Elizabeth (Jackson) Mair (abt. 1896 - 1963)

Born about 9 Dec 1896 in Manchester, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom

Wife of Colin Alexander Mair — married 1916 in Manchester, Lancashire, England

Died 13 Apr 1963 at about age 66 in 19 Bayview Avenue, Capetown, South Africa

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Biography

Elizabeth Jackson was born on about 9 December 1896. She was the daughter of Alexander Ritchie Jackson and Frances Lilian Walker.

She was baptised on 14 February 1897 at St George's Church, Manchester, Lancashire^[1].

1901 England Census
62, Sudell Street, Manchester, Lancashire, England:

1911 England Census
28 Shelmerdine Street, Manchester, Lancashire, England:

Her mother Frances died in April 1912. Her father remarried, to widow Esther Gerrily on 4 April 1915 at St. Anne, Newton, Lancashire.

At the age of 19 Elizabeth married South African born 22 year old Colin Alexander Mair on 23 August 1916 in the Thorp Road Presbyterian Congregational Church, in the District of Prestwich, by Licence^[2]. Colin was a 2nd Lieut. with the A.S.C. and a Solicitor's Articled Clerk of Park Hall Camp, Oswestry. Elizabeth was a spinster of 19 Bath Street, Newton Heath. Joseph Richardson Wolfenden and Florence Jackson were the witnesses.

They went on to have three children. They settled in her husband's home country, South Africa.

Her husband Colin passed away in 1939 at the age of 46.

Elizabeth passed away on 13 April 1963^[3]. Cause of death was recorded as Coronary Athero Sclerosis.

Intended place of burial was Maitland Cemetery^[4].

Sources

1. ↑ "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:2:9HGG-9QJ : 19 September 2020), Entry for Elizabeth Jackson, 1897.
2. ↑ "England and Wales Marriage Registration Index, 1837-2005," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:26F7-3G1 : 13 December 2014), Colin A Mair and null, 1916; from “England & Wales Marriages, 1837-2005,” database, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : 2012); citing 1916, quarter 3, vol. 8D, p. 704, Prestwich, Lancashire, England, General Register Office, Southport, England.
3. ↑ "South Africa, Cape Province, Probate Records of the Master of the High Court, 1834-1989", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:2:W869-5C6Z : 27 April 2020), Entry for Elizabeth Mair, 1962-1966.
4. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/242293882/elizabeth-mair: accessed 04 August 2022), memorial page for Elizabeth Jackson Mair (1896–13 Apr 1963), Find A Grave: Memorial #242293882, citing Maitland Cemetery, Maitland, City of Cape Town Metropolitan Municipality, Western Cape, South Africa; Maintained by lindylou631 (contributor 49254308)

• Her Husband's Probate Records

• "South Africa, Civil Death Registration, 1955-1966", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:2:WYHT-GHZM : 21 April 2020), Entry for Elizabeth Mair, 1963.

See also:

• "England and Wales Census, 1901," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:X9GZ-DD1 : 21 May 2019), Elizabeth Jackson in household of Alex R Jackson, Manchester, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom; from "1901 England, Scotland and Wales census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing St George subdistrict, PRO RG 13, The National Archives, Kew, Surrey.

• "England and Wales Census, 1911," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XW1C-J6G : 3 May 2019), Elizabeth Jackson in household of Alex Ritchie Jackson, Manchester, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom; from "1911 England and Wales census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing PRO RG 14, The National Archives of the UK, Kew, Surrey.

"Find A Grave Index," database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:6NLZ-9VGD : 12 September 2022), Elizabeth Jackson Mair, ; Burial, Maitland, City of Cape Town Metropolitan Municipality, Western Cape, South Africa, Maitland Cemetery; citing record ID 242293882, Find a Grave, http://www.findagrave.com.