Robert Fairbairn1
(say 1765 - 28 Mar 1832)
BDMs
Robert Fairbairn was estimated to have been born say 1765 ?ROX, SCT, date estimated from age of wife, place estimated from marriage entry not showing either party was from other than Smailholm.2,3Robert Fairbairn married Elizabeth Crosbie on 24 Jan 1790 Smailholm, ROX, SCT


Shows on igi as Robert FAIRBAIRN to Elizabeth CORSBIE (and on Sct People index - writing could easily be turned into CROSBIE.)1,4,2
Robert Fairbairn died on 28 Mar 1832 Overtown, Par. of Smailholm, ROX, SCT.1,5 He was buried with Elizabeth Crosbie Smailholm, ROX


1832: Robert FAIRBAIRN labourer resident in Overtown of Smailholm died 29 Mar 1832 and was buried in Smailholm churchyard on 30 Mar 1832
1849: Fairbairn Elizabeth, East Third died on the 6th day of March aged 82 and was buried in Smailholm Churchyard on the 7th of March
which latter conflicts with a 2003 posting on the Roxburghshire RootsWeb Message board:
Elizabeth Crosbie or Fairbairn in Smailholm Overtown died on 28 Sep 1829 and was buried in Smailholm churchyard 30 Sep 1829 - and has been discounted as she is with dtr Agnes in 1841.6,5
DNA Info
Robert belongs to a tested line in the FAIRBAIRN Surname DNA Project. Follow this link for supplementary DNA information.Links
Click here to see Robert's page on WikiTree, a (free) collaborative on-line tree.8Researcher(s)
Robert Fairbairn is the ancestor of researcher Geoffrey Lachlan Fairbairn (F-39). Email: Geoffrey.9Family | Elizabeth Crosbie (circa 1766 - Mar 1849) |
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Charts | Lineage 1b4b: Robert and Elizabeth (CROSBIE) Fairbairn |
Last Edited | 9 Sep 2017 |
Citations
- [S1961] Www FAIRBAIRN searches and miscellaneous correspondence by LornaHen (1) Dth 1861 Andrew FAIRBAIRN, ex RootsWeb Roxburghshire Msge Board, posted Jun 2003, extracted Sep 2003.
- [S55] Scottish BMDB entries (to 1854), http://www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk/index.php, Marr. 24 Jan 1790 Robert FAIRBAIRN & Elisabeth CROSBIE (or CORSBIE), Smailholm, ROX 805/0010 0173, copy d/loaded (for Agnes FAIRBAIRN/Robert TURNBUL) Mar 2009.
- [S2] Lorna Henderson, "FAIRBAIRN Analysis", Sep 2003.
- [S888] FAIRBAIRN, International Genealogical Index (IGI), FAIRBAIRN/CROSBIE, batch M118052-?-1067951, extracted Sep 2003.
- [S55] Scottish BMDB entries (to 1854), http://www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk/index.php, Dth 28 Mar Bur. 30th 1832 Robert FAIRBAIRN, Overtown of Smailholm, ROX, dist 805/00 0115, copy d/loaded May 2009.
- [S1961] Www FAIRBAIRN searches and miscellaneous correspondence by LornaHen (1) FAIRBAIRN/CROSBIE, ex RootsWeb Roxburghshire Msge Board, posted Jun 2003 by Graham Fairbairn from Smailholm OPR, extracted Sep 2003.
- [S2] Lorna Henderson, "FAIRBAIRN Analysis", Updated Sep 2017.
- [S3217] WikiTree online at http://WikiTree.com/, Sep 2017.
- [S2963] Geoffrey FAIRBAIRN (64161), "EM FAIRBAIRN/CROSBIE ex Geoffrey F," e-mail to Lorna Henderson, Rcvd Sep 2010.
- [S1596] Online search: assorted surnames, International Genealogical Index (IGI), FAIRBAIRN/CROSBIE, batch C118052 1648 - 1820 1067951, 0102302 Film 6901560, extracted Sep 2003.
- [S1] Lorna Henderson, "FAIRBAIRN Conclusions", Aug 2017.