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Janet BUIST (1803 - 1887)
Children Self + Spouses Parents Grandparents Greatgrandparents
Alexander ELDER (1835 - 1925)
Jane ELDER (1839 - 1872)
 Janet BUIST (1803 - 1887)

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Alexander ELDER (1804 - 1885)
 Lawrence BUIST











Anne FERRIER











Janet BUIST Alexander ELDER
Janet BUIST
Janet BUIST Alexander ELDER Janet BUIST
Pic P1. In Memory Of / ALEXANDER ELDER / Of Newhill / Died 14th Novr. 1885 Aged 83 / His Wife / JANET BUIST / Died 25th June 1887 Aged 83 / Their Son / ALEXANDER / Died 31st July 1925 Aged 89 / His Wife / BETSY PATTERSON / Died 22nd July 1923 Aged 90 / And Their Daughter / CATHERINE MUNRO / Who Died 1st August 1948 / Aged 80 Years / Their Son / ALEXANDER / Died 13th October 1953 / Aged 81 Years / ANN PATTERSON / Died 22nd March 1961 / Aged 89 Years / Last Surviving Member Of The Above Family

Pic S1. In Memory Of / ALEXANDER ELDER / Of Newhill / Died 14th Novr. 1885 Aged 83 / His Wife / JANET BUIST / Died 25th June 1887 Aged 83 / Their Son / ALEXANDER / Died 31st July 1925 Aged 89 / His Wife / BETSY PATTERSON / Died 22nd July 1923 Aged 90 / And Their Daughter / CATHERINE MUNRO / Who Died 1st August 1948 / Aged 80 Years / Their Son / ALEXANDER / Died 13th October 1953 / Aged 81 Years / ANN PATTERSON / Died 22nd March 1961 / Aged 89 Years / Last Surviving Member Of The Above Family

Pic 1. In Memory Of / ALEXANDER ELDER / Of Newhill / Died 14th Novr. 1885 Aged 83 / His Wife / JANET BUIST / Died 25th June 1887 Aged 83 / Their Son / ALEXANDER / Died 31st July 1925 Aged 89 / His Wife / BETSY PATTERSON / Died 22nd July 1923 Aged 90 / And Their Daughter / CATHERINE MUNRO / Who Died 1st August 1948 / Aged 80 Years / Their Son / ALEXANDER / Died 13th October 1953 / Aged 81 Years / ANN PATTERSON / Died 22nd March 1961 / Aged 89 Years / Last Surviving Member Of The Above Family

b. 1803
m. 1828 Alexander ELDER (1804 - 1885)
d. 1887 at Milnathort, Orwell, Kinross, Scotland aged 84
Near Relatives of Janet BUIST (1803 - 1887)
Relationship Person Born Birth Place Died Death Place Age
Father in Law Robert ELDER
Mother in Law Jane DUNCAN

Father Lawrence BUIST
Mother Anne FERRIER

Self Janet BUIST 1803 1887 Milnathort, Orwell, Kinross, Scotland 84

Husband Alexander ELDER 1804 Auchtermuchty, Fifeshire, Scotland 1885 Milnathort, Orwell, Kinross, Scotland 81

Son Alexander ELDER 29 Dec 1835 Dairsie, Fife, Scotland 1925 Milnathort, Orwell, Kinross, Scotland 90
Daughter Jane ELDER 1839 Logie, Fife, Scotland 16 Dec 1872 Scoonie, Fifeshire, Scotland 33

Daughter in Law Elizabeth PATERSON 23 Sep 1834 Benholm, Kincardineshire, Scotland 1923 Milnathort, Orwell, Kinross, Scotland 89
Son in Law Alexander PATERSON 10 Sep 1835 Benholm, Kincardineshire, Scotland 21 Mar 1908 Glenfarg, Angarsk, Perthshire, Scotland 72

Granddaughter Catherine Munro ELDER 1868 Orwell, Kinross, Scotland 1948 Milnathort, Orwell, Kinross, Scotland 80
Granddaughter Janet ELDER 1870 Orwell, Kinross, Scotland
Granddaughter Ann Paterson ELDER 1872 Orwell, Kinross, Scotland 1961 89
Grandson Alexander ELDER 1873 Orwell, Kinross, Scotland 1953 Milnathort, Orwell, Kinross, Scotland 80
Granddaughter Jane ELDER 1875 Orwell, Kinross, Scotland
Grandson John PATERSON 16 Jun 1867 Scoonie, Fifeshire, Scotland
Granddaughter Janet Buist PATERSON 17 Feb 1869 Scoonie, Fifeshire, Scotland 1918 Easingwold, Yorkshire, England 49
Granddaughter Catherine Munro PATERSON 02 Jan 1871 Scoonie, Fifeshire, Scotland 1954 Milnathort, Orwell, Kinross, Scotland 83
Granddaughter Jane Anne PATERSON 12 Dec 1872 Scoonie, Fifeshire, Scotland 12 Dec 1872 Scoonie, Fifeshire, Scotland 0

Events in Janet BUIST (1803 - 1887)'s life
Date Age Event Place Notes Src
1803 Janet BUIST was born
1828 25 Married Alexander ELDER (aged 24)
29 Dec 1835 32 Birth of son Alexander ELDER Dairsie, Fife, Scotland 71
1839 36 Birth of daughter Jane ELDER Logie, Fife, Scotland 71
16 Dec 1872 69 Death of daughter Jane ELDER (aged 33) Scoonie, Fifeshire, Scotland Note 1 71
1885 82 Death of husband Alexander ELDER (aged 81) Milnathort, Orwell, Kinross, Scotland Note 2
1887 84 Janet BUIST died Milnathort, Orwell, Kinross, Scotland Note 3
Note 1: Find A Grave
Jane Elder Paterson
Birth 1839
Fife, Scotland
Death 16 Dec 1872 (aged 32–33)
Fife, Scotland
Burial
Scoonie Cemetery
Fife, Scotland
Memorial ID 120041421 · View Source
Note 2: Find A Grave
Alexander Elder
Birth 15 Apr 1804
Auchtermuchty, Fife, Scotland
Death 14 Nov 1885 (aged 81)
Milnathort, Perth and Kinross, Scotland
Burial
Orwell Churchyard
Milnathort, Perth and Kinross, Scotland
Memorial ID 135776330 · View Source

Alexander Elder, Proprietor, Married to Janet Buist, died at Newhill, Orwell, 14 Nov 1885 at 5 h. P.M., Age 82 years. Alexander was the son of Robert Elder, Farmer, (Deceased), and Jane Duncan (Deceased). His son, Alexander, was the informant for this death. Source: (Statutory Deaths 463/00 0026) National Records of Scotland.
Note 3: Find A Grave
1887 Buist, Janet (Statutory registers Deaths 416/ 16) National Records of Scotland.
Janet Elder, Widow of Alexander Elder, Farmer, 1887 June Twentyninth, 5 hrs A.M., at Inverleith, Collessie; Age 83 yrs; Daughter of Lawrence Buist, Fisherman (Deceased) and Anne Ferrier (Deceased); Informant: James Scott, Son-in-Law, Present.
Note: the date of death on this death registration differs from the date of death on this gravestone.

Janet Buist Elder
Birth 5 Oct 1803
Perth and Kinross, Scotland
Death 29 Jun 1887 (aged 83)
Collessie, Fife, Scotland
Burial
Orwell Churchyard
Milnathort, Perth and Kinross, Scotland
Memorial ID 135776513 · View Source
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