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Janet Gilmour ALEXANDER [Nettie]

Female 1897 - 1968  (70 years)    Has 15 ancestors and 23 descendants in this family tree.

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  • Name Janet Gilmour ALEXANDER 
    Known As Nettie 
    Birth 23 Dec 1897  Uddington, Bothwell, Lanarkshire, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Gender Female 
    Buried Nightcaps, Southland, New Zealand Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Occupation 1918  [3
    Munition Worker, Bothwell 
    Emigration 07 Jun 1924  Liverpool, Lancashire, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [4
    Emigration 07 Jun 1924  Steam Ship "Suffolk" Find all individuals with events at this location  [4
    Immigration 12 Aug 1924  Port Chalmers, Otago, New Zealand Find all individuals with events at this location  [4, 5
    Burial 1968  Wairio, Southland, New Zealand Find all individuals with events at this location  [6, 7
    Death 13 Jul 1968  Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand Find all individuals with events at this location  [8, 9, 10, 11
    Probate 20 Aug 1968  Invercargill, Southland, New Zealand Find all individuals with events at this location  [9
    Person ID I767  NZ Genealogy Project
    Last Modified 27 Sep 2024 

    Father James Gilmour ALEXANDER,   b. 21 Jul 1869, Old Monkland, Lanarkshire, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1956, Bothwell, Lanarkshire, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 86 years) 
    Mother Mary Jane STAPLES,   b. 07 Nov 1876, Dalserf, Larkhall, Lanarkshire, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1964, Bothwell, Lanarkshire, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 87 years) 
    Marriage 30 Oct 1896  Larkhall, Lanarkshire, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location  [12
    Census 31 Mar 1901  Uddington, Bothwell, Lanarkshire, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location  [12
    Documents
    Census 1901
    Census 1901
    Marriage 1896
    Marriage 1896
    Family ID F428  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 1 Thomas LANG 
    Children 
     1. Margaret Lang ALEXANDER [Margaret Lang CRAIG],   b. 04 Apr 1918, Bothwell, Lanarkshire, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 06 Feb 2019, Cumbernauld, Dunbartonshire, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 100 years)
    Family ID F6344  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 31 Dec 2024 

    Family 2 Muir Johnston CRAIG [James],   b. 27 Jul 1893, Bothwell, Lanarkshire, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 12 Apr 1945, Seacliff, Otago, New Zealand Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 51 years) 
    Marriage 02 Apr 1920  Bothwell, Lanarkshire, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location  [13
    Children 
    +1. Living
     2. Living
    +3. William Johnstone CRAIG [Speed],   b. 28 Aug 1920, Glasgow, Glasgow, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 17 May 2005, Ashburton, Canterbury, New Zealand Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 84 years)
    +4. James Alexander CRAIG [Jim],   b. 01 Jan 1922, Uddingston, Lanarkshire, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 08 May 1999, Invercargill, Southland, New Zealand Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 77 years)
    +5. Mary CRAIG,   b. 23 Jan 1926, Nightcaps, Southland, New Zealand Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 21 Oct 2020, New Zealand Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 94 years)
    Documents
    Marriage 1920
    Marriage 1920
    Suffolk Passenger List, 1924
    Suffolk Passenger List, 1924
    Family ID F70  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 31 Dec 2024 

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBirth - 23 Dec 1897 - Uddington, Bothwell, Lanarkshire, Scotland Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - - Nightcaps, Southland, New Zealand Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarriage - 02 Apr 1920 - Bothwell, Lanarkshire, Scotland Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsEmigration - 07 Jun 1924 - Liverpool, Lancashire, England Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsImmigration - 12 Aug 1924 - Port Chalmers, Otago, New Zealand Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBurial - 1968 - Wairio, Southland, New Zealand Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDeath - 13 Jul 1968 - Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsProbate - 20 Aug 1968 - Invercargill, Southland, New Zealand Link to Google Earth
     = Link to Google Earth 
    Pin Legend  : Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  • Documents
    Birth 1897
    Birth 1897
    Marriage 1920
    Marriage 1920
    Certificate of Proclamation At Bothwell the 23rd day of March 1920. It is hereby certified that Muir Johnstone Craig, residing in the Parish of Bothwell, and Janet Alexander, residing in the Parish of Uddington, have been duly Proclaimed in order to Marriage in the Parish Church of Bothwell and that no objections have been offered. The above parties were married by me this day at Aittleuhere House 2 April 1920. W Taylor, Minister.

    Headstones
    Headstone - Muir Johnston and Janet CRAIG
    Headstone - Muir Johnston and Janet CRAIG
    In Loving Memory of Muir Johnstone, Beloved husband of Janet Craig, Died 12th April 1945 aged 51 years; Also the above Janet, Died 12th July 1968 aged 70 years.
    Plot: 54 and 55, Block VI

  • Sources 
    1. [S32] Scotland On Line Ltd., ScotlandsPeople, (General Register Office for Scotland), none.
      1898 Births in the district of Bothwell in the county of Lanark. Janet Alexander, born 23 Dec 1897 at 28 lindamn Be??chiee Road, Uddington, female; father James Alexander, butcher; mother Mary Alexander m.s. Staples; married 30 Oct 1896, Larkhall.

    2. [S779] Find a Grave, (http://www.findagrave.com).

    3. [S1220] Birth Registration.
      Occupation on daughter's birth registration

    4. [S1020] UK Outward Passenger Lists, 1890-1960, (Ancestry.com).

    5. [S1439] Papers Past - Evening Star (Dunedin), (Papers Past - National Library of New Zealand), none.
      SHIPPING. ARRIVED. - August 12. Suffolk, s.s, (3.20 p.m.), 5,817 tons, Mathews; from Liverpool via Auckland, Napier, Wellington, and Lyttelton. - 13 August 1924, Page 1

    6. [S110] David Bryant, NZSG Index - Southland Cemetery Records, (New Zealand Society of Genealogists Inc., 2005).

    7. [S536] Southland District Council Cemetery Search, (Southland District Council, Invercargill).

    8. [S503] NZ BDM - Historical Records, (Department of Internal Affairs, Wellington, New Zealand).

    9. [S39] David Bryant, NZSG Index - Probate records, (New Zealand Society of Genealogists Inc.).

    10. [S642] NZ BDM - Historical Records - DATES, (Department of Internal Affairs, Wellington, New Zealand).

    11. [S1982] Archives New Zealand Online - Probate File, (Archives New Zealand, https://ndhadeliver.natlib.govt.nz).

    12. [S32] Scotland On Line Ltd., ScotlandsPeople, (General Register Office for Scotland), none.

    13. [S32] Scotland On Line Ltd., ScotlandsPeople, (General Register Office for Scotland), none.
      1920 marriages in the district of Boswell in the county of Lanark. Marriage on 2 April 1920 at U.F. Manse Aitkenhead, after banns according to the ? of the United Free Church of Scotland. Groom - Muir Johnstone Craig, Coal miner, bachelor, 26 years, residence Muirhead Place, Lannacheads; father William Craig, coal miner, mother Maggie Craig, maiden surname Johnstone. Bride - Janet Alexander, confectionary maker, spinster, 22 years, residence 6 Alexander Place, Uddington; Father James Alexander, pithead labourer; mother Mary Alexander, maiden surname Staples.