Berwickshire Interests

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Permalink Reply by Roger Moffat on July 14, 2009 at 5:22am

I have lots of ancestry from Berwickshire and Roxburghshire - http://roger.lisaandroger.com/

Permalink Reply by Earline Hines Bradt on July 19, 2009 at 9:31am

My Fairbairn ancestors were from the borders, Fogo and Coldstream. There is a Fairbairn DNA project to identify the different Fairbairn lines on the borders. We are having our Fairbairn reunion in a few weeks, I am hoping to get some volunteers for YDNA testing. Here is my family: http://dnaprojectsportal.com/lineages/dcfairbairnthomaswoodeppy.htm

Permalink Reply by Lesley Robertson on July 20, 2009 at 2:22am

There's a few Fairburns in my OPS database including the following clump. As you'll see I'e done little work on them becuase their main link to Whitsome is the marriage to Mary grant (whose siblings were mostly born in Whitsome)
Descendants of William Fairburn

1 William Fairburn b: 1822 in Sunderland, England d: Bef. 1896
. +Alice Miller b: 1826 d: Bef. 1896
....... 2 Henry Fairburn b: Bef. 1881 in Sunderland, England d: 1917
........... +Margaret Wood b: 1861 m: Bef. 1892
................ 3 Margaret Fairburn b: Abt. 1892
................ 3 William Miller Fairburn b: Abt. 1892
................ 3 Alice Fairburn b: Abt. 1892
................ 3 Thomas Fairburn b: Abt. 1892
....... *2nd Wife of Henry Fairburn:
........... +Mary Grant b: 1864 in Langton Baptised: 24 September 1864 Langton m: Bef. 1897 in England Residence: 1881 6 North St. Langton
................ 3 Henry Fairburn b: Abt. 1897
................ 3 Mary Fairburn b: Abt. 1899
................ 3 Walter Fairburn b: Abt. 1901
................ 3 Peter Fairburn b: Abt. 1903
................ 3 Robina Fairburn b: 1905 d: 1982
................ 3 living Fairburn b: Bet. 1905 - 1909
................ 3 Katherine Fairburn b: 1909 d: 1934

Permalink Reply by Lesley Robertson on July 20, 2009 at 2:37am

Here's a few more for your collection:

Isabella F. married Peter Dewar in Foulden in 1752 and had 5 children, 2 of whom died in Whitsome

Then there’s this little group:
1 Margaret Fairburn b: Abt. 1794 in Lauder Residence: 1871 Whitsome Hill cottage
....... 2 Helen Fairburn b: Bef. 1840
................ 3 James Fairburn b: Abt. 1856 in Gordon
............... 3 Isabella Fairburn b: Abt. 1861 in Coldingham
+Yy Crosbie
....... 2 Helen Crosbie b: Abt. 1841 in Smailholm Occupation: 1871 Ag lab Residence: 1871 Whitsome Hill cottage
....... 2 Margaret Crosbie b: Abt. 1845 in Smailholm

Agnes F. (B abt 1833, Eccles) married David Wilson in time to start having children in 1853.

Are you also collecting the spelling variations? I have a family of Fairbairns and another of Freebairns in the OPR database. You can have the info if you want it.

Permalink Reply by Earline Hines Bradt on July 23, 2009 at 6:05am

Agnes F. may be from my family, they were from the Eccles Parish also. The only family with the surname of Fairbairn who had issue and stayed in Scotland was the family of James Fairbairn and Margery Rose. James was the brother of my immigrant ancestor, Robert Fairbairn, 3rd great-grandfather.

Permalink Reply by Betty Snow on July 20, 2009 at 12:13am

Most of my maternal line came from Berwickshire. I am also doing a lot of local history research in this area, particularly in Duns, Paxton and Chirnside. I also live in Berwickshire.

Permalink Reply by Betty Snow on July 23, 2009 at 7:21am

Hi
Here are a couple of Fairbairns in Paxton:-
From a report done in January 1800 for George Home of Paxton House about the widows in Paxton town who might be in want of coals. There is an Anne FAIRBAIRN (widow to Mr Logan's steward, Mr Logan was a farmer) [she was not in want of coals].

The 1811 census of Hutton Parish show in Hutton village a Ralph Fairbairn, employed in agriculture. There were 3 males and 1 female in the family.

Permalink Reply by Mandy Weir nee Ballantyne on July 23, 2009 at 12:23pm

I also have a lot of of people in my tree from various areas of Berwickshire & Roxburghshire, mostly from when i was going down my paternal line.