When Janet McLeod was born on August 20, 1843, in Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland, her father, William, was 31, and her mother, Mary, was 28. She married Archibald Norman Robertson on February 28, 1866. They had six children in 16 years. She died on March 15, 1934, in Walkerton, Ontario, Canada, at the age of 90.