James Fairbairn1

(circa 1806 - 28 Jul 1856)
FatherWilliam Fairbairn2 (circa Oct 1755 - Aug 1809)
MotherMay Carter2 (circa 1767 - Jul 1834)

BDMs

     James Fairbairn was born circa 1806 Greenlaw, BEW, SCT, (Dth cert. implies abt 1808.3,4
     James Fairbairn married May Barron say 1841 (not immediately obvious on IGI as Ma(r)y BARNS/BARRON.)3,5
     James Fairbairn died on 28 Jul 1856 Easter Softlaw, Par. of Sprouston, ROX, SCT; cert. shows James as 48, hind, married, s/o William FAIRBAIRN, hind & May m.s. CARTER, both dec'd, buried Sprouston, undertaker, James TURNBULL, inf son William FAIRBAIRN, present, reg. Sprouston Jul 29th.6 He was buried Sprouston, ROX, SCT, #34.1

Census

     James Fairbairn appeared on the census of 1841 Village, Ednam, ROX, SCT, with Mary Fairbairn, as FAIRBAIRN: James 30 maltster; Thomas 30 M.S; Mary 35; William 12 all b SCT. William assumed to be James' nephew, son of, the recently late, William, and Janet (TAYLOR), who is not with his mother and sister in 1841. This would provide the missing link to id that William into the family, with Mary being James' wife. This id being aided by the 12 year old William not being born in Roxburgh County (NB enumerators were instructed to round ages down to the nearest multiple of 5.)7,8,9
     James Fairbairn appeared on the census of 1851 Ferneyhill, Par. of Ednam, ROX, SCT, with Mary Fairbairn, enumerated as FAIRBAIRN: James 45 maltster b Greenlaw BEW; wife Mary 35 b Eccles; Children: William 8, John 7, Isabella 4 all scholars, Mary 2 All b Ednam.3

DNA Info

     James's line needs a/another participant in the FAIRBAIRN Surname DNA Project. Check out the Wanted! page for further information.

Links

     Click here to see James's page on WikiTree, a (free) collaborative on-line tree.10

Family

May Barron (circa 1816 - Jul 1897)
Children
  • William Fairbairn5 (circa May 1842 - aft. 1911)
  • John Fairbairn11 (circa 1844 - Jan 1937)
  • Isabella Fairbairn3 (circa 1848 - aft. 1881)
  • Mary Fairbairn (circa 1851 - Apr 1897)
  • Robert Fairbairn12 (circa 1852 - Dec 1916)
  • George Fairbairn (circa 1854 - Sep 1856)
ChartsLineage 2c: William & Alison (CLINKSCALE) FAIRBAIRN
Wanted: James & Mary (BARRON) FAIRBAIRN
Last Edited17 May 2016

Citations

  1. [S1014] MIs: ROX Sprouston.
  2. [S56] Scottish BMDB entries (from 1855), http://www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk/index.php, Dth 28 Jul 1856 James FAIRBAIRN, reg. Sprouston, ROX Dist 807 Pg 4 #10, copy d/loaded May 2008.
  3. [S1610] FreeCensus, UK online at http://www.freecen.org.uk/, 1851 Ednam ROX SCT1851/788 ED 2 F 788 Pg 4 Sched 3 hsehold of James & Mary FAIRBAIRN, extracted Mar 2008.
  4. [S203] 1851 Census transcripts, Scotland, via Ancestry.com, Ferney Hill, Ednam, ROX Reg. 788 ED 2 Pg 4 Sched 3, hsehold of James & Mary FAIRBAIRN, extracted Dec 2008.
  5. [S56] Scottish BMDB entries (from 1855), http://www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk/index.php, Marr. 1866 William FAIRBAIRN and Mary ELLIOT, Dist 807 Pg 2 #4, copy d/loaded Jan 2006.
  6. [S56] Scottish BMDB entries (from 1855), http://www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk/index.php, Dth 28 Jul 1856 James s/o William FAIRBAIRN & May CARTER, reg. Sprouston, ROX Dist 807 Pg 4 #10, copy d/loaded May 2008.
  7. [S1610] FreeCensus, UK online at http://www.freecen.org.uk/, SCT1841/788 ED 2 Pg 2, Ednam, ROX, hsehold of James FAIRBAIRN, extracted Sep 2003.
  8. [S201] 1841 Census transcripts, Scotland, via Ancestry.com, Ednam, ROX Par. 788 ED 2 Pg 2 , hsehold of James & Mary FAIRBAIRN, rechecked Mar 2009.
  9. [S1] Lorna Henderson, "FAIRBAIRN Conclusions", Nov 2011.
  10. [S3217] WikiTree online at http://WikiTree.com/, Added May 2016.
  11. [S333] GRO, SCT, BDM searches at GRO SCT: Marr. 6 Dec 1867 John FAIRBAIRN & Agnes TAYLOR, Morebattle, ROX, transcr. Stuart H, rcvd c 1995.
  12. [S56] Scottish BMDB entries (from 1855), http://www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk/index.php, Marr. 8 Jul 1882 Robert FAIRBAIRN & Ellen WATERSreg. Kelso, ROX Dist 793#16, , copy d/loaded May 2008.
 
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