LOW, Janet

   Cause of her death was exhaustion from senile debility.⁴

   Other names for Janet were LAW, Janet,⁵ LOW, Jean ⁴ and WINTON, Janet.^{1 6}

  General Notes:

Janet was baptised 'Jean Low' in 1799, the daughter of her father's second wife Mary Lakie.

Janet Winton was recorded by the 1841 census living in Dean Village with her husband and their five children. Janet was placed in the 30-34 years age group, and had been born in Scotland, outside of Midlothian.

In 1851, Janet Winton was living with her husband and four children, aged between 5 and 16 years, at 3 Milne's Court, Lawn Market, in Edinburgh. The census recorded her as 46 years of age and born in 'Cupar of Angus' Perthshire.

The 1861 census for the St George district of the parish of Edinburgh, New Greyfriars, recorded Janet Winton living at 145 Grassmarket with her husband and two daughters . She was recorded as 56 years of age, and had been born in Perth. She worked as a sempstress.

Janet Winton died in 1884 at the recorded age of 80 years. Her death certificate recorded her as the widow of Alexander Winton, tailor. Her parents were deceased. ^{1 2 4 6 7}

  Medical Notes:

M. H. C. Irving LRCP&S Ed. certified the cause of death.

George Hutton, assistant governor, gave notice of Janet's death before the registrar, James Russell, at Colinton on 17 October 1884. ⁴

Janet married Alexander WINTON, son of Alexander WINTON and Janet GUILD, on 1 November 1822 in Perth, Perthshire, Scotland. (Alexander WINTON was born on 23 August 1800 in Edinburgh, Scotland ⁸, baptised on 23 August 1800 in Edinburgh, Scotland ⁸ and died 8 January 1867 at 5pm in Baxter's Close, Lawnmarket, Edinburgh, Scotland.). The cause of his death was compression of brain caused by a fall over 8 days.⁴

  Marriage Notes:

Old Parish Registers
Perth Parish
Marriages
"1 November 1822
Alexander Winton tailor in the East Church Parish of Perth and Janet Law in Saint Pauls Church parish Daughter to the deceased William Law* labourer in Montrose ______________Elder John Kennedy ___________ The persons before named were regularly proclaimed and married the 1st day of November said year by James Esdaile Minister of the East Church Parish Perth"

*Note
In fact her father's name was George Low. ⁵