Born: Between 1814 and 1816, Eyemouth, Berwickshire, Scotland, United Kingdom 56
Marriage: John Fairbairn on 20 Sep 1834 in Cockburnspath, Berwickshire, Scotland, United Kingdom 1
Died: 27 Nov 1902, Eyemouth, Berwickshire, Scotland, United Kingdom 3
Other names for Margaret were Margaret Burgoine 14 and Burgoine.7
General Notes:
Death recorded 27.11.1902, Albert Road, Eyemouth. Aged 88, widow of John Fairbairn, and the daughter of John Burgon, fisherman and Margaret Swanson both deceased. Informant Magaret Crombie, grand-daughter
Noted events in her life were:
• Home address, 31 Mar 1851, Cove, Berwickshire, Scotland, United Kingdom. 3 50 Cove.
• Home address, 8 Apr 1861, Innerwick, East Lothian, Scotland, United Kingdom. 3
• Home address, 3 Apr 1871, Innerwick, East Lothian, Scotland, United Kingdom. 3 15 Fisherman House
• Home address, 27 Nov 1902, Eyemouth, Berwickshire, Scotland, United Kingdom. 3 Albert Road
Margaret married John Fairbairn, son of David Fairbairn and Alison Anderson, on 20 Sep 1834 in Cockburnspath, Berwickshire, Scotland, United Kingdom.1 (John Fairbairn was born on 19 Jul 1810 in Stockbridge, Berwickshire, Scotland, United Kingdom 8, christened on 9 Sep 1810 in Stockbridge, Berwickshire, Scotland, United Kingdom 910 and died on 12 Feb 1885 in Innerwick, East Lothian, Scotland, United Kingdom 3.)
Produced a certificate of their irregular marriage at Lamberton Tole for registration.
Birth record for their son William (as at 6 October 1855) states he was their ninth child and that there were 6 boys and 3 girls living. 3
Sources
1
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, International Genealogical Index (R) (Copyright (c) 1980, 2002, data as of August 22, 2003), BATCH #: M191421, SOURCE CALL #: 1482990, PRINTOUT CALL #: NONE, DATES: 1795 - 1861.
2
Norman Peters, Norman Peters' family tree research (Supplied as a GEDCOM file to Martin Fairbairn on 26 July 2003. See also "Descendants of Thomas Fairbairne.doc" for more detail about Norman's sources.).
3
Fairbairn, Jean. 86 High Street, Haddington, Fairbairn, Jean. Letter to Peter Fairbairn Cameron, Ontario, Canada. 27 February 1977., LETTER DATED 27 FEBRUARY 1977.
4
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, International Genealogical Index (R) (Copyright (c) 1980, 2002, data as of August 22, 2003), BATCH #: C117111, SHEET #: 00, SOURCE CALL #: 6035516 REGISTER, PRINTOUT CALL #: NONE, DATES: 1855 - 1875.
5
Fairbairn, Jean. 86 High Street, Haddington, Fairbairn, Jean. Letter to Peter Fairbairn Cameron, Ontario, Canada. 27 February 1977., LETTER DATED 27 FEBRUARY 1977. Year of birth calculated as 1814 from age (88) at date of death. Based on age (56) on 1871 census (as at 3 April 1871), year of birth was 1815.
6
General Register Office for Scotland, Census (Scotland), CENSUS 1841 731-3-2-3. Year of birth calculated as 1816 based on age (25) as at 7 June 1841.
7
Fairbairn, Jean. 86 High Street, Haddington, Fairbairn, Jean. Letter to Peter Fairbairn Cameron, Ontario, Canada. 27 February 1977., LETTER DATED 27 FEBRUARY 1977. "Burgoine" quoted on marriage record.
8
Fairbairn, Jean. 86 High Street, Haddington, Fairbairn, Jean. Letter to Peter Fairbairn Cameron, Ontario, Canada. 27 February 1977., LETTER DATED 27 FEBRUARY 1977. Location actually recorded as "Stockbriggs". Birth record for William (son) records place of birth as Cove.
9
Tara Hawkins, http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Estates/7114/, MESSAGE POSTED ON HTTP://GENFORUM.GENEALOGY.COM/FAIRBAIRN ON 15 AUG 2002 - DERIVED FROM DATA ON IGI AT WWW.FAMILYSEARCH.ORG.
10
Fairbairn, Jean. 86 High Street, Haddington, Fairbairn, Jean. Letter to Peter Fairbairn Cameron, Ontario, Canada. 27 February 1977., LETTER DATED 27 FEBRUARY 1977. Location actually recorded as "Stockbriggs".
Other names for Margaret were Margaret Burgoine 