Born
13 June 1858
Ontario, Canada[2]
or
13 JUN 1859[3]
or
abt 1860
Ontario, Canada[4]
Died
aft 1904
?Richmond, Lennox Co, Ontario, Canada
or
10 JUL 1938
Alberta, Canada[5]
Married
23 NOV 1887
Richmond, Lennox Cty, Ontario, Canada
cert. shows William M as 28 farmer, Methodist, born/resid Richmond, parents not shown, Minnie 19, born/resid Richmond Methodist, d/o Thomas ANDERSON and Cephas Martin; Wit; Louisa FAIRBURN, Richmond. Marr. by license[6][7]
Parents
Married
1844
Richmond?, Lennox & Addington Co, Ontario, Canada[8][9][10]
FAIRBURN (frame hse, 1 storey, 1 family): Wm 38 ?timber? b Scotland; Catherine 26 b Ireland, both married. Assumed children (all b UC - Upper Canada): E A (fem) 14, Arch 12, (then on previous page) D E (fem) 9, Mary C 6, Robt J 4, Wm 2 all residents, members of family.[11]
1871
Richmond, Lennox Co, Ontario, Canada
FAIRBURN: William , 50 b Scotland, farmer; Catharine 41 b IRE marr; Children: Archibald 22, Deborah 18, Mary C 15, Robert J 14, William 12, Eliza J 10, Elizabeth E 8, Margaret 6, Louisa 4, Ida 2; Also Emily A HICK, marr. 24. b ONT; All Wesleyan Meth, Scotch[12]
1881
Richmond, Lennox, Ontario, Canada
William FAIRBAIRN, 60, b Scotland, farmer, Presby., Catherine, 51, Irish, b Ireland, Methodist. Assumed children (all b ONT, all Methodist): Emily A, 35; William, 21, farmer; Eliza, 20, teacher; Elizabeth, 18; Margarit (sic), 16; Louisa, 13, school; Ida, 11, school; Wellington, 8, school.[13]
1901
Richmond, Lennox Co, Ontario, Canada
FAIRBURN: William 42 b 13 Jun 1858 ONT; wife Minnie 32 b 27 May 1868; Chidlren: Carrie 12 b 14 Feb 1889; William C 10 b 5 Mar 1891; Ethel M 6 b 11 Dec 1894; William T 4 b 7 Feb 1897; all b ONT, Scotch, Meth. (next door to William's parents and very close to William FRENCH and Minto GRIEVE)[14]
1916
Canton 10 Range 11 Meridian W4, Bow Island, Lethbridge, Alberta, Canada
FAIRBAIRN: William 57 widowed b. ONT, Methodist, farmer; prior hsehold his brother Robert & wife Alberta [15]
William M Fairbairn was born in 1859 in Ontario, Canada. He had one son from one relationship. He died in 1939 in Sexsmith, Alberta, Canada, at the age of 80.
Sources
↑ Source: #S5 Birth 4 Dec 1904 Nora M Irene d/o William Merdic FAIRBAIRN & Mary ANDERSON, reg. 20th Sep 1937 by Mary FAIRBAIRN, mother, extracted Aug 2008
↑ Source: #S5 Marr. 23 Nov 1887 William M FAIRBURN & Minnie ANDERSON, Lennox & Addington Dist ONT, FHL film MS932_57, from Ontario, Canada Marriages, 1857-1924, extracted Mar 2008
↑ Source: #S2285 Ethel M HELM d/o William Murdock FAIRBAIRN, posted Mar 2008 by Pamela Susdorf CLEVENGER, extracted Aug 2008
↑ Source: #S2285 Ethel M HELM d/o William Murdock FAIRBAIRN, posted Mar 2008 by Pamela Susdorf CLEVENGER, extracted Aug 2008
↑ Source: #S809 Page: 1901 Richmond, Lennox Cty, ONT Dist 84 Sub Dist H-4 Pg 2 hsehold of William & Minnie FAIRBURN, extracted Mar 2008
↑ Source: #S5 Marr. 23 Nov 1887 William M FAIRBURN & Minnie ANDERSON, Lennox & Addington Dist ONT, FHL film MS932_57, from Ontario, Canada Marriages, 1857-1924, extracted Mar 2008
↑ Source: #S1739 Dth cert 1948 Archibald G FAIRBAIRN, trans. from Gordon S rcvd Mar 2003 (reg #1948-09-009524 film B13198 (GSU # 2032482))
↑ Source: #S1961 1881 Canadian Census via LDS site ( Family History Library Film 1375872 NA Film Number C-13236 District 117 Sub-district H Division 2 Page Number 28 Household Number 138) Mar 2003
↑ Source: #S809 1861 Richmond, Lennox and Addington, Ontario; Roll: C-1047-1048, hsehold of Wm & Catherine FAIRBURN (Pg 52 ctd on pg 51 !), extracted Aug 2009
↑ Source: #S809 1871 Richmond, Lennox, Ontario; Roll: C-9995; Family No: 200, hsehold of William & Catherine FAIRBURN, extracted Jul 2009
↑ Source: #S1961 Page: 1881 Canadian Census via LDS site ( Family History Library Film 1375872 NA Film Number C-13236 District 117 Sub-district H Division 2 Page Number 28 Household Number 138) Mar 2003
↑ Source: #S809 1901 Richmond, Lennox Cty, ONT Dist 84 Sub Dist H-4 Pg 2 hsehold of William & Minnie FAIRBURN, extracted Mar 2008
↑ 1916 census: Alberta, Lethbridge, 27; Roll: T-21952; Page: 12; Family No: 129 hsehold of William FAIRBAIRN, image available Ancestry.com
Source: S1739 British Columbia Archives, Certified copies: www.bcarchives.gov.bc.ca
Source: S1961 www FAIRBAIRN searches and miscellaneous correspondence Author: LornaHen
Source: S809 Census images for Canada, via Ancestry.com
WikiTree profile Fairbairn-192 created by L Henderson through the import of FAIRBAIRNRobertSCOTTKate4WikiTreePlaceUpdated.ged on Mar 25, 2013.
Reference: 33185
Marriage Announcement Arnprior Watchman page 4 Aug 30, 1918
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