Andrew Fairbairn

(10 Feb 1758 - 14 Jan 1844)
FatherJohn Fairbairn (m. Helen ANDERSON)1 (1714 - 1796)
MotherHelen Anderson2,1 (say 1725 - )

BDMs

     Andrew Fairbairn was born on 10 Feb 1758 Smailholm, ROX, SCT, exact date from '94 igi addenda, not on OPR baptism entry.3,4 He was baptized on 12 Mar 1758 Smailholm, ROX; entry reads: John Fairbairn & Helen Anderson his spouse had a son Baptized Andrew.5,1
     Andrew Fairbairn married Margaret Henderson on 12 Dec 1783 Melrose, ROX, SCT, Margaret of Jedburgh. (igi has 21 Nov 1783, Melrose - which entry reads: Booked for marriage Andrew Fairbairn in this Parish & Margaret Henderson in the Parish of Jedburgh Cautr Thomas Maistin. Most sources say 12 Dec 1783, which date could be correct if the booking is the start of the banns as it is 3 weeks later.6,4,7 Some sources show Andrew as born circa 1807 SCT but I think the 1841 census is really this Andrew with an incorrect age (34 instead of 84.)8
     Andrew Fairbairn died on 14 Jan 1844 reg. Newcastle upon Tyne, NBL, ENG, at age 85.9,10
"After serving in the navy during the American War of Independence, his father returned to Scotland, and married the daughter of a Jedburgh tradesman, a Miss Henderson, with whom he had five children another of whom was Peter Fairbairn (1799-1861), engineer and inventor."11

Census

     Andrew Fairbairn appeared on the census of 1841 on Blenhiem St, Westgate, Dist of Newcastle upon Tyne, NBL, ENG, as FAIRBAIRN: Andw 34 Ind ; Jane 50 both b S(ct) (as Jane's father Andrew can't be found, I think the 34 should be 84, even though it does clearly read 34) (NB enumerators were instructed to round ages down to the nearest multiple of 5.)8

DNA Info

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Family

Margaret Henderson (say 1760 - Jan 1820)
Children
ChartsLineage 2b1: John & Helen (ANDERSON) FAIRBAIRN
Last Edited18 May 2013

Citations

  1. [S55] Scottish BMDB entries (to 1854), http://www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk/index.php, Bap. 12 Mar 1758 ?Andrew? s/o John FAIRBAIRN & Helen ANDERSON, Smailholm, ROX, copy d/loaded (same page as Agnes & William) Mar 2008.
  2. [S1062] Letter, Janis ULSTEIN to (1), From "The Life of Sir William Fairbairn, Bart. (1877). Written by "Himself", extract rcvd Jun 2006.
  3. [S1038] G Roy & Pat FAIRBAIRN, "Corres. FAIRBAIRN/WANLESS, Quebec ex G Roy & Pat F.," e-mail to Lorna Henderson, Bap. 12 Mar 1756 Andrew s/o John & Helen (ANDERSON) FAIRBAIRN, Nenthorn, rcvd Jan 2003 (in corres with Sanna).
  4. [S1596] Online search: assorted surnames, International Genealogical Index (IGI), Birth 10 Feb 1758 (Smailholme) d. 14 Jan 1844 Andrew s/o John FAIRBAIRN & Helen ANDERSON, marr. 22 Dec 1873 (sic) Margaret HENDERSON, patron submission film 456842, extracted c 1997.
  5. [S1596] Online search: assorted surnames, International Genealogical Index (IGI), Bap. 12 Mar 1758 Andrew s/o John FAIRBAIRN & Helen ANDERSON, patron submission batch 7625206 sheet 40 film 1058744, extracted c 1997.
  6. [S1038] G Roy & Pat FAIRBAIRN, "Corres. FAIRBAIRN/WANLESS, Quebec ex G Roy & Pat F.," e-mail to Lorna Henderson.
  7. [S55] Scottish BMDB entries (to 1854), http://www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk/index.php, Marr. 21 Nov 1783 Andrew FAIRBAIRN & Margaret HENDERSON, Melrose, ROX 799/0030 0188, copy d/loaded Jan 2009.
  8. [S200] 1841 Census images, England & Wales, via Ancestry.com, Westgate, Dist Newcastle upon Tyne, NBL HO107/824 Bk 12 ED 9 F 20 Pg 32, hsehold of Andw FAIRBAIRN, extracted Sep 2010.
  9. [S1513] Burke, Burke's Peerage, Birth 10 Feb 1758 (Smailholm) Dth 14 Jan 1844 Andrew s/o John FAIRBAIRN & Helen ANDERSON, 107th Ed, 2003, p1371, extracted Jan 2009.
  10. [S1595] Www FreeBMD ENG online at http://freebmd.rootsweb.com/cgi/search.pl, Dth 1844 Andrew FAIRBAIRN, reg. Newcastle on Tyne, Mar qtr 25/268, extracted Jan 2009.
  11. [S2693] Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, online ed online at http://www.oxforddnb.com/, James Burnle, 'Fairbairn, Sir William, first baronet (1789-1874)', rev. Robert Brown, Oxford University Press, 2004, accessed 8 March 2008.
  12. [S110] Scotlands People Index, "OPR Roxburghshire, Scotland, FAIRBAIRN Births 1538-1854", Birth 31 Oct 1784 John to Andew FAIRBAIRN & Margaret HENDERSON, Kelso, ROX Dist 793, index searched Mar 2008.
  13. [S55] Scottish BMDB entries (to 1854), http://www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk/index.php, Birth 14 Jan Bap 19 Feb 1786 Adam to Andrew FAIRBAIRN & Margaret HENDERSON, Kelso, ROX Dist 793, copy d/loaded Mar 2008.
  14. [S55] Scottish BMDB entries (to 1854), http://www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk/index.php, Birth 20 Apr 1787 Jannet to Andew FAIRBAIRN & Margaret HENDERSON, Kelso, ROX Dist 793, index searched Mar 2008.
  15. [S56] Scottish BMDB entries (from 1855), http://www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk/index.php, Dth 13 Mar 1874 Jane d/o Andrew FAIRBAIRN & Margaret HENDERSON, Nth Berwick, ELN 713 Pg 4 #11, copy d/loaded Sep 2010.
  16. [S1038] G Roy & Pat FAIRBAIRN, "Corres. FAIRBAIRN/WANLESS, Quebec ex G Roy & Pat F.," e-mail to Lorna Henderson, Feb 1996.
  17. [S55] Scottish BMDB entries (to 1854), http://www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk/index.php, Birth 19 Feb Bap 8 Mar 1789 William to Andrew FAIRBAIRN & Margaret HENDERSON, Kelso, ROX Dist 793, copy d/loaded Mar 2008.
  18. [S55] Scottish BMDB entries (to 1854), http://www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk/index.php, Birth 19 Jun 1791 Thomas to Andrew FAIRBAIRN & Margaret HENDERSON, Kelso, ROX Dist 793, index searched Mar 2008.
  19. [S110] Scotlands People Index, "OPR Roxburghshire, Scotland, FAIRBAIRN Births 1538-1854", Birth 25 Jan 1795 Helen to Andew FAIRBAIRN & Margaret HENDERSON, Kelso, ROX Dist 793, index searched Mar 2008.
  20. [S55] Scottish BMDB entries (to 1854), http://www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk/index.php, Bap. 14 Oct 1801 Elisabeth d/o Andrew FAIRBAIRN (Allangrange), & Margaret HENDERSON, Knockbain, ROC 073/0010 084, copy d/loaded Jun 2009.
 
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