Anna Thorburn HAIRSTONES (HAIRSTENS)1
HAIRSTON.org ID#4710, b. 16 August 1801, d. 13 January 1890
| Birth* | Anna Thorburn HAIRSTONES (HAIRSTENS) was born on 16 August 1801 in Troqueer, Kirkcudbright, Scotland.2,4 |
| She was the daughter of Thomas HAIRSTONES (HAIRSTENS) and Jean THORBURN.2,3 |
| Will | In Thomas HAIRSTONES (HAIRSTENS)'s will dated 26 December 1822, Anna Thorburn HAIRSTONES (HAIRSTENS) was named as an heir; 1822 - Wrote a trust mentioning 3 sons and 5 daughters, his wife and a brother.3 |
| Scotland Census 1871 | She appeared on the 1871 Scotland Census of Barbara HAIRSTONES (HAIRSTENS) on 2 April 1871 in 11 Laurieknows Place, Maxwelltown, Troqueer, Kirkcudbrightshire, Scotland.5 |
| Will* | Anna Thorburn HAIRSTONES (HAIRSTENS) left a will on 23 February 1889. The will mentions her nephew Alexander Maughan Martin, a merchant in London. |
| Death* | She died on 13 January 1890 at age 88, unmarried.3,4 |
| Burial* | She was buried in Troqueer Graveyard, Kirkcudbright, Scotland; Grave Marker - "SACRED To the MEMOREY of THOMAS HAIRSTENS, Tanner, in Maxwelltown, who died on the 29th day on July 1827 in the 73d year of his age AND Jean THORBURN his Wife, who died on the 18th day of September 1843 in the 60th year of her age. Also their eldest Son THOMAS HAIRSTENS Tanner in Maxwelltown who died on the 20th September 1844. Aged 47 years. Also their youngest Son, JAMES HAIRSTENS Esquire of Acreheads, who died on the 12th Dec 1853, Aged 48 years. Also JANE LITTLE, Relict of the above Thomas Hairstens, who died 20th April 1864, Aged 57 years. Also Agnes Hairstens, third Daughter of Thomas Hairstens, and Jean Thorburn, who died 16th May 1867, aged 75 years. Also BARBARA HAIRSTENS, their fifth daughter, who died 21st January 1889, Aged 93 Years. Also ANNA THORBURN HAIRSTENS their youngest Daughter who died 13th January 1890, Aged 89 Years." |
| Probate* | Her estate was probated on 2 April 1890 in Kirkcudbright, Scotland.1 
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Sources (www.HAIRSTON.org)
- [S3484] National Probate Index (Calendar of Confirmations and Inventories), 1876-1936, Commissary Clerk of Edinburgh under the Sheriff Courts Act, 1876. Calendar of Confirmations and Inventories., Ancestry.com.
- [S180] Old Parish Records - Scotlands People, 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.
- [S3013] Troqueer Graveyard: Memorial Inscriptions. Volume 1 & 2; Dumfries and Galloway Family History Society, Dumfries, Scotland, 2014. Print., unknown repository.
- [S3485] 1871 Scotland Census. Edinburgh, Scotland: General Register Office for Scotland. Reels 1-151. General Register Office for Scotland, Edinburgh, Scotland. Taken 2/3 April 1871, Ancestry.com.