David Fairbairn (1787 - 1867)

Born 24 Jul 1787 in Oldhamstocks, East Lothian, Scotland

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Died 23 May 1867 at age 79 in Cove, Berwickshire, Scotland

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Biography

David was born in 1787 to John Fairbairn & Grizel Johnston. He passed away in 1867.^[1]

Famiily Search Data

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• Fact: Christening (29 Jul 1787) Oldhamstocks, East Lothian, Scotland
• Fact: Residence (1841) home - Cove Village, near Cockburnspath Cockburnspath, Berwickshire, Scotland
• Fact: Residence (1851) home - Cove Village, near Cockburnspath Cove, Berwickshire, Scotland
• Fact: Residence (1861) home - Cove village, near Cockburnspath Cockburnspath, Berwickshire, Scotland
• Fact: http://familysearch.org/v1/LifeSketch 10.3.1809 - entry in Oldhamstocks - irregular marriage @ Sternhouse Toll by George Lamb (Minister)

DNA

The Fairbairn Surname DNA project at FamilyTreeDNA would love to hear from any direct male line Fairbairn descendant of David's. We are looking to validate the sole yDNA signature we have from the Cockburnspath Fairbairn family. Henderson-2297

Sources

1. ↑ 1867 Death: 23 May David s/o John FAIRBAIRN & Grace JOHNSTON, reg. Cockburnspath

   cert. shows David as 79 fisherman, married (but not to whom); s/o John FAIRBAIRN fisherman & Grace m.s. JOHNSTON, both dec'd; Died 4:30pm. Inf. son Christopher FAIRBAIRN, present, Reg. 24 May. Image available from ScotlandsPeople & on several Ancestry trees

• "Family Tree," database, FamilySearch (http://familysearch.org : modified 28 April 2020, 15:44), entry for David Fairbairn (PID https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/4:1:KLJB-37H ); contributed by various users.
• parish register