Jessie D (Fairbairn) Jones (abt. 1888 - aft. 1930)

Born about 1888 in Ladhope, Melrose, Roxburghshire, Scotland

Ancestors

Wife of John Jones — married 16 Aug 1924 in Detroit, Wayne Co., Michigan, USA

Died after 1930 after about age 42 in Detroit, Wayne Co, Michigan, USA [uncertain]

Biography

Jessie D Fairbairn ^[1]

Born 1887 Melrose, Roxburghshire, Scotland^{[1] [2]}

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]

Family

Husband: John Jones

Wife: Jessie D Fairbairn

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. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1 1.2} 1901 Census: Ratho North, WLN Dist 667 ED 2 Pg 7 Sched 35 hsehold of Walter & Isabella FAIRBAIRN, image available ScotlandsPeople
2. ↑ 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. ↑ ^{3.0 3.1 3.2} 1930 census: Detroit, Wayne, Michigan; Roll: 1059; Page: 9B; Enumeration District: 669; Image: 648.0, hsehold of John & Jessie JONES, via Ancestry.com
4. ↑ Departure' "Saturnia" 6 May 1911 Jessie FAIRBAIRN, aged 35, travelling alone, from Glasgow to Montreal, findmypast
5. ↑ Arrival "Saturnia" arr. Montreal 14 May 1911, Jessie FAIRBAIRN, 25, Winnipeg, MAN, C.P.R, from Library and Archives, Canada, http://www.collectionscanada.ca/archivianet/index-e.html
6. ↑ Arrival Apr 1913 Jessie Douglas FAIRBAIRN, Port Huron MI (from Toronto), USA Immigration Records ex Ancestry
7. ↑ 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
8. ↑ 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)