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    — Cary Grant
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    — E. B. White
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    — e. e. cummings
  • What then is time? If no one asks me, I know what it is. If I wish to explain it to him who asks, I do not know.

    — Saint Augustine
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    — Mark Twain
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    — Henry David Thoreau
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    — ?Santayana?
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    — Last of the Summer Wine
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  • .. we were trained to meet any new situation by reorganising; and a wonderful method it can be for creating the illuson of progress

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    — Anon
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    — Tony Cook "The Biology of Terrestrial Molluscs"
Bedshiel, Greenlaw, BEW (marr. abt 1750)
Descendants of William and Alison's grandson George show that this family belongs to Haplogroup R1b1, now being shown as Lineage 2c.
Given the Greenlaw and Bedshiel proximity to the John marr. to Jessie JOHNSTON, who is in Haplogroup I1, a representative from a line other than George would be a "nice to have", just to make sure.
Charts only show those I have researched, only descendants still with the surname FAIRBAIRN, and their spouses, and usually only deceased FAIRBAIRN family members. Exceptions include direct lines down to researchers included elsewhere on the site, or for DNA project participants who have agreed to be shown in the latter project. Should you wish to be included in your relevant chart, please contact the webmistress, using the link in the page footer.
So, in general, charts are by no means complete. Please refer further queries to the researcher(s) listed for the line.
Where there is doubt, conflicting evidence for relationships, or additional published information exists, this is usually discussed on the appropriate person's page, follow the link and make up your mind from the information and sources shown.

DNA Tested Line
  • William0 Fairbairn (of Bedshiels, Greenlaw; m. Alison CLINKSCALE) (say 1725 - aft. 1785)
    • Alison Clinkscale (say 1730 - )
      • William1 Fairbairn (circa Oct 1755 - Aug 1809)
        • May Carter (circa 1767 - Jul 1834)
          • William2 Fairbairn (circa Nov 1792 - Feb 1841)
            • Janet Taylor (circa 1790 - May 1869)
              • William3 Fairbairn (circa 1829 - 1874)
                • Barbara Curle (circa Sep 1834 - Jul 1876)
                  • William4 Fairbairn (Sep 1869 - Mar 1935)
                    • Margaret E. Fairbairn (bet. Jan 1873 - Mar 1873 - aft. 1935)
                      • Ethel5 Fairbairn (bet. Jan 1905 - Mar 1905 - )
                      • Alexander S.5 Fairbairn (bet. Jun 1909 - Sep 1909 - )
                      • Catherine W.5 Fairbairn (bet. Jun 1913 - Sep 1913 - )
              • Janet3 Fairbairn (Oct 1831 - aft. 1881)
                • George Davidson (circa 1836 - )
          • George2 Fairbairn (circa Mar 1794 - Mar 1870)
            • Helen Sligh (circa 1807 - 1866)
              • Margaret3 Fairbairn (May 1830 - aft. 1841)
              • William3 Fairbairn (Aug 1830 - aft. 1901)
                • Margaret Godfrey (circa 1842 - aft. 1901)
                  • George4 Fairbairn (Apr 1866 - aft. 1881)
                  • William4 Fairbairn (Aug 1867 - aft. 1881)
                  • Thomas4 Fairbairn (Jul 1868 - Aug 1939)
                    • Agnes Neil (circa 1880 - Nov 1958)
                      • female5 Fairbairn (circa Oct 1909 - Oct 1909)
                      • Male5 Fairbairn
                      • Helen5 Fairbairn
                      • Margaret5 Fairbairn
                      • Agnes N.5 Fairbairn
                  • Alison4 Fairbairn (Mar 1870 - aft. 1881)
                  • John4 Fairbairn (Jun 1871 - aft. 1881)
                  • Helen4 Fairbairn (circa 1878 - aft. 1881)
                  • Peter4 Fairbairn (circa 1880 - aft. 1881)
                  • Walter4 Fairbairn (circa Feb 1881 - aft. 1901)
              • Thomas3 Fairbairn (circa Jul 1833 - aft. 1865)
              • May3 Fairbairn (Oct 1834 - aft. 1851)
              • John3 Fairbairn (Oct 1836 - Oct 1898)
                • Isabella Tully (circa 1840 - Sep 1919)
                  • George4 Fairbairn (circa 1863 - aft. 1898)
                  • James4 Fairbairn (Jul 1864 - 1935)
                    • Helen C. Ferguson (1869 - )
                      • Colin5 Fairbairn ( - 1990)
                      • Elisabeth5 Fairbairn (1889 - )
                        • James S. Wilkinson
                      • John5 Fairbairn (1891 - 1921)
                      • Isabel T.5 Fairbairn (1896 - )
                      • Maggie W.5 Fairbairn (Dec 1901 - )
                  • William4 Fairbairn (Jul 1866 - aft. 1919)
                  • Robert4 Fairbairn (Mar 1869 - Aug 1913)
                    • Jane Dibley (circa 1869 - )
                      • Isabel5 Fairbairn (say 1898 - )
                  • Helen4 Fairbairn (Apr 1871 - 1939)
                  • Mary J.4 Fairbairn (Feb 1874 - aft. 1919)
                  • John4 Fairbairn (circa 1877 - aft. 1919)
                  • Margaret4 Fairbairn (circa 1880 - aft. 1883)
              • George3 Fairbairn (circa 1841 - aft. 1851)
              • Peter3 Fairbairn (circa 1844 - 1885)
                • Elizabeth Patterson (circa 1842 - bet. Jan 1879 - Mar 1879)
                  • William4 Fairbairn (bet. Jan 1870 - Mar 1870 - 1893)
                  • Helen4 Fairbairn (circa 1871 - aft. 1882)
              • Walter3 Fairbairn (circa Dec 1845 - bet. Jun 1914 - Sep 1914)
                • Isabella Turnbull (circa 1850 - aft. 1911)
                  • Annie A.4 Fairbairn (Oct 1872 - aft. 1901)
                  • Helen S.4 Fairbairn (Aug 1874 - aft. 1891)
                  • Isabella4 Fairbairn (circa 1877 - aft. 1911)
                  • Mary4 Fairbairn (circa Jan 1881 - aft. 1891)
                  • George T.4 Fairbairn (circa 1883 - bet. Jan 1960 - Mar 1960)
                  • William T.4 Fairbairn (circa 1886 - aft. 1911)
              • Helen3 Fairbairn (circa Sep 1850 - aft. 1881)
                • Robert Huggan (circa 1847 - )
          • Alison2 Fairbairn (circa Jan 1796 - )
          • John2 Fairbairn (circa Sep 1797 - Dec 1817)
          • Walter2 Fairbairn (circa Sep 1799 - )
          • Elizabeth2 Fairbairn (circa 1804 - Jan 1807)
          • James2 Fairbairn (circa 1806 - Jul 1856)
            • May Barron (circa 1816 - Jul 1897)
              • William3 Fairbairn (circa May 1842 - aft. 1911)
                • Mary Elliot (circa 1840 - 1910)
                  • James4 Fairbairn (Nov 1867 - aft. 1930)
                    • Mary A. Thomson (circa 1873 - bet. 1901 - 1921)
                      • William5 Fairbairn (circa 1900 - aft. 1921)
                      • James5 Fairbairn (circa 1901 - )
                        • Elizabeth Cunningham (say 1905 - )
                          • Margaret S. C.6 Fairbairn
                            • Raymond Atkinson (circa 1920 - )
                      • John5 Fairbairn (circa 1905 - )
                        • Christina J. Reid (circa 1909 - )
                  • John4 Fairbairn (circa 1871 - Mar 1948)
                  • Mary4 Fairbairn (Jun 1873 - Oct 1968)
                    • Alexander Wight (Apr 1873 - Dec 1934)
                  • Robert4 Fairbairn (circa 1880 - aft. 1911)
              • John3 Fairbairn (circa 1844 - Jan 1937)
                • Agnes Taylor (circa 1841 - Sep 1910)
                  • Agnes4 Fairbairn (Oct 1865 - aft. 1891)
                  • James4 Fairbairn (Dec 1867 - aft. 1891)
                  • Mary B.4 Fairbairn (Oct 1869 - aft. 1881)
                  • Alexander T.4 Fairbairn (Nov 1871 - aft. 1937)
                    • Alice Aitchison (circa 1873 - )
                      • John T.5 Fairbairn (circa Sep 1900 - aft. 1901)
                  • Violet T.4 Fairbairn (Jul 1873 - May 1934)
                  • Isabella4 Fairbairn (circa 1876 - Jan 1887)
              • Isabella3 Fairbairn (circa 1848 - aft. 1881)
                • James Mitchell (circa 1851 - aft. 1881)
              • Mary3 Fairbairn (circa 1851 - Apr 1897)
              • Robert3 Fairbairn (circa 1852 - Dec 1916)
                • Ellen Waters (circa 1860 - Apr 1930)
                  • James4 Fairbairn (circa 1880 - Jun 1956)
                    • Elizabeth J. Dagg (say 1880 - aft. 1956)
                      • Robert5 Fairbairn (1910 - aft. 1955)
                  • William4 Fairbairn (circa 1884 - Sep 1916)
                  • Robert4 Fairbairn (circa 1887 - Jan 1955)
                  • Maggie4 Fairbairn (circa 1889 - Jan 1891)
              • George3 Fairbairn (circa 1854 - Sep 1856)
          • Thomas2 Fairbairn (circa Nov 1808 - Aug 1861)
            • Catherine Charters (circa 1819 - Nov 1902)
              • William3 Fairbairn (circa 1844 - aft. 1901)
                • Mary A. Dalgleish (Oct 1835 - aft. 1901)
                  • Thomas A.4 Fairbairn (1878 - aft. 1911)
                    • Grace R. Hepburn (circa 1876 - aft. 1911)
                      • Mary A. D.5 Fairbairn (circa Jul 1900 - aft. 1911)
                      • William H.5 Fairbairn (1908 - )
                        • Martha F. Forsyth (circa 1911 - 1964)
                      • Thomas H.5 Fairbairn (1909 - )
              • Robert3 Fairbairn (circa 1846 - Jan 1856)
              • John3 Fairbairn (circa 1849 - Nov 1919)
                • Ann Scotland (circa 1852 - 1900)
                  • Euphemia H.4 Fairbairn (1877 - )
                  • William4 Fairbairn (circa Oct 1880 - aft. 1901)
                  • John S.4 Fairbairn (1886 - )
                  • Janet B.4 Fairbairn (1889 - )
                  • Neil C.4 Fairbairn (1893 - )
              • Janet B.3 Fairbairn (circa 1852 - Mar 1879)
              • Catherine3 Fairbairn (Mar 1856 - Jun 1861)
              • Barbara P.3 Fairbairn (Jul 1860 - Oct 1877)
DNA Tested Line