James Fairbairn (1845 - abt. 1905)

Born 21 Feb 1845 in Woolwich, , Kent, England

Ancestors

Husband of Elizabeth (Fisher) Fairbairn — married about Sep 1868 in , Dist of Woolwich, Kent, England

Descendants

Died about Jun 1905 at about age 60 in Dist of Woolwich, Kent, England

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Biography

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Name

Name: James /Fairbairn/ ^[1]

Birth

Birth:

Date: 21 FEB 1845

Place: Woolwich, , Kent, England

Note: certified copy shows James as son of John, Gunner Royal Artillery, & Helen FAIRBAIRN;^[2][3][4]

Birth:

Date: 1847^[5]

Found multiple copies of BIRT DATE. Using 21 FEB 1845

Death

Death:

Date: BET JUN 1905 AND SEP 1905

Place: , Dist of Woolwich, Kent, England^[6][7]

Imported only JUN 1905 from Death Date and marked as uncertain.

Reference

Reference: 58228

Data Changed

Data Changed:

Date: 09 JUL 2013

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

Census

Census:

Date: 1901

Place: Canning Town, West Ham, Essex, England

Note: FAIRBAIRN: James 56 marr. musical director b Woolwich; Hsekeeper Kate WILLIAMS, 44 marr. b Woolwich; (next hsehold more WILLIAMS)^[8]

Marriage

Husband: James Fairbairn

Wife: Elizabeth Fisher

Child: James Ross Fairbairn

Child: Helen Ruth Fairbairn

Child: William Louis Fairbairn

Child: Horace John Fairbairn

Child: Alice Maud Fairbairn

Child: Arthur E Fairbairn

Marriage:

Date: BET SEP 1868 AND DEC 1868

Place: , Dist of Woolwich, Kent, England

Note: may have also been a son John reg. Woolwich 1876 dth reg. Brentford 1878^[9][10][11]

Census:

Date: 1871

Place: Woolwich, , Kent, England

Note: FAIRBAIRN: James 26 Servt R.H.A. b Woolwich, KEN; wife Elizabeth 20 b London, MDX; Son James Ross 1 b Woolwich^[12]

Census:

Date: 1891

Place: Plumstead, Dist of Woolwich, London, England

Note: FAIRBAIRN: James 46 retired school inspector b Woolwich, KEN; wife Elizabeth 40 b Holburn, LND: Children: Ellen 17 b Woolwich, KEN; William L 12 b Twickenham, MDX; Horace J 10 b Cyprus; Maud 8 Arthur E 6 both b Ireland; Lillian H 3 b Woolwich, KEN^[13]

Imported only SEP 1868 from Marriage Date and marked as uncertain.

Husband: John Fairbairn

Wife: Helen Ross

Child: John Fairbairn

Child: James Fairbairn

Child: Jane Fairbairn

Child: Ellen Fairbairn

Child: Mary Ann Fairbairn

Child: William Ross Fairbairn

Census:

Date: 1841

Place: Cloverhall, Par. of Eccles, Berwickshire, Scotland

Note: OLIVER: Thomas 71 ; Helen 71 ; .... ROSS: Ellen 21 ab lab b Scotland; FREEBAIRN: John 17 ag lab b Scotland; (There's a William WADDELL on the same page, and a James FAIRBAIRN on the facing page, but at 17, not John's brother)^[14][15]

Marriage:

Date: 24 APR 1842

Place: Coldstream, , Berwickshire, Scotland

Note: (assumes correct id, but given son William's middle name is Ross...)Entry has no identifiers, simply reading: "John Fairbairn & Helen Ross"^{[16][17][18][19]}

Census:

Date: 1861

Place: , Dist of Fordington, Dorset, England

Note: FAIRBAIRN: John 37 wheeler b Scotland; wife Helen 40 b Scotland; Children: Ellen 13 b Woolwich, KEN; Mary Ann 10 scholar b Leeds, YKS; William 6/12 b Aldershot, Hants^[20]

Sources

• Source: S1595 Title: www FreeBMD England, Url: http://freebmd.rootsweb.com/cgi/search.pl Abbreviation: www FreeBMD England Note: transcriptions of the published St Caths indices for English Births Deaths and Marriages 1837 to ??
• Source: S1597 Title: FamilySearch Labs Record Search (LDS), Url: http://search.labs.familysearch.org/recordsearch/ Abbreviation: FamilySearch Labs Record Search (LDS)
• 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: S204 Title: 1861 Census for England and Wales, Record Type: Census images, Location: England & Wales, Record Info: via Ancestry.com Abbreviation: Census: 1861 England/Wales 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: 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: S213 Title: 1901 Census for England and Wales, Record Type: Census images, Location: England & Wales, Record Info: via Ancestry.com Abbreviation: Census: 1901 England/Wales via Ancestry Publication: 1901 Repository: #R121
• Source: S215 Title: Census: 1911 England, Record Type: Census images, Location: England, Record Info: http://www.findmypast.co.uk/CensusPersonStartSearchServlet?censusYear=1911 , http://ancestry.com Abbreviation: Census: 1911 England (FMP/Ancestry) Publication: 1911 Note: Initially via archives pre-release 1911 census (http://www.1911census.co.uk/), and also available Ancestry from Dec 2011 Repository: #R143
• Repository: R143 Name: findmypast.co.uk Address: Country: England
• Source: S2153 Title: BDM: General Register Office, England, Record Type: BDM Certified copy, Name Of Person: Various Abbreviation: BDM Certs, England
• Source: S2802 Title: EM FAIRBAIRN/ROSS/FISHER ex Diana, Address: USA Abbreviation: EM FAIRBAIRN/FISHER ex Diana Author: Diana DeLuca

1. ↑ Source: #S2802 Page: Birth 1847 James FAIRBAIRN, rcvd Jan 2008
2. ↑ Source: #S211 Page: Civil Par. Plumstead, Par. St Nicholas, Sub Dist Plumstead East, Dist Woolwich, LND RG12/538 ED 9 F 110 Pg 22 Sched 140, hsehold of James & Elizabeth FAIRBAIRN, extracted Jan 2009
3. ↑ Source: #S1599 Page: Birth 1845 James FAIRBAIRN, R.A.29 #88, from GRO Regimental Birth Indices Supplement (1761 to 1924), extracted Nov 2011
4. ↑ Source: #S2153 Page: Birth 21 Feb 1845 James s/o John (Gunner) & Helen FAIRBAIRN, reg. Royal Artillery, copy rcvd (from Phil P) Mar 2012
5. ↑ Source: #S2802 Page: Birth 1847 James FAIRBAIRN, rcvd Jan 2008
6. ↑ Source: #S215 Page: Plumstead, Dist of Woolwich, KEN RG14PN2892 RD30 SD3 ED10 SN315, hsehold of Elizabeth FAIRBAIRN, extracted Nov 2011
7. ↑ Source: #S1595 Page: Dth 1905 Q3 James FAIRBAIRN, aged 60, reg. Woolwich, KEN, 1d/659, extracted Nov 2011
8. ↑ Source: #S213 Page: Canning Town, West Ham ESS RG13/1584 ED 37 F 52 Pg 41 Sched 256, hsehold of James FAIRBAIRN, extracted Nov 2011
9. ↑ Source: #S211 Page: Civil Par. Plumstead, Par. St Nicholas, Sub Dist Plumstead East, Dist Woolwich, LND RG12/538 ED 9 F 110 Pg 22 Sched 140, hsehold of James & Elizabeth FAIRBAIRN, extracted Jan 2009
10. ↑ Source: #S1595 Page: Marr. 1868 James FAIRBAIRN & Elizabeth FISHER, reg. Woolwich, KEN Dec qtr 1d/1193, extracted Jan 2009
11. ↑ Source: #S2802 Page: Marr. James FAIRBAIRN & Elizabeth FISHER, rcvd Jan 2008
12. ↑ Source: #S206 Page: Woolwich, Sub Dist Charlton KEN RG10/775 ED 1 F 10 Pg 14 Sched 79, hsehold of James & Elizabeth FAIRBAIRN, extracted Jan 2009
13. ↑ Source: #S211 Page: Civil Par. Plumstead, Par. St Nicholas, Sub Dist Plumstead East, Dist Woolwich, LND RG12/538 ED 9 F 110 Pg 22 Sched 140, hsehold of James & Elizabeth FAIRBAIRN, extracted Jan 2009
14. ↑ Source: #S201 Page: Eccles, BEW Par. 737 ED 5 Pg 13, hsehold of Thomas & Helen OLIVER, extracted Nov 2011
15. ↑ Source: #S1961 Page: 1841 Census, Eccles, Berwickshire, John FREEBAIRN & Helen ROSS, copy rcvd (from Phil P), Jan 2012
16. ↑ Source: #S204 Page: The Barracks, Dist of Fordington, DOR, (hsehold) of John & Helen FAIRBAIRN, extracted Nov 2011
17. ↑ Source: #S1599 Page: Service Record William FAIRBAIRN, attested 31 May 1887(Gt Yarmouth), discharged to pension 31 Jan 1903 (Dover), extracted Nov 2011
18. ↑ Source: #S1597 Page: Marr. 24 Apr 1842 John FAIRBAIRN & Helen ROSS, Coldstream, Berwickshire, from Scotland Marriages, 1561-1910 batch M11733-4 film 1067871, extracted Nov 2011
19. ↑ Source: #S1961 Page: Marr. 24 Apr 1842 John FAIRBAIRN & Helen ROSS, Coldstream, Berwickshire, copy rcvd (from Phil P), Jan 2012
20. ↑ Source: #S204 Page: The Barracks, Dist of Fordington, DOR, (hsehold) of John & Helen FAIRBAIRN, extracted Nov 2011

Acknowledgments

Thank you to Lorna Henderson for creating WikiTree profile Fairbairn-459 through the import of FAIRBAIRNJohnWADDELL4DianaWikiTreePlaceUpdated.ged on Jul 9, 2013. Click to the Changes page for the details of edits by Lorna and others.