Thomas Fairbairn (m. Margaret SMITH)1,2

(circa May 1770 - 27 Jan 1847)
FatherDavid Fairbairn (m. Peggy MERCER) (circa 1730 - Jul 1802); The Thomas born to David & Peggy is assumed to be the Thomas married to Margaret SMITH3,4
MotherPeggy Mercer5 (circa Apr 1736 - )

BDMs

     Thomas Fairbairn was born circa May 1770 Melrose, ROX, SCT.3,6 He was baptized on 27 May 1770 Melrose, ROX; Transcript shows: David Fairbairn & Peggy Mercer a.s.n. Thomas w. James Marr, Nicol Stenhouse.
The three baptisms on that day were:
Peter WILLIAMSON/Peggy WILSON - wit: Thomas MARR, David FAIRBAIRN
Nicol STENHOUSE/Agnes SIBBALD wit: Peter WILLIAMSON, David FAIRBAIRN
James AIRD/Betty ROBSON wit: James MARR, Nicol STENHOUSE.2,3
     Thomas Fairbairn married Margaret Smith in 1813 Melrose, ROX.1
     Thomas Fairbairn died on 27 Jan 1847 Melrose, ROX; Entry shows Thomas died 27th, bur 31st "joiner Melrose, aged 77."6 He was buried with Margaret Smith Melrose Abbey, Melrose, ROX, SCT, IMO Thomas FAIRBAIRN joiner Melrose d. 27.1.1847 aged 77 yrs Margaret SMITH his wife d. 1.9.1856 aged 65 Euphemia their dtr d. 19.1.1822 aged 3 Thomas their son d. at Ballarat Australia 13.9.1877 aged 53 David their eldest son d. 20.7.1897 aged 81 John their youngest son d. 12.12.1903 aged 76.6,7

Census

     Thomas Fairbairn and Margaret Fairbairn appeared on the census of 1841 West Port, Melrose, ROX, SCT, and are assumed to be husband and wife. They were enumerated as FAIRBAIRN: Thomas 60 joiner journeyman master b ROX; Margaret 40 not b ROX; John 10 b ROX.8

DNA Info

     Thomas belongs to a tested line in the FAIRBAIRN Surname DNA Project. Follow this link for supplementary DNA information.

Family

Margaret Smith (circa 1795 - Sep 1856)
Children
  • David Fairbairn9,10 (Jun 1816 - Jul 1897)
  • Euphemia Fairbairn11 (Dec 1818 - Jan 1822)
  • James Fairbairn12 (Sep 1821 - Dec 1883)
  • Thomas Fairbairn13 (Mar 1824 - Sep 1877)
  • John Fairbairn10,14 (Oct 1827 - Dec 1903)
ChartsLineage 2b2: David & Peggy (MERCER) FAIRBAIRN
Last Edited26 Oct 2011

Citations

  1. [S888] FAIRBAIRN, International Genealogical Index (IGI), Marr. 1813 Thomas FAIRBAIRN & Margaret SMITH, Melrose, ROX, patron submission, extracted c 1995.
  2. [S1961] Www FAIRBAIRN searches and miscellaneous correspondence by LornaHen (1) Bap. 27 May 1770 Thomas s/o David FAIRBAIRN & Peggy MERCER, Melrose, from Scottish Record Society Publications vol 59, Melrose Baptisms, online at http://www.ebooksread.com/authors-eng/…, extracted Sep 2011.
  3. [S110] Scotlands People Index, "OPR Roxburghshire, Scotland, FAIRBAIRN Births 1538-1854", Birth/Bap.? 3 May 1772 David s/o David FAIRBAIRN & Peggy MERCER, Melrose, ROX, 799/ 0030 0088, extracted from index Sep 2011.
  4. [S1] Lorna Henderson, "FAIRBAIRN Conclusions", Sep 2011.
  5. [S1640] Births deaths marriages index (pre 1855): Scotland, Birth/Bap.? 3 May 1772 David s/o David FAIRBAIRN & Peggy MERCER, Melrose, ROX, 799/ 0030 0088, extracted from index Sep 2011 , Microfiche and http://scotlandspeople.gov.uk
  6. [S2605] BFHS, MIs: Melrose Abbey, H/stone Thomas FAIRBAIRN & Margaret SMITH, #248, extracted Aug 2007.
  7. [S3053] Sandy FINLAY, "Corres. re FAIRBAIRN/MERCER/FINLAY ex Sandy F," e-mail to Lorna Henderson, H/stone Thomas & Margaret (SMITH) FAIRBAIRN, Melrose Abbey, photo rcvd Sep 2011.
  8. [S1610] FreeCensus, UK online at http://www.freecen.org.uk/, SCT1841/799 Melrose ROX ED 1 F 1 Pg 2, hsehold of Thomas & Margaret FAIRBAIRN, extracted Jul 2008.
  9. [S888] FAIRBAIRN, International Genealogical Index (IGI), Birth 25 Jun 1816 David s/o Thomas FAIRBAIRN & Margaret SMITH, Melrose, ROX, batch C11799-6 film 1067949, extracted c 1995.
  10. [S210] 1881 Census transcripts, UK, via Family Search/LDS CDs, FHL Film 0224042 GRO Ref Volume 799 EnumDist 1 Page 19, hsehold of James & Charlotte FAIRBAIRN, extracted pre 1999, rechecked Sep 2008.
  11. [S888] FAIRBAIRN, International Genealogical Index (IGI), Birth 15 Dec 1818 Euphemia d/o Thomas FAIRBAIRN & Margaret SMITH, Melrose, ROX, batch C11799-6 film 1067949, extracted c 1995.
  12. [S888] FAIRBAIRN, International Genealogical Index (IGI), Birth 19 Sep Bap. 4 Nov 1821 James s/o Thomas FAIRBAIRN & Margaret SMITH, Melrose, ROX, batch C10009-1 film 844776, extracted c 1995.
  13. [S888] FAIRBAIRN, International Genealogical Index (IGI), Birth 31 Mar 1824 Thomas s/o Thomas FAIRBAIRN & Margaret SMITH, Melrose, ROX, batch C10009-1 film 844776, extracted c 1995.
  14. [S888] FAIRBAIRN, International Genealogical Index (IGI), Birth 11 Oct 1827 Bap. 4 Jan 1828 John s/o Thomas FAIRBAIRN & Margaret SMITH, Melrose, ROX, batch C10009-1 film 844776, extracted c 1995.
 
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