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John Fairbairn

John Fairbairn

Male 1816 - 1890  (74 years)

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  • Name John Fairbairn  [1] 
    Born 03 Sep 1816  Lessudden, Par. of St Boswells, Roxburghshire, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 3, 4, 5] 
    Christened 06 Oct 1816  Par. of St Boswells, Roxburghshire, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location  [5, 6] 
    • entry reads: John Fairbairn son of Archibald Fairbairn labourer in Lessudden and Janet Scott his wife was born September 3rd 1816 and baptized Octr 6th 1816
    Gender Male 
    Occupation Bef 1841  Greenwells Glenburney, Par. of Melrose, Roxburghshire, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location  [7] 
    joiner. assuming belongs to family, out of age order 
    Occupation Aug 1876  Melrose, Roxburghshire, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location  [8] 
    cabinetmaker 
    Occupation Jun 1880  Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location  [9] 
    joiner (journeyman) 
    Census 1881  Melrose, Roxburghshire, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location  [2] 
    • John, widower, 64 b St Boswells, joiner, living alone.
    Occupation joiner 
    Reference Number 15582 
    Died 13 Dec 1890  Galashiels, Selkirkshire, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location  [4] 
    • Dist 775 #192: John F. 13 Dec 1890 (where did 30th Dec come from?), aged 74, joiner journeyman, widower of Jessie DOUGLAS, s/o Archibald F, farm steward, dec and Janet F m.s. SCOTT, dec. Inf. Archibald F. 100 Scott St, Galashiels (assumed to be son).
    Person ID I15582  FairbairnJohnFlint
    Last Modified 27 Dec 2016 

    Father Archibald Fairbairn,   b. Est Mar 1783, Par. of Whitsome & Hilton, Berwickshire, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. May 1842, St Boswells, Roxburghshire, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 59 years) 
    Mother Janet Scott,   b. Abt 1787, St Boswells, Roxburghshire, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Between 1851 and 1855  (Age ~ 64 years) 
    Married 01 Apr 1810  St Boswells, Roxburghshire, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location  [6] 
    • OPR and igi only give A., but subsequent children's christenings give Archibald as father, so I assume it was Archibald who married Janet
    Census 07 Jun 1841  Greenwells Glenburney, Par. of Melrose, Roxburghshire, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location  [10] 
    • Archibald, ag. lab. 50, not b. cty, Janet 40, b cty. Assumed children: John 20, joiner; Helen 25, Walter 15, ag lab; Catharine 12, all but John b cty.
    WebHighlight
    • This Archibald has been shown elsewhere as the son of Archibald Fairbairn and Mary Grierson.
      I believe he belongs with Archibald and Alison because:
      - the naming pattern of the children of Archibald and Janet
      - closer dna matches between proven descendants of Archibald and Janet, Archibald's brother David, and of his nephew Walter.
      In addition, Archibald and Mary would have had rather a hard time fitting him in between their other children.
      Given these, and other dna results, the families are however highly likely to be reasonably closely related, forming a sub lineage of the overall matching Borders FAIRBAIRNs that the FAIRBAIRN Surname DNA project shows as being related.
    Family ID F4  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Jessie Douglas,   b. 12 Jun 1820, Lauder, Par. of Lauder, Berwickshire, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 13 Aug 1876, Melrose, Roxburghshire, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 56 years) 
    Married 18 Jun 1847  Melrose, Roxburghshire, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 9, 13] 
    • entry (page headed "Booked for marriage") reads: John Fairbairn at Weirhill and Jessey Douglas in Melrose both in this parish - and married 18 Jun 1847. George Douglas Cautr.
    Census 1851  Melrose, Roxburghshire, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location  [14] 
    • John, 34, journeyman cabinetmaker, b St Boswells, wife Jessie, 29, b Lauder, BEW. Sons: Archibald 5(sic) and George 7 (sic) both b Melrose.
    Census 1861  Abbotsford, Roxburghshire, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location  [15, 16] 
    • By 1861 a "further four children were included". Assumed to be Joan, John (James), John and Walter.
      FAIRBAIRN: John, 43, carpenter, head, b Melrose, Jessie, 37, wife, b Lauder. Children: Archibald, 13; George, 11; Joan, 9; James, 7; John, 4; all scholars b Melrose, Walter, 2, b Melrose.
      ie both James AND John appear in the one census
    Census 1871  Melrose, Roxburghshire, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location  [17] 
    • FAIRBAIRN: John 54 head, joiner b St Boswells, ROX; wife Jane 47 b Lauder, BEW; Children (all b Melrose ROX): Archibald 23 joiner; Geroge 21 joiner; John 14 scholar; Walter 12 scholar; Margaret 9 scholar (Janet assumed to be on next page)
      Has anyone found son James who should be 18?
    Children 
    +1. Archibald Fairbairn,   b. Abt 1848, Melrose, Roxburghshire, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 23 Sep 1906, Galashiels, Roxburghshire, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 58 years)
    +2. George Douglas Fairbairn,   b. 23 Sep 1849, Melrose, Roxburghshire, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Aft 1911, ?Deptford, Dist of Greenwich, London, England Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age > 63 years)
     3. Joan Fairbairn,   c. 1851, Melrose, Roxburghshire, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location
    +4. John Fairbairn, (James),   b. 23 Oct 1853, Melrose, Roxburghshire, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 14 Dec 1922, Galashiels, Selkirkshire, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 69 years)
     5. John Fairbairn,   b. 17 May 1856, Melrose, Roxburghshire, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Aft 1871, ?Melrose, Roxburghshire, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age > 16 years)
    +6. Walter Fairbairn,   b. 18 Feb 1859, Melrose, Roxburghshire, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Aft 1901, ?Kirkliston, Ratho North, West Lothian, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age > 43 years)
     7. Margaret Fairbairn,   b. 29 Sep 1861, Melrose, Roxburghshire, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Aft 1871, ?Melrose, Roxburghshire, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age > 11 years)
     8. Janet Fairbairn,   b. 06 Apr 1864, Melrose, Roxburghshire, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location
    Last Modified 2 Sep 2017 
    Family ID F14  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 03 Sep 1816 - Lessudden, Par. of St Boswells, Roxburghshire, Scotland Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarried - 18 Jun 1847 - Melrose, Roxburghshire, Scotland Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCensus - 1851 - Melrose, Roxburghshire, Scotland Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCensus - 1861 - Abbotsford, Roxburghshire, Scotland Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCensus - 1871 - Melrose, Roxburghshire, Scotland Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsOccupation - cabinetmaker - Aug 1876 - Melrose, Roxburghshire, Scotland Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCensus - 1881 - Melrose, Roxburghshire, Scotland Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 13 Dec 1890 - Galashiels, Selkirkshire, Scotland Link to Google Earth
     = Link to Google Earth 

  • Histories
    yDNA Haplogroup I-Y32666    		yDNA Haplogroup I-Y32666
    https://yfull.com/tree/I-Y32666/

  • Sources 
    1. [S333] BDM searches at GRO Scotland, Death cert John F 1890 trans. S Hepburn July 2001.

    2. [S210] Census: 1881 UK via FamilySearch/LDS, (1881), FHL Film 0224042 GRO Ref Volume 799 EnumDist 3 Page 3.

    3. [S333] BDM searches at GRO Scotland.

    4. [S1960] EM FAIRBAIRN: Borders ex Sanna G, Sanna F Ross, 11 Oct 2000.

    5. [S55] BDM: Scotlands People entries to 1854, Birth 3 Sep Bap. 6 Oct 1816 John s/o Archibald FAIRBAIRN & Janet SCOTT, Lessudden, Roxburghshire, 804/00 0010 0168, copy d/loaded Apr 2015.

    6. [S620] Roxburghshire, Scotland: OPR INDEX.

    7. [S1406] Borders: 1841 Census, (1841).

    8. [S333] BDM searches at GRO Scotland, Death cert. Jessie FAIRBAIRN nee DOUGLAS trans. Stuart H. May 2002.

    9. [S1771] EM FAIRBAIRN/COCKBURN ex Susan McL, Recipient: (1), Address: Edinburgh, SCT, Apr 2002 ex mar. cert John (James) F. to Christina COCKBURN.

    10. [S1406] Borders: 1841 Census, (1841), Melrose Dist 6 p14.

    11. [S1960] EM FAIRBAIRN: Borders ex Sanna G, Sanna F Ross, Rcvd Feb 2003.

    12. [S2] FAIRBAIRN Analysis, Lorna Henderson, Dec 2007, updated Feb 2009, and again Apr and May 2009.

    13. [S888] FAIRBAIRN IGI extract 1993/4, (1993 & 1994 addenda).

    14. [S1771] EM FAIRBAIRN/COCKBURN ex Susan McL, Recipient: (1), Address: Edinburgh, SCT, May 2002 ex 1851 ROX census.

    15. [S1771] EM FAIRBAIRN/COCKBURN ex Susan McL, Recipient: (1), Address: Edinburgh, SCT, May 2002 ex 1861 ROX census.

    16. [S205] Census: 1861 Scotland via Ancestry, (1861), Abbotsford, Melrose, Roxburghshire, Reg. 799/1 ED 3 Sched 9, hsehold of John & Jessy FAIRBAIRN, rechecked Jun 2013.

    17. [S820] Census: Scotland ex GRO, 1871 Census: Melrose, ROX Dist 799 - 3 Page 16 Schedule #96, hsehold of John & Jane FAIRBAIRN, copy d/loaded May 2005.


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