Hairston Family History and Genealogy - Margaret HAIRSTONES (HAIRSTENS)

Margaret HAIRSTONES (HAIRSTENS)

HAIRSTON.org ID#4715, b. 27 August 1799, d. 1881

Father*

Thomas HAIRSTONES (HAIRSTENS)^1,2 d. 20 Sep 1844

Mother*

Jean THORBURN¹ b. a 1763, d. 18 Sep 1843

Birth*

Margaret HAIRSTONES (HAIRSTENS) was born on 27 August 1799 in Troqueer, Kirkcudbright, Scotland.^1,3

She was the daughter of Thomas HAIRSTONES (HAIRSTENS) and Jean THORBURN.^1,2

Will

In Thomas HAIRSTONES (HAIRSTENS)'s will dated 26 December 1822, Margaret HAIRSTONES (HAIRSTENS) was named as an heir; 1822 - Wrote a trust mentioning 3 sons and 5 daughters, his wife and a brother.²

Marriage*

She married William MARTIN on 21 September 1823 in Trogueer, Scotland.^2,4

Scotland Census 1841

Margaret HAIRSTONES (HAIRSTENS) appeared on the 1841 Scotland Census of William MARTIN on 6 June 1841 in Lockerbie Bridge Street, Dryfesdale Parish, Dumfriesshire, Scotland; William Martin is a writer.³

Scotland Census 1851

Margaret HAIRSTONES (HAIRSTENS) appeared on the 1851 Scotland Census of William MARTIN on 30 March 1851 in Noblehill, Dumfreisshire, Scotland.⁵

Death*

Margaret HAIRSTONES (HAIRSTENS) died in 1881.²

Family

William MARTIN b. a 1796, d. 14 Apr 1860

Children

William MARTIN³ b. a 1830
Thomas Hairstens MARTIN⁶ b. a 1833, d. 15 Mar 1852
Alexander Maughan MARTIN³ b. a 1835
Archibald Douglas MARTIN⁶ b. a 1838, d. 23 Jul 1860
James Hairstens MARTIN⁶ b. a 1838, d. 20 Mar 1863
Jean Thorburn MARTIN⁶ b. a 1841, d. 6 May 1865

Sources (www.HAIRSTON.org)

[S180] Old Parish Records - Scotlands People. Online www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk.
[S3116] Scotland. Court of Session. Cases Decided In the Court of Session: Court of Justiciary, And House of Lords. August 8, 1890 to August 5, 1891 - Vol. XVIII - Edinburgh: T. & T. Clark; London, Stevens & Sons. Hathi Trust Digital Library.
[S3482] 1841 Scotland Census. Edinburgh, Scotland: General Register Office for Scotland. Reels 1-151. General Register Office for Scotland, Edinburgh, Scotland. Taken 6 June 1841, Ancestry.com.
[S191] Old Parish Records, Dumfries & Galloway Family History Society, Dumfries, Scotland - this data was collected during my 2012 trip to Dumfries, Scotland. It is also available on the website Scotlandspeople.gov.uk.
[S3483] 1851 Scotland Census. Edinburgh, Scotland: General Register Office for Scotland. Reels 1-151. General Register Office for Scotland, Edinburgh, Scotland. Taken 30/31 March 1851, Ancestry.com.
[S3423] McDowell, William, Memorials of St. Michael's : the old parish churchyard of Dumfries, Edinburgh: Adam and Charles Black, 1876. https://hdl.handle.net/2027/hvd.32044081264723, Hathi Trust Digital Library.

Last Edited

10 May 2019