Ancestors of John Fairbairn

John Fairbairn
(1761-Bef 1875)

Grizel Johnstone
(1762-Abt 1839)

David Fairbairn
(1787-After 1851)

Alison Anderson
(Abt 1788-Between 1851/1885)

John Fairbairn
(1810-1885)

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Spouses/Children:
Margaret Burgon

John Fairbairn ¹ ² ³ ⁴ ⁵

Born: 19 Jul 1810, Stockbridge, Berwickshire, Scotland, United Kingdom ⁶
Christened: 9 Sep 1810, Stockbridge, Berwickshire, Scotland, United Kingdom ³ ⁷
Marriage: Margaret Burgon on 20 Sep 1834 in Cockburnspath, Berwickshire, Scotland, United Kingdom ¹
Died: 12 Feb 1885, Innerwick, East Lothian, Scotland, United Kingdom aged 74 ⁵

bullet General Notes:

Witnesses to birth (or baptism?): John Beth and John Samson
1851 Census Cockburnspath
50 Cove
John Fairbairn, head of house, aged 42, fisherman, norn in -
Margaret, his wife, aged 36, born in Eyemouth
Peter, his son, aged 12, born in Cockburnspath
Alison, his daughter, aged 10, born in Cockburnspath
John, his son, aged 7, born in Cockburnspath
Thomas, his son, aged 5, born in Cockburnspath
Jane, his daughter, aged 3, born in Cockburnspath
Paul, his son, aged 2 months, born in Cockburnspath

1861 Census also shows another son David, aged 25. (he would have been 15 years in 1851)

1871 Census Innerwick
John Fairbairn, head of house, aged *2, fisherman, born in Cockburnspath, Berwickshire
Margaret, his wife, aged 56, born in Eyemouth, Berwickshire
Paul, His son, aged 19, born in Cockburnspath
William, his son aged 15, born in Innerwick, Haddingtonshire
Grace, his daughter, aged 13, born in Innerwick
Alexander, his son, aged 8, born in Innerwick

At time of death 12.2.1885 shown as Fisherman, aged 75, married to Margaret Burgon, and the son of David Fairbairn, fisherman and Alison Anderson, deceased.

OPR Entry for Marriage. 20.9.1834 John Fairbairn and Margaret Burgoine both in this parish produced a certificate of their irregular marriage at Lamberton Tole for registration. ⁵

bullet Medical Notes:

Died at Skateraw Lime Kiln, Thorntinloch ⁵

bullet Noted events in his life were:

• Employment. ⁵ Fisherman

• Home address, 7 Jun 1841, Cove, Berwickshire, Scotland, United Kingdom. ⁸

• Employment, 7 Jun 1841. ⁸ Fisherman

• Employment, 31 Mar 1851. ⁵ Fisherman

• Home address, 31 Mar 1851, Cove, Berwickshire, Scotland, United Kingdom. ⁵ 50 Cove.

• Employment, 6 Oct 1855. ⁵ Fisherman

• Home address, 8 Apr 1861, Innerwick, East Lothian, Scotland, United Kingdom. ⁵

• Employment, 3 Apr 1871. ⁵ Fisherman

• Home address, 3 Apr 1871, Innerwick, East Lothian, Scotland, United Kingdom. ⁵ 15 Fisherman House

• Census, 1871, Innerwick.

• Employment, 12 Feb 1885. ⁵ Fisherman

John married Margaret Burgon, daughter of John Burgon and Margaret Swanson, on 20 Sep 1834 in Cockburnspath, Berwickshire, Scotland, United Kingdom.¹ (Margaret Burgon was born between 1814 and 1816 in Eyemouth, Berwickshire, Scotland, United Kingdom ⁹ ¹⁰ and died on 27 Nov 1902 in Eyemouth, Berwickshire, Scotland, United Kingdom ⁵.)

bullet Noted events in their marriage were:

• Alt Marriage, 30 Sep 1834, Stockbridge Associate Session, Cockburnspath, Berwick, Scotland. ¹

bullet Marriage Notes:

Produced a certificate of their irregular marriage at Lamberton Tole for registration.

Birth record for their son William (as at 6 October 1855) states he was their ninth child and that there were 6 boys and 3 girls living. ⁵

Sources

1 The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, International Genealogical Index (R) (Copyright (c) 1980, 2002, data as of August 22, 2003), BATCH #: M191421, SOURCE CALL #: 1482990, PRINTOUT CALL #: NONE, DATES: 1795 - 1861.

2 Norman Peters, Norman Peters' family tree research (Supplied as a GEDCOM file to Martin Fairbairn on 26 July 2003. See also "Descendants of Thomas Fairbairne.doc" for more detail about Norman's sources.).

3 Tara Hawkins, http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Estates/7114/, MESSAGE POSTED ON HTTP://GENFORUM.GENEALOGY.COM/FAIRBAIRN ON 15 AUG 2002 - DERIVED FROM DATA ON IGI AT WWW.FAMILYSEARCH.ORG.

4 The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, International Genealogical Index (R) (Copyright (c) 1980, 2002, data as of August 22, 2003), BATCH #: C117111, SHEET #: 00, SOURCE CALL #: 6035516 REGISTER, PRINTOUT CALL #: NONE, DATES: 1855 - 1875.

5 Fairbairn, Jean. 86 High Street, Haddington, Fairbairn, Jean. Letter to Peter Fairbairn Cameron, Ontario, Canada. 27 February 1977., LETTER DATED 27 FEBRUARY 1977.

6 Fairbairn, Jean. 86 High Street, Haddington, Fairbairn, Jean. Letter to Peter Fairbairn Cameron, Ontario, Canada. 27 February 1977., LETTER DATED 27 FEBRUARY 1977. Location actually recorded as "Stockbriggs". Birth record for William (son) records place of birth as Cove.

7 Fairbairn, Jean. 86 High Street, Haddington, Fairbairn, Jean. Letter to Peter Fairbairn Cameron, Ontario, Canada. 27 February 1977., LETTER DATED 27 FEBRUARY 1977. Location actually recorded as "Stockbriggs".

8 General Register Office for Scotland, Census (Scotland), CENSUS 1841 731-3-2-3.

9 Fairbairn, Jean. 86 High Street, Haddington, Fairbairn, Jean. Letter to Peter Fairbairn Cameron, Ontario, Canada. 27 February 1977., LETTER DATED 27 FEBRUARY 1977. Year of birth calculated as 1814 from age (88) at date of death. Based on age (56) on 1871 census (as at 3 April 1871), year of birth was 1815.

10 General Register Office for Scotland, Census (Scotland), CENSUS 1841 731-3-2-3. Year of birth calculated as 1816 based on age (25) as at 7 June 1841.

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