Isabella Fairbairn1

(19 Apr 1802 - 1856)
FatherJames Fairbairn (m. Margaret HOG)1,2,3 (bet. 1765 - 1771 - say 1844)
MotherMargaret Hog4 (circa 1769 - Aug 1825)

BDMs

     Isabella Fairbairn was born on 19 Apr 1802 Whinkerstones, Par. of Fogo, BEW, SCT, squiggle hard to read, but might be Apr, definitely 19th.1 She was baptized in May 1802 Fogo, BEW, SCT; entry reads: Isabella daughter of James Fairbairn Smith in Whinkerstones was born on the 19th ??? May 1802 AJ.1
     Isabella Fairbairn married Alexander Miller on 27 Nov 1827 Fogo, BEW, entry reads: Alexr Miller and Isabel Fairbairn both of this Parish were regularly proclaimed and married (followed in register by Mary Fairbairn and John Darling's marriage Dec 11th.)3
     Isabella Fairbairn died in 1856 Fogo, BEW, SCT.5

Census

     Isabella Miller appeared on the census of 1841 Fogo Muir, Par. of Fogo, BEW, SCT, in the household of James Fairbairn.2
     Isabella Miller appeared on the census of 1851 Fogo Moor, Par. of Fogo, BEW, SCT, with Alexander Miller, enumerated as MILLAR: Alexander 48 Smith journeyman Employing 1 Men b Edrom; wife Isabella 49 b Fogo; Children: Isabella 20, William 19, Jean 13, John 7, Henry 4, all b Fogo.6

Family

Alexander Miller (circa 1803 - aft. 1861)
Child
  • Isabella Miller6 (circa 1831 - Sep 1881)
ChartsJames & Margaret (HOG) FAIRBAIRN
Last Edited27 Apr 2012

Citations

  1. [S55] Scottish BMDB entries (to 1854), http://www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk/index.php, Birth 19 May 1802 Isabella d/o James FAIRBAIRN (smith at ?Wh?inkerstones), Fogo, BEW 740/0010 0180, copy d/loaded Aug 2009.
  2. [S201] 1841 Census transcripts, Scotland, via Ancestry.com, Fogo Muir, Fogo, BEW Par. 740 ED 1 Pg 10, hsehold of James FAIRBAIRN (indexed as FANBRIN), extracted Dec 2010.
  3. [S55] Scottish BMDB entries (to 1854), http://www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk/index.php, Marr. 27 Nov 1827 Isabel FAIRBAIRN & Alexr MILLER, Fogo, BEW, copy d/loaded (for Mary FAIRBAIRN/John DARLING) Aug 2009.
  4. [S55] Scottish BMDB entries (to 1854), http://www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk/index.php, Marr. 22 Apr 1795 James FAIRBAIRN (smith at Whinkerstones) & Margaret HOG, Fogo, BEW, 740/0010 0238, copy d/loaded Aug 2009.
  5. [S2970] Births deaths marriages index: Scotland 1855+, Dth 1856 Isabella FAIRBAIRN, aged 50, other name MILLER, reg. Fogo, BEW 740 #4, extracted from index Apr 2012 , http://scotlandspeople.gov.uk
  6. [S203] 1851 Census transcripts, Scotland, via Ancestry.com, Fogo, BEW Par. 740 ED 1 Sched. 28, hsehold of Alexander & Isabella MILLAR, extracted Apr 2012.
 
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