Fairbairn Surname One Name Study

Ralph Fairbairn¹

(circa 1785 - 2 May 1874)

Father

John Fairbairn² (bef. 1765 - bef. 1874)

Mother

Mary Robertson² (bef. 1765 - bef. 1874)

Intro

One of two almost contemporary Ralphs in Coldstream;
One born abt 1776, married Isabella HAY and farmed at Todhillrig
The other born around 1785, supposedly in England, married Helen CROW and moved around the Borders, including Northumberland.³

BDMs

     Ralph Fairbairn was born circa 1785 ENG (but not Northumberland.)^4,5 Some sources show Ralph as born circa 1789 ENG (1861, 1871, and dth cert.)^6,7,8
     Ralph Fairbairn married Helen Crow on 18 Jul 1805 Hutton, BEW, SCT.^4,8
     Ralph Fairbairn died on 2 May 1874 Market Pl, Coldstream, BEW, SCT; cert. shows Ralph as a hedger, 85, widower of Helen CROW, d. 2am cod carcinoma Aurius, s/o John FAIRBAIRN farm lab and Mary m.s. ROBERTSON, inf great grandson George MILLS, present, reg. May 7th.^6,8,2

Census

     Ralph Fairbairn and Helen Fairbairn appeared on the census of 1841 Shotton, Kirk Newton, Dist of Glendale, NBL, ENG, and are assumed to be husband and wife. They were enumerated as FAIRBAIRN: Ralph 50 ag lab not b cty (but b ENG); Hellen 60 b SCT; Robert 18 b SCT.⁵
     Ralph Fairbairn was shown as the head of the household in the census of 1851 Middlemostwalls, Par. of Sprouston, ROX, SCT, with Helen enumerated as FAIRBAIRN: Ralph 62 head, ag lab b ENG; wife Helen 69 b Hutton, BEW.⁹
     Ralph Fairbairn appeared on the census of 1861 5 Market Pl, Coldstream, BEW, SCT, enumerated as FAIRBAIRN: Ralph 73 head, hedger ag lab b ENG (no others in hsehold.)⁷
     Ralph Fairbairn appeared on the census of 1871 High St (Sth Side #33), Coldstream, BEW, SCT

, enumerated as FAIRBAIRN: Ralph 82 head, hedger b ENG (no others in hsehold.)⁶

DNA Info

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Researcher(s)

Ralph Fairbairn is the ancestor of researcher David Richardson. Email: David.²

Family

Helen Crow (circa 1782 - bet. 1851 - 1861)

Children

John Fairbairn¹⁰ (circa 1806 - Mar 1879)
Mary Fairbairn^8,11 (bet. 1806 - 1811 - Jan 1874)
Alexander Fairbairn¹² (1808 - Apr 1891)
James Fairbairn+¹³ (circa 1817 - Sep 1904)
Helen Fairbairn¹⁴ (1820 - )
Robert Fairbairn^14,5 (circa 1822 - 1888)

Charts

Ralph & Helen (CROW) FAIRBAIRN
Wanted: Ralph & Helen (Crow) FAIRBAIRN

Last Edited

12 Jun 2017

Citations

[S803] 1871 Census (images for ENG, transcriptions for SCT), UK, Via Ancestry.com, Coldstream, BEW Reg 733 ED 2 Pg 14 Sched 88, hsehold of Ralph FAIRBAIRN, extracted Apr 2009.
[S1264] Dave RICHARDSON, "EM FAIRBAIRN WIGHT & RICHARDSON BEW & NBL," e-mail to L McIntosh, Dth 2 May 1874 Ralph Archibald FAIRBAIRN, extract rcvd Jul 1999.
[S2] Lorna Henderson, "FAIRBAIRN Analysis", Nov 2011.
[S888] FAIRBAIRN, International Genealogical Index (IGI).
[S200] 1841 Census images, England & Wales, via Ancestry.com, Kirk Newton, Glendale Hundred (West Division) Sub Dist Ford NBL HO107/833/30 ED 3 Pg 5, hsehold of Ralph & Helen FAIRBAIRN, extracted May 2007.
[S207] 1871 Census transcripts, Scotland, via Ancestry.com, Coldstream BEW Reg 733 ED 2 Pg 14 Sched 88, hsehold of Ralph FAIRBAIRN, extracted May 2007.
[S205] 1861 Census transcripts, Scotland, via Ancestry.com, Coldstream BEW Reg 733 ED 1 Pg 25 Sched 132, hsehold of Ralph FAIRBAIRN, extracted May 2007.
[S56] Scottish BMDB entries (from 1855), http://www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk/index.php, Dth 2 May 1874 Ralph FAIRBAIRN, Coldstream BEW Dist 733 Pg 8 #22, copy d/loaded Apr 2009.
[S203] 1851 Census transcripts, Scotland, via Ancestry.com, Sprouston, ROX Reg 807 ED 1 Pg 7 Sched 23, hsehold of Ralph & Helen FAIRBAIRN, extracted May 2007.
[S1264] Dave RICHARDSON, "EM FAIRBAIRN WIGHT & RICHARDSON BEW & NBL," e-mail to L McIntosh, Birth 1806 John s/o Ralph Archibald FAIRBAIRN & Helen CROW, Hutton, BEW, rcvd Sep 2000.
[S5] Ancestry.com online at http://search.ancestry.com, Dth 16 Jan 1874 Mary EDMISON, wid/o John EDMISON; d/o Ralph FAIRBAIRN & Helen CROW, Coldstream, BEW, transcr. from McCLORY tree of HelenCampbell500, online at http://trees.ancestry.com/tree/12172844/person/-320297346, extracted Dec 2010.
[S1264] Dave RICHARDSON, "EM FAIRBAIRN WIGHT & RICHARDSON BEW & NBL," e-mail to L McIntosh, Birth 1808 Alexander s/o Ralph Archibald FAIRBAIRN & Helen CROW, Hutton, BEW, rcvd Sep 2000.
[S56] Scottish BMDB entries (from 1855), http://www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk/index.php, Dth 21 Sep 1904 James s/o Ralph FAIRBAIRN & Helen CROW, wid./o Christina, Coldstream, BEW 733 Pg 8 #22, copy d/loaded Apr 2009.
[S1264] Dave RICHARDSON, "EM FAIRBAIRN WIGHT & RICHARDSON BEW & NBL," e-mail to L McIntosh, Sep 2000.

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