Margaret (Fairbairn) Young (1853 - aft. 1911)

Born 31 Aug 1853 in Canonbie, Dumfriesshire, Scotland

Ancestors

Wife of Adam Young — married 23 Dec 1873 in Canonbie, Dumfriesshire, Scotland

Died after 1911 after age 57 in Longtown, Par. of Arthuret, Cumberland, England

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Biography

Name

Name: Margaret /Fairbairn/ ^[1]

Birth

Date: 31 AUG 1853

Place: Canonbie, Dumfriesshire, Scotland

Note: on a page headed "1855 Register of Births", two FAIRBAIRN baptisms: Margaret Daughter of Walter FAIRBAIRN and Grace ARMSTRONG born 31 Augt and baptd October 21st 1853, preceded by Agnes 1850 - which may therefore be a year later than actual - marriage cert. gives Margaret as 21 in Dec 1873 and 1881 thru 1901 census records imply 1851^[2][3][4]

Alternate Date: ABT 1851

Place: Scotland

Note: (from census data 1881 thru 1901 - unusually making her older than official records seem to indicate!)^[5]

Death

Date: AFT 1911

Place:  ?Longtown, Par. of Arthuret, Cumberland, England^[6][7]

Christening

Date: 21 OCT 1853

Place: Canonbie, Dumfriesshire, Scotland^[8]

Marriage

Husband: Adam Young

Wife: Margaret Fairbairn

Child: William Young

Child: Margaret Young

Marriage:

Date: 23 DEC 1873

Place: Canonbie, Dumfriesshire, Scotland

Note: Adam 36, of Muir Canonbie, shepherd, parents Adam, farmer, alive, Margaret m/s

YOUNG, dec. Mgt of Tinieshill, Canonbie, 21, gen. servant d/o Walter FAIRBAIRN, labourer & Grace m.s. ARMSTRONG; Wit: Andrew KERR, Wm YOUNG. Min. Peter CARRUTHERS, Longtown U.P. ^[9][10]

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)^{[11][12][13][14]}

Census

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 (an earlier Margaret); Agnes, dtr, 1^[15][16]

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^[17]

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^[18]

Date: 1881

Place: High Bolton, Cumberland, England

Note: Adam, shepherd, 42, wife Margaret, 30. Children: William 7 scholar, Margaret 3 all b. Scotland.^[19]

Date: 1891

Place: Netherby Township, Par. of Arthuret, Cumberland, England

Note: YOUNG: Adam 48 shepherd; wife Margaret 40 both b Scotland; Dtr Maggie 13 b SCT^[20]

Date: 1901

Place: Arthuret, Cumberland, England

Note: YOUNG: Adam head, 60, shepherd on estate; wife Margt 50; Dtr Margt 22 dressmaker working on own acct at home. All b Scotland^[21]

Date: 1911

Place: Longtown, Cumberland, England

Note: YOUNG: Adam 75 retired shepherd; wife Margaret 58 marr. 37 yrs, 2 children, both living, both b Canonbie, DFS; Living in 2 rooms^[22]

Occupation

Occupation: a general servant

Date: DEC 1873

Place: Tinnishall, Par. of Canonbie, Dumfriesshire, Scotland^[23]

Reference

Reference: 57958

Sources

1. ↑ 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
2. ↑ Source: #S56 Birth 31 Aug/Bap. 21 Oct 1853 Margaret to Walter FAIRBAIRN & Grace ARMSTRONG, reg. Canonbie, Dumfriesshire, OPR 814/0030 0341, copy d/loaded Mar 2008
3. ↑ Source: #S205 Canonbie, DFS Scotland Par. 814 ED 6 Pg 8 Sched 39, hsehold of Walter & Grace FAIRBURN, extracted Dec 2006
4. ↑ 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
5. ↑ Source: #S213 Arthuret CUL Dist 5 RG13/4862 Folio 62 Page 5 Schedule #24, copy d/loaded Oct 2005
6. ↑ Source: #S1599 1911 Longtown, Par. of Arthuret, CUL RG14PN31277 RG78PN1794 RD573 SD1 ED1 SN228, hsehold of Adam & Margaret YOUNG, extracted Apr 2010
7. ↑ Source: #S213 Arthuret CUL Dist 5 RG13/4862 Folio 62 Page 5 Schedule #24, copy d/loaded Oct 2005
8. ↑ Source: #S56 Birth 31 Aug/Bap. 21 Oct 1853 Margaret to Walter FAIRBAIRN & Grace ARMSTRONG, reg. Canonbie, Dumfriesshire, OPR 814/0030 0341, copy d/loaded Mar 2008
9. ↑ 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
10. ↑ Source: #S1596 Marr. 23 Dec 1873 Margaret FAIRBAIRN & Adam YOUNG, batch M118141, Canonbie, Dumfriesshire, rechecked Dec 2008
11. ↑ Source: #S888 Marr. 18 May 1848 Walter FAIRBAIRN & Grace ARMSTRONG, Stow, MLN
12. ↑ Source: #S1442
13. ↑ 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
14. ↑ 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
15. ↑ Source: #S1442
16. ↑ Source: #S203 Canonbie, Dumfriesshire, Par. 814, ED: 10; Page: 8; hsehold of Walter & Grace FAIRBAIRN, rechecked Mar 2013
17. ↑ Source: #S205 Canonbie, DFS Scotland Par. 814 ED 6 Pg 8 Sched 39, hsehold of Walter & Grace FAIRBURN, extracted Dec 2006
18. ↑ 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
19. ↑ Source: #S210 FHL Film 1342247 PRO Ref RG11 Piece 5169 Folio 11 Page 13
20. ↑ Source: #S211 Netherby, Arthuret, Dist of Longtown, CUL RG12/4283 ED 5 Sched 4, hsehold of Adam & Margaret YOUNG, extracted Mar 2007
21. ↑ Source: #S213 Arthuret CUL Dist 5 RG13/4862 Folio 62 Page 5 Schedule #24, copy d/loaded Oct 2005 Note: (immediately after Netherby Hall)
22. ↑ Source: #S1599 1911 Longtown, Par. of Arthuret, CUL RG14PN31277 RG78PN1794 RD573 SD1 ED1 SN228, hsehold of Adam & Margaret YOUNG, extracted Apr 2010
23. ↑ Source: #S333 Marr. 23 Dec 1873 Margaret d/o Walter FAIRBAIRN & Grace ARMSTRONG; Adam s/o Adam & Margaret (YOUNG) YOUNG, Canonbie, DFS, 814/17, transc. ex BFHS rcvd 2006

• Source: S1599 findmypast
• Source: S205 1861 Census transcripts for Scotland via Ancestry.com
• Source: S213 1901 Census images for England and Wales via Ancestry.com
• Source: S333 BDMs, Scotland death indices, & researcher extracts from GRO, SCT
• Source: S56 Scottish Birth, Marriage, Death entries (1855+) http://www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk

• Fairbairn-711 was created by Lorna Henderson through the import of BeckFairbairnWalterGrace4WTJan2015.ged on Jan 18, 2015