Robert Fairbairn1

(say 1784 - bet. 1824 - 1844)
FatherRobert Fairbairn2 (circa Dec 1751 - Nov 1849)

BDMs

     Robert Fairbairn was born say 1784.1
     Robert Fairbairn married Elizabeth Taylor on 2 Jun 1811 St Nicholas Par. Reg & Non Conf, Newcastle Upon Tyne, NBL, ENG.3,4
     Robert Fairbairn died bet. 1824 - 1844; a mariner, dec'd when son John Taylor Fairbairn married.5
The death cert of a 97 yrs 11 mth old Robert FAIRBAIRN who died at 10 Rutland St, with the informant being an Elizabeth Ann FAIRBAIRN, and the matching burial with gives his address as Shap St (next to Rutland St), is assumed by Don, Joe and Bob, to be Robert Snr.
Elizabeth Ann would be the widow of John Taylor FAIRBAIRN, son of Robert Jnr.
Wish we could find him in the 1841 census.6

DNA Info

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

Researcher(s)

     Robert Fairbairn is the ancestor of researcher Joe Fairbairn (F-10). Both Joe and Ron (F-19) would very much like to find out where Robert fits into the Borders Fairbairn families they match, and tease out the cousinships mentioned in Albert's obit. Email: Joe.1
     Robert Fairbairn is the ancestor of researcher Ron Fairbairn (F-19). Both Ron and Joe (F-10) would very much like to find out where Robert fits into the Borders Fairbairn families they match. Email: Ron.7

Family

Elizabeth Taylor (circa 1791 - aft. 1861)
Children
  • James Fairbairn8 (Sep 1815 - say 1881)
  • Robert Fairbairn1,3 (May 1818 - Aug 1882)
  • John Taylor Fairbairn9 (Mar 1821 - bet. 1851 - 1861)
  • Elizabeth Fairbairn (circa 1824 - aft. 1844)
ChartsLineage 1c2: Robert & Elizabeth (TAYLOR) FAIRBAIRN
Last Edited3 Jul 2012

Citations

  1. [S2418] Joseph FAIRBAIRN (43859), "EM FAIRBAIRN, Joe," e-mail to L Henderson (1), Rcvd May 2006.
  2. [S2153] Various, BDM Certified copy, Dth 17 Nov 1849 Robert FAIRBAIRN, aged 97 yrs 11 mths, 10 Rutland St, Shoreditch, Dist of Haggerstone West, MDX, cert. copy dated Oct 2000 from Joe F, rcvd Oct 2009.
  3. [S1596] Online search: assorted surnames, International Genealogical Index (IGI), Birth 21 May 1818 Robert s/o Robert FAIRBAIRN & Elizabeth TAYLOR, batch P002801, Sunderland, DUR Film 6905057, extracted Sep 2008.
  4. [S1596] Online search: assorted surnames, International Genealogical Index (IGI), Marr. 2 Jun 1811 Robert FAIRBAIRN & Elizabeth TAYLOR, batch M004351, St Nicholas Par. Reg & Non Conf, Newcastle upon Tyne, NBL, extracted Sep 2008.
  5. [S5] Ancestry.com online at http://search.ancestry.com, Marr. 4 Nov 1844 John Taylor FAIRBAIRN (mariner) & Elizabeth Ann SWANTON, from London Metropolitan Archives, Saint Mary, Haggerston, Register of marriages, P91/MRY1, Item 026, extracted Jan 2010.
  6. [S2418] Joseph FAIRBAIRN (43859), "EM FAIRBAIRN, Joe," e-mail to L Henderson (1), Forwarded comments from Bob JOHNSTON, with 17 Nov 1849 death cert of Robert FAIRBAIRN, aged 97 yrs 11 mths, 10 Rutland St, Shoreditch, Dist of Haggerstone West, MDX, cert. copy dated Oct 2000 from Joe F, rcvd Oct 2009.
  7. [S14] FAIRBAIRN Surname DNA Project online at http://worldfamilies.net/surnames/fairbairn/results.html, Jun 2009.
  8. [S1596] Online search: assorted surnames, International Genealogical Index (IGI), Birth 7 Sep 1815 James s/o Robert FAIRBAIRN & Elizabeth TAYLOR, batch P002801, Sunderland, DUR Film 6905057, extracted Sep 2008.
  9. [S1596] Online search: assorted surnames, International Genealogical Index (IGI), Birth 31 Mar 1821 John Taylor s/o Robert FAIRBAIRN & Elizabeth TAYLOR, batch P002801, Sunderland, DUR Film 6905057, extracted Sep 2008.
 
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