Archibald Goodson Fairbairn (1849 - 1948)

Born 2 Jul 1849 in Napanee, Richmond, Carleton, Ontario, Canada

Ancestors

Husband of Margaret Selina (Auld) Fairbairn — married 20 Feb 1889 in Napanee, Lennox and Addington, Ontario, Canada

Descendants

Died 17 Oct 1948 at age 99 in Oak Bay, Victoria, British Columbia, Canada

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Biography

Archibald was born in 1849. He passed away in 1948 at the age of 99 years.^[1]

Name

Name: Archibald Goodson /Fairbairn

Alias

Alias: /Archie/

Birth

Birth:

Date: 2 JUL 1849

Napanee, Richmond, Ontario, Canada,

Birth:

Date: 1848

Found multiple copies of BIRT DATE. Using 2 JUL 1849

Napanee, Richmond, Ontario, Canada, 44.247318,-76.950761

Christening

15 SEP 1849

Richmond, Midland Dist, Ontario, Canada

entry shows Archibald Goodson as s/o William & Cahterine, born 2 Jul bap. 15 Sep born/resid/bap at Richmond by Rev Wm McFADDEN

Marriage

05 APR 1876

Richmond, Lennox Co, Ontario, Canada

cert shows Archibald G as 26, born/resid Richmond, ONT, farmer, s/o William & Catherine FAIRBURN; Lucinda 22, born/resid Richmond d/o James & Margaret ROBINSON, both were C Methodist, Wit William ROBINSON & Mary FAIRBAIRN, both of Richmond, marr. by License by John FERGUSON

20 FEB 1889

Napanee, Lennox & Addington Co, Ontario, Canada

cert. shows A G as 39, widower, born Richmond, resid. Nth Fredericksburgh, s/o William FAIRBAIRN & Catherine MORGAN, Margaret DRACUP widow 33 born Tyendinaga?, resid. Napanee, d/o James AULL & Rebecca MADILL; Wit: Ida Jane PALMER & Janet VANALSTINE, both of Napanee; Both were Methodist, Min. Rebd E W BLAKE, by licence

Residence

1844

Richmond?, Lennox & Addington Co, Ontario, Canada

1851

Richmond Twp, Lennox Co., Canada West (ONT), Canada

FAIRBURN: William 29 farmer b Scotland Presby; Catherine 22 b Ireland C of E; Emily Ann 5, Archd Goodson 3 both b C West, P; (Next door Joseph & Deborah MORGAN, prob. Catherine's parents)

Residence:

Date: 1851

Place: Lennox, Ontario, Canada

ABT 1850

Ontario, Ontario, Canada

Found multiple copies of BIRT DATE. Using 02 JUL 1849

1861

Richmond, Lennox & Addington Co, Ontario, Canada

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.

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

1881

Richmond, Lennox, Ontario, Canada

Head William ROBINSON, Irish origins, 28, b Ontario, farmer, C Meth.; Archibald FAIRBAIRN, mar, 31, Scottish origins, farmer, b Ontario, C(anadian?) Methodist; Lucinda FAIRBAIRN, mar, Irish origins, 26, b Ontario, C Meth.

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.

1891

Richmond, Lennox Co, Ontario, Canada

FAIRBAIRN: William 72 farmer b Scotland, wife Catherine 62 b Ireland; Children: Emily Ann 43, Margret A 25 dressmaker, Ida 21 dressmaker ; all b ONT F b Scotland M b Ireland; Also Samuel HICK 18 farmer

1901

Richmond, Lennox Co, Ontario, Canada

FAIRBURN: William 81 b 5 Mar 1820 Scotland emig 1826, Meth.; wife Catherine 70 b 5 Apr 1830 Ireland emig 1836 Irish; Dtr Emily 53 b 5 Aug 1837 ONT Scotch, Meth. Adopted son Thomas MITCHELL 18 b 5 Jun 1882 Scotland emig 1892

1911

MacKenzie Dist, Saskatchewan, Canada

FAIRBAIRN: Archibald 60 Scotch farmer; wife Margaret 52 Canadian; Son Linden 14 Canadian; All b ONT, Methodist (birth dates all marked "absent")

Retirement

Retirement:

Date: ABT 1912

Place: Retired from the farm and moved to BC

Death

17 OCT 1948

Oak Bay, Victoria, British Columbia, Canada

Archibald Goodson FAIRBAIRN died Oak Bay, Victoria, BC, 17 Oct 1948, aged 99, In province 36 yrs, widowed, born Jul 2 1849, ONT, retired farmer, last worked 1912. S/o William FAIRBAIRN b Scotland and Katherine MORGAN, b Ireland. Inf Lucinda M RONELL, dtr.

Cause: heart attack

Event Type:Death

Registration Number:1948-09-009524

BC Archives Mfilm Number:B13198

GSU Mfilm Number:2032482

Event Date (YYYY-MM-DD):1948-10-17

Event Place:OAK BAY

Age at Death:99

Person:ARCHIBALD G FAIRBAIRN

Vital Stat Images(s): 004437856_02575.jpg

http://search-collections.royalbcmuseum.bc.ca/Image/Genealogy/c731ab00-7880-4735-9e47-07706ed0dc1c

Source: "BC Archives." Search Our Collection - Royal BC Museum. Accessed February 28, 2019. http://search-collections.royalbcmuseum.bc.ca/Genealogy.

Burial

Burial:

Date: ABT 20 OCT 1948

Place: Royal Oak Burial Park, Saanich, BC

Data Changed

Changed:

17 DEC 2012

Prior to import, this record was last changed 17 DEC 2012

Sources

1. ↑ "BC Archives." Search Our Collection - Royal BC Museum. Accessed February 28, 2019. http://search-collections.royalbcmuseum.bc.ca/Genealogy.

Notes

Note: During W.W. I, he lied about his age (early seventies) in order to obtain employment in the Esquimalt shipyards.

He is buried in the Royal Oak Burial Park, Section "G", Plot 162, Grave F.

Acknowledgments

Thank you to L Henderson for creating WikiTree profile Fairbairn-189 through the import of FAIRBAIRNRobertSCOTTKate4WikiTreePlaceUpdated.ged on Mar 25, 2013.

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