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Agnes Fairbairn

Female 1787 - 1863  (75 years)


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  • Name Agnes Fairbairn  [1
    Born 15 Jul 1787  Midlem Eastfield, Par. of Bowden, Roxburghshire, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Christened 23 Jul 1787  Par. of Bowden, Roxburghshire, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    • Archibald Fairbairn in Midlem Eastfield and Mary Grieson (sic) his wife, had a child Born 15th July and Baptized before the Congregation the 23rd do named Agnes
    Gender Female 
    Birth Abt 1793  Bowden, Roxburghshire, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    • (1851 census)
    Census 1861  High Cross, Par. of Melrose, Roxburghshire, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location  [4
    • REDDELL: Agnes 70 head prop of house b Bowden, ROX; Children: Archibald 48 farmer, Isabella 39 both b Nisbet Mill, ROX; Grddtr Robina 12 scholar b Bowden
    Died 03 May 1863  Melrose, Roxburghshire, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location  [4, 5
    • cert. shows Agnes as widow of John Riddell, farmer, d 11:30am of old age, no medical attendant, aged 73, d/o Archibald Fairbairn, farmer, and Mary m.s. Greeshon, both dec'd, inf son John reg. Melrose, May 9th
    WebLink Apr 2016  [6
    • Fairbairn-860
    Reference Number 16503 
    Buried Bowden, Roxburghshire, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location  [7
    • IMO John RIDDELL late tenant Eastfield who died 3.11.1860 aged 75 yrs and Agnes FAIRBAIRN his wife who died 3.5.1863 aged 73 yrs and of their family Thomas Scott RIDDELL who died 11.10.1855 aged 28 yrs Isabella RIDDELL who died 24.10.1869 aged 52 yrs Archibald RIDDELL who died 3.7.18__ 86 yrs John RIDDELL who died 3.6.1885 Helen BEATTIE his wife who died 6.7.1913 aged 81 yrs also Georgina RIDDELL youngest dtr of above ____ John RIDDELL__________
    Person ID I16503  FairbairnJohnFlint
    Last Modified 19 Apr 2016 

    Father Archibald Fairbairn,   b. Abt Jul 1758, Par. of St Boswells, Roxburghshire, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Between 1806 and 1841, ?Moorhead, Par. of Southdean, Roxburghshire, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 47 years) 
    Mother Mary Grierson,   b. Abt 1765, Bowden, Roxburghshire, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Between 1851 and 1863, ?Broomylees, Par. of Melrose, Roxburghshire, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 86 years) 
    Married Abt 25 Jul 1784  Par. of Bowden, Roxburghshire, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location  [8
    • Sessions 25 July 1784: Archd F. & Mary G. who are said to be married in an irregular way a short time ago, and they themselves declaring the truth of it, were rebuked for taking such a step & exhorted to live for the future in a christian way as man & wife
    Family ID F67  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family John Riddell,   b. Abt 1791, Hobkirk, Roxburghshire, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 03 Nov 1860, East Field, Par. of Bowden, Roxburghshire, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 69 years) 
    Married 02 Dec 1808  Par. of Southdean, Roxburghshire, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location  [3, 5, 9
    • entry reads: John Riddell to Nancy Fairbairn both in this parish 2d December (which id assumes that Agnes is Nancy, but as her parents were definitely in Southdean around this time, the id is highly likely)
    Census 1841  Midlem, Par. of Bowden, Roxburghshire, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location  [10
    • RIDDELL: John 50 farmer; Agnes 45; Mary 20; Isabella 20; John 15; Thomas 13; George SCOTT 60 "ind"; All b ROX
    Census 1851  Bowden, Roxburghshire, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    • RIDDLE: John 60 farmer 1800 ac 2 lab b Hobkirk, ROX; wife "Afred" (as transcr.) 58 b Bowden ; Children: Archibald 34, Isabella 28, John 25, Thomas 22 all b Crailing; Servants: BRYDEN, COOK; NICOL; Lodger: George SCOTT 66 annuitant b Crailing; Hawker: John THOMSON 50 b Biggar, LKS
    Last Modified 2 Sep 2017 
    Family ID F80  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBirth - Abt 1793 - Bowden, Roxburghshire, Scotland Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCensus - 1851 - Bowden, Roxburghshire, Scotland Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 03 May 1863 - Melrose, Roxburghshire, Scotland Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - - Bowden, Roxburghshire, Scotland Link to Google Earth
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  • Sources 
    1. [S1102] DC Roxburghshire, Scotland: 1855 Film #103533, (1855), Dth 1855 Thomas Scott RIDDELL, Bowden, ROX.

    2. [S56] BDM: Scotlands People certs from 1855, Birth 15 Jul, bap. 23 Jul 1787 Agnes d/o Archibald FAIRBAIRN & Mary GRIERSON, Midlem Eastfield, Par. of Bowden, Roxburghshire, copy d/loaded Dec 2007.

    3. [S801] Census: 1851 Ancestry, Record Type: Census (images for England, transcriptions for Scotland), Location: UK, Record Info: via Ancestry.com, Bowden, ROX Par 783 ED 2 Pg 8 Sched 25, hsehold of John & "Afred" RIDDLE, extracted Mar 2008.

    4. [S802] Census: 1861 Ancestry, (1861), Melrose, ROX Reg. 799/1 ED 1 Pg 23 Sched 125, hsehold of Agnes REDDELL, extracted Mar 2008.

    5. [S56] BDM: Scotlands People certs from 1855, Dth 3 May 1863 Agnes RIDDELL, Melrose, Roxburghshire, Dist 799/1 Pg 8 Sched 24, copy d/loaded May 2008.

    6. [S3217] WikiTree, Uploaded by Charles HUSCROFT, Apr 2016.

    7. [S2781] MIs: Bowden, BFHS, (BFHS, Galashiels, Selkirkshire, Scotland), CD., #310 Agnes FAIRBAIRN & John RIDDELL & family, extracted Oct 2008.

    8. [S1141] Bowden, Roxburghshire, Scotland: OPR etc, Kirk Sessions.

    9. [S56] BDM: Scotlands People certs from 1855, Marr. 2 Dec 1808 Nancy FAIRBAIRN & John RIDDELL, "both in this parish" 806/0010 0142, copy rcvd from Harry DW May 2010.

    10. [S800] Census: 1841 Ancestry, (1841), Midlem, Bowden, ROX Par. 783 ED 3 hsehold of John & Agnes RIDDELL, extracted May 2008.