James Fairbairn

Abt 1794 - 1854  (~ 56 years)

• Name	James Fairbairn  [1]
  Born	Abt Dec 1794	Grahamslaw, Par. of Eckford, Roxburghshire, Scotland   [2, 3, 4]
  Christened	10 Dec 1794	Haughead, Par. of Eckford, Roxburghshire, Scotland   [4, 5, 6]
  	the entry in the Gateshaw Records reads: Decr 10th Baptized James Son to Archibald Fairbairn & Alison Croser in Grahamslaw, Parish of Eckford (Eckford is a neighbouring parish to Morebattle, as are Yetholm, Linton, Hounam and Northumberland. According to Groomes, Morebattle can claim the oldest Secession congregation in the South of Scotland (first Minister ordained in 1739), the original meeting house standing at Gateshaw Brae or Corbet, and the present one was built in 1866, so Archibald and Alison travelled to get their children baptised away from their nearest church, which was of the wrong persuasion for them)
  Gender	Male
  Census	1841	Selkirk Burgh, Selkirkshire, Scotland   [2, 7]
  	FAIRBAIRN: James, 46 ag lab, Alison 20, Archibald 15, Janet 14, James 12, Barbra 11, John 9, Walter 7. Only Alison b cty.
  Reference Number	15752
  Died	Between 1851 and 1854	?Lantonhall, Par. of Jedburgh, Roxburghshire, Scotland   [3, 8, 9]
  Person ID	I15752	FairbairnJohnFlint
  Last Modified	6 Mar 2012

  
  

  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   [10]
  	(this date being assumed from the age of eldest child believed to belong to this family)
  Family ID	F6	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Joan Forsyth,   b. Est 1795, ?Yarrow, Selkirkshire, Scotland ,   d. Abt 1834, ?Melrose, Roxburghshire, Scotland  (Age ~ 39 years)
  Married	18 May 1817	Yarrow, Selkirkshire, Scotland   [2, 11, 12]
  	entry isn't very informative "May 18 Jas Fairbairn and Joan Forsyth 1/2d"
  Children	+ 1. Helen Fairbairn,   b. 05 Apr 1818, Kelso, Roxburghshire, Scotland ,   d. 22 Apr 1878, nr Clarence, Cedar Co., Iowa, USA  (Age 60 years)   2. Alison Fairbairn,   b. Abt 1820, Selkirkshire, Scotland ,   d. Between 1880 and 1896, ?Bridgeport, Fairfield Co., Connecticut, USA  (Age ~ 60 years) + 3. Archibald Fairbairn,   b. 1822, Jedburgh, Roxburghshire, Scotland ,   d. Aft 1860, Cuba  (Age > 39 years)   4. John Fairbairn,   b. 07 Sep 1823, Lantonhall, Par. of Jedburgh, Roxburghshire, Scotland ,   d. Between 1828 and 1832, ?ROX or ?Selkirkshire, Scotland  (Age 4 years)   5. Hannah Forsythe Fairbairn,   b. 11 Dec 1824, Lantonhall, Par. of Jedburgh, Roxburghshire, Scotland ,   d. 12 Mar 1904, Edinburgh, Dist of Morningside, Midlothian, Scotland  (Age 79 years)   6. Janet Fairbairn,   b. 02 Nov 1826, Scotland ,   d. 19 Nov 1898, Red Oak, Cedar Co., Iowa, USA  (Age 72 years) + 7. James Edward Fairbairn,   b. Abt Jul 1828, Scotland ,   d. 03 Mar 1895, Detroit, Wayne Co., Michigan, USA  (Age ~ 66 years)   8. Barbara Fairchild,   b. 1830, Roxburghshire, Scotland ,   d. 05 Aug 1896, Brooklyn, Kings Co., New York, USA  (Age 66 years) + 9. John Fairchild,   b. 17 May 1832, Gatehousecote, Par. of Hobkirk, Roxburghshire, Scotland ,   d. 08 May 1894, Marshalltown, Marshall Co., Iowa, USA  (Age 61 years) + 10. Walter Fairbairn,   b. 15 Jan 1833, Scotland ,   d. 01 Jan 1916, London City, Middlesex Co., Ontario, Canada  (Age 82 years)
  Last Modified	2 Sep 2017
  Family ID	F49	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 2	Elizabeth Laidlaw,   b. Abt 1800, Ettrick, Selkirkshire, Scotland ,   d. Abt 1854, ?Lantonhall, Par. of Jedburgh, Roxburghshire, Scotland  (Age ~ 54 years)
  Married	26 Apr 1844	Melrose, Roxburghshire, Scotland   [3, 13, 14, 15]
  	"Grandma Viele" wrote that her "grandmother Joan Forsythe died when father (John b 1832) was quite young and a step mother came into the picture. I never heard much about her except that she wasn't kind to the children". This could certainly explain a mass emigration of the children! I assumed that this 2nd marriage was after 1841 as James didn't have a wife with him in that census, but it could just as easily have been between the c 1834 death of his first wife Joan, and the census, or she could just have been absent on the 1841 census night. However, subsequent happenstance (my curiousity about the marriage of James' dtr Alison) led to my finding this entry further down the page: "James Fairbairn at Melrose bridge bar and Elizabeth Laidlaw in the Parish of Ettrrick and married 26 April 1844" (having been "booked for Marriage on 12 April), Melrose Bridge bar being where Alison was when she married her Willam Scott
  Census	1851	Lanton Mill, Par. of Jedburgh, Roxburghshire, Scotland   [3]
  	FAIRBAIRN: James 56 proprietor & farmer 8 ac b Eckford, ROX; wife Elisabeth 51 b Ettrick, SEL
  Last Modified	2 Sep 2017
  Family ID	F50	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map

  Married - 26 Apr 1844 - Melrose, Roxburghshire, Scotland  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• 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.

  
  

• Sources

  [S1058] EM FAIRBAIRN/CROS(I)ER ex Ann C, Recipient: L McIntosh (1), Address: London, England, COSSAR, Ann., Mar 1996 ex OPR index. [S1960] EM FAIRBAIRN: Borders ex Sanna G, Sanna F Ross, Mar 2001 ex 1841 SEL. [S1610] FreeCensus, UK, 1851 Jedburgh ROX Scotland1851/792 ED 3 Pg 12 Sched 55 hsehold of James & Elisabeth FAIRBAIRN, extracted Mar 2008. [S2757] Morebattle, ROX: Gateshaw Associate Session & Free Church Records, (Genealogical Society of Utah, Salt Lake City, Utah, 1973), Bap. (at Haughhead) 10 Dec 1794 James s/o Archibald FAIRBAIRN & Alison CROSER, of Grahamslaw, Par. of Eckford, Roxburghshire, extracted Jul 2008. [S1058] EM FAIRBAIRN/CROS(I)ER ex Ann C, Recipient: L McIntosh (1), Address: London, England, COSSAR, Ann., Bap. 10 Dec 1794 James s/o Archibald FAIRBAIRN and Alison CROSSER, Gateshaw Assoc Session, Morebattle, Roxburghshire, ex OPR index, rcvd Mar 1996. [S1634] Groome: Gazetteer of Scotland, 1891 edition, Francis H Groome, (William MacKenzie, 69 Ludgate Hill, EC London, 1891), Morebattle,Vol V, p 68, extracted Jun 2008. [S1610] FreeCensus, UK, Scotland1841/778 Selkirk ED 3 Selkirk Burgh F 3 Pg 18, Sloethorn Bank, hsehold of James FAIRBAIRN, rechecked May 2008. [S1960] EM FAIRBAIRN: Borders ex Sanna G, Sanna F Ross, Genforum posting re Lanton Muir transaction with consent of Elizabeth LAIDLAW, relict of James FAIRBAIRN, formerly Hind, Clarilaw, latterly Lanotnhall, dated May/Jun 1854, posted Apr 2006, extracted May 2006. [S1017] MIs: ROX Eckford, Borders FHS, (Borders FHS, Galashiels, Roxburghshire, Scotland), #5 James CROSER, portioner Lanton Hill, extracted c 1995. [S866] DC FAIRBAIRN, Walter 1859, (19 Jan 1859), p/copy held. [S888] FAIRBAIRN IGI extract 1993/4, (1993 & 1994 addenda). [S55] BDM: Scotlands People entries to 1854, Marr. 18 May 1817 Jas FAIRBAIRN & Joan FORSYTH, Yarrow, SEL Dist 779/000 0020 0113, copy d/loaded Jun 2008. [S2752] Corres. re FAIRBAIRN/SAFELY between Melinda N & LornaHen, Recipient: Lorna Henderson, Address: ?Wisconsin, USA, From Reminiscences of "Grandma Viele", rcvd Jun 2008. [S2] FAIRBAIRN Analysis, Lorna Henderson, Jun 2008. [S55] BDM: Scotlands People entries to 1854, Booked for marriage Apr 12 1844 James FAIRBAIRN & Elizabeth LAIDLAW, Melrose, ROX Dist 799/0050 0371 pg 366, (on same page as Alison FAIRBAIRN & Willia SCOTT), copy d/loaded Jun 2008.