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Janet Playfair1

F, #17957, b. 1788, d. 8 September 1857
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Pedigree
Last Edited: 26 Oct 2021
  • (Child) Birth*: Janet Playfair was born in 1788 at Dundee, Forfarshire, Scotland, .2
  • (Bride) Marriage*: She married Thomas Mathew on 11 April 1814 at Errol, Perthshire, Scotland, ; Year Range     1655-1819
    Record set     Scotland, Parish Marriages & Banns 1561-1893
    First name(s)     Thomas
    Last name     Mathew
    Marriage year     -
    Spouse's first name     Janet
    Spouse's last name     Playfair
    Residence     Errol
    County     Perthshire
    Country     Scotland
    Place     Errol
    Page     100
    Banns Date     11 Apr 1814
    Year Of Banns     1814
    Spouse Residence     Errol
    Witness     -
    Item     2
    Archive Ref     OPR 351/5
    Category     Birth, Marriage, Death & Parish Records
    Subcategory     Parish Marriages
    Collections from     Great Britain, Scotland.1,3
  • (Deceased) Death*: Janet Playfair died on 8 September 1857 at 27 West Port, Dundee, Forfarshire, Scotland, , Mathew, Janet widow, died 1857 September Eighth 4.25 pm 27 West Port, Dundee, female aged 49 parents James Palyfair (dec) & Agnes Playfair ms Laird (dec); gastic interitis miocordia 6 days as cerified by Chas Robertson physician who saw deceased on 8th septmber, buried Old Burying Ground Dundee as certified by Wm Loggie undertaker, signed Robert MAthew son present, registered 1857 September 10th at Dundee signed Alex Grant registrar.4
  • Married Name: As of 11 April 1814, her married name was Mathew.1,3

Census & Directory Entries

Head of Household6 June 1841They and James Playfair Mathew printer, Helen Mathew, Robert Playfair Mathew, George Mathew and John Horne Mathew were listed in the 1841 census at St Mary's Close, Dundee, Forfarshire, Scotland, . First name(s)     Last name     Sex     Age     Birth year     Birth place
Thomas     Matthew     Male     45     1796     Scotland occ labourer
Jannet     Playfair     Female     40     1801     Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland
James     Matthew     Male     20     1821     Scotland occ painter (printer?)
Helen     Matthew     Female     20     1821     Scotland occ PI weaver
Robert     Matthew     Male     15     1826     Scotland occ carpenter
George     Matthew     Male     13     1828     Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland occ tailor
James     Matthew     Male     7     1834     Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland
Helen     Ferguson     Female     2     1839     Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland.5
Head of Household30 March 1851She was listed as head of household in the 1851 census at 3 Pitcairns Court, Dundee, Forfarshire, Scotland, . First name(s)     Last name     Relationship     Marital status     Sex     Age     Birth year     Occupation     Birth place
Janet P     Matthew     Head     Widow     Female     63     1788     -     Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland
James P     Matthew     Son     Unmarried     Male     29     1822     Printer compositor     Errol, Perthshire, Scotland
Robert P     Matthew     Son     Unmarried     Male     28     1823     Clerk     Errol, Perthshire, Scotland
John P     Matthew     Son     Unmarried     Male     19     1832     Printer compositor (app)     Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland
Helen     Ferguson     Niece     Unmarried     Female     14     1837     Gen serv     Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland; also in the household was James Playfair Mathew printer, Robert Playfair Mathew and John Horne Mathew.2,6

Family:

Thomas Mathew b. 2 May 1791, d. b Apr 1851

Children:

Margaret Mathew7 b. 8 Mar 1815
Agnes Mathew8 b. 16 Jul 1816
Helen Mathew5 b. 27 Feb 1818
Catherine Mathew9 b. 21 Aug 1819
James Playfair Mathew printer+1 b. 14 Feb 1821, d. 30 Aug 1895
Robert Playfair Mathew5 b. 31 Jul 1822
Thomas Playfair Mathew10 b. 7 Jan 1824
George Mathew5 b. 11 Jul 1826
John Horne Mathew5 b. 16 Dec 1831

Citations

  1. [S54] Website findmypast.co.uk (www.findmypast.co.uk) James Mathew in 1821
    Scotland, Parish Births & Baptisms 1564-1929
    Errol, Perthshire, Scotland.
  2. [S54] Website findmypast.co.uk (www.findmypast.co.uk) James P Matthew in 1851
    1851 England, Wales & Scotland Census
    Pitcairns Court, 3, Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland.
  3. [S54] Website findmypast.co.uk (www.findmypast.co.uk) Thomas Mathew
    Scotland, Parish Marriages & Banns 1561-1893
    Errol, Perthshire, Scotland.
  4. [S50] General Record Office for Scotland, online www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk, General Record Office for Scotland (Edinburgh, Scotland), Statutory death 1857 Dundee 2nd ref 282/02 726 image held [PCC oct 2021].
  5. [S54] Website findmypast.co.uk (www.findmypast.co.uk) James Matthew in 1841
    1841 England, Wales & Scotland Census
    St Marys Close, Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland.
  6. [S9] Website Ancestry.co.uk (www.ancestry.co.uk) James P Matthew in the 1851 Scotland Census
    Source Citation
    Parish: Dundee; ED: 21; Page: 30; Line: 8; Roll: CSSCT1851_60; Year: 1851

    Source Information
    Ancestry.com. 1851 Scotland Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2006
    Original data: Scotland. 1851 Scotland Census. Reels 1-217. General Register OAice for Scotland, Edinburgh, Scotland.
    Description
    The 1851 Census for Scotland was taken on the night of 30/31 March 1851. The following information was requested: place,
    name, relationship to head of family, marital status, age, gender, profession, birthplace, and whether blind, deaf, and dumb.. [Mar 2018]
  7. [S56] International Genealogical Index (IGI) (Salt Lake City, Utah, USA: International Genealogical Index), "Scotland Births and Baptisms, 1564-1950", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VQ7R-1H3 : 11 February 2020), Thomas Mathew in entry for Margaret Mathew, 1815.[Oct 2021]
  8. [S56] International Genealogical Index (IGI), "Scotland Births and Baptisms, 1564-1950", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VQ7R-NMK : 11 February 2020), Thomas Mathew in entry for Agnes Mathew, 1816. [Oct 2021]
  9. [S56] International Genealogical Index (IGI), "Scotland Births and Baptisms, 1564-1950", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VQ7Y-923 : 11 February 2020), Janet Playfair in entry for Catherine Matthew, 1819.[Oct 2021]
  10. [S56] International Genealogical Index (IGI), "Scotland Births and Baptisms, 1564-1950", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VQ7Y-Q4K : 11 February 2020), Thomas Mathew in entry for Thomas Playfair Mathew, 1824. [Oct 2021]