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Scotland (Counties as in 1851-1901) => Scotland => Berwickshire => Topic started by: Shazz61 on Saturday 26 September 15 00:10 BST (UK)
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Looking for Margaret FAIRBAIRN from Coldstream who married Robert STEWART in Kelso 15 Nov 1720
Thank you
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The only one I can find in Berwickshire below but there are more in Roxburghshire.
Margaret Fairbairn 28 Nov 1697 EARLSTON father Alexander Fairbairn
What were their children’s names?
Colin
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Have you tried contacting the folks at the Fairbairn Surname One Name Study ??
They have lines on dozens of Fairbairns around Kelso.
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The only one I can find in Berwickshire below but there are more in Roxburghshire.
Margaret Fairbairn 28 Nov 1697 EARLSTON father Alexander Fairbairn
What were their children’s names?
Colin
Hi Colin
Children are -
Mary born 1722
George born 1724
Robert born 1727
Elizabeth born 1729 my 6th great grandmother
Unknown Female born 1739
with the 10 year gap 1729 - 39 there may even be more to find
Sharyn
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Have you tried contacting the folks at the Fairbairn Surname One Name Study ??
They have lines on dozens of Fairbairns around Kelso.
Thank you Ian..........will check it out :)
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Have you considered any of these Margaret Fairbairns?
Baptism 21 Feb 1692 MELROSE, ROXBURGH
Father Robt. Fairbairn
Baptism 21 Oct 1694 EDNAM, ROXBURGH
Father James Fairbairn
Baptism 23 Jan 1704 SAINT BOSWELLS, ROXBURGH
Father George Fairbairn
Colin
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Have you considered any of these Margaret Fairbairns?
Baptism 21 Feb 1692 MELROSE, ROXBURGH
Father Robt. Fairbairn
Baptism 21 Oct 1694 EDNAM, ROXBURGH
Father James Fairbairn
Baptism 23 Jan 1704 SAINT BOSWELLS, ROXBURGH
Father George Fairbairn
Colin
Hi again Colin
I did spot the Melrose baptism, but was going with Coldstream as that was Margaret's parish on her marriage entry in the PR's...........I suppose anything is possible :-\
Sharyn
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Hi Sharyn,
I presume the marriage read "of the parish"?
If this was the case it probably meant that was where she was staying, not necessarily where she was born.
Regards Colin
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Hi Sharyn,
I presume the marriage read "of the parish"?
If this was the case it probably meant that was where she was staying, not necessarily where she was born.
Regards Colin
hmmmm ok
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ok just had another look at marriage record and one of the witnesses was James Fairbairn......her father possibly
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I do not think these are particularly joined up but it might be worth checking on Scotlands People.
A James Fairbairn married Margrat Fair 30 April 1695, Edam, Roxburghshire.
4 births at Ednam on SP/
A James Fairburn married Mary Archibald 26 November 1694 Coldstream, Berwickshire
A James Fairbairn had a son James Fairbairn baptised Coldstream, Berwickshire 26 Sep 1703
Only birth noted at Coldstream on SP
Colin
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Looking for Margaret FAIRBAIRN from Coldstream who married Robert STEWART in Kelso 15 Nov 1720
Thank you
What's your take on Robert STEWART, if I may ask? Seems to me he may be the Robert born in Kelso in 1696 to Thomas STEWART and Isobel WHITE, but I note that the recorded children of Robert STEWART and Margaret FAIRBAIRN are Mary(1722), George(1724), Robert(1727) and Elizabeth(1729), with seemingly no Thomas or Isobel.
Another possible Robert, less likely even that one, is the Robert born in 1700 at Bowden to John STEWART and Isobell WIGHT.
The witnesses to the wedding of Robert STEWART and Margaret FAIRBAIRN in Kelso in 1720 were Richard STEWART and James FAIRBAIRN.
I had STEWART ancestors in Kelso, culminating in my 3 x great-grandfather Richard STEWART who was born there in 1799. His illegitimate son James and James's daughter Martha STEWART were born in Hawick. I wrote an article about my Kelso STEWARTS for the journal of the Borders Family History Society. I trace them back to John STEWART and Janet STEWART who were married there in 1692. Their son Thomas STEWART was married in 1716 to Susanna MILLER from Fogo in Berwickshire. Most of the male STEWARTS were butchers.
Harry
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Have you tried contacting the folks at the Fairbairn Surname One Name Study ??
They have lines on dozens of Fairbairns around Kelso.
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A James Fairburn married Mary Archibald 26 November 1694 Coldstream, Berwickshire
A James Fairbairn had a son James Fairbairn baptised Coldstream, Berwickshire 26 Sep 1703
Only birth noted at Coldstream on SP
Colin
Looking for Margaret FAIRBAIRN from Coldstream who married Robert STEWART in Kelso 15 Nov 1720
Thank you
Thanks for the plug Ian999
Only a fraction of the Fairbairn data is published on the pages, (http://fairbairn.lornahen.com) but that said, no hard data on a Margaret marrying a STEWART's origins squirrelled away.
From the first daughter shown in other messages as Mary, and the James as witness, my money would be on Margaret as being a daughter of the James FAIRBURN marrying Mary ARCHIBALD posted by Colin - but there's no son James mentioned - "rules" are made to be broken, so that's hardly conclusive
Lorna
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Good Evening everyone.....thank you for all your help with this family
my head is spinning atm :D
I am going away for a few days, so I will have a chance to get my head around all the information you have given me
Will get back to you all next week, have a great weekend and thank you again for your help
Regards
Sharyn