Janet Burton 1783-1858

Raeburn Family History stated Burton was the name of a well-known race of seafarers

1783. Jannet Burton was born to Alexander Burton & May Stenhouse in Abbotshall, Fife on 28/11/1783, baptised 30/11/1783 - IGI

Abbotshall a suburb of Kirkcaldy Map2

Going back: Alexander Burton married May Stenhouse Abbotshall 28/2/1777- IGI

Other children: Alexander baptised 7/12/1777 ; Margaret 1781, David 1786; May 1788; -IGI

May Burton, 86, Stanhouse/ Burton dies 28/1/1827 in Abbottshall. Alexander Burton, no age given on SPor FMP, dies 16/9/1831 Abbottshall- SP

So, May Stenhouse ~1740-1827 and Alexander Burton ~1740??-1831

Janet Burton married William Henderson~1805 - but no such marriage on SP , FS, FMP, Ancestry anywhere in Scotland 1795-1807!!. or anywhere in the world for the last 2 sites!!!. Thus seemingly a common law marriage

1806. William Henderson was baptised on 23/7/1806 in Abbottshall , Fife to William Henderson, journeyman joiner, and Janet Burton- names from his 1887 dc & also from 1863 dc of William Henderson 1787.

Children to William and Janet baptised in Abbottshall were : William 1806; Alexander 1808; David 1810; May 1813 ; Robert 1817 ( mother given as Jennat Burton on SP); Janet 1820; Margaret 1827; -IGI

Robert 1817 appears with his father in the 1861C

1841C. William Henderson , 55, is living Linktown, High Street, Abbottshall with his wife, Janet, and 2 daughters. May Burton likely a sister or sister in law of Janet

May	Burton	Female	53	1788	Fife, Scotland
May	Greig	Female	26	1815	Fife, Scotland
Ann	Greig	Female	16	1825	Fife, Scotland
May	Greig	Female	1	1840	Fife, Scotland
Margt	Henderson	Female	14	1827	Fife, Scotland
William	Henderson	Male	55	1786	Fife, Scotland
Janet	Henderson	Female	57	1784	Fife, Scotland
Janet	Henderson	Female	22	1819	Fife, Scotland

1851C. William Henderson , 63, linen weaver, is living Newtown 23, Abbottshall, Fife with his wife, Janet . Her birthplace & her age suspect here! Liberton part of Edinburgh - this very odd as our Janet Burton definitely had parents Alexander Burton & May Stenhouse, this on her 1858 dc, and defintely born Fife 1783!!

William	Henderson	Head	Married	Male	63	1788	Linen Weaver	Abbotshall, Fife, Scotland
Janet	Henderson	Wife	Married	Female	63	1788	-	Liberton, Midlothian, Scotland

 

1858. Janet Henderson, 74, dies ?? Abbotshall of Apoplexy . Her parents Alexander Burton, Weaver , deceased, and May Stenhouse , deceased . Informant William Henderson, son