Ancestors of Jessie Paterson Fairbairn

James Fairbairn
(1822-1870)

Jessie Paterson
(Cal 1820-1884)

Alexander Young
(1830-Between 1881)

Helen Brown
(Between 1825-1912)

James Fairbairn
(1847-1935)

Alice Young
(1854-1921)

Jessie Paterson Fairbairn
(1884-1941)

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Spouses/Children:
John Brown Williams

Jessie Paterson Fairbairn ²

Born: 20 Oct 1884, Cove, Berwickshire, Scotland, United Kingdom ¹ ³ ⁴
Marriage: John Brown Williams 18 Nov 1911, Winnipeg, Manitoba ¹
Died: 8 Dec 1941, Winnipeg, Manitoba, at age 57 ¹
Buried: Brookside Cemetery ⁵

Cause of her death was asthma or maybe leukemia.

General Notes:

According to Alice (Williams) Johnson:
"Jessie Paterson Fairbairn came over in 1885 from Scotland. They were on the boat for 2 weeks and most were very ill. They, three (mother and her two cousins) that came together did domestic work to pay their passage."
**date not possible as she would have been 1 year old.**

Noted events in her life were:

• Hobbies. ⁵ Knitting

• Religion. ⁵ Presbyterian

• Home address, 6 Apr 1891, Cove, Berwickshire, Scotland, United Kingdom. ⁶

• Employment, 6 Apr 1891, Cove, Berwickshire, Scotland, United Kingdom. ⁶ Scholar

• Home address, 31 Mar 1901, Cove, Berwickshire, Scotland, United Kingdom. ⁷

Jessie married John Brown Williams on 18 Nov 1911 in Winnipeg, Manitoba.¹ (John Brown Williams was born on 30 Oct 1879 in 11 Bedford Terrace, Islington East, Middlesex, England ⁸, died on 21 Jun 1957 in Selkirk, Manitoba ⁸ and was buried in Brookside Cemetery ⁵.) The cause of his death was bronchopneumonia.

Sources

3 Extract from Register of Births for the Parish of Cockburnspath, Berwick, (Reference quoted and passed on by Tara Hawkins).

4 1891 Census of Cove Village, Cockburnspath, Berwick, Scotland, (Reference quoted and passed on by Tara Hawkins).

5 Tara Hawkins, http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Estates/7114/. Cit. Date: 11 Jan 2002

6 General Register Office for Scotland, Census (Scotland), 1891. 731-1-14. Image C1891_731_00_001_0_2_014. Cit. Date: 1 Jun 2002

7 Ibid, Census 1901 731-1-13. Cit. Date: 5 Jul 2002 Cit. ID: Image C1901_731_00_001_000_2_013Z.tif

8 Nancy Whitten, Wilderness to Wildlife, (Reference quoted and passed on by Tara Hawkins).

Jessie Paterson Fairbairn 2

Sources

Jessie Paterson Fairbairn ²