David Cockfield (1773-1850)

Janet Girvan

James Paterson (-Bef 1884)

Mary Cockfield (1797-1876)

Jessie Paterson (Cal 1820/1821-1884)

 

Family Links Spouses/Children: James Fairbairn Mary Fairbairn James Fairbairn+ John Shaw Fairbairn+ Jane Fairbairn Thomas Fairbairn Jessie Paterson 4 5 6 Born: Cal 1820-1821, Cockburnspath, Berwickshire, Scotland, United Kingdom 7 8 Marriage: James Fairbairn on 16 May 1845 in Cockburnspath, Berwickshire, Scotland, United Kingdom 1 2 3 Died: 19 Mar 1884, Cockburnspath, Berwickshire, Scotland, United Kingdom aged about 64 9 10 11    Cause of her death was Paralysis - 6 years.    Another name for Jessie was Janet.1 3   Medical Notes: Death record details: - died at 9:20 pm - registered by Jean Fairbairn (daughter) on 25 March 1884 at Cockburnspath. 11   Noted events in her life were: • Alt Birth, Abt 1829, Cockburnspath, Berwickshire, Scotland, United Kingdom. 12 • Alt. Birth: Dunbar, East Lothian, Scotland, United Kingdom. 13 • Home address, 1881, Cockburnspath, Berwickshire, Scotland, United Kingdom. 14 Jessie married James Fairbairn, son of James Fairbairn and Jane Anderson, on 16 May 1845 in Cockburnspath, Berwickshire, Scotland, United Kingdom.1 2 3 (James Fairbairn was born on 13 Feb 1822 in Cove, Berwickshire, Scotland, United Kingdom 12 15 16 17 18, christened on 24 Feb 1822 in Cove, Berwickshire, Scotland, United Kingdom 15 17 18 and died on 27 Oct 1870 in Coldingham, Berwickshire, Scotland, United Kingdom 19 20 21 22.). The cause of his death was Drowned at sea.   Marriage Notes: Marriage record: "May 16. James Fairbairn and Janet Paterson, both in this parish." 3

Sources

1 General Register Office for Scotland, Scotland's People at http://www.ScotlandsPeople.gov.uk, formerly
Scottish Origins Index Data at http://www.origins.net, OPR MARRIAGE 1845-731-3/6.

2 Extracted from Register of Proclamation of Banns and Marriages (Reference quoted and passed on by Tara Hawkins).

3 General Register Office for Scotland, Register of Births, Marriages and Deaths (Scotland), OPR MARRIAGES 1845-731/3 FR 527.

4 Tara Hawkins, http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Estates/7114/.

5 Tara Hawkins, http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Estates/7114/, HTTP://FAMILYTREEMAKER.GENEALOGY.COM/USERS/J/O/H/TARA-L-JOHNSON/GENE4-0001.HTML?WELCOME=1009193211.

6 General Register Office for Scotland, Register of Births, Marriages and Deaths (Scotland), SI MARRIAGES 1875-731-4. Based on son's (James') marriage certificate.

7 General Register Office for Scotland, Scotland's People at http://www.ScotlandsPeople.gov.uk, formerly
Scottish Origins Index Data at http://www.origins.net, 1881 CENSUS 224029-731-1-2. 1820 worked back from age (61) at 1881 census.

8 General Register Office for Scotland, Register of Births, Marriages and Deaths (Scotland), SI DEATHS 1884-731-9. From age (63) as at date of death (19 March 1884) per death record, year of birth implied to be 1821.

9 General Register Office for Scotland, Register of Births, Marriages and Deaths (Scotland), DEATHS 1935-731-6. Based on son's (James Fairbairn's) death certificate which records her as being dead by 4/10/1935.

10 General Register Office for Scotland, Register of Births, Marriages and Deaths (Scotland), SI MARRIAGES 1875-731-4. Based on son's (James') marriage certificate, Jessie was not dead as at 4 June 1875.

11 General Register Office for Scotland, Register of Births, Marriages and Deaths (Scotland), SI DEATHS 1884-731-9.

12 1851 Census of Cove, Cockburnspath, Berwick, Scotland (Reference quoted and passed on by Tara Hawkins).

13 General Register Office for Scotland, Census (Scotland), 1881 CENSUS 224029-731-1-2.

14 General Register Office for Scotland, Scotland's People at http://www.ScotlandsPeople.gov.uk, formerly
Scottish Origins Index Data at http://www.origins.net, 1881 CENSUS 224029-731-1-2.

15 The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, International Genealogical Index (R) (Copyright (c) 1980, 2002, data as of December 28, 2002), BATCH #: 7525118, SHEET #: 55, SOURCE CALL #: 0884620, PRINTOUT CALL #: NONE.

16 The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, International Genealogical Index (R) (Copyright (c) 1980, 2002, data as of December 28, 2002), FILM #: 446250, REF #: 10645, PAGE #: 0239.

17 Information supplied by and correspondence with Mary Darling, E-MAIL OF 22 AUGUST 2002.

18 General Register Office for Scotland, Register of Births, Marriages and Deaths (Scotland), OPR BIRTHS 1822 731-30-18.

19 General Register Office for Scotland, Scotland's People at http://www.ScotlandsPeople.gov.uk, formerly
Scottish Origins Index Data at http://www.origins.net, 1881 CENSUS 224029-731-1-2. Jessie Fairbairn (wife) per 1881 census was a widow by this time.

20 Extract from Register of Marriages for the Parish of Cockburnspath, Berwick (Reference quoted and passed on by Tara Hawkins), Listed as deceased on son's (James's) marriage certificate as at 4 June 1875.

21 General Register Office for Scotland, Register of Births, Marriages and Deaths (Scotland), SI DEATHS 1870-731-13.

22 General Register Office for Scotland, Register of Births, Marriages and Deaths (Scotland), SI DEATHS 1870 731-00-13.

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