Janet Watson Burgess was born in Glasgow, Scotland on 3 August 1863. She emigrated from Glasgow to be a nanny for the Dunlop family in Southland, New Zealand. In 1888, she married John Wallace King.
After her husband's death, Janet and family moved to Dunedin to live.
Janet King died on 30 September 1954, and is buried at Bluff Cemetery, New Zealand.
Children of John and Janet | Birth | Death |
---|---|---|
Wallace Watson King | 1890 | 8 April 1961 |
Robert Stewart King | 1892 | 27 Feb 1892 (2 months) |
Ella Irene King | 1893 | 1988 |
Lillian Elizabeth King | 1895 | 1980 |
Harold John King | 1897 | 1963 |
Margaret Alice King | 1899 | 1952 |
Hazel Agnes King | 1901 | 1968 |
Lillian and Margaret at the back. Hazel, Janet, and Ella at the front. 1940.