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Title: John gair born 1838
Post by: aspin on Wednesday 20 September 06 11:33 BST (UK)
I am looking for John Gair born around 1838 I cannot find his birth certificate

Elizabeth
Title: Re: John gair born 1838
Post by: sillgen on Wednesday 20 September 06 11:52 BST (UK)
Can you give more information?   Northumberland is a large county.  There is not much to go on here.  Where would you expect to find him?  Have you got any census records for him?   Not all births were registered that early as it was not complusory until much later.   A baptism might be a better bet.  Have you got his marriage certificate which will name his father?
Andrea
Title: Re: John gair born 1838
Post by: aspin on Wednesday 20 September 06 14:28 BST (UK)
John was born in Amble Northumberland
His father was Robert and his mother was ?????????

Hi Sillgen

John Gair

 His first Marriage was to a Catherine Bolton his second wife was Esther Brewer she was from Lincoln

I have tried Alnwick for the birth certificate of John but it could not be found although I had numbers to go on I had picked up at Bolbec Hall Newcastle

I had been to my genealogy class this morning and was showing friends how to enter rootschat and how quick the replies came through

Elizabeth
Title: Re: John gair born 1838
Post by: sillgen on Wednesday 20 September 06 18:02 BST (UK)
1861 census RG9 3877 F59 p30 Hauxley Village
Robert Gair 57 Farm labourer b Hauxley
Jane 52 b Foladon?
Robert 25   farm lab  b Amble Link
John 23  farm lab             "
Edwrd 20 farm lab b ????Hill
Elizabeth 16                    "
Margaret 12                  "
All the birth places were in Northumberland but I could not read them easily.
I expect it is the right John though.  What was his occupation?
Andrea
Title: Re: John gair born 1838
Post by: sillgen on Wednesday 20 September 06 18:13 BST (UK)
1851 HO107 2419 1928 Gloster Hill
Robert 49 ag lab b Hauxley
Jane 49 b Falladon?
Mary Ann 17 Hse serv b Amble Link
Robert 17 farm serv           "
John 13 farm serv   b Amble
Edward 9
Elizabeth 6
Margaret 3 all b Gloster Hill
Looks as if he went into the mines later.
Andrea
Title: Re: John gair born 1838
Post by: sillgen on Wednesday 20 September 06 18:23 BST (UK)
1871 RG10 5170 F47 p20 Gibson St Amble
Jane Gair Hd 64 Widow pauper b New Falloden?
next door
John Gair 32 Coal trimmer & miner b Amble
Catherine 30 b Thriston?
Robert 8 b Buston?
John 6   b Radcliffe
Margaret 5
Joseph 2
Edward 11 months all b Amble
If you cannot find John's birth certificate why not look for one of his siblings?    The local office do not need the GRO number.  They only need an approximate date.  Have a look at www.genuki.com to see which office you should write to.
Andrea
Title: Re: John gair born 1838
Post by: habanero on Wednesday 20 September 06 18:29 BST (UK)
Robert Gair married a Jane Miller on 12/02/1832 at Jarrow St Paul; I know that doesn't answer your direct question but presume you are trying to get further back in your tree??
Title: Re: John gair born 1838
Post by: aspin on Wednesday 20 September 06 20:19 BST (UK)
Thank you Sillgen
I know this is him father Robert born Hauxley
and John was born in Amble some documents show Links farm Amble and Gloster Hill is where some of the children were born.

I have Johns sons (Robert ) birth certificate  it was Johns I was after

Maybe he was born on the fringe of the start of certificates

Elizabeth
Title: Re: John gair born 1838
Post by: sillgen on Wednesday 20 September 06 20:31 BST (UK)
Ah
Again it would have been very helpful if you had said originally what you knew about the family.  As you implied that you did not know his mother I assumed you did not have the census records.
John may well have been too early for birth certificates  which is why I suggested looking for one of his younger siblings (brothers and sisters) as I thought you were trying to find his mother's maiden name.
habanero has come up with a likely marriage but you do need to confirm this by getting a birth certificate for one of the children so that you are sure she was Jane Miller.
Andrea
Title: Re: John gair born 1838
Post by: habanero on Wednesday 20 September 06 20:52 BST (UK)
Habanero here again!

One tippet, many agricultural labourers became miners.. strange though it seems due to the danger and well known poverty but mining paid more than tilling the fields.. my ancestor Thomas Robson should have stuck to the fields but when he lost his wife, he went doon the pits and died aged 42 when crushed between 2 wagons and orphaning his kids.. silly blighter!
Title: Re: John gair born 1838
Post by: aspin on Wednesday 20 September 06 22:10 BST (UK)
Thank you both

John Gair finished up a trimmer working at the Steiths at Amble trimmers were well paid so as you say the money would be better
Thanks again
Elizabeth
Title: Re: John gair born 1838
Post by: pearson on Wednesday 11 October 06 12:42 BST (UK)
Hi Elizabeth
I happen to be doing the same tree as you and I have Johns parents down as Robert Gair and Jane Wake they married in St Lawrence Church Warkworth on 17/5/1829 I don't know if this info is of any help I am assuming you are looking for his mothers name?
Karen
Title: Re: John gair born 1838
Post by: aspin on Wednesday 11 October 06 21:29 BST (UK)
Hello Karen

We maybe making up the same family tree
I have found these
Robert Gair     born        1836 Amble Links
John  Gair       born        1838 Amble Links
Edward Gair     born      1841 Gloster Hilll Amble
Elizabeth Gair  born      1845 Gloster Hill Amble
Margaret Gair  born       1849 Gloster Hill Amble

There is a gab 7 years from the marriage to the first child could this be right

Elizabeth
Title: Re: John gair born 1838
Post by: pearson on Thursday 12 October 06 10:48 BST (UK)
Hi Elizabeth
Before Robert 1836 their was:
Jane 1830 Amble
Isabella 1832 Amble
Mary Ann 1834 Amble
Karen
Title: Re: John gair born 1838
Post by: Michael Wardell on Tuesday 21 November 06 13:00 GMT (UK)
I have only just discovered this site. Can anyone join in this chat? I hope so, because my wife is descended from Isabella GAIR Ch 22 Mar 1807 at Warrkworth, daughter of William GAIR and Jane (YOUNG) who we believe to be the sister of the Robert GAIR whose name started this chat and we would love to know what became of the other GAIRS in this family.
Michael WARDELL
mvwardell1@tiscali.co.uk
Title: Re: John gair born 1838
Post by: sillgen on Tuesday 21 November 06 16:30 GMT (UK)
Hi Michael
Welcome to rootschat - do join in!   It might be better if you remove your email address though.   We tend not to publish them in case spammers get hold of them.  If you go into your post you can click the modify button and remove it or put AT instead of @ so that automatic scanning does not find it.  You can contact another rootschat member by using the personal message system - click on the grey square under their name, scroll down and you will find the option to do that.
Regards
Andrea
Title: Re: John gair born 1838
Post by: aspin on Tuesday 21 November 06 17:07 GMT (UK)
Hi Michael look at your PM

Welcome from a rellie of yours

Elizabeth


Title: Re: John gair born 1838
Post by: aspin on Tuesday 21 November 06 17:08 GMT (UK)
Hi Michael look at your PM

Welcome from a rellie of yours

Elizabeth




You beat me to it Sillgen
Elizabeth
Title: Re: John gair born 1838
Post by: Green-Bowler on Tuesday 12 December 06 23:10 GMT (UK)
http://familytreemaker.genealogy.com/users/c/a/m/Lilian-Campbell/PHOTO/0001photo.html

This is the wedding photo of William Fraser and Eliza Cameron-MacKintosh. From left to right are Mayrine Johnston,William, Eliza, Marjorie Elliot and John Gair. The girls are nieces of the bride.Best man, John, is William's cousin
Title: Re: John gair born 1838
Post by: aspin on Thursday 14 December 06 22:13 GMT (UK)
This is a lovely photo but was this John Gair born at Amble Northumberland 1838

When was this taken as my John died 1817

Elizabeth
Title: Re: John gair born 1838
Post by: Green-Bowler on Saturday 03 March 07 10:42 GMT (UK)
John Gair, a miner, and mate of the deceased said they were going to set up camp at the ferry for the night. A double barrel gun was lying on the top of some swags, and the deceased took hold of the gun by the muzzle, and, when he was pulling it off the dray, the trigger must have caught in something, for the gun went off and shot him.

http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~nzbound/otago_bdm1862.htm