Fairbairn Surname One Name Study

William Fairbairns¹

(circa Apr 1754 - bet. Sep 1843 - Dec 1843)

Father

William Fairbairns² (circa Dec 1730 - )

Mother

Jane Smith³ (say 1730 - )

BDMs

William Fairbairns was born circa Apr 1754 Houghton le Spring, DUR, ENG

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William Fairbairns married Sarah Nixon on 14 May 1785 Houghton le Spring, DUR

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William Fairbairns died bet. Sep 1843 - Dec 1843 Newbottle?, Houghton le Spring, DUR, ENG.^4,6

The generations shown back from William are rather more sepculative than the descendants shown, although tracing William's line back in Houghton le Spring led to very few options, all of the expected dates and places. Accuracy does assume little movement to/from the area.
The website for the Houghton le Spring Heritage Society shows a number of FAIRBAIRNS buried in the vicinity and may be able to provide further information than shown here.⁷

Census

William Fairbairns appeared on the census of 1841 on Success Row, Newbottle, Houghton le Spring, DUR, ENG, with Sarah Fairbairns, as FAIRBAIRNS: William 85 Ind; Sarah 80 ; both b Cty; Robert EDDY 20 potter J b Cty; (NB enumerators were instructed to round ages down to the nearest multiple of 5.)⁴

DNA Info

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Family

Sarah Nixon (bet. 1756 - 1761 - )

Children

Thomas Fairbairns⁸ (circa May 1786 - )
Francis Fairbairns⁹ (circa May 1788 - Nov 1849)
Robert Fairbairns+¹ (circa Jan 1793 - Jul 1879)
Henry Fairbairns¹⁰ (circa Jun 1796 - May 1863)

Charts

Thomas FAIREBARNES at Houghton le Spring (DUR)

Last Edited

26 Apr 2012

Citations

[S1597] FamilySearch Labs Record Search (LDS) online at http://search.labs.familysearch.org/recordsearch/, Bap. 25 Jan 1793 Robert s/o Wm & Sarah FAIRBAIRNS, Hougton le Spring, DUR, from England, Births and Christenings, 1538-1975 batch P00047-1 film 91093, extracted Apr 2012.
[S1597] FamilySearch Labs Record Search (LDS) online at http://search.labs.familysearch.org/recordsearch/, Bap. 21 Apr 1754 Willm s/o Willm FAIRBAIRNS, Houghton le Spring, DUR, from England, Births and Christenings, 1538-1975 batch P00047-1 film 91093, extracted Apr 2012.
[S1597] FamilySearch Labs Record Search (LDS) online at http://search.labs.familysearch.org/recordsearch/, Marr. 13 Jun 1753 William FAIRBAIRNS & Jane SMITH, Houghton le Spring, DUR, from England, Marriages, 1538–1973 batch I01111-4 film 893830, extracted Apr 2012.
[S200] 1841 Census images, England & Wales, via Ancestry.com, Newbottle, Houghton le Spring, DUR, HO107; Piece: 312; Book: 17; ED: 9; ; Page: 1; hsehold of William & Sarah FAIRBAIRNS, extracted Apr 2012.
[S1597] FamilySearch Labs Record Search (LDS) online at http://search.labs.familysearch.org/recordsearch/, Marr. 14 May 1785 William FAIRBAIRNS & Sarah NIXON, Houghton le Spring, DUR, from England, Marriages, 1538–1973 batch M00047-1 film 91093, extracted Apr 2012.
[S1595] Www FreeBMD ENG online at http://freebmd.rootsweb.com/cgi/search.pl, Dth 1843 Q4 William FAIRBAIRNS, reg. Houghton le Spring, DUR 24/106, extracted Apr 2012.
[S2] Lorna Henderson, "FAIRBAIRN Analysis", Apr 2012.
[S1597] FamilySearch Labs Record Search (LDS) online at http://search.labs.familysearch.org/recordsearch/, Bap. 4 Jun 1786 Thos s/o Wm & Sarah FAIRBAIRNS, Hougton le Spring, DUR, from England, Births and Christenings, 1538-1975 batch P00047-1 film 91093, extracted Apr 2012.
[S1597] FamilySearch Labs Record Search (LDS) online at http://search.labs.familysearch.org/recordsearch/, Bap. 11 May 1788 Francis s/o Willm & Sarah FAIRBAIRNS, Hougton le Spring, DUR, from England, Births and Christenings, 1538-1975 batch P00047-1 film 91093, extracted Apr 2012.
[S1597] FamilySearch Labs Record Search (LDS) online at http://search.labs.familysearch.org/recordsearch/, Bap. 17 Jun 1796 Henry s/o Wm & Sarah FAIRBAIRNS, Hougton le Spring, DUR, from England, Births and Christenings, 1538-1975 batch P00047-1 film 91093, extracted Apr 2012.

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