Jessie (Douglas) Fairbairn (1820 - 1876)

Born 12 Jun 1820 in Lauder, Berwickshire, Scotland

Wife of John Fairbairn — married 18 Jun 1847 in Melrose

Descendants

Died 13 Aug 1876 at age 56 in Asylum, Melrose, Roxburghshire, Scotland

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Biography

Jessy Douglas^[1] was born in 1820 to George Douglas and Margaret Hume. She died in 1876.^[2]

Born 12 Jun 1820 Lauder, Berwickshire, Scotland ^[3]

Alternate Date: 1824 ^[4][5]

Died 13 AUG 1876 Asylum, Melrose, Roxburghshire, Scotland

Jessie FAIRBAIRN, 56, in the district of Asylum, Melrose, w/o John FAIRBAIRN, cabinetmaker, d/o George DOUGLAS, cab driver, dec, and Margaret m.s. HUME, dec, of paralysis of ?? yrs and apoplexy 16 days. Inf. Husband, of Abbey St, Melrose.^[6][2][7]

Family

Husband: John Fairbairn

Wife: Jessie Douglas

Married 18 Jun 1847 Melrose, Roxburghshire, Scotland^[8][9]

Children:

Archibald Fairbairn

George Douglas Fairbairn

Joan Fairbairn

John Fairbairn

John Fairbairn

Walter Fairbairn

Margaret Fairbairn

Janet Fairbairn

Census:

07 Jun 1841 Greenwells, Glenburney, Par. of Melrose, Roxburghshire, Scotland

Archibald, ag. lab. 50, not b. cty, Janet 40, b cty. Assumed children: John 20, joiner; Helen 25, Walter 15, ag lab; Catharine 12, all but John b cty.^[10]

1851 Melrose, Roxburghshire, Scotland

John, 34, journeyman cabinetmaker, b St Boswells, wife Jessie, 29, b Lauder, BEW. Sons: Archibald 5(sic) and George 7 (sic) both b Melrose.^[11]

1861 Abbotsford, Roxburghshire, Scotland

John, 43, carpenter, head, b Melrose, Jessie, 37, wife, b Lauder. Children: Archibald, 13; George, 11; Joan, 9; James, 7; John, 4; all scholars b Melrose, Walter, 2, b Melrose.^[12]

1871 Melrose, Roxburghshire, Scotland

FAIRBAIRN: John 54 head, joiner b St Boswells, ROX; wife Jane 47 b Lauder, BEW; Children (all b Melrose ROX): Archibald 23 joiner; George 21 joiner; John 14 scholar; Walter 12 scholar; Margaret 9 scholar (Janet assumed to be on next page)^[5]

Sources

1. ↑ Source: #S13962 Import: 27 Mar 2006
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1} Death cert. Jessie FAIRBAIRN nee DOUGLAS trans. from GRO SCT, Dist 799 #71, Stuart H. May 2002
3. ↑ Source #S3426: Birth 12 Jun Bap. 23 Jul 1820 Jessy d/o George DOUGLAS & Margaret HUME, Lauder, BEW, from https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/XTB4-3QQ film 1067902 batch C11748-5, extracted Dec 2014
4. ↑ Source: #S1960  : Birth Jessie abt 1824, Lauder, rcvd Oct 2000
5. ↑ ^{5.0 5.1} 1871 Census: Melrose, ROX Dist 799 - 3 Page 16 Schedule #96, hsehold of John & Jane FAIRBAIRN, image available ScotlandsPeople
6. ↑ Source: #S210 FHL Film 0224042 GRO Ref Volume 799 EnumDist 3 Page 3
7. ↑ Source: #S1771 Apr 2002 ex mar. cert John (James) F. to Christina COCKBURN
8. ↑ Source: #S888
9. ↑ Source: #S1771 Extract from Marr. cert John (James) F. to Christina COCKBURN, rcvd Apr 2002
10. ↑ Source: #S1406 Melrose Dist 6 p14
11. ↑ Source: #S1771 May 2002 ex 1851 ROX census
12. ↑ Source: #S1771 May 2002 ex 1861 ROX census

• Source: S13962 Horsburgh.FTW

• Source: S1771 EMails re FAIRBAIRN/COCKBURN ex Susan McL, Address: Edinburgh, Scotland Recipient: LornaHenderson (NZ)

• Source: S1960 EMails re FAIRBAIRN: Borders ex Sanna F Ross (North Carolina, USA) Recipient: LornaHen (NZ) & GenForum FAIRBAIRN

• Source: S210 1881 Census transcripts for UK via Family Search/LDS CDs Repository: #R21
• Repository: R21 LDS library

• Source: S888 IGI: FAIRBAIRN extract 1993/4 Publication: 1993 & 1994 addenda

• Source: S3426 Scotland, Births and Baptisms, 1564-1950 (FamilySearch index of OPR/BDM ex SctPeople)

• WikiTree profile Douglas-1186 created by William Horsburgh on Dec 20, 2011.
• Profile profile Douglas-1978 created by Lorna Henderson from the import of FairbairnArchibaldScottJanet3Gen4WikiTreeJun2013PlaceUpdated.ged on Jun 26, 2013. (Reference: 13921) and merged with the above.