Janet married David Fairbairn, son of Thomas Fairbairn and Helen Anderson. (David Fairbairn was born Cal 1847 3 and died on 14 Oct 1881 in North Sea, Berwickshire, Scotland, United Kingdom 456.). The cause of his death was Lost at sea / drowning.
Marriage Notes:
It is assumed Robert Mathison (husband of Jane Fairbairn, 1820-1885) and Janet Mathison (wife of David Fairbairn, 1847-1881) were brother and sister. This probably explains why David Fairbairn and his son Robert James Fairbairn are on the same gravestone as Jane Fairbairn. The blood relationship between David Fairbairn and Jane Fairbairn was 1st cousin, once reomved. David Fairbairn was also the husband of Jane Fairbairn's sister-in-law.
Sources
1
General Register Office for Scotland, Register of Births, Marriages and Deaths (Scotland), DEATHS 1881-731-15. Name sourced from husband's (David Fairbairn's) death record.
2
General Register Office for Scotland, Register of Births, Marriages and Deaths (Scotland), DEATHS 1881-731-15. Shown as alive as at 14 Oct 1881 on husband's (David Fairbairn's) death record.
3Cockburnspath churchyard gravestone., GRAVESTONE FOR JAMES FAIRBAIRN AND JANE ANDERSON (PHOTOGRAPH AND TRANSCRIPTION). Year of birth calculated as 1847 from age (34) in year of death.
4Cockburnspath churchyard gravestone., GRAVESTONE FOR JAMES FAIRBAIRN AND JANE ANDERSON (PHOTOGRAPH AND TRANSCRIPTION). Photograph of gravestone is not clear as to exact date of death. Since he was lost at sea, it could be the date of the Eyemouth Fishing Disaster which was 14 Oct 1881.
5Cockburnspath churchyard gravestone., GRAVESTONE FOR JAMES FAIRBAIRN AND JANE ANDERSON (PHOTOGRAPH AND TRANSCRIPTION).
6
General Register Office for Scotland, Register of Births, Marriages and Deaths (Scotland), DEATHS 1881-731-15.
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