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David Fairbairn
(1787-After 1851)
Alison Anderson
(Abt 1788-Between 1851/1885)
James Fairbairn
(1819-1905)
Agnes Burgon
(Abt 1817-)
Thomas Fairbairn
(1848-)

 

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Sarah Anderson

Thomas Fairbairn 1

  • Born: 12 Jun 1848, Eyemouth
  • Marriage: Sarah Anderson on 24 Jan 1868 in Eyemouth
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bullet  General Notes:

Thomas was a fisherman out of Eyemouth. He was the skipper of the 'Pilgrim' afishing boat which had a miraculous escape in the Eyemouth Disaster of 1881. His elder borthers David, John and Alexander perished that day aboard the 'Radiant' Paul also his brother was on the Ariel Gazelle. Also quoted in the news was his Uncle John Burgon who also perished in the Disaster


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Thomas married Sarah Anderson on 24 Jan 1868 in Eyemouth. (Sarah Anderson was born about 1849 in Ayton, Berwick.)


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Sources


1 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.).

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