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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)
Alice Y Fairbairn
(1887-1973)

 

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Spouses/Children:
Fred Thompson

Alice Y Fairbairn 1 2

  • Born: 8 Mar 1887, Cockburnspath, Berwickshire, Scotland, United Kingdom 3 4
  • Marriage: Fred Thompson Unknown
  • Died: 13 Mar 1973, Winnipeg, Manitoba, at age 86 5

   Cause of her death was cancer.

  General Notes:

Alice and John were twins (John died in infancy)

Immigrated to Canada in 1912

Obituary
Alice Thompson
On March 13, 1973 at the Grace Hospital, Mrs. Alice Thompson aged 86, of 640 Beresford Avenue. Born in the County of Berwickshire, Scotland and resided in Winnipeg since 1912. She is survived by one daughter-in-law Mrs. Ellen Thompson and a granddaughter Patricia Ann. Predeceased by her husband Fred in 1957 and a son Robert in 1959. Graveside service will be held at Brookside Cemetery at 11:00 a.m. Thursday March 15, 1973. Rev. Colin MacIver officiating. Friends wishing to pay their respects may call at the Bardal Funeral Home, Sherbrook at William, Wednesday 7:00-9:00 p.m. Should friends desire donations may be sent to the charity of their choice. Bardal Funeral Home in care of arrangements.

  Noted events in her life were:

• Place of Burial: Brookside Cemetery.

• Home address, 31 Mar 1901, Cove, Berwickshire, Scotland, United Kingdom. 6

• Employment, 31 Mar 1901, Cove, Berwickshire, Scotland, United Kingdom. 6 Scholar

• Graduation, 1912. Came To Canada


Alice married Fred Thompson on an unknown date. (Fred Thompson was born on an unknown date and died in 1957 in Winnipeg, Manitoba 5.)


Sources


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

2 General Register Office for Scotland, Census (Scotland), Census 1901 731-1-13. Cit. Date: 5 Jul 2002 Cit. ID: Image C1901_731_00_001_000_2_013Z.tif 1901 census records a middle name initial of 'Y'.

3 Ibid, Census 1901 731-1-13. Cit. Date: 5 Jul 2002 Cit. ID: Image C1901_731_00_001_000_2_013Z.tif 14 years old as at 31/3/1901.

4 General Register Office for Scotland, Scotland's People at http://www.ScotlandsPeople.gov.uk, formerly
Scottish Origins Index Data at http://www.origins.net
, Births 1887-731-8. Cit. Date: 14 Jul 2002

5 Alice Thompson's Obituary, (Reference quoted and passed on by Tara Hawkins).

6 General Register Office for Scotland, Census (Scotland), Census 1901 731-1-13. Cit. Date: 5 Jul 2002 Cit. ID: Image C1901_731_00_001_000_2_013Z.tif

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