Alexander married Helen Brown, daughter of William Brown and Alice Laurie, on 16 Dec 1853 in Chirnside, Berwickshire, Scotland, United Kingdom.12 (Helen Brown was born between 1825 and 1828 in Chirnside, Berwickshire, Scotland, United Kingdom 1516 and died on 23 Mar 1912 in Cove, Berwickshire, Scotland, United Kingdom 1718.). The cause of her death was Cerebral Haemorrhage.
Sources
1
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, International Genealogical Index (R) (Copyright (c) 1980, 2002, data as of November 30, 2002), BATCH NUMBER: 7111630; SHEET: 42; SOURCE CALL NO.: 1235237; TYPE: FILM.
2
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, International Genealogical Index (R) (Copyright (c) 1980, 2002, data as of February 1, 2003), BATCH #: 7111630, SHEET #: 42, SOURCE CALL #: 1235237, PRINTOUT CALL #: NONE.
3
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, International Genealogical Index (R) (Copyright (c) 1980, 2002, data as of January 23, 2006), BATCH #: 7418311, SHEET #: 57, SOURCE CALL #: 0935074, PRINTOUT CALL #: NONE.
4
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, International Genealogical Index (R) (Copyright (c) 1980, 2002, data as of February 1, 2003), BATCH #: C117271, SHEET #: 00, SOURCE CALL #: 6035516 REGISTER, PRINTOUT CALL #: NONE, DATES: 1855 - 1875.
5
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, International Genealogical Index (R) (Copyright (c) 1980, 2002, data as of February 1, 2003), BATCH #: C117321, SHEET #: 00, SOURCE CALL #: 6035516 REGISTER, PRINTOUT CALL #: NONE, DATES: 1855 - 1875.
6
General Register Office for Scotland, Register of Births, Marriages and Deaths (Scotland), SI MARRIAGES 1875-731-4. Based on daughter's (Alice's) marriage certificate.
7
General Register Office for Scotland, Census (Scotland), CENSUS 1881 0224027-714-2-9; REF NO: 766524. Year of birth (1829) calculated from age (52) as at 4 April 1881 recorded in 1881 census.
8
General Register Office for Scotland, Register of Births, Marriages and Deaths (Scotland), SI MARRIAGES 1875-731-4. Based on daughter's (Alice's) marriage certificate, Alexander was not dead as at 4 June 1865.
9
General Register Office for Scotland, Census (Scotland), CENSUS 1881 0224027-714-2-9; REF NO: 766524. Died after 4 April 1881 when recorded in 1881 census.
10
General Register Office for Scotland, Register of Births, Marriages and Deaths (Scotland), SI DEATHS 1912-731-5. Wife recorded as widow as at her death on 23 March 1912.
11Letter from James Jeffrey Fairbairn to Alexander Fairbairn with family history information..
12
General Register Office for Scotland, Register of Births, Marriages and Deaths (Scotland), SI BIRTHS 1867-732-89. Per daughter (Agnes's) birth record.
13
General Register Office for Scotland, Census (Scotland), CENSUS 1881 0224027-714-2-9; REF NO: 766524.
14
General Register Office for Scotland, Register of Births, Marriages and Deaths (Scotland), SI DEATHS 1912-731-5. Derived from wide's death record.
15
General Register Office for Scotland, Census (Scotland), CENSUS 1881 0224027-714-2-9; REF NO: 766524. Year of birth (1828) calculated from age (53) as at 4 April 1881 recorded in 1881 census. .
16
General Register Office for Scotland, Register of Births, Marriages and Deaths (Scotland), SI DEATHS 1912-731-5. Year of birth calculated as 1825 based on age (87) recorded at date of death (23 March 1912) on death record.
17
General Register Office for Scotland, Register of Births, Marriages and Deaths (Scotland), SI MARRIAGES 1875-731-4. Based on daughter's (Alice's) marriage certificate, Helen was not dead as at 4 June 1875.
18
General Register Office for Scotland, Register of Births, Marriages and Deaths (Scotland), SI DEATHS 1912-731-5.
Another name for Alexander was Sandy Young.