Jessie (Ormiston) Fortune (abt. 1845 - 1911)

Born about 1845 in Melrose, , Roxburghshire, Scotland

Ancestors

Wife of Alexander Fortune — married 20 May 1864 in Selkirk, , Selkirkshire, Scotland

Descendants

Died 22 Jan 1911 at about age 66 in Heriot, Par. of Heriot, Midlothian, Scotland

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Biography

Name

Name: Jessie /Ormiston/ ^[1]

Birth

Birth:

Date: ABT 1845

Place: Melrose, , Roxburghshire, Scotland^[2]

Death

Date: 22 JAN 1911

Place: Heriot, Par. of Heriot, Midlothian, Scotland

Note: cert. reads: Jessie Ormiston FORTUNE, widow of Alexander FORTUNE, farm servant, died aged 66 of valvular disease of heart (mitral stenosis) chronic bronchitis & syncope,at 6:30pm. The inf. was her son John FORTUNE, present^[3][4][5]

Reference

Reference: 30272

Christening

Christening:

Date: OCT 1845

Place: Melrose, , Roxburghshire, Scotland

Note: Jessy ORMISTON or FAIRBAIRN, d/o Robert ORMISTON and Jan FAIRBAIRN^[6]

Census

Date: 1871

Place: Caddonfoot, , Selkirkshire, Scotland

Note: FORTUNE: Alexander 28 farm servant b Tranent, HAD; wife Jessie 26 b Peebles, ROX (sic); Children: James Mitchell 7 b Selkirk; Alexander 6 b Melrose, Roxburghshire, Richard 4 b Stow, MLN; Walter Fairbairn 3 b Selkirk; George 5 days b Caddingfoot, SEL; Sister Jane MITCHELL 21 b Lands, ROX^[7]

Date: 1881

Place: Hownam, , Roxburghshire, Scotland

Note: Alexander FORTUNE, 38, farm worker ag lab b Tranent, Haddington(East Lothian), wife Jessie, 36, b Melrose ROX. Children: Alexander, 16, farm serv, b Melrose, ROX; Richard, 14, farms erv b Stow, Edin.; Walter Fairbairn FORTUNE, 13, farm serv, b Yarrow; James Mitchell, 11, scholar, b Yarrow; George, scholar, 10, b Yarrow; Jessie, 8, scholar, Stow; Andrew Park, 5, scholar, b Melrose; Elizabeth Park, 3, b Oxnam; Archibald Fairbairn, 1 b Legerwood, BEW.^[8]: Date: 1891

Place: Howlets Ha??, Westruther, Berwickshire, Scotland

Note: FORTUNE: Jessie, head, widow, 46 b Melrose, ROX; Children: Alexander 26 ag lab b Melrose, ROX; George 19 ag lab b Selkirk, SEL; Jessie 17 farm serv b Stow, Edin.; Andrew P 15 farm serv b Melrose, ROX; Elizabeth P 13 scholar b Oxnam, ROX; Archibald F 11 scholar b Legerwood, BEW; John 6 scholar b Maxton, ROX; William 4 b Stow, Edin (bottom of page, didn't check the next one)^[9]

Date: 31 MAR 1901

Place: Linton, , Roxburghshire, Scotland

Note: FORTUNE: Jessie 55 b Melrose, ROX; Children: Alexander 35 ag lab ploughman b Melrose, ROX; Elizabeth P 23 outworker on farm b Oxnam, ROX; Archibald F 21 ag lab ploughman b Legerwood, BEW; John F 15 ord ag lab b Maxton, ROX; Jessie FOWLER (dtr) 27 outworker on farm b Stow, MLN; Grddtr Jessie C FOWLER, 1mth b Linton, ROX^[10]

Marriage

Husband: Alexander Fortune

Wife: Jessie Ormiston

Child: Alexander Fortune

Child: Richard Fortune

Child: Walter Fairbairn Fortune

Child: James Mitchell Fortune

Child: George Fortune

Child: Jessie Ormiston Fortune

Child: Andrew Park Fortune

Child: Elizabeth Park Fortune

Child: Archibald Fairbairn Fortune

Child: John Fortune

Child: William Fortune

Marriage:

Date: 20 MAY 1864

Place: Selkirk, , Selkirkshire, Scotland

Note: date/place from igi: Alexander FORTUNE to Jessie ORMISTON (not indexed as Jessie FAIRBAIRN). Cert: 20 May 1864 at Hawhead, Selkirk (United Pres. Ch), Alexander FORTUNE, 20, ploughman, bachelor, s/o Alexander FORTUNE and Elizabeth PARK, mar. Jessie ORMISTON, 19, dom serv, spinster, d/o Andrew ORMISTON, dec. (NB chr on igi has father as Robert, not Andrew) and Jane FAIRBAIRN. Wit: Richard PARK and Alexander STURROCK. MIn. Rev John LAWSON.^[11][12][13]

Husband: Robert Ormiston

Wife: Jan Fairbairn

Child: Jessie Ormiston

Marriage:

Date: 1845^[14]

Sources

1. ↑ Source: #S1771 May 2002 ex 1851 ROX census
2. ↑ Source: #S210 FHL Film 0224041 GRO Ref Volume 791 EnumDist 2 Page 9
3. ↑ Source: #S210 FHL Film 0224041 GRO Ref Volume 791 EnumDist 2 Page 9, extracted May 2004
4. ↑ Source: #S56 1891 census Westruther, BEW Dist 756 (ED1?) Page 5 Schedule #16, copy d/loaded Sep 2005
5. ↑ Source: #S333 Dth 1911 Jessie Ormiston FORTUNE, copy d/loaded Nov 2005
6. ↑ Source: #S888 Batch C100091 extracted May 2002
7. ↑ Source: #S803 Caddonfoot, SEL REg 774A ED 3 Sched 3, hsehold of Alexander & Jessie FORTUNE (indexed on ancestry as FORTAIN or FORTANI or GORTUM), extracted May 2008
8. ↑ Source: #S210 FHL Film 0224041 GRO Ref Volume 791 EnumDist 2 Page 9, extracted May 2004
9. ↑ Source: #S56 1891 census Westruther, BEW Dist 756 (ED1?) Page 5 Schedule #16, copy d/loaded Sep 2005
10. ↑ Source: #S806 Linton, ROX Reg 796 ED 2 Sched 35 hsehold of Jessie FORTUNE, extracted May 2008
11. ↑ Source: #S210 FHL Film 0224041 GRO Ref Volume 791 EnumDist 2 Page 9
12. ↑ Source: #S1596 FORTUNE Batch M117781 extracted May 2002
13. ↑ Source: #S333 Mar. cert. 1864 Alexander FORTUNE & Jessie ORMISTON trans. Robert McC Jul 2002
14. ↑ Source: #S888 Batch C100091 extracted May 2002

• Source: S1596 IGI: Online searches, assorted surnames Repository: #R149
• Repository: R149 Family Search (LDS) http://familysearch.org
• Source: S1771 EM FAIRBAIRN/COCKBURN corres. between Susan McL, (SCT) and L McIntosh (NZ)
• Source: S210 1881 Census transcripts, UK, via FamilySearch/LDS Repository: #R21
• Repository: R21 LDS library Address:
• Source: S333 BDMs, Scotland death indices, & researcher extracts,
• Source: S56 Scottish Birth, Marriage, Death entries (from 1855), http://www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk/index.php
• Source: S803 Census: 1871 (images for England, transcriptions for Scotland), Via Ancestry.com Repository: #R121
• Repository: R121 Ancestry.com
• Source: S806 Census: 1901 Census (images for England, transcriptions for Scotland), Via Ancestry.com Repository: #R121
• Source: S888 IGI: FAIRBAIRN extract, 1993/4 Repository: #R58
• Repository: R58 IGI255 downloaded computerised igi entries

Acknowledgments

Thank you to Lorna Henderson for creating WikiTree profile Ormiston-72 through the import of FairbairnArchibaldScottJanet3Gen4WikiTreeJun2013PlaceUpdated.ged on Jun 26, 2013. Click to the Changes page for the details of edits by Lorna and others.