Christian Nesbit Fairbairn (1819 - 1885)

Born 26 Feb 1819 in Cessford, , Roxburghshire, Scotland

Ancestors

Wife of James Fairbairn — married about 1842 in Roxburghshire, Scotland, United Kingdom

Descendants

Died 29 Jun 1885 at age 66 in Coldstream, , Berwickshire, Scotland

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Biography

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Name

Name: Christian Nesbit /Fairbairn/ ^[1]

Birth

Birth:

Date: 26 FEB 1819

Place: Cessford, , Roxburghshire, Scotland^[2][3][4]

Death

Death:

Date: 29 JUN 1885

Place: Coldstream, , Berwickshire, Scotland

Note: cert. shows Christina FAIRBAIRN as 67, marr. to James FAIRBAIRN working gardener; d/o John FAIRBAIRN town scavenger, & Jane m.s. WADDELL, both dec'd; d. 1: 5pm of cardiac disease, 8 yrs (cert.); Inf. widower James, present; Reg. 29th^[5][6]

Reference

Reference: 18436

Data Changed

Data Changed:

Date: 10 DEC 2011

Prior to import, this record was last changed 10 DEC 2011 .

Christening

Christening:

Date: 07 APR 1819

Place: Eckford, , Roxburghshire, Scotland

Note: d/o John a hind in Cessford^[7]

Marriage

Husband: James Fairbairn

Wife: Christian Nesbit Fairbairn

Child: Jane Fairbairn

Child: Eleanor Fairbairn

Child: Mary Fairbairn

Child: Ralph Fairbairn

Marriage:

Date: EST 1842

Place:  ?Eckford, , Roxburghshire, Scotland

Note: date assumed^[8][9]

Census:

Date: 1851

Place: Coldstream, , Berwickshire, Scotland

Note: FAIRBAIRN: James 33 ag lab b Whitsome, BEW; wife Christiana 32 Eckford, ROX; Children: Jane 8 scholar b Eccles, BEW; Elleanor 7, Mary 5, both scholars, Ralph 2 all b Coldstream^[10]

Census:

Date: 1861

Place: Coldstream, , Berwickshire, Scotland

Note: FAIRBAIRN: James 44 ag lab b Whitsome, BEW; wife Christina 43 washerwoman and lodging house keeper b Cessford, ROX; Children: Mary 15 (no occ), Ralph 12 scholar, both b Coldstream; Lodgers: William HUNTER 22 blacksmith b Edin; Margaret WILSON 15 serv b England; Thomas (46 ag lab b Ewes, DFS) and wife Janet (36 b Forfar) STOREY; David BROWN 84 cotton weaver b Ladykirk, BEW;^[11]

Census:

Date: 1871

Place: Coldstream, , Berwickshire, Scotland

Note: FAIRBAIRN: James 55 gardener b Whitsome, BEW; wife Christina 54 b Eckford, ROX; Niece Christina HArgentinaREAVES 7 scholar b England; Lodgers: McDONALD (PER); WILLIAMSON (England); HAMILTON (blacksmith, England); WALLACE (optician, England); Mary TROTTER 20 hawker b Chirnside, BEW; HOLODY 22 groom b Kelso^[12]

Census:

Date: 1881

Place: Coldstream, , Berwickshire, Scotland

Note: FAIRBAIRN: James, 64, general gardener, b Whitsome, Berwickshire, wife Christina, 63 b Cessford, ROX lodging house keeper^[13]

Event:

Type: WebHighlight

Note: Are James and Christian distantly related?

Or is it completely coincidence that her family, that of John and Jane (WADDELL) FAIRBAIRN, also have Coldstream connections?^[14]

Husband: John Fairbairn

Wife: Jane Waddell

Child: Robert Fairbairn

Child: Christian Nesbit Fairbairn

Child: James W Fairbairn

Child: John Fairbairn

Child: William Fairbairn

Child: Andrew William Fairbairn

Child: George Fairbairn

Child: Jesse Fairbairn

Marriage:

Date: 23 NOV 1817

Place: Smailholm, , Roxburghshire, Scotland^[15][16]

Census:

Date: 1841

Place: Coldstream, , Berwickshire, Scotland

Note: FAIRBAIRN: John 40 ag lab b Scotland; Jane 40 b BEW; Assumed children: Wm 15, Geo 9, Jesse (male) 7 all b Scotland^[17]

Sources

• Source: S1961 Title: www FAIRBAIRN searches and miscellaneous correspondence Abbreviation: www FAIRBAIRN searches and miscellaneous correspondence Author: LornaHen (1)
• Source: S2 Title: FAIRBAIRN Analysis, Author Address: http://Fairbairn.lornahen.com Abbreviation: FAIRBAIRN Analysis Author: Lorna Henderson Repository: #R155
• Repository: R155 Name: Fairbairn OneNameStudy Address: Country: http://FairbairnsAll.blogspot.com
• Source: S203 Title: 1851 Census for Scotland, Record Type: Census transcripts, Location: Scotland, Record Info: via Ancestry.com Abbreviation: Census: 1851 Scotland via Ancestry Publication: 1851 Repository: #R121
• Repository: R121 Name: Ancestry.com Address: Country: USA
• Source: S205 Title: 1861 Census for Scotland, Record Type: Census transcripts, Location: Scotland, Record Info: via Ancestry.com Abbreviation: Census: 1861 Scotland via Ancestry Publication: 1861 Repository: #R121
• Source: S207 Title: 1871 Census for Scotland, Record Type: Census transcripts, Location: Scotland, Record Info: via Ancestry.com Abbreviation: Census: 1871 Scotland via Ancestry Publication: 1871 Repository: #R121
• Source: S210 Title: 1881 Census for UK, Record Type: Census transcripts, Location: UK, Record Info: via Family Search/LDS CDs Abbreviation: Census: 1881 UK via FamilySearch/LDS Publication: 1881 Repository: #R21
• Repository: R21 Name: LDS library Address: State: Utah Country: USA Note: films and cd roms
• Source: S56 Title: Scottish Birth, Marriage, Death entries (from 1855), Record Type: Scottish BMDB entries (from 1855), File Number: http://www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk/index.php Abbreviation: BDM: Scotlands People certs from 1855

1. ↑ Source: #S1961 Page: FAIRBAIRN/CROSBIE, ex RootsWeb Roxburghshire Msge Board, posted Jun 2003 by Graham Fairbairn from Smailholm OPR, extracted Sep 2003
2. ↑ Source: #S1961 Page: FAIRBAIRN/CROSBIE, ex RootsWeb Roxburghshire Msge Board, posted Jun 2003 by Graham Fairbairn from Smailholm OPR, extracted Sep 2003
3. ↑ Source: #S210 Page: FHL Film 0224030 GRO Ref Volume 733 EnumDist 2 Page 18, hsehold of James & Christina FAIRBAIRN, extracted pre 1999
4. ↑ Source: #S203 Page: Coldstream, BEW Par. 733 ED 1 Pg 21 or 15, Sched 95, hsehold of James & Christiana FAIRBAIRN, extracted Apr 2009
5. ↑ Source: #S210 Page: FHL Film 0224030 GRO Ref Volume 733 EnumDist 2 Page 18, hsehold of James & Christina FAIRBAIRN, extracted pre 1999
6. ↑ Source: #S56 Page: Dth 29 Jun 1885 Christina d/o John FAIRBAIRN & Jane WADDELL, w/o James FAIRBAIRN, Coldsream, BEW 733 #22, copy d/loaded Nov 2011
7. ↑ Source: #S1961 Page: FAIRBAIRN/CROSBIE, ex RootsWeb Roxburghshire Msge Board, posted Jun 2003 by Graham Fairbairn from Smailholm OPR, extracted Sep 2003
8. ↑ Source: #S203 Page: Coldstream, BEW Par. 733 ED 1 Pg 21 or 15, Sched 95, hsehold of James & Christiana FAIRBAIRN, extracted Apr 2009
9. ↑ Source: #S210 Page: FHL Film 0224030 GRO Ref Volume 733 EnumDist 2 Page 18, hsehold of James & Christina FAIRBAIRN, extracted pre 1999
10. ↑ Source: #S203 Page: Coldstream, BEW Par. 733 ED 1 Pg 21 or 15, Sched 95, hsehold of James & Christiana FAIRBAIRN, extracted Apr 2009
11. ↑ Source: #S205 Page: Coldstream, BEW Reg. 733 ED 2 Pg 4, Sched 20, hsehold of James & Christina FAIRBAIRN, extracted Apr 2009
12. ↑ Source: #S207 Page: Coldstream, BEW Reg. 733 ED 1 Pg 16 Sched 93, hsehold of James & Christian FAIRBAIRN, extracted Apr 2009
13. ↑ Source: #S210 Page: FHL Film 0224030 GRO Ref Volume 733 EnumDist 2 Page 18, hsehold of James & Christina FAIRBAIRN, extracted pre 1999
14. ↑ Source: #S2 Page: Nov 2011
15. ↑ Source: #S1961 Page: FAIRBAIRN/WADDELL, ex RootsWeb Roxburghshire Msge Board, posted Jun 2003, extracted Sep 2003
16. ↑ Source: #S201 Page: Coldstream, BEW Par. 733 ED 1 Pg 17 hsehold of John & Jane FAIRBAIRN, extracted Oct 2010
17. ↑ Source: #S201 Page: Coldstream, BEW Par. 733 ED 1 Pg 17 hsehold of John & Jane FAIRBAIRN, extracted Oct 2010

Acknowledgments

Thank you to Lorna Henderson for creating WikiTree profile Fairbairn-432 through the import of FAIRBAIRNJohnWADDELL4DianaWikiTreePlaceUpdated.ged on Jul 9, 2013. Click to the Changes page for the details of edits by Lorna and others.