George Fairbairn (1832 - aft. 1891)

Born 10 Aug 1832 in Smailholm, , Roxburghshire, Scotland

Ancestors

Husband of Sarah Burgess — married 3 Nov 1853 in Bradford, , Yorkshire, England

Descendants

Died after 1891 after age 58 in Berry Brow, Huddersfield, Yorkshire, England

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Biography

This biography was auto-generated by a GEDCOM import. It's a rough draft and needs to be edited.

Name

Name: George /Fairbairn/ ^[1][2]

Birth

Birth:

Date: 10 AUG 1832

Place: Smailholm, , Roxburghshire, Scotland

Note: Place given variously as Smailholm (1851) or Kelso (1891) with military record showing born "at Smailholm nr Kelso". Exact date derived from service record showing George as under age to 9 Aug '49, reckoning his service from the 10th, and age at discharge being 21 yrs 64 days on 12 Oct 1852 - might be the 9th!^[3][4][5][6]

Death

Death:

Date: AFT 1891

Place:  ?Berry Brow, Dist of Huddersfield, Yorkshire, England^[7]

Reference

Reference: 58097

Data Changed

Data Changed:

Date: 09 JUL 2013

Prior to import, this record was last changed 09 JUL 2013 .

Event

Event:

Type: WebIntro

Date: 1830

Note: Another son of John & Jane (WADDELL) FAIRBAIRN has now been identified.

The id was made from the West Yorkshire Marriages and Banns (now available on ancestry) showing that George's father was a John, carrier, and the witnesses being a James and Mary Ann FAIRBAIRN. James and George are definitely siblings, both in Bradford, both born Scotland, with father John a carrier - which occupation fits with their brother Andrew's baptism details^[8]

Marriage

Husband: George Fairbairn

Wife: Sarah Burgess

Child: Mary Jane Fairbairn

Child: Charles Robert Fairbairn

Child: Nelly Fairbairn

Marriage:

Date: 03 NOV 1853

Place: Bradford, , Yorkshire, England

Note: cert. shows George as 22, gardner, s/o John FAIRBAIRN carrier; Sarah as 25 servant d/o Thomas BURGESS saddler; George signed, Sarah her mark; Both resid. Bradford; Wit: James & Mary Ann FAIRBAIRN^[9][10][11]

Census:

Date: 1861

Place: Manningham, Dist of Bradford, Yorkshire, England

Note: FAIRBAIRN: George 29 gardener b Scotland; wife Sarah 38 b Thirsk, YKS; Dtr Mary Jane 1 b Bradford, YKS^[12]

Census:

Date: 1871

Place: Berry Brow, Dist of Huddersfield, Yorkshire, England

Note: FAIRBAIRN: George 39 coachman b Scotland; wife Sarah 46 b Thirsk, YKS; Children: Mary Jane 11, Charles Robert 9, Nelly 5 all scholars b Bradford, YKS; Visitor: Hellen 26 b America; son John 3 scholar b America; Harleertey? (assumed to be Arlington d. 1870?) 9 mos b Almondsbury, YKS^[13]

Census:

Date: 1881

Place: Berry Brow, Dist of Huddersfield, Yorkshire, England

Note: FAIRBAIRN: George 49 coachman (dom) b Scotland; wife Sarah 58 b Thirsk, YKS; Children: Mary Jane 21 dressmaker, Charles R 19 warehouseman both b Bradford, YKS^[14]

Census:

Date: 1891

Place: Berry Brow, Dist of Huddersfield, Yorkshire, England

Note: FAIRBAIRN: George 59 dom servant, coachman (groom) added later, b Kelso, Scotland; wife Sarah 64 b Thirsk, YKS; Dtr Mary J 30 dressmaker b Bradford, YKS^[15]

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^[16][17]

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^[18]

Sources

• Source: S1 Title: FAIRBAIRN Conclusions, Author Address: http://Fairbairn.lornahen.com Abbreviation: FAIRBAIRN Conclusions Author: Lorna Henderson Repository: #R155
• Repository: R155 Name: Fairbairn OneNameStudy Address: Country: http://FairbairnsAll.blogspot.com
• Source: S1599 Title: findmypast, Url: http://www.findmypast.com Abbreviation: findmypast
• Source: S1961 Title: www FAIRBAIRN searches and miscellaneous correspondence Abbreviation: www FAIRBAIRN searches and miscellaneous correspondence Author: LornaHen (1)
• Source: S201 Title: 1841 Census for Scotland, Record Type: Census transcripts, Location: Scotland, Record Info: via Ancestry.com Abbreviation: Census: 1841 Scotland via Ancestry Publication: 1841 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: S206 Title: 1871 Census for England and Wales, Record Type: Census images, Location: England & Wales, Record Info: via Ancestry.com Abbreviation: Census: 1871 England/Wales via Ancestry Publication: 1871 Repository: #R121
• Source: S208 Title: 1881 Census for England and Wales, Record Type: Census images, Location: England & Wales, Record Info: via Ancestry.com Abbreviation: Census: 1881 England/Wales via Ancestry Publication: 1881 Repository: #R121
• Source: S211 Title: 1891 Census for England and Wales, Record Type: Census images, Location: England & Wales, Record Info: via Ancestry.com Abbreviation: Census: 1891 England/Wales via Ancestry Publication: 1891 Repository: #R121
• Source: S5 Title: Ancestry.com, Url: http://search.ancestry.com Abbreviation: Ancestry.com

1. ↑ Source: #S206 Page: Berry Brow, Civil Par. Armitage Bridge, Almondsbury, Huddersfield, YKS RG10/4358 ED 11d F 88 Pg 21, sched 116, hsehold of George & Sarah FAIRBAIRN, extracted Dec 2008
2. ↑ Source: #S201 Page: Coldstream, BEW Par. 733 ED 1 Pg 17 hsehold of John & Jane FAIRBAIRN, extracted Oct 2010
3. ↑ Source: #S206 Page: Berry Brow, Civil Par. Armitage Bridge, Almondsbury, Huddersfield, YKS RG10/4358 ED 11d F 88 Pg 21, sched 116, hsehold of George & Sarah FAIRBAIRN, extracted Dec 2008
4. ↑ Source: #S211 Page: Berry Brow, Dist of Huddersfield, YKS RG12/3563 ED 16 F 121 Pg 7 Sched 38, hsehold of George & Sarah FAIRBAIRN, extracted Mar 2009
5. ↑ Source: #S1599 Page: Service record 10 Jan 1849 (Coldstream) 12 Oct 1852 (Woolwich) Gunner & Driver George FAIRBAIRN Royal Horse Artillery, born Smailholm, from British Army Service Records 1760-1915, extracted Nov 2011
6. ↑ Source: #S1599 Page: 1851: Leeds, Yorkshire (West Riding), HO107/2320 Leeds Cavalry Barracks, F 1186 Pg 18, extracted Nov 2011
7. ↑ Source: #S206 Page: Berry Brow, Civil Par. Armitage Bridge, Almondsbury, Huddersfield, YKS RG10/4358 ED 11d F 88 Pg 21, sched 116, hsehold of George & Sarah FAIRBAIRN, extracted Dec 2008
8. ↑ Source: #S1 Page: Sep 2011
9. ↑ Source: #S206 Page: Berry Brow, Civil Par. Armitage Bridge, Almondsbury, Huddersfield, YKS RG10/4358 ED 11d F 88 Pg 21, sched 116, hsehold of George & Sarah FAIRBAIRN, extracted Dec 2008
10. ↑ Source: #S1599 Page: Marr. 1853 Q4 George FAIRBAIRN & Sarah BURGESS, reg. Bradford, YKS 9b/72, extracted Sep 2011
11. ↑ Source: #S5 Page: Marr. 3 Nov 1853 George (22) s/o John FAIRBAIRN & Sarah (25) d/o Thomas BURGESS, Bradford St Peters (Bradford Cathedral), from West Yorkshire Archive Service, Wakefield, Yorkshire, England; Yorkshire Parish Records; Old Reference Number: 40D90/1/3/44; New Reference Number: BDP14, extracted Sep 2011
12. ↑ Source: #S205 Page: Manningham, Dist Bradford, YKS RG9/3333 ED 40 F 111 Pg 18 Sched 74, hsehold of George & Sarah FAIRBAIRN, extracted Mar 2009
13. ↑ Source: #S206 Page: Berry Brow, Civil Par. Armitage Bridge, Almondsbury, Huddersfield, YKS RG10/4358 ED 11d F 88 Pg 21, sched 116, hsehold of George & Sarah FAIRBAIRN, extracted Dec 2008
14. ↑ Source: #S208 Page: Berry Brow, Civil Par./Sub Dist Almondsbury, Dist Huddersfield, YKS RG11/4377 ED 16 F 96 Pg 22 Sched 120, hsehold of George & Sarah FAIRBURN, extracted Apr 2009
15. ↑ Source: #S211 Page: Berry Brow, Dist of Huddersfield, YKS RG12/3563 ED 16 F 121 Pg 7 Sched 38, hsehold of George & Sarah FAIRBAIRN, extracted Mar 2009
16. ↑ Source: #S1961 Page: FAIRBAIRN/WADDELL, ex RootsWeb Roxburghshire Msge Board, posted Jun 2003, extracted Sep 2003
17. ↑ Source: #S201 Page: Coldstream, BEW Par. 733 ED 1 Pg 17 hsehold of John & Jane FAIRBAIRN, extracted Oct 2010
18. ↑ 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-456 through the import of FAIRBAIRNJohnWADDELL4DianaWikiTreePlaceUpdated.ged on Jul 9, 2013. Click to the Changes page for the details of edits by Lorna and others.