Walter Fairbairn b. Abt 1784 Swinton, Berwickshire, Scotland d. 19 Jan 1859 Morebattle, Roxburghshire, Scotland: Fairbairn One Name Study

Abt 1784 - 1859 (~ 75 years)

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Name	Walter Fairbairn [1, 2]
Born	Abt 1784	Swinton, Berwickshire, Scotland [3, 4, 5]
	1851 census implies 1784/5,which agrees with the age on the h/stone, and provides place (which disagrees with that from the 1841 census)
Gender	Male
Occupation	Mar 1808	Morebattle, Roxburghshire, Scotland [6]
	a labourer when son Archibald born
Occupation	Jan 1859	Morebattle, Roxburghshire, Scotland [4]
	described as a pauper, formerly an ag. labourer on his dth cert
Died	19 Jan 1859	Morebattle, Roxburghshire, Scotland [7]
	Dist (Morebatttle) cert #2 reads: Walter Fairbairn, pauper formerly ag lab, married, died 10:30am at Morebattle, aged 72 (sic MIs, and h/stone, say 75), s/o Archibald Fairbairn ag lab, dec, ad Alison m.s. Crosser, dec; of natural causes, body seen by Henry ?Best? surgeon Kelso as certified by ??, bur. Morebattle Churchyard; Inf. Mary Fairbairn, dtr, present
Occupation	Nov 1867 [8, 9]
	shown as a general labourer on his son's 1867 dth cert, but farmer on son John's 1864 military discharge - the effect of distance on "memory"
Occupation	May 1884 [2]
	shown as a labourer (dec) on dtr Agnes' dth cert
WebLink	Oct 2011 [10]
	http://wikitree.com/wiki/Fairbairn-34
Reference Number	11277
Buried	Morebattle, Roxburghshire, Scotland [5, 7]
	Described in the MI booklet as "Ivy covered stone leaning against enclosure wall" entry reads: "IMO Walter Fairbairn who died at Morebattle 19.1.1959 (sic, should be 1859!!) aged 75 yrs and Agnes Robison his wife died 1.4.1863 aged 77 yrs also Peter Holiday died Oct 1883 aged 62 yrs also Mary Fairbairn wife of Peter Holiday died 28.11.1902 aged 76 yrs and of Ann Fairbairn their dtr who died 8.11.???? (now known to be 1891) aged 81 yrs". I managed to visit this cemetery, and find the stone with the help of the kindly couple who lived on the corner of Teapot Lane (or similar name). They also opened the church and showed me the interior, which post dated my Fairbairn ancestors' stay in Morebattle. The cemetery has a lovely outlook over rolling fields
Person ID	I11277	FairbairnJohnFlint
Last Modified	7 Sep 2014

Father	Archibald Fairbairn, b. Est 1760, ?Par. of Swinton & Simprim, Berwickshire, Scotland , d. Between 1800 and 1841, Cavers?, Par. of Eckford, Roxburghshire, Scotland (Age ~ 40 years)
Mother	Alison Crosser, b. Est 1760, ?Par. of Swinton, Berwickshire, Scotland , d. Between 1800 and 1841, ?Morebattle, Roxburghshire, Scotland (Age ~ 40 years)
Married	Est 1782	?ROX or ?Berwickshire, Scotland [4]
	(this date being assumed from the age of eldest child believed to belong to this family)
Family ID	F6	Group Sheet \| Family Chart

Family Agnes Robinson, b. Abt 1786, England , d. 01 Apr 1863, Morebattle, Roxburghshire, Scotland (Age ~ 77 years)

Married 22 Nov 1806 Morebattle, Roxburghshire, Scotland [11]

OPR entry reads: "Walter Fairbairn and Agnes Robinson, date of irregular marriage 22 Nov 1806, date of confirmation 3 Jan 1808'

WebHighlight Between 1812 and 1818 ?Morebattle, Roxburghshire, Scotland [9, 12]

From the naming pattern of existing children I expected a daughter called Alison and a son John to eventually surface to complete the Scottish naming pattern and fill in the gap in the known children of Walter and Agnes. Jan 2008 saw Alison surface! All as a side effect of being found by a descendant of an unexpected dtr of Peter Sinton. I went looking for other Mabon researchers, picked one who happened to live in NZ, and instead of finding a related set of Sinton/Mabon Jedburgh families, I found a descendant of the missing Alison Fairbairn. All I need now is confirmation that the John in New York of an age to be the expected John in the family, is actually related.
May 2009 update: a descendant of the New York John has been found for the dna project, with preliminary 12 marker dna results in. With a 12/12 match with descendants of the Archibald I believe to be Walter's brother, considerable weight has been added to both these theoretical linkages.
I have to add however, that there is another candidate for Walter, yet another Walter born c 1787 Swinton (marr. Agnes Renton), who just has to be related too. On balance though, my Walter of Morebattle is the better candidate in that we have evidence that he at least lived in Roxburghshire.
Apr 2011 update: all things coming to those who wait, and have access to local research. Thank you Ed, it only took us 12+ years to prove we really were "cousins". The DNA results mentioned above had been further strengthened by both the 12/12 match becoming 36/37, and a documented descendant of Walter's brother David also matching (65/67) with our New York representative. Now, finally, we have written proof, in the form of son John's military discharge.

Census 07 Jun 1841 Morebattle, Roxburghshire, Scotland [13]

FAIRBAIRN: Walter, 50, b England; Agnes, 50, born England, no occupation stated; Mary 14, b. county

Census 30 Mar 1851 Morebattle, Roxburghshire, Scotland [3]

FAIRBAIRN: Walter, 66 b Swinton, Berwickshire, pauper, street cleaner; Agnes, 65 b England, pauper's wife; dtr Mary, 23 b Morebattle, emp. in house

Children

+	1. Archibald Fairbairn, b. 06 Mar 1808, Morebattle, Roxburghshire, Scotland , d. 04 Nov 1867, Hartrigge Lodge, Jedburgh, Roxburghshire, Scotland (Age 59 years)
	2. Ann Fairbairn, b. Abt 1810, Morebattle, Roxburghshire, Scotland , d. 08 Nov 1891, Village, Par. of Morebattle, Roxburghshire, Scotland (Age ~ 81 years)
	3. Alison Fairbairn, b. Abt 1811, Morebattle, Roxburghshire, Scotland , d. 13 Jan 1891, Jedburgh, Roxburghshire, Scotland (Age ~ 80 years)
+	4. John Fairbairn, b. 09 Jun 1812, Roxburghshire, Scotland , d. 03 Apr 1896, Hardenburg, Ulster Co., New York, USA (Age 83 years)
	5. Agnes Fairbairn, b. Abt 1818, Morebattle, Roxburghshire, Scotland , d. 22 May 1884, Chirnside, Berwickshire, Scotland (Age ~ 66 years)
	6. Margaret Fairbairn, b. Abt 1821, Morebattle, Roxburghshire, Scotland , d. 23 Oct 1883, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland (Age ~ 62 years)
+	7. Walter Fairbairn, b. Abt 1823, Morebattle, Roxburghshire, Scotland , d. 13 Nov 1903, Grindestone Head, Canonbie, Dumfriesshire, Scotland (Age ~ 80 years)
	8. Mary Fairbairn, b. Abt 1828, Morebattle, Roxburghshire, Scotland , d. 28 Nov 1902, Morebattle, Roxburghshire, Scotland (Age ~ 74 years)

Last Modified 2 Sep 2017

Family ID F2 Group Sheet | Family Chart

Histories		Oct 2016 snapshot of autosomal DNA matches detectable between lines of descent from John Fairbairn and Bessie Flint NB table can only include those tested descendants who have uploaded their DNA results to GEDMatch.com (free) as that is the only place where results from all the main companies can be compared.
Histories		yDNA Haplogroup I-Y32666 https://yfull.com/tree/I-Y32666/

Sources

[S1204] EM FAIRBAIRN, John ex Ed S, Recipient: Lorna Henderson, Address: New York, USA, Dth cert 1896 John FAIRBAIRN, rcvd Jan 1999.
[S868] DC DAVIDSON, Agnes Chirnside 1884, (22 May 1884), Agnes., p/copy taken 1994/5 held.
[S712] Borders: 1851 Census, (1851), Morebattle, Roxburghshire, Dist 811, Enum Dist ??, entry #11.
[S866] DC FAIRBAIRN, Walter 1859, (19 Jan 1859), p/copy held.
[S1350] MIs: ROX Morebattle, Borders FHS, (Borders FHS, Galashiells, Scotland), Entry #125, extracted 1994.
[S691] OPR Morebattle, ROX, Baptism 1808 Archibald FAIRBAIRN, trans. L McIntosh Sep/Oct 1994.
[S866] DC FAIRBAIRN, Walter 1859, (19 Jan 1859), p/copy held, scannded Dec 2011.
[S1047] DC FAIRBAIRN, Archibald 1867, (04 Nov 1867), p/copy held.
[S1204] EM FAIRBAIRN, John ex Ed S, Recipient: Lorna Henderson, Address: New York, USA, Enlistment 4 Jan 1864 (Kingston) Discharge 29 Apr 1864 (Elmira) John FAIRBAIRN, (of Hardenburgh, born Scotland) , from Record of Soldiers & Officers In the Military Service, enlisted since July 1863 and credited to other places, image ex Town Clerk, rcvd Apr 2011.
[S3217] WikiTree, Added Oct 2011.
[S691] OPR Morebattle, ROX, Mar. 1806/8 FAIRBAIRN/ROBINSON, trans. L McIntosh Sep/Oct 1994.
[S600] Lorna's Family History Musings, Lorna Henderson, Jan 2008, updated May 2009, and Apr 2011.
[S1406] Borders: 1841 Census, (1841), Dist #1 page 8.