Grace (Armstrong) Fairbairn (1821 - 1905)

Born 31 Dec 1821 in Canonbie, Dumfriesshire, Scotland

Wife of Walter Fairbairn — married 25 Feb 1848 in Stow, Midlothian, Scotland

Descendants

Died 6 Feb 1905 at age 83 in Grindstone Head, Dist of Canonbie, Dumfriesshire, Scotland

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Biography

Name

Name: Grace /Armstrong/ ^[1][2][3]

Birth

Birth:

Date: 31 DEC 1821

Place: Canonbie, Dumfriesshire, Scotland^[4][5][6]

Alternate Date: ABT 1829

Place: Canonbie, Dumfriesshire, Scotland

Note: but even though both ancestry and fmp transcriptions agree the 1851 census shows Grace as 22, methinks it's really 27, not that the image has been checked^[7][8][9]

Christening

Date: 09 JUN 1822

Place: Canonbie, Dumfriesshire, Scotland

Note: 9th of 10 siblings (if all are shown on FamilySearch)^[10][11]

Marriage

Husband: Walter Fairbairn

Wife: Grace Armstrong

Child: Margaret Fairbairn

Child: Agnes Fairbairn

Child: Margaret Fairbairn

Child: Walter Fairbairn

Marriage:

Date: 25 FEB 1848

Place: Stow, Midlothian, Scotland

Note: entry reads: Fairbairn Walter, Farm Servant in Cathie, and Grace Armstrong in the Parish of Canonbie gave in their names in order to marriage, and after due proclamation they were married 25th Feb 1848 (cf 18th May date from original info)^{[12][13][14][15]}

Death

Date: 06 FEB 1905

Place: Grindstone Head, Dist of Canonbie, Dumfriesshire, Scotland

Note: cert. shows Grace as 82, pauper, widower Walter Fairbairn labourer, d/o John ARMSTRONG (no occ. shown) & Margaret m.s. NICOL, both dec'd; d. 9:30am of old age, (certified); Inf. Inspector of the Poor, reg. 9th Feb^{[16][17][18][19][20]}

Census

Date: 1841

Place: Notkeswoods Lleas, Par. of Canonbie, Dumfriesshire, Scotland

Note: Grace ARMSTRONG 15 ag lab, in hsehold of WAUGH: William 25 farmer; Cathrine 20 ; George 2, Rosina 5 Mo ; Also Jane GRINDLEY 7, Mary JOHNSTON 85 ; (best candidate to date given the only other Grace of an age was with James and isn't this lass. No Grizels obvious)^[21]

Date: 30 MAR 1851

Place: Tinnishall, Canonbie, Dumfriesshire, Scotland

Note: FAIRBAIRN (FAIRBURN on fmp): Walter 28 ag lab b Morebattle, wife Grace, 22 (on both fmp and ancestry, should be 27?) b Canonbie; Children (all b Canonbie): William, 5, scholar; Margaret, dtr, 3; Agnes, dtr, 1^[22][23]

Date: 1861

Place: Canonbie, Dumfriesshire, Scotland

Note: FAIRBURN: Walter 37 farm labourer b Morebattle, ROX; Grace 38 b Canonbie; Children: Agnes 11, Margaret 8 both scholars b Canonbie, DFS^[24]

Date: 1871

Place: Canonbie, Dumfriesshire, Scotland

Note: FAIRBAIRN: Walter 47 cattle feeder b Morebattle, ROX; wife Grace 49 b Canonbie; Children: Margaret 18 dom serv, Walter 9 scholar both b Canonbie, DFS^[25]

Date: 03 APR 1881

Place: Milltown, Dumfriesshire, Scotland

Note: FAIRBAIRN: Walter, 57, ag lab b Morebattle, ROX; wife Grace, 59, b Canonbie, DFS^[26]

Date: 1891

Place: Grindstone Head, Dist of Canonbie, Dumfriesshire, Scotland

Note: FAIRBAIRN: Walter 64 ag lab b Kelso, ROX; wife Grace 68^[27][28]

Date: 1901

Place: Canonbie, Dumfriesshire, Scotland

Note: FAIRBAIRN: Walter 77 retired ploughman b Newcastleton, ROX; wife Grace 79 b Canonbie DFS; (dtr Agnes 2 hses away)^[29]

Reference

Reference: 15017

Sources

1. ↑ Source: #S2480 Dth 9 Jun 1881 Grace d/o James ARMSTRONG & Margaret GRAHAM, from GR tree, (subsequently disproved), extracted Dec 2006
2. ↑ Source: #S56 Dth 6 Feb 1905 Grace wid/o Walter FAIRBAIRN, d/o John ARMSTRONG & Margaret NICOL, Canonbie, Dumfriesshire, 814 #6, copy d/loaded Mar 2013
3. ↑ Source: #S1442
4. ↑ Source: #S210 FHL Film 0224046 GRO Ref Volume 814 EnumDist 8 Page 3, rechecked Jan 2004
5. ↑ Source: #S1597 Birth 31 Dec 1821 Bap. 9 Jun 1822 Grizel d/o John ARMSTRONG & Margaret NICOL, Canonbie, Dumfriesshire, from Scotland, Births and Baptisms, 1564-1950 batch C11814-4 film 1067957, extracted Mar 2013
6. ↑ Source: #S1442
7. ↑ Source: #S1442
8. ↑ Source: #S203 Canonbie, Dumfriesshire, Par. 814, ED: 10; Page: 8; hsehold of Walter & Grace FAIRBAIRN, extracted Mar 2013
9. ↑ Source: #S600 Mar 2013
10. ↑ Source: #S1597 Birth 31 Dec 1821 Bap. 9 Jun 1822 Grizel d/o John ARMSTRONG & Margaret NICOL, Canonbie, Dumfriesshire, from Scotland, Births and Baptisms, 1564-1950 batch C11814-4 film 1067957, extracted Mar 2013
11. ↑ Source: #S600 Page: Mar 2013
12. ↑ Source: #S888 Marr. 18 May 1848 Walter FAIRBAIRN & Grace ARMSTRONG, Stow, MLN
13. ↑ Source: #S1442
14. ↑ Source: #S333 Marr. 23 Dec 1873 Margaret d/o Walter FAIRBAIRN & Grace ARMSTRONG; Adam s/o Adam & Margaret (YOUNG) YOUNG, Canonbie, Dumfriesshire, 814/17, transc. ex BFHS rcvd 2006
15. ↑ Source: #S55 Marr. 25 Feb 1848 Walter FAIRBAIRN, (farm servant, Cathie) & Grace ARMSTRONG (Par. of Canonbie), Stow, Midlothian, 699/00 0050 0242, copy d/loaded Sep 2014
16. ↑ Source: #S333 Dth 1903 Walter FAIRBAIRN, transcr. Stuart H, ?pre 2000?
17. ↑ Source: #S2480 Dth 9 Jun 1881 Grace d/o James ARMSTRONG & Margaret GRAHAM, from GR tree, (subsequently disproved), extracted Dec 2006
18. ↑ Source: #S1596 Dth 1881 Grace ARMSTRONG, post 1991 patron submission, extracted Dec 2006
19. ↑ Source: #S56 Dth 1905 Grace FAIRBAIRN nee ARMSTRONG, index searched Dec 2006
20. ↑ Source: #S56 Dth 6 Feb 1905 Grace wid/o Walter FAIRBAIRN, d/o John ARMSTRONG & Margaret NICOL, Canonbie, Dumfriesshire, 814 #6, copy d/loaded Mar 2013
21. ↑ Source: #S201 "Nether Woods Llias (ancestry)" Notkeswoods Lleas (fmp) Par. of Canonbie, DFS Scotland Par. 814 ED 9 Pg 5, hsehold of William & Catherine WAUGH, extracted Dec 2006
22. ↑ Source: #S1442
23. ↑ Source: #S203 Canonbie, Dumfriesshire, Par. 814, ED: 10; Page: 8; hsehold of Walter & Grace FAIRBAIRN, rechecked Mar 2013
24. ↑ Source: #S205 Canonbie, DFS Scotland Par. 814 ED 6 Pg 8 Sched 39, hsehold of Walter & Grace FAIRBURN, extracted Dec 2006
25. ↑ Source: #S820 1871 Census Canonbie DFS Dist 814 ED 6 Folio 2 Pg 7 Sched 34, hsehold of Walter & Grace FAIRBAIRN, copy d/loaded Dec 2006
26. ↑ Source: #S210 FHL Film 0224046 GRO Ref Volume 814 EnumDist 8 Page 3, rechecked Jan 2004
27. ↑ Source: #S895 Walter & Grace FAIRBAIRN
28. ↑ Source: #S212 Grind Stonehead, Canonbie, Dumfriesshire, Reg. 814 ED 6 Sched 41, hsehold of Walter & Grace FAIRBAIRN, extracted Mar 2013
29. ↑ Source: #S820 1901 Census Canonbie, DFS Dist 814 ED 6 Sched 40, hsehold of Walter & Grace FAIRBAIRN, copy d/loaded Dec 2006

• Source: S1442 Census transcriptions: Canonbie, Dumfriesshire, via Dumfries & Galloway FHS Repository: #R83
• Repository: R83 NZ Geneaological Society
• Source: S1596 IGI: Online searches assorted surnames Note: citations without an "extracted MMM YYYY" are generally pre 1999 Repository: #R149
• Repository: R149 Family Search (LDS)
• Source: S1597 FamilySearch Record Search (LDS) http://search.labs.familysearch.org/recordsearch/
• Source: S201 1841 Census transcripts for Scotland via Ancestry.com
• Source: S203 1851 Census transcripts for Scotland via Ancestry.com
• Source: S210 1881 Census transcripts for UK via Family Search/LDS CDs Repository: #R21
• Repository: R21 LDS library
• Source: S2480 Corres. re FAIRBAIRN/MURRAY ex Alan T & LornaHen (NZ)
• Source: S3217 WikiTree
• Source: S333 BDMs, Scotland death indices, & researcher extracts from GRO, SCT
• Source: S56 Scottish Birth, Marriage, Death entries (1855+) http://www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk
• Source: S600 Lorna's Family History Musings

• WikiTree profile Armstrong-1334 created through the import of HENDERSONLornaAncestorsPlus1Desc4WikiTree.ged on Oct 18, 2011 by L Henderson.
• Armstrong-5463 was created by Lorna Henderson through the import of BeckFairbairnWalterGrace4WTJan2015.ged on Jan 18, 2015