James
Fairbairn
Born in Coldstream, Berwickshire, Scotland
Son of Thomas Fairbairn
and Elspeth (Wood) Fairbairn
Brother of
Robert Fairbairn and John Fairbairn
[spouse(s) unknown]
[children unknown]
Died
at age 85
in Detroit, Wayne, Michigan, United States
Profile last modified
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Biography
James was born in 1801. [1]He was the son of Thomas Fairbairn and Elspeth Wood. He passed away in 1886. [1]
Family
- Husband: James Fairbairn
- Wife: Margery Rose
Married 5 Jun 1826 Edinburgh St Cuthberts, Midlothian, Scotland[2]
Census
1880 Detroit, Wayne, Michigan, United States
- FAIRBAIRN: George 33 husband, carpenter b Detroit, F/M b SCT; wife Emily 24 keeping house (temporarily disabled by childbirth) b Buffalo F/M b NY; Nurse KEENAN; Father James 84 retired b SCT F/M b SCT; Mother Margery 73 keeping house b SCT F/M b SCT; Nephew George E 15 attending school b Detroit F b SCT M b MI; Brother John 37 druggist b Detroit F/M b SCT; Sister-in-law Josephine 35 boarding b Buffalo F b France M b Germany; Nephew James 6 b Penn; Niece Emma 2/12 (Sept) b Detroit both F b Detroit M b Buffalo[3]
Sources
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Find A Grave Index," database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVGB-M35Y : 16 December 2020), James Fairbairn ; Burial, Detroit, Wayne, Michigan, United States of America, Elmwood Cemetery; citing record ID 131468085, Find a Grave, http://www.findagrave.com.
- ↑ "Scotland Marriages, 1561-1910", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XY95-8Y1 : 11 February 2020), James Fairbairn, 1826.
- ↑ "United States Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MW35-QWY : 19 February 2021), James Fairbairn in household of George Fairbairn, Detroit, Wayne, Michigan, United States; citing enumeration district ED 285, sheet 341A, NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), FHL microfilm 1,254,612.
- "Family Tree," database, FamilySearch (http://familysearch.org : modified 03 September 2021, 04:14), entry for James Fairbairn (PID https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/4:1:LZ8H-LLP ); contributed by various users.
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