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Personal data Janet Galt 

Source 1

Household of Janet Galt

She is married to Robert Hamilton.

They got married on March 31, 1780 at Craigie, Ayrshire, Scotland, she was 18 years old.Source 4

1780 HAMILTON, ROBERT, JANET GALT, (Old Parish Registers Marriages 584/ 10 279) Craigie (31.03.1780)

Child(ren):

  1. James Hamilton  1789-????
  2. Ann Hamilton  1791-????
  3. Helen Hamilton  1795-????
  4. John Hamilton  1785-????


Notes about Janet Galt

1. "Homely Musings, by a Rustic Maiden" (Jane Stevenson) written in 1870, downloaded from https://archive.org/details/homelymusingsby00stevgoog

The book describes part of the authors life, visiting various family residences, on her travels around Ayrshire. Jean/Jane Stevenson's Grandmother, Mary Galt, is Janet Galts sister, her Great Grandmother is Helen Young, Great Grandfather is John Galt.
The book does not mention Janet by name, she is named only as another of Jane Stevensons Great Grandmother's daughters and also states that she was married to a man named Hamilton, who was a Mason, who lived at Parkneuk, at the foot of Craigie Hill. Jane Stevenson was unsure of his Christian Name. (Page 75)

Further investigation found Janet Galt married to Robert Hamilton, living in Parknook (Parkneuk), in 1785. (see below)

2. http://archiver.rootsweb.ancestry.com/th/read/AYRSHIRE/2003-06/1056977486...............

BAPTISMAL Register, Riccarton Parish, Ayrshire, Scotland between 07 March
and 16 May 1785. Also, three entries from an adjoining page that precede
the above dates, being 25 & 31 October and 7th November 1784.
Microfilm #1041404 Frame 107

1785 27th March, This day John, son of Robert HAMILTON & Janet GALT, spouses
in Parknook, was baptized.

3. http://www.ayrshireroots.com/Genealogy/Surnames/Hamilton/Hamilton%20BM3.htm...............
Riccarton Births (1720 - 1854)

John Hamilton C M 27 Mar 1785 parents Robert Hamilton & Janet Galt

-----Hamilton C M 00 Nov 1786 parents Robert Hamilton & Janet Galt

James Hamilton C M 01 Mar 1789 parents Robert Hamilton & Janet Galt

Ann Hamilton C F 10 Apr 1791 parents Robert Hamilton & Janet Galt

Helen Hamilton C F 13 Dec 1795 parents Robert Hamilton & Janet Galt

4. http://www.ayrshireroots.com/Genealogy/Surnames/Hamilton/Hamilton%20BM1.htm..............
Craigie Marriages (1780 - 1854) 31 Mar 1780 Robert Hamilton & Janet Galt

5. Janet, 3rd child to John Galt Farmer in Struthers and Helen----------(No Name) (Young?)

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Ancestors (and descendant) of Janet Galt

James Galt
± 1680-????
Mary Thomson
± 1680-????
Thomas Young
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Jannet Lindsay
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John Galt
1717-????
Helen Young
1736-????

Janet Galt
1761-????

1780

Robert Hamilton
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James Hamilton
1789-????
Ann Hamilton
1791-????
Helen Hamilton
1795-????
John Hamilton
1785-????

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    1. Homely Musings, by a Rustic Maiden by Jane Stevenson, Homely Musings, by a Rustic Maiden by Jane Stevenson, https://ia802205.us.archive.org/2/items/homelymusingsby00stevgoog/homelymusingsby00stevgoog.pdf
      The book describes part of the authors life, visiting various family residences, on her travels around Ayrshire. Jean/Jane Stevenson's Grandmother, Mary Galt, is Jean Galts sister, her Great Grandmother is Helen Young, Great Grandfather is John Galt.
    2. Scotland. Select Births and Baptisms. Ancestry,com. 1564 -1950, Ancestry.com, 1761 Record for Janet Galt Ancestry.com. Scotland, Select Births and Baptisms, 1564-1950 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2014. Scotland, Births and Baptisms, 1564-1950. Salt Lake City, Utah: FamilySearch, 2013. FHL Film Number: 1041386 Reference ID: 2:16F077F
      Record for Janet Galt
      Name: Janet Galt
      Gender: Female
      Birth Date: 4 Apr 1761
      Baptism Date: 12 Apr 1761
      Baptism Place: Kilmarnock, Ayr, Scotland
      Father: John Galt
      Mother: Helen Young
      FHL Film Number: 1041386
      Reference ID: 2:16F077F
    3. Scotlands People - Old Parish Registers of Births and Baptisms, 1761 GALT, JANET (Old Parish Registers Births 597/ 20 261 Kilmarnock) Mothers surname not recorded
      1761 GALT, JANET (Old Parish Registers Births 597/ 20 261 Kilmarnock)
      Kilmarnock 1761 Baptisms
      John Galt Farmer in Struthers and Helen --------
      both their 1st marriage had their 3rd child born on Saturday April 4 1761 & Baptized Janet on Sabbath April 12 1761 by Mr. Leslie
    4. Scotlands People - Old Parish Registers of Banns and Marriages, 1780 HAMILTON, ROBERT, JANET GALT, (Old Parish Registers Marriages 584/ 10 279) Craigie (31.03.1780) Not downloaded
      1780 HAMILTON, ROBERT, JANET GALT, (Old Parish Registers Marriages 584/ 10 279) Craigie (31.03.1780)

    Historical events

    Birthday April 4, 1761

    • The temperature on April 4, 1761 was about 7.0 °C. Wind direction mainly north by west. Weather type: geheel betrokken. Source: KNMI
    • Erfstadhouder Prins Willem V (Willem Batavus) (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1751 till 1795 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Republiek der Zeven Verenigde Nederlanden)
    • Regent Lodewijk Ernst (Hertog van Brunswijk-Wolfenbüttel) was from 1759 till 1766 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Republiek der Zeven Verenigde Nederlanden)
    • In the year 1761: Source: Wikipedia
      • January 14 » The Third Battle of Panipat is fought in India between the Afghans under Ahmad Shah Durrani and the Marathas.
      • September 8 » Marriage of King George III of the United Kingdom to Duchess Charlotte of Mecklenburg-Strelitz.
      • September 22 » George III and Charlotte of Mecklenburg-Strelitz are crowned King and Queen, respectively, of the Kingdom of Great Britain.
      • December 16 » Seven Years' War: After a four-month siege, the Russians under Pyotr Rumyantsev take the Prussian fortress of Kołobrzeg.

    Christening day April 12, 1761

    • The temperature on April 12, 1761 was about 12.0 °C. Wind direction mainly southwest by south. Weather type: helder. Source: KNMI
    • Erfstadhouder Prins Willem V (Willem Batavus) (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1751 till 1795 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Republiek der Zeven Verenigde Nederlanden)
    • Regent Lodewijk Ernst (Hertog van Brunswijk-Wolfenbüttel) was from 1759 till 1766 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Republiek der Zeven Verenigde Nederlanden)
    • In the year 1761: Source: Wikipedia
      • January 14 » The Third Battle of Panipat is fought in India between the Afghans under Ahmad Shah Durrani and the Marathas.
      • September 8 » Marriage of King George III of the United Kingdom to Duchess Charlotte of Mecklenburg-Strelitz.
      • September 22 » George III and Charlotte of Mecklenburg-Strelitz are crowned King and Queen, respectively, of the Kingdom of Great Britain.
      • December 16 » Seven Years' War: After a four-month siege, the Russians under Pyotr Rumyantsev take the Prussian fortress of Kołobrzeg.

    Day of marriage March 31, 1780

    • The temperature on March 31, 1780 was about 8.0 °C. There was 48 mm of rainWind direction mainly west-southwest. Weather type: zeer betrokken. Source: KNMI
    • Erfstadhouder Prins Willem V (Willem Batavus) (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1751 till 1795 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Republiek der Zeven Verenigde Nederlanden)
    • In the year 1780: Source: Wikipedia
      • January 16 » American Revolutionary War: Battle of Cape St. Vincent.
      • March 14 » American Revolutionary War: Spanish forces capture Fort Charlotte in Mobile, Alabama, the last British frontier post capable of threatening New Orleans.
      • May 19 » New England's Dark Day, an unusual darkening of the day sky, was observed over the New England states and parts of Canada.
      • August 16 » American Revolutionary War: Battle of Camden: The British defeat the Americans near Camden, South Carolina.
      • October 10 » The Great Hurricane of 1780 kills 20,000–30,000 in the Caribbean.
      • October 16 » American Revolutionary War: The British-led Royalton raid is the last Native American raid on New England.
    

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    Source: Wikipedia


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