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Agnes Fairweather linen handloom weaver1

F, #18112, b. 8 February 1825, d. 1903
Family Explorer
Pedigree
Last Edited: 7 Aug 2022

Parents:

Father*: William Fairweather linen weaver1 b. 9 Dec 1787, d. 29 Dec 1870
Mother*: Isabella Wilkie1 b. 1795, d. 3 May 1863
  • Birth*: Agnes Fairweather linen handloom weaver was born on 8 February 1825 at Glamis, Forfarshire, Forfarshire, .1,2
  • She was the daughter of William Fairweather linen weaver and Isabella Wilkie.1
  • (Deceased) Death*: Agnes Fairweather linen handloom weaver died in 1903 at Forfar, Forfarshire, Forfarshire, , aged 79.3
  • (Witness) Memorial Inscription: She is commemorated on the headstone erected by James Fairweather linen handloom weaver say 1875 at Newmonthill Cemetery, Forfar, Forfarshire, Forfarshire, . Inscription reads Erected by James Fairweather in memory of his mother Isabella Wilkie who died 3rd May 1863 aged 68 years,
    And of his father William Fairweather who died 29th Decr 1869 aged 84 years,
    Also his niece Jane Adamson who died 6th Decr 1869 aged 21 years
    -------------
    The said James Fairweather died 19th Novr 1881 aged 60 years
    Robert died 17th Decr 1901 aged 69 years
    Jane died 27 March 1902 aged 68 years
    Agnes died 14th January 1903 aged 79 years
    Also David and William who died infants also children of the above William Fairweather and Isabella Wilkie his spouse.4

Census & Directory Entries

Member of Household7 April 1861They was listed as a member of the household of James Fairweather linen handloom weaver in the 1861 census at Prior Road, Forfar, Forfarshire, Forfarshire, ; First name(s)     Last name     Relationship     Marital status     Sex     Age     Birth year     Occupation     Birth place
James     Fairweather     Head     Unmarried     Male     38     1823     Linen hand loom weaver     Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland
William     Fairweather     Father     Married     Male     74     1787     Linen hand loom weaver     Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland
Isobel     Fairweather     Mother     Married     Female     66     1795     -     Forfar, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland
Agnes     Fairweather     Sister     Unmarried     Female     36     1825     Linen hand loom weaver     Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland
Robert     Fairweather     Brother     Unmarried     Male     28     1833     Linen hand loom weaver     Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland
Jean     Fairweather     Sister     Unmarried     Female     25     1836     Linen hand loom weaver     Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland
Jean     Adamson     Niece     -     Female     11     1850     Sewing scholar     Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

First name(s)     James
Last name     Fairweather
Relationship     Head
Marital status     Unmarried
Sex     Male
Age     38
Age as transcribed     38
Birth year     1823
Birth town     -
Birth town as transcribed     PARISH OF GLAMIS
Birth county     Forfarshire (Angus)
Birth county as transcribed     FORFARSHIRE (ANGUS)
Birth place other     Scotland
Occupation     Linen hand loom weaver
Full address     Prior Road, Forfar, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland
Street     Prior Road
Parish     Forfar
County     Forfarshire (Angus)
Country     Scotland
Registration district     Forfar
Sub district     -
Enumeration district     22
Family member last name     Fairweather, Adamson
Family member first name(s)     William, Isobel, Agnes, Robert, Jean
Archive reference     -
Piece number     -
Folio     -
Page     -
Schedule     60
Record set     1861 England, Wales & Scotland Census
Category     Census, land & surveys
Subcategory     Census
Collections from     Great Britain, Scotland.1
Member of Household2 April 1871They was listed as a member of the household of James Fairweather linen handloom weaver in the 1871 census at Fairweather's Land, Prior Road, Forfar, Forfarshire, Scotland, ; First name(s)     Last name     Relationship     Marital status     Sex     Age     Birth year     Occupation     Birth place
James     Fairweather     Head     Unmarried     Male     48     1823     Linen weaver     Glamis, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland
Agnes     Fairweather     Sister     Unmarried     Female     46     1825     Linen weaver     Glamis, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland
Robert     Fairweather     Brother     Unmarried     Male     38     1833     Linen weaver     Glamis, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland
Jane     Fairweather     Sister     Unmarried     Female     35     1836     Linen weaver     Glamis, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

First name(s)     James
Last name     Fairweather
Relationship     Head
Marital status     Unmarried
Sex     Male
Age     48
Birth year     1823
Birth town     Glamis
Birth town as transcribed     GLAMIS
Birth county     Forfarshire (Angus)
Birth county as transcribed     FORFARSHIRE
Birth country     Scotland
Birth place     -
Birth place other as transcribed     SCOTLAND
Occupation     Linen weaver
Full address     Fairweather's Land, Prior Road, Forfar (Burghal), Forfar, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland
House name     Fairweather's Land
Street     Prior Road
Town     Forfar
Parish     Forfar (Burghal)
County     Forfarshire (Angus)
Country     Scotland
Registration district     Forfar
Sub district     -
Enumeration district     22
Archive reference     -
Piece number     -
Folio     -
Page     -
Schedule     56
Record set     1871 England, Wales & Scotland Census
Category     Census, land & surveys
Subcategory     Census
Collections from     Great Britain, Scotland.5
Member of Household3 April 1881They was listed as a member of the household of James Fairweather linen handloom weaver in the 1881 census at Off Prior Road, Forfar, Forfarshire, Scotland, ; First name(s)     Last name     Relationship     Marital status     Sex     Age     Birth year     Occupation     Birth place
James     Fairweather     Head     Unmarried     Male     38 (58?)     1843 (1823?)     Linen weaver     Glamis, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland
Robert     Fairweather     Brother     Unmarried     Male     48     1833     Factory worker linen     Glamis, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland
Agness     Fairweather     Sister     Unmarried     Female     56     1825     -     Glamis, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland
Jean     Fairweather     Sister     Unmarried     Female     45     1836     Factory worker linen     Glamis, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland
First name(s)     James
Last name     Fairweather
Relationship     Head
Marital status     Unmarried
Sex     Male
Age     38
Age as transcribed     38
Birth year     1843
Birth town     Glamis
Birth town as transcribed     GLAMIS
Birth county     Forfarshire (Angus)
Birth county as transcribed     FORFARSHIRE
Birth place     Scotland
Occupation     Linen weaver
Full address     Off Prior Road, Forfar, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland
Street     Off Prior Road
Parish     Forfar
County     Forfarshire (Angus)
Country     Scotland
Registration district     Forfar
Archive reference     -
Piece number     -
Folio     -
Page     -
Schedule     22
Record set     1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census
Category     Census, land & surveys
Subcategory     Census
Collections from     Great Britain, Scotland.6
Member of Household5 April 1891They was listed as a member of the household of Robert Fairweather linen handloom weaver, crofter in the 1891 census at Off Prior Road, Forfar, Forfarshire, Scotland, ; First name(s)     Last name     Relationship     Marital status     Sex     Age     Birth year     Occupation     Birth place
Robert     Fairweather     Head     Unmarried     Male     58     1833     Crofter     Glamis, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland
Agnes     Fairweather     Sister     Unmarried     Female     66     1825     Crofters sister     Glamis, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland
Jane     Fairweather     Sister     Unmarried     Female     55     1836     Crofters sister     Glamis, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland


First name(s)     Robert
Last name     Fairweather
Relationship     Head
Marital status     Unmarried
Sex     Male
Age     58
Age as transcribed     58
Birth year     1833
Birth town     Glamis
Birth county     Forfarshire (Angus)
Birth county as transcribed     FORFAR
Birth place     Scotland
Occupation     Crofter
Full address     Off Prior Road, Forfar, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland
House number     -
Street     Off Prior Road
Parish     Forfar
County     Forfarshire (Angus)
Country     Scotland
Registration district     Forfar
Enumeration district     21
Parliamentary borough or division     Montrose
Municipal borough or ward     Forfar
Archive reference     -
Piece number     -
Folio     -
Page     -
Schedule     35
Record set     1891 England, Wales & Scotland Census
Category     Census, land & surveys
Subcategory     Census
Collections from     Great Britain, Scotland.7
Member of Household5 April 1901They was listed as a member of the household of Robert Fairweather linen handloom weaver, crofter in the 1891 census at 15 Prior Road, Forfar, Forfarshire, Scotland, ; First name(s)     Last name     Relationship     Marital status     Sex     Age     Birth year     Occupation     Birth place
Robert     Fairweather     Head     Single     Male     68     1833     Crofter     Glamis, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland
Agnes     Fairweather     Sister     Single     Female     76     1825     -     Glamis, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland
Jean     Fairweather     Sister     Single     Female     65     1836     -     Glamis, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland.
First name(s)     Robert
Last name     Fairweather
Relationship     Head
Marital status     Single
Sex     Male
Age     68
Age as transcribed     68
Birth year     1833
Birth town     Glamis
Birth town as transcribed     GLAMIS
Birth place     Scotland
Birth place other as transcribed     SCOTLAND
Birth county     Forfarshire (Angus)
Birth county as transcribed     FORFARSHIRE
Occupation     Crofter
Full address     15, Prior Road, Forfar, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland
House number     15
Street     Prior Road
Town     Forfar
Parish     Forfar
County     Forfarshire (Angus)
Country     Scotland
Registration district     Forfar
Ecclesiastical parish or district     Forfar
Other household member first name(s)     Agnes, Jean
Other household member last name     Fairweather
Archive reference     RG13
Piece number     -
Folio     -
Page     -
Schedule     52
Record set     1901 England, Wales & Scotland Census
Category     Census, land & surveys
Subcategory     Census
Collections from     Great Britain, Scotland.8

Family:

Thomas Adamson ploughman b. s 1829

Child:

Jane Adamson dressmaker1 b. 1850, d. 6 Dec 1870

Citations

  1. [S54] Website findmypast.co.uk (www.findmypast.co.uk) James Fairweather in 1861
    1861 England, Wales & Scotland Census
    Prior Road, Forfar, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland [Feb 2022].
  2. [S35] Old Parochial Register of pre-1855 (General Record Office of Scotland) OPR birth 1825 Glamis, ref 289/30 19 no image held [Feb 2022].
  3. [S50] General Record Office for Scotland, online www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk, General Record Office for Scotland (Edinburgh, Scotland), Statutory death 1903 Forfar, ref 288/A 8 no image held [Feb 2022].
  4. [S43] PCC Photograh Collection [Sep 2010].
  5. [S54] Website findmypast.co.uk (www.findmypast.co.uk) James Fairweather in 1871
    1871 England, Wales & Scotland Census
    Fairweather's Land, Prior Road, Forfar (Burghal), Forfar, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland [Oct 2023].
  6. [S54] Website findmypast.co.uk (www.findmypast.co.uk) James Fairweather in 1881
    1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census
    Off Prior Road, Forfar, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland [Oct 2023].
  7. [S54] Website findmypast.co.uk (www.findmypast.co.uk) Robert Fairweather in 1891
    1891 England, Wales & Scotland Census
    Off Prior Road, Forfar, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland [Oct 2023].
  8. [S54] Website findmypast.co.uk (www.findmypast.co.uk) Robert Fairweather in 1901
    1901 England, Wales & Scotland Census
    15, Prior Road, Forfar, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland [Oct 2023].