Peter
Fairbairn
Born about in Dunbar, East Lothian, Scotland, United Kingdom
Ancestors 
Son of Peter Fairbairn
and Elizabeth (Runciman) Fairbairn
Brother of
Walter Fairbairn and Marion (Fairbairn) Golightly
Husband of
Agnes Thomson Fairbairn
— married
25 Sep 1896 in Cove, Cockburnspath, Berwickshire, Scotland
[children unknown]
Died [date unknown]
[location unknown]
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Biography
Peter Fairbairn was born in about 1868 in Scotland to Peter Fairbairn and Elizabeth Runciman.
Family
Census:
2 Apr 1871 Shore, Dunbar, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland[1]
| Name | Relation | Status | Sex | Age | Occupation | Birth Place |
| Peter Fairbairn | Head | Married | M | 32 | Fisherman | Dunbar, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland |
| Elizabeth Fairbairn | Wife | Married | F | 29 | Wife | Dunbar, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland |
| Elizabeth Fairbairn | Daughter | Unmarried | F | 10 | Scholar | Dunbar, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland |
| Walter Fairbairn | Son | Unmarried | M | 6 | Scholar | Dunbar, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland |
| Margaret Fairbairn | Daughter | Unmarried | F | 4 | Scholar | Dunbar, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland |
| Peter Fairbairn | Son | Unmarried | M | 3 | Dunbar, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland | |
| Alison Fairbairn | Daughter | Unmarried | F | 0 | Dunbar, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland |
3 Apr 1881 Custom House Square, 7, Victoria Street, Dunbar, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland[2]
| Name | Relation | Status | Sex | Age | Occupation | Birth Place |
| Elizabeth Fairbairn | Head | Widowed | F | 39 | Formerly servant | Dunbar, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland |
| Elizabeth Reid | Daughter | Widowed | F | 20 | Servant | Dunbar, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland |
| Walter Fairbairn | Son | Unmarried | M | 16 | Fisherman | Dunbar, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland |
| Margaret Fairbairn | Daughter | F | 14 | Servant | Dunbar, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland | |
| Peter Fairbairn | Son | M | 12 | Scholar | Dunbar, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland | |
| Alice Fairbairn | Daughter | F | 10 | Scholar | Dunbar, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland | |
| Maria Fairbairn | Daughter | F | 8 | Scholar | Dunbar, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland | |
| David Fairbairn | Son | M | 7 | Scholar | Dunbar, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland | |
| Ann Fairbairn | Daughter | F | 5 | Scholar | Dunbar, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland | |
| Jane Fairbairn | Daughter | F | 1 | Dunbar, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland | ||
| Paul Fairbairn | Son | M | 0 | Dunbar, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland |
31 Mar 1901 Cove, Cockburnspath, Berwickshire, Scotland[3]
| Name | Relation | Status | Sex | Age | Occupation | Birth Place |
| David Fairbairn | Head | Widowed | M | 59 | Fisherman (skiper) | Eyemouth, Berwickshire, Scotland |
| Thomas Fairbairn | Son | Single | M | 20 | Fish merchant | Cockburnspath, Berwickshire, Scotland |
| Peter Fairbairn | Son-in-law | Married | M | 33 | Fisherman | Dunbar, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland |
| Agnes Fairbairn | Daughter | Married | F | 33 | Fisherman's wife | Cockburnspath, Berwickshire, Scotland |
| Peter Fairbairn | Grandson | M | 4 | Dunbar, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland | ||
| Elisabeth Fairbairn | Granddaughter | F | 0 | Cockburnspath, Berwickshire, Scotland |
Sources
- ↑ 1871 Census: "1871 England, Wales & Scotland Census", Reference: -; Piece number: -; Folio: -; Page: -; Schedule: 9, FindMyPast Transcription (accessed 7 February 2023), Peter Fairbairn (3), unmarried son, in household of Peter Fairbairn (32) in Shore in Dunbar registration district in Scotland. Born in Scotland.
- ↑ 1881 Census: "1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census", Reference: -; Piece number: -; Folio: -; Page: -; Schedule: 20, FindMyPast Transcription (accessed 7 February 2023), Peter Fairbairn (12) son, Scholar, in household of Elizabeth Fairbairn (39) in Custom House Square, 7, Victoria Street in Dunbar registration district in Scotland. Born in Scotland.
- ↑ 1901 Census: "1901 England, Wales & Scotland Census", Reference: RG13; Piece number: -; Folio: -; Page: -; Schedule: 60, FindMyPast Transcription (accessed 7 February 2023), Peter Fairbairn (33), married son-in-law, Fisherman, in household of David Fairbairn (59) in Cove in Cockburnspath registration district in Berwickshire, Scotland. Born in Scotland.
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