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CHEYNE, Janet
(About 1640-)

 

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Spouses/Children:
1. McGILL, Walter
2. GARTSHORE, James of that Ilk, Minister at Tranent, Parson of Cardross, Reverend Dr

CHEYNE, Janet 1 4

  • Born: About 1640
  • Marriage (1): McGILL, Walter on 7 August 1691 in Edinburgh parish, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland 1 2
  • Marriage (2): GARTSHORE, James of that Ilk, Minister at Tranent, Parson of Cardross, Reverend Dr on 3 July 1696 in Edinburgh, Scotland 3

   Other names for Janet were CHIEN, Jennet,2 3 CHIEN, Joannet 2 and MAGILL, Jennet.2 3

   User ID: I31.


Janet married Walter McGILL on 7 August 1691 in Edinburgh parish, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland.1 2 (Walter McGILL was born about 1630 and died before 3 July 1696.)


  Marriage Notes:

"MAGILL
WALTER
JOANNET CHIEN/FR1257 11982-5 (FR1257)
07/08/1691
685 / 1
440 / 331
Edinburgh"

from Index of Marriages




" He (James Gartshore) marr...... (2) 3rd July 1696, Janet Cheyne, widow of Walter Macgill, min. of Kilsyth. "

from Fasti Ecclesiae (vol 1)




"Janet Cheyne married Walter Magill 7 August 1691, in Edinburgh Parish, Midlothian, Scotland. Their abstracted entry from the Register of Marriages of the City of Edinburgh, 1595-1700, reads: "Cheyne (Chein, Cheyne), Janet; Mr. Walter Magill, minister, 07 Aug 1691". No children of this union were found."

from Cheyne Family website 1 2 5

Janet next married Reverend Dr James GARTSHORE of that Ilk, Minister at Tranent, Parson of Cardross, son of John GARTSHORE of that Ilk and Jean MUIRHEAD, on 3 July 1696 in Edinburgh, Scotland.3 (Reverend Dr James GARTSHORE of that Ilk, Minister at Tranent, Parson of Cardross was born about 1635.)


  Marriage Notes:

"GARSHORE
JAMES
JENNET CHIEN OR MAGILL FR1304 (FR1304)
03/07/1696
685 / 1
450 / 13
Edinburgh"

from Index of Marriages




(at Kilsyth in 1666)

"JAMES GARTSHORE of Gartshore, M.A.; trans, from Penninghame; adm. in 1666 ; trans, to Cardross 8th July 1673."

(at Cardross and Kilmahew in 1673)

"James Gartshore, D.D.; trans. from Monyabroch [Kilsyth]; prese. by Charles II. 30th Nov. 1672; adm. 8th July 1673; trans. to Tranent about July 1683." (at Tranent and Seton in 1683)

"JAMES GARTSHORE, MA. (Glasgow 1651); min. of Penninghame 1661 ; trans, to Kilsyth 1666; trans, to Cardross 1673; D.D. (Glasgow); trans. and adm. about July 1683; dem. 1689; died (date unknown). He marr. (1) 6th Aug. 1691, Jean Lockhart, widow of Gavin Hamilton of Raploch : (2) 3rd July 1696, Janet Cheyne, widow of Walter Macgill, min. of Kilsyth. On 4th Dec. 1694, when a member of Presb. went to preach at Tranent, he found " great disturbance and a rabble throwing stones at those assembled to hear him." The pulpit was occupied by Bernard M Kenzie, and he had to conduct both diets of worship in the kirkyard. [Ed-in. Reg. (Marr.}; MS. Ace. of Min., 1689.]"

from Fasti Ecclesiae




"Janet Cheyne married James Garshore 21 June 1696, in Edinburgh, Old Kirk Parish, Midlothian, Scotland. Her IGI entry, dated 3 July 1696, had her name as, Jennet Chien or Magill. No children of this union were found. Her abstracted Register of Marriages entry reads: "Gartshore (Garshore, Gartschore) Mr. James, late minister at Tranent; Janet Chien, widow of Mr. Walter Magill, late minister at Paisley, 21 Jun 1696 , m. 03 Jul 1696."

from Cheyne Family website 1 2 5

Sources


1 e-books, Fasti Ecclesiae Scoticanae vol. 1 Lothian & Tweeddale by Hew Scott.

2 GRO Scotland, OPR Index of Marriages.

3 GRO Scotland, Old Parish Registers Marriages Index.

4 e-books, Scottish Episcopal Clergy 1689-2000 ed. David Bertie (in paper 2001).

5 Internet Site, https://sites.rootsweb.com/~cheyne/p8971.htm Janet Cheyne.

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