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John Fairbairn
(1761-Bef 1875)
Grizel Johnstone
(1762-Abt 1839)
John Anderson
(-Bef 1872)
Elizabeth Donaldson
(-Bef 1872)
James Fairbairn
(1793-1875)
Jane Anderson
(Between 1799/1801-1872)
David Fairbairn
(1828-1870)

 

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Spouses/Children:
Joan Paterson

David Fairbairn 1 2

  • Born: 27 Nov 1828, Cockburnspath, Berwickshire, Scotland, United Kingdom 1 2
  • Christened: 10 Dec 1828, Cockburnspath, Berwickshire, Scotland, United Kingdom 1
  • Marriage: Joan Paterson
  • Died: 27 Oct 1870, Coldingham, Berwickshire, Scotland, United Kingdom aged 41 3 4

bullet   Cause of his death was Drowned at sea.3

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bullet  Medical Notes:

Death record states:

"Supposed to have been about 6:40am on Thursday 27 October 1870 in the sea near St. Abbs Head in the parish of Coldingham.

"Supposed to be have been drowned along with four companions forming the crew of the 'Follow Me' of Cove Village. Which is believed to have been accidentally capsized and sunk in a sudden gale."

"Body not recovered".

Registered based on information supplied by the Procurator Fiscal on 16 November 1870 at Cockburnspath.

There were five Fairbairns died in the 'Follow Me':

- Walter Fairbairn (born 1802)

- Paul Fairbairn (born 1842), his son

- James Fairbairn (born 1822), his nephew (son of his brother James)

- David Fairbairn (born 1828), his nephew (also son of his brother James)

- James Fairbairn (born 1855), his grand nephew (son of the above David) 3

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bullet  Noted events in his life were:

• Home address, 7 Jun 1841, Cove, Berwickshire, Scotland, United Kingdom. 5


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David married Joan Paterson. (Joan Paterson was born Cal 1823 6 and died on 13 Feb 1885 4.)
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Sources

1 The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, International Genealogical Index (R) (Copyright (c) 1980, 2002, data as of December 28, 2002), BATCH #: 7525118, SHEET #: 55, SOURCE CALL #: 0884620, PRINTOUT CALL #: NONE.

2 The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, International Genealogical Index (R) (Copyright (c) 1980, 2002, data as of December 28, 2002), FILM #: 446250, REF #: 10647, PAGE #: 0241.

3 General Register Office for Scotland, Register of Births, Marriages and Deaths (Scotland), SI DEATHS 1870 731-00-14.

4 Cockburnspath churchyard gravestone., GRAVESTONE OF DAVID FAIRBAIRN AND JOAN PATERSON.

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

6 Cockburnspath churchyard gravestone., GRAVESTONE OF DAVID FAIRBAIRN AND JOAN PATERSON. Year of birth calculated as 1823 based on age (62) at date of death (13 Feb 1885).

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