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MacKinnon Line

Janet McLaren

~1820s – ?

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Kyle DerryWyn DerryBeverly J. (Hartle) DerryCatherine A. MacKinnon HartleJohn MacKinnonJanet McLaren

Life

Janet McLaren is your 3× great-grandmother, wife of Neil Chambers McKinnon. She was born in Perthshire, Scotland — a confirmed detail from family genealogy research. Perthshire is a large inland county in central Scotland, historically known for the McLaren clan (also spelled MacLaren). She emigrated to Bruce Township, Ontario, where she and Neil farmed Lot 11, Concession 1. FamilySearch profiles for their daughter Christina (b. 1862) list her as the mother, and she is named in the Bruce Township "Migrants" compilation alongside Neil.

Timeline

  1. 1820
    BornPerthshire, Scotland
  2. 1820
    MarriedNeil Chambers McKinnon

Claims in the record

Perthshire, Scotland
Neil Chambers McKinnon
Bruce Township, Ontario (emigrated from Scotland)
John (1868), Christina (~1862), and others
McLaren — Perthshire, central Scotland

Research next

The Ontario marriage registration for Neil McKinnon + Janet McLaren will confirm her parents and exact Perthshire parish. Also search the Perthshire Old Parish Registers on ScotlandsPeople for McLaren baptisms in the 1820s to find Janet's specific parish of origin.