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Elizabeth Fairbairn

Female Abt 1849 - 1918  (~ 69 years)


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  • Name Elizabeth Fairbairn  [1
    Born Abt 1849  Lower Canada (QUE), Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 3
    Gender Female 
    Birth Abt 1854  Masham, Quebec, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 4
    • (1881)
    Birth Abt 1856  Quebec, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [5
    • in Apr (1911 census)
    Reference Number 33166 
    Died 10 Sep 1918  Ottawa, Carleton Co., Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    • cert. shows Elizabeth WIGGINS as marr., 68, b. Quebec, d/o John FAIRBAIRN and __; cod diabetic coma 36 hrs; Inf. F W MacKENZIE; reg. 12th Sep. Buried Quebec
    Person ID I33166  FairbairnJohnFlint
    Last Modified 15 Apr 2015 

    Father Archibald Fairbairn,   b. 1815, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 15 Sep 1883, Masham, Rupert Co., Quebec, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 68 years) 
    Mother Eliza O'Hara,   b. Abt 1821, Ireland Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Between 1871 and 1881, Rupert, Quebec, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 50 years) 
    Married 05 Nov 1838  Dist of Bathurst, Lanark Co., Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [6, 7, 8, 9
    • Arch'd Fairbairn & Elizabeth O'Hara, both of Wakefield, 5 Nov 1838 wit John FAIRBAIRN (assumed to be brother of Archibald), John Souldice
    Census 1852  Masham, Ottawa Co., Quebec, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [10
    • FAIRBARN: Archy farmer, b Scotland, 36; Elizabeth farmer b IRE, 31; Jane laborer 13 (fem, I initially read this as Iain, but is actually Jain, female), Archable Jnr 11; Isabella 9, John 6, Elisabeth 5, William 2 All marked as do under Iain's laborer, all b Canada East. All Free Ch of Canada; (Next door to John & Ellen)
    Census 1861  Masham, Ottawa Co., Quebec, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    • FAIRBAIRN: Archibald 45 farmer proprieter b Scotland; Elizabeth (O'HARA) 40 b Ireland; Assumed children: Jane 21, Archibald 19, Isabella 18, John 14, Elizabeth 12, William 10, Mary 7, George 5, Martha 3, Diana 1 all b L.C. All F.C.
      A separate schedule has Archibald as trader, protestant, marr. b Scotland 45, followed by Michl BRITT labourer, R Cath. b Ireland, then Elizabeth Fairbairn, child b. Lower Canada Prot. 13; James O'Hara boy b Lower Canada 12
    Census 1871  Masham, Ottawa Co., Quebec, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [11
    • FAIRBAIRN: Archibald 55 farmer b Scotland; Elizabeth 50 b Ireland both marr.; Archibald 27, John 24, Isabella 26 (deaf and dumb), Elisbeth (sic) 22, William 20, Mary 11, Frances 6, Maria Ann 4; All b Quebec, C Presby., Scotch;
    Family ID F45  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Thomas Wiggins,   b. Abt 1859, Masham, Quebec, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Aft 1918  (Age ~ 60 years) 
    Married 12 May 1882  Ottawa, Carleton Co., Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [3, 4, 5
    • cert shows Thomas as 23, presb, born/resid Masham PQ s/o Edward HIGGINS and Mary BROWN, Elizabeth as 27 born/resid Masham PQ, d/o Archibald FAIRBAIRN & Eliza O'HARA, wit Georgina FAIRBAIRN of Masham and Harriet GRANT of Ottawa
      Although indexed as HIGGINS and it definitely looks like an H, census data shows this as WIGGINS
    Census 1891  Masham, Ottawa Co., Quebec, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [12
    • WIGGENS: Thomas 32 farm lab b. QUE F b. IRL M b. __ Presby; wife Lizebeth 36 b. QUE F/M b. QUE; Children: Lise berness 7, John Gorlay (indexed as John Evelen) 5, William A(indexed as Dr William, assumed to be Arthur in later census) 3, Fanney Ann 1 all b. QUE F/M b. QUE
    Census 1901  Bouchette, Wright Co., Quebec, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [13
    • WIGGINS (all b. QUE): Thomas 40 b. 30 May 1860 Quebec, Irish, Presb.; wife Elizabeth 40 b. 1 Apr 1861; Children: Burness 17 b. 5 May 1883, Gorley 15 b. 15 May 1885, Arthur 13 b. 1 Dec 18??, Lawrence (f) 12 b. 29 Jan 1889, George 8 b. 9 May 1893
    Census 1911  Bouchette, Wright Co., Quebec, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [5
    • WIGGIN: Thomas 52 farmer b. May; wife Elizabeth 55 b. Apr; Children: Gourlea 26 b. May, Arthur 24 b. Jul, George 18 b. Apr, Beanice 27 b. May, Fannie 21 b. Dec All b. Quebec, Presbyterian
    Last Modified 2 Sep 2017 
    Family ID F211  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBirth - Abt 1854 - Masham, Quebec, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarried - 12 May 1882 - Ottawa, Carleton Co., Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 10 Sep 1918 - Ottawa, Carleton Co., Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
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  • Sources 
    1. [S1961] www FAIRBAIRN searches and miscellaneous correspondence, LornaHen (1), 1881 Canadian Census via LDS (http://www.familysearch.org/Eng/Search/frameset_search.asp?PennsylvaniaGE=census/search_census.asp) searched Feb 2003 Family History Library Film 1375861 NA Film Number C-13225
      District 97 Sub-district GG Division 2 Page Number 6 Household Number 23.

    2. [S809] CAN: Census via Ancestry, 1861 Masham, Ottawa, Quebec; Roll: C-1304, hsehold of Archibald FAIRBAIRN & Elizabeth O'HARA, extracted Sep 2009.

    3. [S3509] Ontario, Canada Deaths, 1869-1938, Dth 10 Sep 1918 Elizabeth WIGGINS d/o John FAIRBAIRN & unknown, aged 68, Ottawa, Carleton Co., ONT, extracted Apr 2015.

    4. [S3445] Ontario, Canada Marriages, 1801-1928, Marr. 12 May 1882 Elizabeth d/o Archibald FAIRBAIRN & Eliza O'HARA; Thomas s/o Edward HIGGINS (sic) & Mary BROWN, FHL Film MS932_39, Carleton, ONT, extracted Jun 2008.

    5. [S409] Census: 1911 CAN via Ancestry, (1911), Bouchette, Wright, Quebec; Page: 8; Family No: 58, hsehold of Thomas & Elizabeth WIGGIN, extracted Apr 2015.

    6. [S1062] FAIRBAIRN/WANLESS ex ULSTEIN, Janis ULSTEIN, Marr. 1838 Archibald FAIRBAIRN & Elizabeth O'HARA, ?Canada, rcvd Jun 1996.

    7. [S2167] EM FAIRBAIRN/WANLESS ex Andrew C, Recipient: (1), Address: ?Ottawa, Canada, Marr. c 1840 Archibald FAIRBAIRN & Elizabeth O'HARA, ex file FAIRBAIRNexCHERNYSH.FTW, rcvd Oct 1998.

    8. [S2285] GenForum, Marr. 5 Nov 1838, Bathurst Dist, ONorthern Territory, Arch'd FAIRBAIN & Elizabeth O'HARA, of Wakefield, posted by Tara HAWKINS, Jan 2002, from FTM CD#204, Ontario Records, extracted Mar 2008.

    9. [S1961] www FAIRBAIRN searches and miscellaneous correspondence, LornaHen (1), Bathurst, ONT, Lanark, NTS 031C16, from Natural Resources Canada, http:://geonames2.nrcan.gc.ca, extracted Mar 2008.

    10. [S809] CAN: Census via Ancestry, 1851/2 Masham, Ottawa Cty, Canada East (Quebec), Dist 20 Sub Dist 271, Pg 7, hsehold of John & Ellen FAIRBARN (sic), extracted Mar 2008.

    11. [S809] CAN: Census via Ancestry, 1871 Masham, Ottawa West, Ontario; Roll: C-10027; Family No: 11, hsehold of Archibald FAIRBAIRN, extracted Sep 2009.

    12. [S406] Census: 1891 CAN via Ancestry, (1891), Masham, Ottawa, Quebec; Roll: T-6412; Family No: 20, hsehold of Thomas & Lizabeth WIGGENS, extracted Apr 2015.

    13. [S407] Census: 1901 CAN via Ancestry, (1901), Bouchette, Wright, Quebec; Page: 8; Family No: 54, hsehold of Thomas & Elizabeth WIGGINS, extracted Apr 2015.