• Born: Abt 1842, Dundonald, Ayrshire, Scotland ^{2 3 4}
• Marriage (1): Joseph PORTER on 6 December 1867 in Kilmarnock, Ayrshire, Scotland ¹
• Died: 4 March 1926, Ayr, Ayrshire, Scotland about age 84

   Cause of her death was senile decay; brain atrophy.

   Another name for Janet was Janet PORTER.^{2 3 4 5}

  Death Notes

Ayr District Asylum

  Recorded Events in Her Life

• She worked as a domestic servant.

• She appeared on the 1851 Census of Scotland on 30 March 1851 in Dundonald, Ayrshire, Scotland.
  

Thomas Rodger      Head   43   Ireland           Agricultural Labourer
Janet Rodger       Wife   40   Kilmarnock, Ayr  
Elizabeth Rodger   Dau    12   Dundonald, Ayr
Thomas Rodger      Son    10   Dundonald, Ayr    Scholar
Janet Rodger       Dau     8   Dundonald, Ayr    Scholar
Mary Rodger        Dau     6   Dundonald, Ayr    Scholar

• She appeared on the 1871 Census of Scotland on 2 April 1871 in Kilmarnock, Ayrshire, Scotland. ²
  

Joseph Porter   Head   30   Stewarton, Ayrshire    Harton Joiner Temp 1 ?? 2 Boys
Janet Porter    Wife   28   Dundee Old, Ayrshire
John Porter     Son     2   Kilmarnock, Ayrshire

• She appeared on the 1881 Census of Scotland on 3 April 1881 in Kilmarnock, Ayrshire, Scotland. ⁵
  

Joseph Porter     Head   41   Troon, Ayrshire       Joiner & Funeral Undertaker
Janet Porter      Wife   38   Dundonald, Ayrshire
John Porter       Son    12   Kilmk, Ayrshire       Scholar
Jessie Porter     Dau     9   Kilmk, Ayrshire       Scholar
Margaret Porter   Dau     7   Kilmk, Ayrshire       Scholar
Joseph Porter     Son     5   Kilmk, Ayrshire
Jeanie Porter     Dau     3   Kilmk, Ayrshire
Thomas Porter     Son    11 Mos   Kilmk, Ayrshire  

• She worked as a housekeeper on 5 April 1891 in Kilmarnock, Ayrshire, Scotland. ³

• She appeared on the 1891 Census of Scotland on 5 April 1891 in Kilmarnock, Ayrshire, Scotland. ³
  

Janet Porter        Head   46   Dundonald, Ayrshire    Housekeeper
John Porter         Son    22   Kilmarnock, Ayrshire   Draper's Assistant
Jessie Porter       Dau    19   Kilmarnock, Ayrshire   Wool Warper
Margaret K Porter   Dau    16   Kilmarnock, Ayrshire   Wool Winder
Jeanie Porter       Dau    13   Kilmarnock, Ayrshire   Message Girl
James Porter*       Son    10   Kilmarnock, Ayrshire   Scholar
James Porter        Son     8   Kilmarnock, Ayrshire   Scholar
  *Note error in enumeration or transcription:  by age this should be son Thomas

• She appeared on the 1901 Census of Scotland on 31 March 1901 in Kilmarnock, Ayrshire, Scotland. ⁴
  

Janet Porter       Head       59   Dundonald, Ayrshire
Maggie Porter      Daughter   26   Kilmarnock, Ayrshire
Thomas Porter      Son        20   Kilmarnock, Ayrshire   Engineer's Machinist
James Porter       Son        18   Kilmarnock, Ayrshire   Boilermaker Appr
William Mitchell   Boarder    17   Ayr, Ayrshire          Engine Fitter

Janet married Joseph PORTER, son of John PORTER and Margaret Kelso KIRKLAND, on 6 December 1867 in Kilmarnock, Ayrshire, Scotland.¹ (Joseph PORTER was born on 23 December 1840 in Stewarton, Ayrshire, Scotland ² and died about 1882 in Kilmarnock, Ayrshire, Scotland.)