William Mckenzie Young and Jane Drew. Janet Young married Alexander Layng, and had children including Jean Laing. Janet Young passed away in 1734 in Kilsyth, Stirlingshire, Scotland.

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Biography

  • In 1678, Janet Young entered the world in Colzium Estate, Kilsyth, Stirlingshire, Scotland, born to William Mckenzie Young and Jane Drew.
  • Janet Young married Alexander Layng, and had children including Jean Laing.
  • Janet Young passed away in 1734 in Kilsyth, Stirlingshire, Scotland.

Immediate Family

Parents

William Young
1650 – 1694
Birth Location: Kilsyth, Stirlingshire, Scotland
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Jane Drew
1657 – 1695
Birth Location: Kirkintilloch, Dunbartonshire, Scotland
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Spouses(s)

Alexander Layng
1674 – 1736
Birth Location: Newton, Mid Lothian, Scotland
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Children(s)

Jean Laing
1705 –
Birth Location: Colzium, Kilsyth, Stirlingshire, Central, Scotland, United Kingdom
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Janet Young's Ancestors

Self
Janet Young
1678 – 1734
Birth Place: Colzium Estate, Kilsyth, Stirlingshire, Scotland
Parents
William Mckenzie Young
1650 – 1694
Kilsyth, Stirlingshire, Scotland
Jane Drew
1657 – 1695
Kirkintilloch, Dunbartonshire, Scotland
Grandparents
Matthew (Young) (9G\GF)
1629 – 1653
Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland
Euphane Bankeire
1629 – 1670
Stirling, Stirlingshire, Scotland
Great-Grandparents
John Banker
1600 –
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Janet Young's Descendants

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Janet Young (12 May 1678 – 1734) m. Alexander Layng (28 AUG 1674 – 1736)
  1. 1. Jean Laing (4 March 1705 – ) m. James Cleeland (1705 – )
    1. 1. Captain (John) Cleland (10 May 1739 – 17 Jun 1822) m. Agnes Patrick (15 February 1740 – ) m. Janet Fletcher
      1. 1. Jean Cleland (3 October 1762 – )
      2. 2. John Cleland (13 July 1766 – )
      3. 3. David Cleland (13 July 1766 – )
      4. 4. Alexander Cleland (18 January 1769 – )
      5. 5. Elizabeth Cleland (April 1770 – )
      6. 6. Helen Cleland (17 March 1771 – )
      7. 7. Janet Cleland (20 July 1764 – 1837) m. John Frew (26 July 1763 – 1837)
        1. 1. Agnes (Jane) Frew (03 Mar 1795 – 16 May 1862) m. James Ross (22 Dec 1791 – 24 Dec 1870)

Janet Young's Timeline

3 Records

1678
12 May 1678
Birth of Janet Young in Colzium Estate, Kilsyth, Stirlingshire, Scotland
Colzium Estate, Kilsyth, Stirlingshire, Scotland
1720
08 Nov 1720
Age 42
Janet Young was married in Abdie, Fife, Scotland
Abdie, Fife, Scotland
1734
1734
Age 56
Death of Janet Young in Kilsyth, Stirlingshire, Scotland
Kilsyth, Stirlingshire, Scotland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 12 May 1678
    Event Place: Colzium Estate, Kilsyth, Stirlingshire, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 08 Nov 1720
    Event Place: Abdie, Fife, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1734
    Event Place: Kilsyth, Stirlingshire, Scotland
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