Person:Jannet Stewart (2)

16 March 2003: SEARCH on scottishdocuments.com 16 March 2003 for Margaret McRae (soundex) b/bp 1790-1810, in OPR Births and Christenings for each of the 16 parishes within 10 miles of and including Dunkeld in Perthshire, as determined by the Parish Locator program: Auchtergaven, Blairgowrie,Caputh, Cargill, Clunie, Dowally, Dunkeld, Kinclaven, Kinloch (actually Lethendy and Kinloch), Kinnoull, Little Dunkeld, Logiealmond (actually Monzie), Logierait, Methven, Moneydie, and Redgorton.

All the searches returned only 3 women, and only one with father Alexander. This is Margaret MacCraw daughter of Alexander MacCraw and Jannet Stewart in 1805 in Logierait (GROS 376/00/0002). This is roughly consistent with her age in the 1851 census of 50. It's also consistent with one of her children being named Janet.

FWIW, this couple was married 1803 in same town and had additional children there, John 1803, Janet 1809, Alexander 1812.

The next step to confirm this is to find Margaret's death record -- which has not appeared despite a thorough search.

CANDIDATES TO BE JANET'S PARENTS:

from 18 Sep 2003 search of Logierait births 1777-1788:

(1) Janet Stewart daughter of Alexander Stewart & Margaret Ferguson in Port of Tumble 10/16 Dec 1781. She is slightly preferred, as Alexander was the name of her and Alexander MacCraw's second son and Margaret of their first daughter, according to strict Scottish naming practices. Siblings so far identified: James 4/6 Apr 1777 and Margaret 27 Jun 1779. (Not surveyed post-1781)

(2) Janet Stewart daughter of John Stewart & Janet Robertson in Tomnabrack 16/17 Mar 1782. (If this is the correct person then she and Alexander MacCraw named their first son after the mother's father and second daughter after mother's mother.)

(3) Janet Stewart daughter of John Stewart and Margaret McClaren in Balnamoin Tullimet? 16/17 May 1778. (If this is the correct person then she and Alexander MacCraw named their first son after the mother's father.)

1. ↑ "The official government source of genealogical data". www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk
   OPR Births to MacCraw (soundex) and Stewart.
2. ↑ "The official government source of genealogical data". www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk
   OPR Births to MacCraw (soundex) and Stewart.
3.   Logierait, Perthshire, Scotland births, 1754-1798, OPR 376/2, Number: OPR 376/2, FHL number 1040125, item 4, part 1. (1754-1798)
   page 79, James Stewart 4/6 Apr 1777; page 88, Janet Stewart of John & Margaret 16/17 May 1778; page 92, Margaret Stewart 25/27 Jun 1779; page 105, Janet Stewart of Alex and Margaret 10/16 Dec 1781; page 106, Janet Stewart of John Stewart & Janet Ropbertson 17 Mar 1782.
4. ↑ based on children's birth dates only