Died
After 1930
possibly ?Detroit, Wayne Co, Michigan, USA[3]
Emigrated
06 MAY 1911
from Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland
passenger list shows a Jessie as a "dom", 25, travelling without a spouse, 3rd class, contracted to land at Quebec. Arrived Montreal 14th, occ UK and intended in CAN, "dom", destination Winnipeg, MAN[4][5]
Immigration:
APR 1913
Port Huron, Michigan, USA
Manifest of Aliens shows Jessie Douglas FAIRBAIRN as 25, Domestic, can read/write, b Scotland, Scotch, last resid. Toronto, addr in country where came Corstophine, Edin mother Elizabeth, intended resid. Detroit, MI.
Entry above was for a Jennie BARCLAY, 26 dom, from Toronto, UK relative 22 Kirkgate West Calder, Scotland, father Walter, with whom she may well be travelling[6][3]
Married
16 AUG 1924
Detroit, Wayne Co., Michigan, USA
cert. shows John as 38, mason b England s/o Henry JONES and Mary KING; Jessie D as 35 domestic b Scotland d/o Walter FAIRBAIRN & Isabella SCOTT; Both resid. Detroit. Wit: Maud E and James R ADAM, both of Detroit (1930 census says Jessie married at 31 and John at 33, which would be c 1920)[7]
Census:
1891
Innerleithen, Dist of Walkerburn, Peebles, Scotland
FAIRBAIRN: Walter 31 farm servant b Melrose, ROX; wife Isabella 31 b Langholm DFS; Children: Isabella 8 scholar, John 6 both b Selkirk, SEL; Walter 4 b Stow; Jessie 3, Annie 1 both b Melrose, ROX[8]
1901
Kirkliston, Ratho North, West Lothian, Scotland
FAIRBAIRN: Walter 42 farm servant b Melrose, ROX; wife Isabella 43 b Langholm, DFS; Children: Isabella 18, John 16 both ag labs b Selkirk, SEL; Walter 15 ag lab b Stow Edin; Jessie D 13 scholar b Melrose, ROX[1]
10 APR 1930
Detroit, Wayne Co, Michigan, USA
JONES: John 45 bricklayer, bldg construction own home, 00, marr. at 33 b England F/M b England emig 1902; wife Jessie 43 marr. at 31 b Scotland F/M b Scotland emig 1914; Son Douglas 9 b MI F b England M b Scotland(but marr. cert is 1924)[3]
Sources
↑ 1.01.11.21901 Census: Ratho North, WLN Dist 667 ED 2 Pg 7 Sched 35 hsehold of Walter & Isabella FAIRBAIRN, image available ScotlandsPeople
↑Birth Registration:
"Statutory Register of Births"
National Records of Scotland, Ref: 776/B/209 ScotlandsPeople (accessed 24 May 2024)
Jessie Douglas Fairbairn birth registered 1887 in Ladhope, mother's maiden name Scott.
↑ 3.03.13.2 1930 census: Detroit, Wayne, Michigan; Roll: 1059; Page: 9B; Enumeration District: 669; Image: 648.0, hsehold of John & Jessie JONES, via Ancestry.com
↑Departure' "Saturnia" 6 May 1911 Jessie FAIRBAIRN, aged 35, travelling alone, from Glasgow to Montreal, findmypast
↑Arrival Apr 1913 Jessie Douglas FAIRBAIRN, Port Huron MI (from Toronto), USA Immigration Records ex Ancestry
↑Marriage 16 Aug 1924 Jessie d/o Walter FAIRBAIRN & Isabella SCOTT; and John s/o Henry JONES & Mary KING, from Michigan Marriages 1868-1925, Film 2342765 image 170 v10 m #263073, extracted Jan 2009
↑1891 Census:' Innerleithen, Dist of Walkerburn, PEE Reg 762/2 ED 3 Pg 2 Sched 5, hsehold of Walter & Isabella FAIRBAIRN, via Ancestry.com
Acknowledgments
Thank you to Lorna Henderson for creating WikiTree profile Fairbairn-407 through the import of FairbairnArchibaldScottJanet3Gen4WikiTreeJun2013PlaceUpdated.ged on Jun 26, 2013. (Reference: 47350)
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