Alison Crosser1,2,3

ID#11319, (before 1767 - before 1859)
Alison Crosser|b. bef. 1767\nd. bef. 1859|p11319.htm|Male ?James Croser|b. say 1740|||||||||||||||||
FatherMale ?James Croser4 b. say 1740
ChartsPaternal ancestors of Lorna
Paternal timeline
FAIRBAIRN
The top part of the Fairbairn tree
Ancestors & siblings of Les Henderson
Relationship4th great-grandmother of Lorna Henderson.
     Alison Crosser was estimated to have been born bef. 1767 probably in the ?Par. of Swinton, BEW, SCT.
     Alison Crosser and Archibald Fairbairn, son of Archibald? Fairbairn, are estimated to have married say 1782 prob. in ?BEW, SCT, (this date being assumed from the age of eldest child believed to belong to this family).5
     Alison Crosser died bef. 1859 prob. at ?Morebattle, ROX, SCT.3
     I have long thought that the James Croser buried Eckford with the h/stone mentioning a nephew James Fairbairn would be the brother of Alison Fairbairn nee Crosser. I am now confident of this id.
The second marriage for James Fairbairn reported in "Grandma Viele's" reminiscences, has been found, which, tied to the property of Elizabeth Laidlaw, relict of James Fairbairn of Lanton Muir, to where James Croser was, it all makes sense to me now.6
     Cir. 1784 Archibald and Alison Fairbairn were living at Swinton, BEW, SCT, assuming that son Walter accurately knew where he was born.
     Fr 1794 - 1797 Archibald and Alison Fairbairn were living at Grahamslaw, Par. of Eckford, ROX, SCT, (where they were when two more children were baptised).7,8 By Feb 1800 Archibald and Alison Fairbairn were living at Cavers, Par. of Eckford, ROX, SCT, when youngest known son David was baptized (the entry doesn't read Caverton, or Caverton Mill, but I thought Cavers was in its own parish, not Eckford).9
     Her surname was also spelt Crosier or Croser.2,7

Family

Archibald Fairbairn
Children
Last Edited17 Oct 2008

Citations

  1. Surname confirmation from Ann COSSAR. Walter's death cert very hard to read/decipher.
  2. Ann COSSAR, "EM FAIRBAIRN/CROS(I)ER ex Ann C," e-mail to L McIntosh (1), Mar 1996 ex OPR index.
  3. Walter FAIRBAIRN (11277), DC FAIRBAIRN, Walter 1859, p/copy held.
  4. Borders FHS, MIs: ROX Eckford, #5 James CROSER, portioner Lanton Hill, rechecked Jun 2008.
  5. "Lorna's Family History Musings", Dec 2007.
  6. "Lorna's Family History Musings", pre 2002, updated Jun 2008.
  7. Morebattle, ROX: Gateshaw Associate Session & Free Church Records: Item 4 (Gateshaw 1775-1907) & 8 (Free Church 1847-52), Bap. (at Morebattle) 14 May 1797 John s/o Archibald FAIRBAIRN & Alison CROSER, of Grahamslaw, Par. of Eckford, extracted Jul 2008.
  8. Morebattle, ROX: Gateshaw Associate Session & Free Church Records: Item 4 (Gateshaw 1775-1907) & 8 (Free Church 1847-52), Bap. (at Haughhead) 10 Dec 1794 James s/o Archibald FAIRBAIRN & Alison CROSER, of Grahamslaw, Par. of Eckford, ROX, extracted Jul 2008.
  9. Morebattle, ROX: Gateshaw Associate Session & Free Church Records: Item 4 (Gateshaw 1775-1907) & 8 (Free Church 1847-52), Bap. (at Morebattle) 23 Feb 1800 David s/o Archd FAIRBAIRN & Allison CROSSER, of Cavers, Par. of Eckford, ROX, extracted Jul 2008.
  10. "Lorna's Family History Musings", Feb 2003, Dec 2007 & Mar 2008, (assumed to be son of Archibald and Alison (CROSSER) FAIRBAIRN purely from naming pattern of children and places. Another researcher has Archibald's parents as Archibald F and Mary GIESSEN. As he appears to have died between 1841 and 1851, we are unlikley to uncover the truth now, but with children called Archibald, Alison, Walter I think there's a fair possibility he "belongs" to my lot, especially his age in the 1841 census makes his birth year somewhat later than that of the son of Archibald and Mary, even allowing for the rounding in that census).
  11. "Lorna's Family History Musings", Jul 2008, (relationship on very circumstantial evidence however).
  12. Ann COSSAR, "EM FAIRBAIRN/CROS(I)ER ex Ann C," e-mail to L McIntosh (1), Bap. 10 Dec 1794 James s/o Archibald FAIRBAIRN and Alison CROSSER, Gateshaw Assoc Session, Morebattle, ROX, ex OPR index, rcvd Mar 1996.
  13. Ann COSSAR, "EM FAIRBAIRN/CROS(I)ER ex Ann C," e-mail to L McIntosh (1), Bap. 14 May 1797 John FAIRBAIRN, ex OPR index, rcvd Mar 1996.

E. & O. E. Some/most parish records are rather hard to read and names, places hard to interpret, particularly if you are unfamiliar with an area.
 
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