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Personal data Janet Leitch 

Sources 1, 2, 3, 4, 5

Household of Janet Leitch

She is married to John Clerk.

They got married on November 26, 1858 at Aberdour, Fife, Scotland, she was 21 years old.Source 6

Event (Witness at Marriage) on November 26, 1858 in Aberdour, Fife, Scotland : Andrew Leitch, Margaret Horn, Witness.Source 6

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Ancestors (and descendant) of Janet Leitch

Andrew Leitch
± 1768-????
Janet Beveridge
± 1767-????
Hugh Paxton
1777-1854
Margaret Givan
1778-1851

Janet Leitch
1837-????

1858

John Clerk
1838-????


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    1. 1851 Scotland Census Ancestry.com, Record for John Leitch Parish: Aberdour; ED: 2; Page: 8; Line: 18; Roll: CSSCT1851_84; Year: 1851 1851 Scotland Census [Ancestry.com] 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. Database online.
      Record for John Leitch
      Name: John Leitch
      Age: 47
      Estimated birth year: abt 1804
      Relationship: Head
      Spouse: Janet Leitch
      Gender: Male
      Where born: Beath, Fife
      Parish Number: 401
      Civil Parish: Aberdour
      Town: Aberdour
      County: Fife
      Address: High Street
      Occupation: Farm Servant
      ED: 2
      Page: 8
      Household schedule number: 37
      Line: 18
      Roll: CSSCT1851_84
      Household Members:
      Name Age
      John Leitch 47
      Janet Leitch 41
      Andrew Leitch 18
      Janet Leitch 14
      David Leitch 12
      Ebenezer Leitch 7
      Agnes Leitch 5
      John Leitch 1
    2. Scotlands People - Old Parish Registers of Births and Baptisms, 1829 -1849 JOHN LEITCH AND JANET PAXTON - Leitch (Old Parish Registers Births 401/ 0030 0134 Aberdour (Fife)) Leitch births registered between 1829 and 1849 in Aberdour Parish. NB Some births in Burntisland registered at Aberdour!
      JOHN LEITCH AND JANET PAXTON - Leitch (Old Parish Registers Births 401/ 0030 0134 Aberdour (Fife))
      Leitch births registered between 1829 and 1849 in Aberdour Parish.
      NB Some births in Burntisland registered at Aberdour!
      Leitch,
      Margaret, b. 8th May 1829, Burntisland.
      Hugh, b. 16th January 1831, Burntisland.
      Andrew, 3rd November 1832, Burntisland.
      Janet, 10th January 1837, Aberdour.
      David, 15th November 1838, Aberdour.
      Ebeneezer, 3rd May 1843, Aberdour.
      Agnes, 9th February 1846, Aberdour.
      John, 12th May 1849, Aberdour
    3. 1841 Scotland Census Ancestry.com, Record for John Leitch Parish: Aberdour; ED: 2; Page: 1; Line: 750; Year: 1841 1841 Scotland Census [Ancestry.com] The 1841 Census for Scotland was taken on the night of 6 June 1841. The following information was requested: name, age, gender, profession, and birthplace. Database online.
      Record for John Leitch
      Name: John Leitch
      Age: 30
      Estimated birth year:abt 1811
      Gender:Male
      Where born: Fife, Scotland
      Civil Parish: Aberdour
      County: Fife
      Address:Wester Village Hillside Mill
      Occupation: Agricultural Labourer
      Parish Number: 401
      Household Members:
      Name Age
      John Leitch 30
      Janet Leitch 30
      Margaret Leitch 12
      Hugh Leitch 11
      Andrew Leitch 9

      Omitted from Ancestry.com

      John Leitch 7 b. Fife
      Janet Leitch 5 b. Fife
      David Leitch 3 b. Fife
      Agnes Leitch 1 b. Fife
    4. 1851 Scotland Census Scotlands People, 1851 LEITCH, JOHN (Census 401/00 002/00 008) Parish: Aberdour 1851 Scotland Census [scotlandspeople.com] 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. Database online.
      30/03/1851 LEITCH, JOHN (Census 1851 401/00 002/00 008)
      Name: John Leitch
      Age: 47
      Estimated birth year: abt 1804
      Relationship: Head
      Spouse: Janet Leitch
      Gender: Male
      Where born: Beath, Fife
      Parish Number: 401
      Civil Parish: Aberdour
      Town: Aberdour
      County: Fife
      Address: High Street
      Occupation: Farm Servant
      Household Members:
      Name Age
      John Leitch 47
      Janet Leitch 41
      Andrew Leitch 18
      Janet Leitch 14
      David Leitch 12
      Ebenezer Leitch 7
      Agnes Leitch 5
      John Leitch 1
    5. 1841 Scotland Census Scotlands People, 1841 LEITCH, JOHN (Census 401/ 2/ 1) Parish: Aberdour 1841 Scotland Census [scotlandspeople.com] The 1841 Census for Scotland was taken on the night of 6 June 1841. The following information was requested: name, age, gender, profession, and birthplace. Database online.
      1841 LEITCH, JOHN (Census 401/ 2/ 1)
      Name: John Leitch
      Age: 30
      Estimated birth year: abt 1811
      Gender: Male
      Where born: Fife, Scotland
      Civil Parish: Aberdour
      County: Fife
      Address: Wester Village Hillside Mill
      Occupation: Agricultural Labourer
      Parish Number: 401
      Household Members:
      Name Age
      John Leitch 30
      Janet Leitch 30
      Margaret Leitch 12
      Hugh Leitch 11
      Andrew Leitch 9
      John Leitch 7 b. Fife
      Janet Leitch 5 b. Fife
      David Leitch 3 b. Fife
      Agnes Leitch 1 b. Fife
    6. Scotlands People - Statutory Registers of Marriages (from 1855), 1858 CLERK, JOHN, LEITCH, JANET (Statutory registers Marriages 401 6)
      1858 CLERK, JOHN, LEITCH, JANET (Statutory registers Marriages 401 6)
      Marriages in the Parish of Aberdour in the County of Fife 1858.
      On the Twenty Sixth day of November 1858 at Aberdour
      Marriage after Banns was solemnised between us according to the Forms of the Free Church of Scotland
      (Signed)
      John Clerk Age 21 High Street, Aberdour
      Shoemaker (Journeyman) Bachelor
      (Signed)
      Janet Leitch Age 21 High Street, Aberdour
      Spinster
      Parents: John Leitch, Carter
      Janet Leitch
      Maiden name Paxton (deceased)
      (Signed)
      William Ross
      Minister of the Free Church at Aberdour
      (Signed)
      Andrew Leitch, Witness
      Margaret Horn, Witness
      Registered
      Aberdour
      Twentyninth November 1858
      James Pringle
      Registrar

    Historical events

    Birthday January 10, 1837

    • The temperature on January 10, 1837 was about 5.0 °C. Wind direction mainly southwest. Weather type: betrokken regen. Special wheather fenomena: storm(achtig). Source: KNMI
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      De Republiek der Verenigde Nederlanden werd in 1794-1795 door de Fransen veroverd onder leiding van bevelhebber Charles Pichegru (geholpen door de Nederlander Herman Willem Daendels); de verovering werd vergemakkelijkt door het dichtvriezen van de Waterlinie; Willem V moest op 18 januari 1795 uitwijken naar Engeland (en van daaruit in 1801 naar Duitsland); de patriotten namen de macht over van de aristocratische regenten en proclameerden de Bataafsche Republiek; op 16 mei 1795 werd het Haags Verdrag gesloten, waarmee ons land een vazalstaat werd van Frankrijk; in 3.1796 kwam er een Nationale Vergadering; in 1798 pleegde Daendels een staatsgreep, die de unitarissen aan de macht bracht; er kwam een nieuwe grondwet, die een Vertegenwoordigend Lichaam (met een Eerste en Tweede Kamer) instelde en als regering een Directoire; in 1799 sloeg Daendels bij Castricum een Brits-Russische invasie af; in 1801 kwam er een nieuwe grondwet; bij de Vrede van Amiens (1802) kreeg ons land van Engeland zijn koloniën terug (behalve Ceylon); na de grondwetswijziging van 1805 kwam er een raadpensionaris als eenhoofdig gezag, namelijk Rutger Jan Schimmelpenninck (van 31 oktober 1761 tot 25 maart 1825).
    • In the year 1837: Source: Wikipedia
      • The Netherlands had about 2.9 million citizens.
      • June 11 » The Broad Street Riot occurs in Boston, fueled by ethnic tensions between Yankees and Irish.
      • July 4 » Grand Junction Railway, the world's first long-distance railway, opens between Birmingham and Liverpool.
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    Day of marriage November 26, 1858

    • The temperature on November 26, 1858 was about 5.4 °C. The air pressure was 1 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the south-southeast. The airpressure was 75 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 91%. Source: KNMI
    •  This page is only available in Dutch.
      De Republiek der Verenigde Nederlanden werd in 1794-1795 door de Fransen veroverd onder leiding van bevelhebber Charles Pichegru (geholpen door de Nederlander Herman Willem Daendels); de verovering werd vergemakkelijkt door het dichtvriezen van de Waterlinie; Willem V moest op 18 januari 1795 uitwijken naar Engeland (en van daaruit in 1801 naar Duitsland); de patriotten namen de macht over van de aristocratische regenten en proclameerden de Bataafsche Republiek; op 16 mei 1795 werd het Haags Verdrag gesloten, waarmee ons land een vazalstaat werd van Frankrijk; in 3.1796 kwam er een Nationale Vergadering; in 1798 pleegde Daendels een staatsgreep, die de unitarissen aan de macht bracht; er kwam een nieuwe grondwet, die een Vertegenwoordigend Lichaam (met een Eerste en Tweede Kamer) instelde en als regering een Directoire; in 1799 sloeg Daendels bij Castricum een Brits-Russische invasie af; in 1801 kwam er een nieuwe grondwet; bij de Vrede van Amiens (1802) kreeg ons land van Engeland zijn koloniën terug (behalve Ceylon); na de grondwetswijziging van 1805 kwam er een raadpensionaris als eenhoofdig gezag, namelijk Rutger Jan Schimmelpenninck (van 31 oktober 1761 tot 25 maart 1825).
    • In The Netherlands , there was from July 1, 1856 to March 18, 1858 the cabinet Van der Brugghen, with Mr. J.L.L. van der Brugghen (protestant) as prime minister.
    • From March 18, 1858 till February 23, 1860 the Netherlands had a cabinet Rochussen - Van Bosse with the prime ministers J.J. Rochussen (conservatief-liberaal) and Mr. P.P. van Bosse (liberaal).
    • In the year 1858: Source: Wikipedia
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