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Charles Fairbairn

Male Abt 1840 - 1898  (~ 58 years)

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  • Name Charles Fairbairn  [1
    Born Abt 1840  Melrose, Roxburghshire, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Gender Male 
    Birth Abt 1843  Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    • from 1880 US census, but as he was in the 1841 census, it has to be "out"
    WebLink
    • KN76-GRM ||
    Reference Number 15962 
    Died 08 Apr 1898  Philadelphia, Philadelphia Co., Pennsylvania, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [4, 5
    Buried 11 Apr 1898  Fernwood, Delaware Co., Pennsylvania, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [5
    • FindAGrave notes: Birth: 1842, Scotland
      Death: Apr. 8, 1898, Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania, USA

      Parents were George Fairburn and Elizabeth Purdie. Married 29 June 1876 in Norristown, Chester, Pennsylvania, to Mary Elizabeth Bate. They had at least five children. He was buried April 11, 1898

      Family links:
      Spouse:
      Mary Elizabeth Bate Fairburn (1844 - 1900)

      Children:
      Thomas Purdie Fairburn (1885 - 1942)*
      Archibald Bate Fairbairn (1886 - 1933)*

      *Calculated relationship

      Burial: Fernwood Cemetery, Fernwood
      Delaware County, Pennsylvania, USA

      Created by: Dorene Loveall
      Record added: Jul 05, 2012
      Find A Grave Memorial# 93120422
    Person ID I15962  FairbairnJohnFlint
    Last Modified 14 Mar 2014 

    Father George Fairbairn,   b. 1804, Stow, Midlothian, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 11 Nov 1870, Harwoodburn, Selkirkshire, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 66 years) 
    Mother Janet Purdie,   b. 07 Feb 1802, Traquair, Peeblesshire, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 22 Dec 1874, Galashiels, Selkirkshire, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 72 years) 
    Married 10 Jun 1825  Melrose, Roxburghshire, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location  [6
    • 1841 census has Male Servant Robert F, age 15 with them
    Census 1841  Broomilees, Par. of Melrose, Roxburghshire, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location  [7
    • FAIRBAIRN: George, 35, ag. lab. b ROX; Janet, assumed to be wife, 35, not b. county, Mary, 13; Archibald, 11;Thomas, 9; Cecelian, 7; Margaret, 5; Robert, 3; Charles 1 all b Roxburghshire, assumed to be children
    Census 1851  Broomylees, Par. of Melrose, Roxburghshire, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location  [8
    • FAIRBAIRN: George 45 ag lab b Spaw, ROX; Janet 46 b Glenmade PEE; Children (all b Melrose): Thomas 19 carpenter ap; Robert 12, Charles 10, George 6 all scholars; John 4; Next hse Mary FAIRBAIRN
    Census 1861  Broomilees, Par. of Melrose, Roxburghshire, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location  [9
    • FAIRBAIRN: George 56 farm steward b Hobkirk ROX; wife Janet 57 b Traquair, PEE; Son John 15 ag lab b Melrose ROX; Grdson George CLAPPERTON 9 scholar b Galashiels, SEL
    Family ID F66  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Mary Bate,   b. Between Sep 1843 and Dec 1843, Tywardreath, Dist of St Austell, Cornwall, England Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 09 Mar 1900, Philadelphia, Philadelphia Co., Pennsylvania, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 56 years) 
    Married 29 Jun 1876  Norristown, Chester Co., Pennsylvania, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [4, 10, 11, 12
    Census 08 Jun 1880  Philadelphia, Philadelphia Co., Pennsylvania, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    • FAIRBAIRN: Chas. 37 stonecutter b Scotland F/M b Scotland; wife 36 Mary keeping house b England F/M b England; Sons: George T 2, Charles 1/12 b Apr, both b PA F b SCT M b England
    Children 
    +1. George Timothy Fairbairn,   b. 29 Jun 1878, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Aft 1942, ?Philadelphia, Philadelphia Co., Pennsylvania, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age > 65 years)
    +2. Charles Edward Fairbairn,   b. 17 Apr 1880, Pennsylvania, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Aft 1920, ?Redwood, Santa Clara Co., California, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age > 41 years)
    +3. William Bate Fairbairn,   b. 06 Nov 1881, Pennsylvania, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Aft 1930, ?Evanston, Cook Cty, Illinois, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age > 50 years)
    +4. Thomas Purdie Fairbairn,   b. 30 Sep 1885,   d. 25 Jan 1942, Fresno, Fresno Co., California, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 56 years)
    +5. Archibald Bate Fairbairn,   b. 23 Nov 1886, Harmonyville, Chester Co., Pennsylvania, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 20 Mar 1933, Conshohocken, Montgomery Co., Pennsylvania, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 46 years)
    Last Modified 2 Sep 2017 
    Family ID F74  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - Abt 1840 - Melrose, Roxburghshire, Scotland Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarried - 29 Jun 1876 - Norristown, Chester Co., Pennsylvania, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - 11 Apr 1898 - Fernwood, Delaware Co., Pennsylvania, USA 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. [S2329] USA Census - Ancestry, 1880 Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA; Roll T9_1182; FHL Film 1255182; Pg 56.3000 ED 486 Image 0699, hsehold of Chas and Mary FAIRBAIRN, extracted Dec 2007.

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

    3. [S1598] FamilySearch Family Tree, Mar 2014.

    4. [S2285] GenForum, Charles FAIRBAIRN/Mary BATE, posted Jun 2000 by Cynthia, extracted Dec 2007.

    5. [S2811] Find A Grave, Birth 1842 (Scotland) Dth 8 Apr 1898 (Philadelphia, PA) Bur. 11 Apr 1898 (Fernwood Cem., Delaware Co., PA) Charles FAIRBURN, Memorial # 93120422, extracted Mar 2014.

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

    7. [S1610] FreeCensus, UK, 1841 Melrose, Dist 799 EnumDist 4 Folio 4 page 7, hsehold of George & Janet FAIRBAIRN, extracted Apr 2004.

    8. [S203] Census: 1851 Scotland via Ancestry, (1851), Broomylees, Melrose, ROX Par. 799 ED 1 Pg 21 Sched 80, hsehold of George & Janet FAIRBAIRN, extracted Dec 2007.

    9. [S205] Census: 1861 Scotland via Ancestry, (1861), Broomilees, Melrose ROX Reg 799/1 ED 3 Pg 8 Sched 27, hsehold of George & Janet FAIRBAIRN, extracted Dec 2007.

    10. [S309] Census: 1920 USA, (1920), Fresno, Fresno, CA Roll: T625_97: Pg 13A ED 46 Image 505, hsehold of Thomas P & Mabel E FAIRBURN, extracted Dec 2007.

    11. [S2789] EM FAIRBAIRN/GRIERSON/BATE/PURDIE ex Marsha K, Recipient: Lorna Henderson, Address: Moorpark, Ventura, California, USA, Marr. 1876 Charles FAIRBAIRN and Mary Elizabeth BATE, from Pedigree Chart Charles FAIRBAIRN printed from FamilySearch Ancestral File, rcvd (in person in California, USA) Nov 2008.

    12. [S2811] Find A Grave, Marr. 29 Jun 1876 Charles FAIRBURN & Mary Elizabeth BATE, Norristown, Chester, PA, Memorial # 93120422, extracted Mar 2014.