1821
Janet Allan ♀ is born to Agnes Allan ♀ and John Allen ♂ in Scotland, United Kingdom. Sources: 1
Janet Allan
Female (♀)
Also Known As
- Janet McKay (♀)
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Notes
A sempstress.
Janet emigrated from Scotland to New Zealand aboard the “New Zealand” in 1842. There she met and married Alexander McKay ♂ and in 1844 they moved from Nelson, further south to Otago, New Zealand with Janet's sister, Isabella, and brother-in-law, John Anderson ♂.
In Otago, the Andersons moved further inland but the McKays stayed at Koputai in readiness to do business with other settlers, the survey staff or whalers. They opened the first public house at Koputai, now Port Chalmers, naming it the Surveyors' Arms.
Events
Date Known
4 July 1842
The New Zealand sets sail from Cumbrae, Scotland with John Allen ♂, his wife, Agnes Allan ♀ and their children Janet, James, Isabella, Joseph, John, Agnes and John aboard. Sources: 2
4 November 1842
The New Zealand arrives in Nelson, New Zealand with John Allen ♂, his wife, Agnes Allan ♀ and their children Janet, James, Isabella, Joseph, John, Agnes and John aboard. Sources: 2
December 1844
James, John and Isabella Anderson and Alexander and Janet McKay leave Nelson, New Zealand. Sources: 2
1848
Hector McKay ♂ is born to Janet Allan ♀ and Alexander McKay ♂. Sources: 1
1848
John Allen ♂, his wife, Agnes Allan ♀ and their children Janet, James, Isabella, Joseph, John, Agnes and John move to Dunedin. Sources: 1
1850
John Allan McKay ♂ is born to Janet Allan ♀ and Alexander McKay ♂. Sources: 1
1853
Agnes Jane McKay ♀ is born to Janet Allan ♀ and Alexander McKay ♂. Sources: 1
1855
Janet McKay ♀ is born to Janet Allan ♀ and Alexander McKay ♂. Sources: 1
1857
Isabella McKay ♀ is born to Janet Allan ♀ and Alexander McKay ♂. Sources: 1
1859
Elizabeth McKay ♀ is born to Janet Allan ♀ and Alexander McKay ♂. Sources: 1
1899
Janet Allan ♀ dies. Sources: 1
Date Unknown
Date Unknown
Janet Allan ♀ and Alexander McKay ♂ marry. Sources: 1
Locations
Sources
East Taieri Cemetery. (New Zealand Cemetery Records, 1800-2007). Ancestry.com
- Notes: Move from Nelson to Kotupai in 1844. Establishment of the Surveyors' Arms.Extract
New Zealand. (New Zealand Immigration Passenger Lists, 1839-1973, 1842). FamilySearch
- Notes: Profession in 1842.