Robert
Fairbairn
Born about in Drygrange, Par. of Melrose, Roxburghshire, Scotland
Son of John Fairbairn
and Bessie (Flint) Fairbairn
Brother of
George Fairbairn, Elizabeth Fairbairn, Archibald Fairbairn, Isobel Fairbairn, Mary Fairbairn, Elizabeth Fairbairn and Thomas Fairbairn
Husband of
Agnes (Landreth) Fairbairn
— married
6 Jan 1757 in Saint Boswells, Roxburghshire, Scotland
Descendants 
Father of
Archibald Fairbairn and Mary Fairbairn
Died after
after about age 42
in Kelso, Roxburghshire, Scotland
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Biography
Robert Fairbairn. Note: name originally assumed from eldest known son, then I found Archibald's baptism to confirm it. [1][2]
Birth ABT JAN 1729 Drygrange, Par. of Melrose, Roxburghshire, Scotland[3][4]
Baptism 05 JAN 1729 Par. of Melrose, Roxburghshire, Scotland
- Note: Robert s: to John ffairbairn & Bessie fflint in Drygrange Milne Bapt: Wit: Tho: Anderson & Robt Pringle[5]
Died AFT 1771 ?Kelso, Roxburghshire, Scotland[6]
Marriage
- Husband: Robert Fairbairn
- Wife: Agnes Landreth
- Child: William Fairbairn
- Marriage:
- Date: 06 JAN 1757
- Place: Par. of St Boswells, Roxburghshire, Scotland
- Note: The 9th day Robert Fairbairn and Agnes Landreth both in this parish gave up their names in order to marriage and gave in Bond and Caut.. with twelve shillings Scotts money to the poor box in .. of their .. were married by .. banns upon January 6 day 1757 years[7]
DNA
- Both Y-DNA and autosomal DNA matches exist between descendants of Robert and of his presumed brother Archibald. [8] [9]
Links
Sources
- ↑ Source: #S55 Birth 5 Jun, bap. 28 Aug 1791 Robert, s/o Archibald FAIRBAIRN & Mary GRIERSON, Thornylaw, Par. of St Boswells, Roxburghshire, copy d/loaded Dec 2007
- ↑ Source: #S55 Birth?/bap? 11 Aug 1758 Archibald s/o Robert FAIRBAIRN, Par. of St Boswells, Roxburghshire, copy d/loaded Dec 2007
- ↑ Source: #S55 Birth?/bap? 11 Aug 1758 Archibald s/o Robert FAIRBAIRN, Par. of St Boswells, Roxburghshire, copy d/loaded Dec 2007
- ↑ Source: #S55 Bap. 5 Jany 1729 Robert to John FFAIRBAIRN & Bessie FFLINT, Par. of Melrose, Roxburghshire, copy d/loaded Dec 2007
- ↑ Source: #S55 Bap. 5 Jany 1729 Robert to John FFAIRBAIRN & Bessie FFLINT, Par. of Melrose, Roxburghshire, copy d/loaded Dec 2007
- ↑ Source: #S55 Birth 3 Feb Bap 17 Feb 1771 Mary to Robert FAIRBAIRN & Agnes LAUNDRESS, Kelso, ROX Dist 793, copy d/loaded Mar 2008
- ↑ Source: #S55 Marr. 1757 Robert FAIRBAIRN & Agnes LANDRETH (both of St Boswells), ROX, copy d/loaded Dec 2007
- ↑ Source: #S2656 FAIRBAIRN Surname DNA Project, Y and atDNA matches between FAIRBAIRN families, Dec 2007 and subsequent
- ↑ Source #S1: Fairbairn research by LornaHen
- Source: S2656 FamilyTree DNA Publication: Nov 2007
- Source: S55 Scottish Birth, Marriage, Burial entries (to 1854) http://www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk/index.php
- Source: S1 Fairbairn One Name Study
- WikiTree profile Fairbairn-40 created through the import of HENDERSONLornaAncestorsPlus1Desc4WikiTree.ged on Oct 18, 2011 by L Henderson.
- Fairbairn-668 was created by Lorna Henderson through the import of HendRichFBDNA4WTMay2014Final.ged on May 3, 2014.
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It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Robert 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:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Robert 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:
- Martin Fairbairn
:
Family Tree DNA Y-DNA Test 500 markers, haplogroup I-BY21380, FTDNA kit #105175 - Doug Fairbairn :
Family Tree DNA Y-DNA Test
- Anonymous Fairbairn :
Family Tree DNA Y-DNA Test 700 markers, haplogroup I-BY21381, FTDNA kit #149873
- Roy Fairbairn :
Family Tree DNA Y-DNA Test 500 markers, haplogroup I-BY21381, FTDNA kit #110935
- Earl Fairburn :
Family Tree DNA Y-DNA Test 67 markers, haplogroup I-M253, FTDNA kit #87728
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~0.78%
Doug Fairbairn :
Family Tree DNA Family Finder, GEDmatch T585783 [compare]
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~0.78%
Roy Fairbairn :
Family Tree DNA Family Finder, GEDmatch T981733 [compare]
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