John Fairbairn1,2
(circa 1772 - 25 Jul 1824)
Father | James Fairbairn (m. Elizabeth PURVES) (circa Jan 1722 - Oct 1808); It should be noted that Burke's Colonial Gentry shows different parents for John. An uncorroborated extract from Burke's Colonial Gentry, (1970) shows John's parents as Patrick and Margaret (Purves) Fairbairn, which I strongly suspect is a mixture of Jessie's parents and John's, given Jessie's death cert. shows hers as a Patrick and Margaret (Johnston) Johnston. The cousinships stated in the Rev John's 1895 obituary do rather make those shown here more likely3,4,5 |
Mother | Elizabeth Purves6,4 (circa 1732 - Mar 1808) |
Intro
The DNA project shows that descendants of this line are very close to the modal values for all of the matching Scottish Borders FAIRBAIRNs in Lineage 1, which rather indicates this is a key lineage for the surname, at least on the Scottish Borders. Closest matches are to an ELLIOTT and an IRWIN, both of whom match our FAIRBAIRNs rather than their respective IRWIN and ELLIOTT projects. Closest to the modal is the representative from the family of James and Agnes (LINDSAY), and next closest are the representatives of the Sunderland family of Robert and Elizabeth (TAYLOR) FAIRBAIRN.7BDMs
John Fairbairn was born circa 1772 ?Greenlaw, BEW, SCT, Baptism not (yet?) found to either a James or a Patrick in likely timeframes and places. nearest John is 1769 to John and Elizabeth (CARSE) Swinton & Simprim but there at least 2 better contenders for this John.8,9,10,3John Fairbairn married Jessie Johnston, daughter of Patrick Johnston and Margaret Johnston, on 9 Dec 1802 Edrom, BEW, SCT


John Fairbairn died on 25 Jul 1824 Hallyburton, Par. of Greenlaw, BEW, SCT




There's a matching burial entry 28th Jul 1824 in the Greenlaw OPR: Mr John Fairbairn, Halliburton (with no fee paid beside it, nor the comment "gratis" as on a couple of other entries on the page).13,14
DNA Info
John belongs to a tested line in the FAIRBAIRN Surname DNA Project. Follow this link for supplementary DNA information.Family | Jessie Johnston (circa Oct 1781 - Aug 1861) |
Children |
Charts | Lineage 1a2: John & Magdalen (BO) FAIRBAIRN |
Last Edited | 27 Mar 2012 |
Citations
- [S1961] Www FAIRBAIRN searches and miscellaneous correspondence by LornaHen (1) GenForum Apr 2001 ex Daniel Felix GOONAN.
- [S888] FAIRBAIRN, International Genealogical Index (IGI).
- [S1961] Www FAIRBAIRN searches and miscellaneous correspondence by LornaHen (1) John s/o Patrick FAIRBAIRN and Margaret PURVIS, posted online by Darryl Lundy at http://thepeerage.com/p36149.htm#i361488, quoting Sir Bernard Burke, A genealogical and heraldic history of the colonial gentry (London, U.K.: Heraldry Today, 1970), volume II, page 676, extracted May 2009.
- [S1918] Newspaper clippings, Obit 1 Jun 1895 Rev John FAIRBAIRN, Greenlaw, from "The Free Chrch of Scotland Monthly" (Edinburgh, Scotland) pg 143 "Empire", copy d/loaded Sep 2010.
- [S2] Lorna Henderson, "FAIRBAIRN Analysis", Sep - Dec 2010.
- [S1] Lorna Henderson, "FAIRBAIRN Conclusions", Sep 2010.
- [S14] FAIRBAIRN Surname DNA Project online at http://worldfamilies.net/surnames/fairbairn/results.html, May 2009.
- [S1961] Www FAIRBAIRN searches and miscellaneous correspondence by LornaHen (1) GenForum Apr 2001 ex Daniel Felix GOONAN Email: e-mail address.
- [S55] Scottish BMDB entries (to 1854), http://www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk/index.php, Marr. 9 Dec 1802 John FAIRBAIRN & Jessy JOHNSTON, Edrom, BEW Par. 738/0010 0207, copy d/loaded Jan 2009.
- [S1956] Robert S.McCutcheon, "EM Borders/CAI Corres:McCUTCHEON," e-mail to (1), ex Greenlaw MIs Apr 2001.
- [S1960] Sanna F Ross (Gaffney), "EM FAIRBAIRN: Borders ex Sanna G," e-mail to Lorna & GenForum FAIRBAIRN, John FAIRBARIN/Jessie JOHNSTONE, file rcvd Jan 2003, , extracted Dec 2007.
- [S888] FAIRBAIRN, International Genealogical Index (IGI), Marr. 1802: 27 Nov (Greenlaw), 9 Dec (Edrom)John FAIRBAIRN & Jessie JOHNSTONE, extracted c 1993/4.
- [S2849] Elspeth Ewan, MIs: BEW Greenlaw, H/stone #106 commemmorating John FAIRBAIRN, Jessie JOHNSTON, Mary WILSON, extracted May 2009.
- [S55] Scottish BMDB entries (to 1854), http://www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk/index.php, Burial 28 Jul 1824 Mr John FAIRBAIRN, Hallyburton, Greenlaw OPR Deaths 743/00 0160, copy d/loaded May 2009.
- [S201] 1841 Census transcripts, Scotland, via Ancestry.com, Greenlaw BEW Par 743 ED 2 hsehold of Jessie FAIRBAIRN, extracted Apr 2008.
- [S333] GRO, SCT, BDM searches at GRO SCT: Dth 5 Feb 1863 James s/o John FAIRBAIRN & Jessie JOHNSTONE, Chalkheugh Tce, Kelso, ROX, transcr. by Stuart H, rcvd Jun 1999.
- [S1961] Www FAIRBAIRN searches and miscellaneous correspondence by LornaHen (1) Peat Lairds of Bedsheill, from the FamNet tree of pat1, eddorean.ged, online at http://famnet.org.nz/GDB_pages/GDBF.aspx, quoting Daniel GOONAN, Beechworth, extracted Oct 2010.
- [S2868] Google Books online at books.google.com, Bedshiel Moss 1814: from p122 & p249 of "An Old Berwickshire Town: History of the Town and Parish of Greenlaw, from the Earliest Times to the Present Day" By Robert Gibson, extracted Oct 2010.
- [S1961] Www FAIRBAIRN searches and miscellaneous correspondence by LornaHen (1) Rev John FAIRBAIRN of Greenlaw, from An Old Berwickshire Town: History of the Town and Parish of Greenlaw, from ... (1905), online at http://www.archive.org/details/anoldberwickshi00gibsgoog, extracted Dec 2009.
- [S1960] Sanna F Ross (Gaffney), "EM FAIRBAIRN: Borders ex Sanna G," e-mail to Lorna & GenForum FAIRBAIRN, Jan 2003.