Janet Bathgate, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Janet Bathgate

Nineteenth century Scottish author

Date of Birth: 04-Jun-1806

Place of Birth: Scottish Borders, Scotland, United Kingdom

Date of Death: 01-Jan-0001

Profession: writer, school teacher, autobiographer

Nationality: United Kingdom

Zodiac Sign: Gemini

Janet Bathgate née Greenfield (1806–1898) was a working-class Scottish writer who is remembered for her autobiographical Aunt Janet's Legacy to Her Nieces, Recollections of Humble Life in Yarrow in the Beginning of the Century.
Despite very little schooling, she taught herself to read and write, becoming a schoolteacher herself.