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James Fairbairn
(1822-1870)
Jessie Paterson
(Cal 1820/1821-1884)
Alexander Young
(1830-Between 1881/1912)
Helen Brown
(Between 1825/1828-1912)
James Fairbairn
(1847-1935)
Alice Young
(1854-1921)
William Young Fairbairn
(1883-1943)

 

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Spouses/Children:
Jane Swanston Jeffrey

William Young Fairbairn 1 2

  • Born: 1883, Cove, Berwickshire, Scotland, United Kingdom 3 4 5
  • Marriage: Jane Swanston Jeffrey
  • Died: 1943, Cockburnspath, Berwickshire, Scotland, United Kingdom aged 60 2
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bullet  General Notes:

According to May Burrows, William was a chauffeur in Sheffield. He, like his brother David, also died suddenly.

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bullet  Noted events in his life were:

• Occupation: Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland, United Kingdom. 1 Tailor (In Edinburgh)

• Home address, 6 Apr 1891, Cove, Berwickshire, Scotland, United Kingdom. 6

• Employment, 6 Apr 1891, Cove, Berwickshire, Scotland, United Kingdom. 6 Scholar


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William married Jane Swanston Jeffrey. (Jane Swanston Jeffrey was born in 1891 2 and died in 1989 2.)


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Sources


1 Tara Hawkins, http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Estates/7114/.

2 Letter from James Jeffrey Fairbairn to Alexander Fairbairn with family history information..

3 1891 Census of Cove Village, Cockburnspath, Berwick, Scotland (Reference quoted and passed on by Tara Hawkins).

4 General Register Office for Scotland, Census (Scotland), 1891. 731-1-14. Calculated from age (8) on 6/4/1891.

5 Letter from James Jeffrey Fairbairn to Alexander Fairbairn with family history information., James Jeffrey Fairbairn states year of birth to be 1881. However, 1891 census information is probably more accurate.

6 General Register Office for Scotland, Census (Scotland), 1891. 731-1-14. IMAGE C1891_731_00_001_0_2_014.

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