Archibald was born 1808 to Walter Fairbairn and Agnes Robinson and died in 1867
Birth
6 Mar 1808
Morebattle, Roxburghshire, Scotland
Entry in OPR reads: "Archibald Fairbairn son of Walter Fairbairn labourer Morebattle and Agnes Robinson his spouse was born 6th Mar 1808 and bap immediately following" [1]
Died
4 Nov 1867
Hartrigge Lodge, Jedburgh, Roxburghshire, Scotland
cert reads: Archibald Fairbairn, shepherd, married to Betty Houd, aged 59, s/o Walter Fairbairn, gen. labourer, dec, and Agnes m.s. Robison, died 4:30pm of consumption, 3 mths, cert. by Jas Falla, surgeon, inf Walter Fairbairn, son. Reg 6th Nov. Jedburgh [2]
Sources
↑ Birth and bap. 6 Mar 1808 Archibald s/o Walter FAIRBAIRN & Agnes ROBINSON, Morebattle, ROX, from Morebattle OPRs
↑ Dth cert. 4 Nov 1867 Archibald FAIRBAIRN, Jedburgh, ROX, Dist 792 #82, image available via ScotlandsPeople
Paternal relationship is confirmed through Y-chromosome DNA testing. Martin Fairbairn, FTDNA kit #105175, and his 5th cousin once removed, Anonymous Fairbairn, FTDNA kit #149873, BigY exact match thereby confirming their direct paternal lines back to their MRCA Archibald Fairbairn (abt.1760-aft.1800).
WikiTree profile Fairbairn-31 created through the import of HENDERSONLornaAncestorsPlus1Desc4WikiTree.ged on Oct 18, 2011 by L Henderson. (Reference:) 13611)
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Archibald by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA.
Y-chromosome DNA test-takers in his direct paternal line on WikiTree: