• Born: 19 May 1871, Kilmarnock, Ayrshire, Scotland ^{2 3}
• Died: 19 September 1891, Kilmarnock, Ayrshire, Scotland at age 20

   Cause of her death was typhoid fever.

   Another name for Janet was Jessie PORTER.²

  Birth Notes

10 St Andrew's St, Kilmarnock

  Recorded Events in Her Life

• She appeared on the 1881 Census of Scotland on 3 April 1881 in Kilmarnock, Ayrshire, Scotland. ²
  

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 wool warper 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 worked as a tweed worker in September 1891 in Kilmarnock, Ayrshire, Scotland.