Robert Fairbairn (1796 - 1874)

Born 22 Nov 1796 in Redpath, Berwickshire, Scotland

Descendants

Died 6 Dec 1874 at age 78 in Sandwich South Township, Essex, Ontario, Canada

Biography

Robert was born in 1796. He was the son of Thomas Fairbairn and Elspeth Wood. He passed away in 1874.

Born 22 Nov 1796 Redpath, Berwickshire, Scotland

Baptized 13 Dec 1796 Longformacus, Berwickshire, Scotland

Bap. entry reads: Robert son to Thos Fairbairn & Elsepth Wood in Redpath was born the Novr 22d and baptized the 13th Decr ^[1]

Family

Husband: Robert Fairbairn

Wife: Helen Milne

Married 23 Nov 1823 Edinburgh St Cuthberts, Midlothian, Scotland

Children:

Thomas Fairbairn

Peter Fairbairn

Christine (Fairbairn) Hurst

John Fairbairn

George Milne Fairbairn

Census

1851/2

FAIRBAIRN: Robert farmer 57; wife Ellen 54; Labourers (assumed children): Thos 27, Peter 25, John 19, George 14; All b SCT religion C, Scotland; Visitor Christine HURST (FAIRBAIRN crossed out) 21 b SCT; Robert HURST farmer 67 b Ireland; Ann wife 57 b IRL (and assumed family) ^[2]

Famiy Search Data

To be expanded and incorporated into bio

• Fact: http://familysearch.org/v1/LifeSketch Robert Fairbairn and his wife Ellen Milne emigrated to America in 1836, first to Detroit and then to Essex County. Both Robert Fairbairn and Ellen Milne were Scottish immigrants. He was an educated man who for many years was Justice of the Peace at old Sandwich Town now part of Windsor. Hence he earned the title Squire Fairbairn. While he married three times, his children were all born to his first wife Ellen Milne.
• Fact: Burial Fairbairn Union/ Fair Creek Cemetery, Essex, Ontario, Canada

Sources

1. ↑ Bap. 13 Dec 1796 Robert s/o Thomas Fairbairn & Elspeth Wood in Redpath, born 13 Nov; image available ScotlandsPeople
2. ↑ 1851 Sandwich, Essex Cty, Canada West (Ontario), hsehold of Robert & Ellen FAIRBAIRN, image available Ancestry.com

• "Family Tree," database, FamilySearch (http://familysearch.org : modified 18 February 2020, 23:56), entry for Robert Fairbairn(PID https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/4:1:LZZ4-887); contributed by various users.