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Janet Niven

Female 1823 - 1881  (58 years)


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  • Name Janet Niven 
    Born 1823  , Perthshire, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Female 
    Name Janet Hammersley 
    Eby ID Number Waterloo-168379 
    Died 21 Apr 1881  Puslinch Twp., Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Buried New Hope Cemetery, Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I168379  Generations
    Last Modified 6 Apr 2024 

    Family John Hammersley,   b. 1801, Hanley, , Staffordshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 16 Jul 1886, Puslinch Twp., Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 85 years) 
    Children 
     1. Robert Niven Hammersley,   b. 21 Jun 1846, Brantford, Brant Co., Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 28 Jun 1927  (Age 81 years)
     2. Sarah Hammersley,   b. 10 Apr 1848, Puslinch Twp., Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 5 Aug 1927, Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 79 years)
     3. Isabella "Bella" Hammersley,   b. 14 Feb 1850, Puslinch Twp., Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 5 Dec 1922, Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 72 years)
    Last Modified 7 Apr 2024 
    Family ID F21713  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Notes 
    • HAMMERSLEY, JANET (Nee Niven)

      At her ????, Puslinch, on the 21st April 1881. Relict of John Hammersley. ???? highly esteemed by ????. (paper torn away).

      -Information from the death certificate: Born in Scotland. Died from inflammation of the bowels, aged 58 years. The informant was Robert Hammersley of lot 12, 3rd concession of Puslinch.

      -Information courtesy of Chris Bowman from Commemorative Biographical Record of the County of Essex: Her father came from Perthshire, Scotland, when quite young and settled at Niagara, where he died in 1851. Children of John and Janet Hammersley were Catherine P. (Dec. 10, 1844-Aug. 21, 1926) married Joseph Evans and lived in Essex Co. ; Robert; Sarah married Smith Evans; and Isabella married Thomas W. Black of Hespeler.

      A Celebration of Lives Obituaries of Puslinch Township, Wellington Co., Ontario Vol 1, Anna Jackson & Marjorie Clark
      Used with kind permission of Marjorie Clark

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    Link to Google MapsBorn - 1823 - , Perthshire, Scotland Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 21 Apr 1881 - Puslinch Twp., Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - - New Hope Cemetery, Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
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