Janet Stewart

1728 - UNKNOWN

• Name	Janet Stewart  [1, 2, 3]
  Born	24 Feb 1728	Arrachie Lurg, Buchanan, Stirlingshire, Scotland
  Gender	Female
  Baptism	24 Feb 1728	Buchanan, Stirlingshire, Scotland   [1, 2, 3]
  Residence	Buchanan, Stirlingshire, Scotland   [1]
  Died	UNKNOWN
  Person ID	I30159	Brown Genealogy
  Last Modified	26 Sep 2026

  
  

  Father	Duncan Stewart, Tailor in Arrachie,   b. Abt 1698, Arrachiemore, Buchanan, Stirlingshire, Scotland ,   d. Abt 1736, Arrachiebeg, Buchanan, Stirlingshire, Scotland  (Age 38 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Mother	Margaret McJock or McFarlane,   b. Abt 1705, Arrachie Lurg, Buchanan, Stirlingshire, Scotland ,   d. Between 1746 and 1759, Lagganeurgh, Arrachie, Buchanan, Stirlingshire, Scotland  (Age 41 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Married	13 Jul 1725	Buchanan, Stirlingshire, Scotland
  Family ID	F22649	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Duncan McFarlane,   b. Abt 1720, Buchanan, Stirlingshire, Scotland ,   d. Between 1759 and 1763, Lagganeurgh, Arrachie, Buchanan, Stirlingshire, Scotland  (Age 39 years)
  Married	Abt 1758
  Last Modified	26 Sep 2026
  Family ID	F22888	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 2	John McFarlane,   b. Abt 1730, Stirlingshire, Scotland ,   d. UNKNOWN
  Married	9 Jul 1763	Buchanan, Stirlingshire, Scotland
  Last Modified	26 Sep 2026
  Family ID	F22889	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  Janet Stewart was born 24 Feb 1728 in Arrachie Lurg, Buchanan, Stirlingshire, Scotland, as a daughter of Duncan Stewart and Margaret McJock-alias-McFarlane. "Ffeb'y 24th 1728, Duncan Stewart in Arachie Lurg and Margaret McJock spouses had a lawful daughter baptized called Janet. Witnesses John McKercher in Arachiebeg and Walter McJock in Arachie Lurg." (Buchanan Parish Register) Janet Stewart was just 7 years old when her father died in 1736. In 1737, at age 8 Janet Stewart was listed in the Buchanan Parish Examination Roll as residing at Arrachie Beg with her recently widowed mother and her siblings: John Stewart (age 10), and Alexander Stewart (age 7). In 1739, Janet Stewart is not found in the Buchanan Parish Examination Roll as residing at Lagganmuir on the Arrachie estate with her mother and siblings. Her whereabouts in 1739 is unknown. She would have been 10 years old so may have been staying with relatives elsewhere. In 1740, Janet Stewart is not found in the Buchanan Parish Examination Roll as residing at Lagganmuir on the Arrachie estate with her mother and siblings. Her whereabouts in 1739 is unknown. She would have been 11 years old so may have been staying with relatives elsewhere. In 1743, at age 15, Janet Stewart is in the Buchanan Parish Examination Roll as residing at Brant of Gartkeloir (near Knappach) in the home of Robert McKechnie. She is presumably working as a household servant. Janet Stewart is not found in the 1746 Buchanan Parish Examination Roll. Janet Stewart next appears in records in the 1759 Buchanan Parish Examination Roll residing at Lagganeurgh on the Arrachie estate with Duncan McFarlane. It appears that she is Duncan's wife although no record of their marriage has been found. Also residing with them are Peter McAlpine, Christian Campbell, Margaret Stewart, Catherine Stewart. As ages are not given, it is impossible to determine how old Margaret Stewart and Catherine Stewart are or what their relationship is to Janet Stewart. Given Janet's age, they could be illegitmate daughters or unidentified relatives. There is no record of Duncan McFarlane and Janet Stewart having any children. She is believed to be the Janet Stewart who married secondly on 9 Jul 1763 in Buchanan, Stirlingshire, Scotland, to John McFarlane. No further record has been found of Janet Stewart. Her later whereabouts is unknown.

  
  

• Sources

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