GUILD, Janet

   Another name for Janet was GWILL, Janeat.²

   User ID: L963.

  General Notes:

"GWILL
JANEAT
MATHOW GWILL/MARYONE RONALDSON FR26 FR186 (FR186)
F
27/12/1573
168 / A 10 / 184
Aberdeen"

from Births and Baptisms ²

Janet married David ANDERSON of Finzeauch, Burgess in Aberdeen, 'Davie Dae A' Thing', son of Gilbert ANDERSON Magistrate in Aberdeen and Janet MOIR.¹ (David ANDERSON of Finzeauch, Burgess in Aberdeen, 'Davie Dae A' Thing' was born about 1570 and died on 9 October 1629.)

  Marriage Notes:

"By his wife, Janet Guild, daughter of a wealthy armourer of Aberdeen - probably of Matthew Gwill (or St. Nicholas Guild), who was in 1596 'dekin of the Hammerman' - and Mariane Ronaldsoun, m at Aberdeen 6th Nov^r 1570 (who died in 1667, having endowed a hospital at Aberdeen for the maintenance and education of ten poor orphans), sister of the eminent Dr. William Guild (sometime Principal and Lord Rector of King's College, Aberdeen), he had, with other issue, a son David, who succ to Finshaugh, and died 19th Dec^r 1643, whose representatives are the Bannermans, Baronets of Elsick, and a daughter, Janet Anderson, m the Rev. John Gregory of Drumoak ; and from this lady the famous mathematical abilities shown by her descendants are presumed to have come."

from Moirs and Byres ¹