Alison (Fairbairn) Chisholm (1819 - 1876)

Born 19 Feb 1819 in Howpark, Par. of Coldingham, Berwickshire, Scotland

Ancestors

Wife of James Chisholm — married 2 Dec 1842 in Melrose, , Roxburghshire, Scotland

Descendants

Died 16 Apr 1876 at age 57 in Melrose, Roxburghshire, Scotland

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Biography

Alison Fairbairn was born in 1819 to Archibald Fairbairn and Janet Scott. ^[1] She died in 1876.

Born 19 FEB 1819 Howpark, Par. of Coldingham, Berwickshire, Scotland^[1]

Baptized 12 Mar 1819 Coldingham, Berwickshire, Scotland

Baptism entry reads: Mar 12 1819 Alison dthr of Archibald Fairbairn Steward in Howpark and Janet Scott his wife bap Wit. James Edgar and Alexr Patterson both Hynds in Haspark, b. 19 Feb last"

(death cert. implies b. 1818)^[1][2]

Died 16 APR 1876 Melrose, Roxburghshire, Scotland

3:30pm Darnick aged 58 of bronchitis. Inf. husband James CHISHOLM, shoemaker: Father: Archibald FAIRBAIRN, land steward, dec.; Mother: Janet SCOTT, dec.^[3]

Family

Husband: James Chisholm

Wife: Alison Fairbairn

Married 02 DEC 1842 Melrose, Roxburghshire, Scotland

Note: Dist 799/5/27^[4][5]

Children:

Jessy Chisholm

Agnes Chisholm

Thomas Chisholm

Alison Chisholm

John Chisholm

Archibald William Chisholm

Walter Chisholm

William Chisholm

Margaret Chisholm

Female Chisholm

James Elliot Chisholm

Census:

07 JUN 1841 Not obvious with family - where was she?

1851 Melrose, Roxburghshire, Scotland

John CHISHOLM, 70, head, boot & shoemaker, b Melrose, Roxburghshire, wife Alison (ELLIOT), 72, b Melrose. Son James CHISHOLM, 42, mar, boot & shoemaker, b Melrose, ROX; son's wife Alison (FAIRBAIRN), 32, b Coldingham, BEW; Janet CHISHOLM, 7; Alison CHISHOLM, 5 both son's dtr, scholar, b Melrose, ROX; John CHISHOLM 3; Archibald, 1, both son's son, b Melrose, Roxburghshire, "at home".^[6][7]

1861 Newstead, Par. of Melrose, Roxburghshire, Scotland

CHISHOLM: James 52 shoemaker b Melrose, ROX; wife Alison 42 b Coldingham BEW; Children: John 13 servant, Archibald 11, Walter 8, William 6, all scholars, Margaret 4, Agnes & James G both 1, all b Melrose; Mother Alison 83 b Melrose^[8]

1871 Melrose, Roxburghshire, Scotland

CHISHOLM: James 62 shoemaker b Melrose, ROX; wife Alison 52 b ?Coldingham, BEW; Children (all b Melrose ROX): Archibald, 21, mason; Walter, 18 joiner; Agnes 10, Thomas 4, both scholars; Grdsons: ?James? 4 scholar; John M? 1, both b Melrose. Lodger: ?? 50 labourer b Dumfries^[9]

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1 1.2} Birth 1819 Alison FAIRBAIRN, from OPR: Coldingham, Berwickshire Baptisms: Consulted by Lorna Henderson Selkirk Archives, Sep/Oct 1994/5
2. ↑ Source: #S1232
3. ↑ Source: #S1232 Page: Dist 799/#36
4. ↑ Source: #S888
5. ↑ Source: #S1931 Page: Feb 2001 (ex Origins OPR?)
6. ↑ Source: #S1931: Feb 2001 (ex 1851 Census Melrose)
7. ↑ Source: #S1771 May 2002 ex 1851 cens.
8. ↑ Source: #S802 Melrose, ROX Reg 799/1 ED 4 Pg 14, Sched 83, hsehold of James & Alison CHISHOLM, extracted Dec 2007
9. ↑ Source: #S56 Page: 1871 Census: CHISHOLM, Melrose, 799/1 (ED3?) Page 4, Schedule #22, (very poor) copy d/loaded Sep 2005

• Source: S1232 16 Apr 1876 Dth Cert. CHISHOLM (nee FAIRBAIRN) Alison; 1876; d/o Arch. F/Janet SCOTT, Reg: Dist 799/#36

• Source: S1406 CENSUS: 1841 Borders, Scotland, ex LDS Film From corres.ex Susan McLEOD (Edinburgh) Recipient: LornaHen (NZ)

• Source: S1931: EMails re FAIRBAIRN/CHISHOLM Fam. Tree Author: Doug LEITCH (Solihull) Recipient: LornaHen (NZ)

• Source: S56 Scottish Birth, Marriage, Death entries (from 1855) http://www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk/index.php

• Source: S620 OPR INDEX: Roxburghshire, Scotland; New Register House, Edinburgh

• Source: S802</span: Census: 1861 (images for England, transcriptions for Scotland), via Ancestry.com

• Source: S888</span: IGI: FAIRBAIRN extract, FamilySearch (LDS): 1993 & 1994 addenda

• Source: S967 OPR: Coldingham, Berwickshire Baptisms: Consulted by Lorna Henderson , Selkirk Archives, Sep/Oct 1994/5

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