Thomas Charles Fairbairn (1874 - 1978)

Born 26 Mar 1874 in New Holland, Dist of Glanford B, Lincolnshire, England

Ancestors

Husband of Antoinette (Seiteran) Fairbairn — married 1904 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Descendants

Died 6 Jan 1978 at age 103 in Hammersmith, London, England

Biography

Thomas Charles Fairbairn ^[1]

Born 26 MAR 1874 New Holland, Dist of Glanford B, Lincolnshire, England^[1][2][3][4]

Died 06 JAN 1978 Hammersmith, London, England^[3]

Notice in The Times reads: "Mr Thomas Charles Fairbairn, the dramatist and producer of operas and pageants, died on January 6 at the age of 103. He was widely known for his dramatic version of Coleridge-Taylor's Hiawatha, given many times at the Albert Hall"^[1][5]

Family

Husband: Thomas Charles FAIRBAIRN

Wife: Antonie SEITER

Married 1904 Glasgow, LKS, SCT ^[6]

Census information:

1881 Par. Barrow on Humber, Dist of Glanford Brigg, Lincolnshire, England

FAIRBAIRN: Charles 36 marine engineer b Kelso, Scotland; wife Emma 28 b Barton on Humber, LIN; Children: Thomas C 7, Annie L 3 both scholars, Maud E 1 all b New Holland LIN; Lodger George SHEPHERD 24 railway porter unm b New Holland LIN^[7]

1901 Chorlton upon Medlock, Manchester, Lancashire, England

GANDY: Thomas 48 labourer in coal yard b Runcorn, CHS; wife Henrietta 44 b Manchester; Children: William Hy24 insurance agent b Lynam, CHS; Thomas 14 labourer in coal yard, George A 12, Ernest 9, Frank 4 all b Manchester, LAN; Boarders: William DREAVER marr. 32 operatic vocalist b IRL; Josephine marr. 26, Eileen 1 all b IRL; Thomas C FAIRBAIRN unm, 27 operatic vocalist manager, own acct b New Holland, LIN^[2]

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1 1.2} Thomas Charles FAIRBAIRN (1874-1978) Dramatist, producer of opera and pageants, National Portrait Gallery, from http://www.npg.org.uk/collections/search/person.php?LinkID=mp81214, extracted Apr 2009
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1} 1901 Census: Chorlton upon Medlock, Borough of Manchester, LAN RG13/3695 ED 23 F Pg 4 Sched 18, hsehold of Thomas & Henrietta GANDY, (Census images for England, transcriptions for Scotland), Via Ancestry.com
3. ↑ ^{3.0 3.1} Death 1978 Q1 Thomas Charles FAIRBAIRN, born 2 Mar 1974, reg. Hammersmith, LND 12/2072, from findmypast
4. ↑ Birth 1874 Q2 Thomas Charles FAIRBAIRN, reg. Glanford B, LIN, 7a/703, from FreeBMD
5. ↑ Dth 6 Jan 1978 Thomas Charles FAIRBAIRN, The Times, Friday, Jan 13, 1978; pg. 16; Issue 60209; col F , from The Times Digital Archive
6. ↑ Marriage 1904 Thomas Charles FAIRBAIRN & Antonie SEITER, Dist of Kinning Park, Glasgow City, LKS 644/14 #99, from Scotlands People index:
7. ↑ 1881 Census: Civil Par. Barrow on Humber, Sub Dist Barton, Dist Glanford Brigg, LIN RG11/3290 ED 11 F 50 Pg 8 Sched 46, hsehold of Charles & Emma FAIRBAIRN, (Census images for England, transcriptions for Scotland), Via Ancestry.com

Acknowledgments

Thank you to L Henderson for creating WikiTree profile Fairbairn-322 through the import of FAIRBAIRNJamesLEARMONTHMargaret4WikiTreePlaceUpdated.ged on May 3, 2013. (Reference: 59685)