Edward
Fairbairn
Born about in Ednam. Roxburghshire, Scotland
Ancestors 
Son of William Fairbairn
and Margaret (Thomson) Fairbairn
[sibling(s) unknown]
Husband of
Jane (Broomfield) Fairbairn
— married
4 Jun 1819 in Coldstream, Berwickshire, Scotland
Descendants 
Father of
Edward Fairbairn and William Fairbairn
Died
at about age 87
in Ednam, Roxburghshire, Scotland
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Biography
Edward Fairbairn was born about Nov 1787 in Ednam, Roxburghshire, Scotland to William Fairbairn and Margaret Thomson.[1] He died in 1875.[2]
Family
- Husband: Edward Fairbairn
- Wife: Jane Broomfield
Married 4 Jun 1819 Coldstream, Berwickshire, Scotland
- Edward, blacksmith in Par. of Ednam & Jane BROOMFIELD of this parish..were mar at Coldstream by Rev Mr THOMSON. Wit: John DICKONSON of Kelso and William TURNBULL.
Census information
6 Jun 1841: Village of Ednam, Ednam, Roxburghshire, Scotland [3]
| Name | Sex | Age | Occupation | Birth Place |
| Edward Fairbairn | M | 50 | Blacksmith | Roxburghshire, Scotland |
| Jane Fairbairn | F | 40 | Scotland | |
| Margaret Fairbairn | F | 15 | Roxburghshire, Scotland | |
| William Fairbairn | M | 15 | Roxburghshire, Scotland | |
| Jane Fairbairn | F | 14 | Roxburghshire, Scotland | |
| Mary Fairbairn | F | 12 | Roxburghshire, Scotland | |
| James Fairbairn | M | 9 | Roxburghshire, Scotland | |
| John Fairbairn | M | 7 | Roxburghshire, Scotland | |
| Joseph Fairbairn | M | 4 | Roxburghshire, Scotland |
30 Mar 1851 The Cottage, Ednam, Kelso, Roxburghshire, Scotland [4]
| Name | Relation | Status | Sex | Age | Occupation | Birth Place |
| Edward Fairbairn | Head | Married | M | 63 | Blacksmith 2 hands | Roxburghshire, Scotland |
| Jane Fairbairn | Wife | Married | F | 52 | Berwickshire, Scotland | |
| William Fairbairn | Son | Unmarried | M | 26 | Blacksmith | Roxburghshire, Scotland |
| Mary Fairbairn | Daughter | Unmarried | F | 21 | Roxburghshire, Scotland | |
| Joseph T Fairbairn | Son | M | 14 | Scholar | Roxburghshire, Scotland | |
| James Robson | Servant | Unmarried | M | 20 | Blacksmith | Roxburghshire, Scotland |
7 Apr 1861 South Row, Ednam, Roxburghshire, Scotland [5]
| Name | Relation | Status | Sex | Age | Occupation | Birth Place |
| Edward Fairbairn | Married | M | 73 | Blacksmith employing 1 journeyman and 2 ap | Ednam, Roxburghshire, Scotland | |
| Jane Fairbairn | Married | F | 65 | Leitholm, Berwickshire, Scotland | ||
| William Fairbairn | Unmarried | M | 36 | Blacksmith journeyman | Roxburghshire, Scotland | |
| Alison Broomfield | Unmarried | F | 54 | Fund holder | Leitholm, Berwickshire, Scotland | |
| James Tait | Unmarried | M | 18 | Blacksmith ap | Eccles, Berwickshire, Scotland | |
| George Kerr | Unmarried | M | 17 | Blacksmith ap | Roxburghshire, Scotland | |
| Margaret Kerr | Unmarried | F | 18 | Domestic servant | Kelso, Roxburghshire, Scotland |
| Name | Relation | Status | Sex | Age | Occupation | Birth Place |
| William Fairbairn | Head | Married | M | 47 | Blacksmith employing 2 men | Roxburghshire, Scotland |
| Helen Fairbairn | Wife | Married | F | 35 | Roxburghshire, Scotland | |
| William Fairbairn | Son | M | 14 | Iron monger apprentice | Roxburghshire, Scotland | |
| Fanny Fairbairn | Daughter | F | 9 | Scholar | Roxburghshire, Scotland | |
| Jane Fairbairn | Daughter | F | 7 | Scholar | Roxburghshire, Scotland | |
| Edward Fairbairn | Son | M | 5 | Scholar | Roxburghshire, Scotland | |
| Janet Fairbairn | Daughter | F | 4 | Roxburghshire, Scotland | ||
| John Fairbairn | Son | M | 1 | Roxburghshire, Scotland | ||
| Edward Fairbairn | Father | Widowed | M | 84 | Ednam, Berwickshire, Scotland | |
| James Waldie | Servant | Unmarried | M | 22 | Blacksmith | Earlston, Berwickshire, Scotland |
| Robert Trotter | Servant | Unmarried | M | 18 | Blacksmith apprentice | Greenlaw, Berwickshire, Scotland |
| Isabella Richardson | Servant | Unmarried | F | 17 | Domestic servant | Morebattle, Roxburghshire, Scotland |
Sources
- ↑
Birth or Baptism:
"Church of Scotland: Old Parish Registers - Births and Baptisms"
National Records of Scotland, Parish Number: 788; Ref: 10/114; Frame: 514
ScotlandsPeople (accessed 9 March 2024)
Edward Fairbairn born or baptised on 25 Nov 1787, son of William Fairbairn & Margaret Thomson, in Ednam, Roxburghshire, Scotland. - ↑
Death Registration:
"Statutory Register of Deaths"
National Records of Scotland, Ref: 788/7
ScotlandsPeople (accessed 8 March 2024)
Edward Fairbairn death registered 1875 in Ednam (age 88, mother's maiden name Thomson). - ↑ 1841 Census: "1841 England, Wales & Scotland Census", Reference: -; Piece number: -; Page: -; Schedule: 28, FindMyPast Transcription (accessed 8 March 2024), Edward Fairbairn (50), Blacksmith, in Village of Ednam, Ednam, Roxburghshire, Scotland.
- ↑ 1851 Census: "1851 England, Wales & Scotland Census", Piece number: -; Folio: -; Page: -; Schedule: 28, FindMyPast Transcription (accessed 8 March 2024), Edward Fairbairn (63), married, Blacksmith 2 hands, head of household in The Cottage, Ednam in Kelso registration district in Roxburghshire, Scotland. Born in Scotland.
- ↑ 1861 Census: "1861 England, Wales & Scotland Census", Reference: -; Piece number: -; Folio: -; Page: -; Schedule: 13, FindMyPast Transcription (accessed 8 March 2024), Edward Fairbairn (73), married, Blacksmith employing 1 journeyman and 2 ap, in South Row in Ednam registration district in Roxburghshire, Scotland.
- ↑ 1871 Census: "1871 England, Wales & Scotland Census", Series: -; Piece number: -; Folio: -; Page: -; Schedule: 36, FindMyPast Transcription (accessed 8 March 2024), Edward Fairbairn (84), widowed father, in household of William Fairbairn (47) in Ednam, 19 in Ednam registration district in Roxburghshire, Scotland. Born in Berwickshire Scotland.
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