Birth: 4:00 pm 8 December 1862 Starch House, Mordington, Berwickshire, Scotland, UK
Father: William Utterson c1827-1964
Mother: Janet Dickson 1924-1897
Christening: Unknown
Marriage: 29 March 1889 New Horndean, Ladykirk, Berwickshire, Scotland, UK
Husband: Thomas Purves 1861-1933
Death: 11:00 am 6 January 1901 Mountfair, Swinton, Berwickshire, UK
Buried: Lennel Old Churchyard, Coldstream, Scottish Borders, Scotland, UK
Peter Purves 1890-1894
Thomas James Purves 1896-1915
Entry in Ancestry Scotland, Select Births and Baptisms, 1564-1950 for Janet Utterson born 8 December 1862 in Mordington, Berwick, Scotland, parents William Utterson and Janet Dickson.
Entry in the Register of Births for Janet Utterson in 1862 in Mordington (752/ 10). "Page 4 1862 Births in the Parish of Mordington in the County of Berwick. Janet Utterson 1862 December Eighth 4h. 0m. P.M. [at] Starch House Parish of Mordington, [parents] William Utterson Agricultural Labourer [and] Janet Utterson M.S. Dickson [married] 1847 July 25th Paxton-Toll-Gate Parish of Hutton [informant] William Utterson Father present [on] 1862 December 27th At Mordington".
Her father died on 2 November 1864 at the Royal Infirmary Edinburgh, but his usual residence was in Mordington.
Her brother was born in Coldingham, Berwickshire in 1865.
In the 1871 census as Janet Utterson aged 8, born in Scotland, and living with her widowed mother (Janet), three brothers (John, Thomas and William), two sisters (Elizabeth and Jane), and nephew (William - son of Jane) at New Farm Cottage, Berwick, Northumberland.
In the 1881 census as Janet Utterson aged 18, born in Mordington, Berwickshire, a general domestic servant, and living with her widowed mother (Janet), and three brothers (James, John and William) at Farm Cottage, New Ladykirk, Berwickshire.
Entry in the Register of Marriages for Janet Utterson and Thomas Purves in 1889 in Ladykirk (746/ 1). "Page 1 1889 Marriages in the Parish of Ladykirk in the County of Berwick. [...] [No.] 1 1889 on the Twenty Ninth day of March at New Horndean After Banns according to the Forms of the Established Church of Scotland (signed) Thomas Purves Ploughman (Bachelor) [aged] 26 [of] Fellowhills Ladykirk [parents] Peter Purves Labourer [and] Jane Purves (M.S.) Miller [and] (signed) Janet Utterson Agricultural Labourer (Spinster) [aged] 26 [of] New Horndean Ladykirk [parents] William Utterson Ploughman (deceased) [and] Janet Utterson M.S. Dickson [in the presence of] Peter Purves Witness [and] Elizabeth Utterson Witness [registerd] 1889 April 1st At Ladykirk".
Her son was born on 6 September 1890 at Graden West Mains, Coldstream.
In the 1891 census as Janet Purves aged 28, born in Mordington, Berwickshire, and living with her husband (Thomas), son (Peter) and mother (Janet Utterson) in a cottage in Coldstream, Berwickshire.
Her son was born on 22 January 1896 at Ladyflat.
Entry in the Register of Deaths for Janet Purves in 1901 aged 38 in Swinton (755/ 1). "Page 1 1901 Deaths in the Parish of Swinton in the County of Berwick. [No.] 1 Janet Purves (Married to Thomas Purves Farm Servant) [on] 1901 January Sixth 11.h.a.m. [at] Mountfair [aged] 38 years [parents] William Utterson Agricultural Labourer (deceased) [and] Janet Utteson M.S. Dickson (deceased)[cause illegible] [informant] Thomas Purves Widower [on] 1901 January 7 At: Swinton".
Entry in FindaGrave for Janet Utterson Purves born in 1862 in Mordington Mains, Scottish Borders, Scotland, died 6 January 1900 in Duns, Scottish Borders, Scotland and buried in Lennel Old Churchyard, Coldstream, Scottish Borders, Scotland. "Erected by Thomas and Janet Purves Milne Graden West Mains In Loving Memory of Peter their son who died 22nd June 1894 aged 3 years and 10 months. Also William Utterson their nephew who died 29th June 1894, aged 4 years. Little children abide in him. Also their son who died in infancy. Also Janet Younger Dickson widow of Wm. Utterson and Mother of the above Janet Purves who died at Mountfair 30th Novr 1897 aged 72 years. Also Janet Utterson wife of the above who died 6th Jan. 1900 [sic] aged 38 years. Also Pte James Purves son of the above died of wounds received at the Dardanelles 12th July 1915, aged 19 years. Also the above Thomas Purves, who died 20th April 1933, aged 73 years".
There are twelve entries in Ancestry Public Member Trees for Janet Utterson.
Janet Utterson was the wife of Thomas Purves, uncle of Peter Purves, husband of Isabella Richardson Steele, wife of Robert James Gordon, father of Irene Alice Gordon, wife of George William Barton, brother of Dennis Alfred Barton, my brother-in-law.
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