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Janet Tarbat yarn winder

F, #13, b. 16 February 1784, d. 28 July 1858
Last Edited: 17 May 2024

Parents:

Father*: William Tarbat b. c 1753
Mother*: Elizabeth Robb b. c 1753
  • Birth*: Janet Tarbat yarn winder was born on 16 February 1784 at Dunnichen ?, Forfar, Forfarshire, Scotland, ; LDS Jan 2006 C112882.
  • She was the daughter of William Tarbat and Elizabeth Robb.
  • (Bride) Marriage*: Janet Tarbat yarn winder married Thomas Kinnear crofter, son of Charles Kinnear and Margaret Mathew, on 2 June 1811 at Dunnichen, Forfarshire, Scotland, ; 1811 June 2nd, Thomas Kinnear and Janet Tarbot both in this parish procl.1
  • (Deceased) Death*: Janet Tarbat yarn winder died on 28 July 1858 at Letham, Forfarshire, Scotland, , at age 74 1858 deaths in the parish of Dunnichen in the county of Forfar, ref 12; Kinnear Janet widow of a (HL Weaver?), 1858 July twenty-eighth 2h 0m am Letham, female aged 74 years, parents William Tarbat stone dyker (dec) and Elizabeth Tarbat maiden name Robb (dec); cause slow fever with the general infirmities of old age, ill 19 days, no medical attendant, buried churchyard of Dunnichen as certified by David Smith sexton, informant Mary Kinnear her X mark daughter present Thomas Macbeth regsitrar witness, registered 1858 August 8th at Letham Thomas Macbeth regsitrar.2
  • Married Name: As of 2 June 1811, her married name was Kinnear.

Census & Directory Entries

Member of Household6 June 1841Janet Tarbat yarn winder was listed in the 1841 census at Drumitermont, Dunnichen, Forfarshire, Scotland, . Widow Kinnear, 55, ag, Angus.3
Head of Household30 March 1851She was listed as head of household in the 1851 census at Dunnichen, Forfarshire, Scotland, . Janet Tarbat, head, widow, 67, yarn winder (lin) Forfar.

Family:

Thomas Kinnear crofter b. 3 Sep 1764, d. b 6 Jun 1841

Children:

Elizabeth Kinnear+ b. 22 Apr 1812, d. 22 Aug 1904
James Kinnear b. 10 Oct 1813, d. b 1821
Janet Kinnear b. 25 Jan 1815
Elspet Kinnear+ b. 18 Jul 1816, d. 28 Jan 1901
Mary Kinnear hand loom weaver+ b. 8 Mar 1818, d. 30 Sep 1906
David Kinnear b. 6 Nov 1819
James Kinnear b. 28 Apr 1821
Jean Kinnear b. 24 Mar 1827, d. b 1849

Citations

  1. [S36] Old Parochial Register of marriage,pre-1855 (General Record Office of Scotland) image held March 2007: OPR marriages 283/0010 0265 Dunnichen;.
  2. [S50] General Record Office for Scotland, online www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk, General Record Office for Scotland (Edinburgh, Scotland), GROS statutory death 1858 Letham Angus, ref 12 [Jan 2006].
  3. [S13] Website FreeCEN UK Census Online Project (http://www.freecen.org.uk/).