James W Fairbairn (abt. 1821 - 1870)

Born about 1821 in Cessford, , Roxburghshire, Scotland

Ancestors

Husband of Mary Ann (Baines) Fairbairn — married 10 Jun 1844 in Sheffield, Dist of Halifax, Yorkshire, West Riding, England

Died Jul 1870 at about age 49 in Wyke, Dist of Bradford, Yorkshire, England

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Biography

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Name

Name: James W /Fairbairn/ ^[1][2]

Birth

Birth:

Date: ABT 1821

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

Death

Death:

Date: JUL 1870

Place: Wyke, Dist of Bradford, Yorkshire, England

Note: bur. 23rd, aged 48, abode Wyke^[5][6][7]

Reference

Reference: 64099

Data Changed

Data Changed:

Date: 20 SEP 2011

Prior to import, this record was last changed 20 SEP 2011 .

Census

Census:

Date: 1841

Place: Kelso, , Roxburghshire, Scotland

Note: PURVES: David 55 skinner; Margaret 55; David 20 slater journeyman; James 12 ; FAIRBAIRN, James 20 gardener journeyman; All b ROX (assumes correct id, other gardeners who may have been born ROX exist in Scotland, none likely in England)^[8][9]

Burial

Burial:

Date: 23 JUL 1870

Place: Wyke, , Yorkshire, England^[10]

Marriage

Husband: James W Fairbairn

Wife: Mary Ann Baines

Child: James Fairbairn

Child: Jane Ann Fairbairn

Child: Fanny Fairbairn

Child: Thomas William Fairbairn

Marriage:

Date: 10 JUN 1844

Place: Sheffield, Dist of Halifax, Yorkshire, West Riding, England

Note: cert. shows James as 22, gardener, s/o John FAIRBAIRN, carter; Mary Ann as 21, d/o Thomas BAINES, lab?iel? worker; Both resid. ?Incterwam?; Both signed: Wit: John & George PEARSON (John assumed to be the one who later married James and Mary Ann's dtr Jane Ann, his niece by marriage)^{[11][12][13][14]}

Census:

Date: 1851

Place: Wike, Dist of Bradford, Yorkshire, England

Note: FAIRBAIRN (indexed as FAIRBURN): James 29 Sale gardener & Inn Keeper b Roxburghshire, Scotland; wife Mary Ann 28 attends the house (birth place nk); Children: James 4 scholar b Buxton, DBY; Jane Ann 2 b Southow.. York; Servants: COLLISON, GREENWOOD 30 marr. garden lab. b/place nk.^[15]

Census:

Date: 1861

Place: Wyke, Dist of Bradford, Yorkshire, England

Note: FAIRBURN: James W 39 victualler & gardener landscape b Cessford, Scotland; wife Mary Ann 38 b Northowram, YKS; Children: James 14 scholar b Cowale, DBY; Fanny 6, Tom William 2 both scholars b Wyke YKS; Servant Elizabeth WATKINSON b Addingham, YKS^[16]

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^[17][18]

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^[19]

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: S1596 Title: IGI: Online searches, Subject: Online search: assorted surnames Abbreviation: IGI: Online searches Note: citations without an "extracted MMM YYYY" are generally pre 1999 Repository: #R149
• Repository: R149 Name: Family Search (LDS) Address: State: UT Country: USA Note: http://familysearch.org
• Source: S1610 Title: FreeCensus, UK, Url: http://freecen.rootsweb.com/cgi/search.pl Abbreviation: FreeCensus, UK
• 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: S2153 Title: BDM: General Register Office, England, Record Type: BDM Certified copy, Name Of Person: Various Abbreviation: BDM Certs, England
• Source: S5 Title: Ancestry.com, Url: http://search.ancestry.com Abbreviation: Ancestry.com
• Source: S600 Title: Lorna's Family History Musings Abbreviation: Lorna's Family History Musings Author: Lorna Henderson
• Source: S800 Title: Census: 1841 Ancestry, Record Type: Census (images for England, transcriptions for Scotland), Location: UK Abbreviation: Census: 1841 Ancestry Publication: 1841 Repository: #R121
• Source: S801 Title: Census: 1851 Ancestry, Record Type: Census (images for England, transcriptions for Scotland), Location: UK, Record Info: via Ancestry.com Abbreviation: Census: 1851 Ancestry Publication: 1851 Repository: #R121
• Source: S802 Title: Census: 1861 Ancestry, Record Type: Census (images for England, transcriptions for Scotland), Location: UK, Record Info: via Ancestry.com Abbreviation: Census: 1861 Ancestry Publication: 1861 Repository: #R121

1. ↑ Source: #S802 Page: Wike, Sub Dist Cleakheaton Dist Bradford, YKS RG9/3305 ED 3 F 64 Pg 24 Sched 117, hsehold of James W & Mary Ann FAIRBURN, extracted Oct 2010
2. ↑ Source: #S801 Page: Wike, Sub Dist Cleckheaton, Dist Bradford, YKS HO107/2303 ED 1c F 74 Pg 28 Sched 107, hsehold of James & Mary Ann FAIRBAIRN, extracted Oct 2010
3. ↑ Source: #S801 Page: Wike, Sub Dist Cleckheaton, Dist Bradford, YKS HO107/2303 ED 1c F 74 Pg 28 Sched 107, hsehold of James & Mary Ann FAIRBAIRN, extracted Oct 2010
4. ↑ Source: #S802 Page: Wike, Sub Dist Cleakheaton Dist Bradford, YKS RG9/3305 ED 3 F 64 Pg 24 Sched 117, hsehold of James W & Mary Ann FAIRBURN, extracted Oct 2010
5. ↑ Source: #S801 Page: Wike, Sub Dist Cleckheaton, Dist Bradford, YKS HO107/2303 ED 1c F 74 Pg 28 Sched 107, hsehold of James & Mary Ann FAIRBAIRN, extracted Oct 2010
6. ↑ Source: #S1596 Page: Dth 1870 Q3 James FAIRBAIRN, aged 48, reg. Bradford, Yorkshire, 9b/2, extracted Oct 2010
7. ↑ Source: #S5 Page: Bur. 23 Jul 1870 James FAIRBAIRN, aged 48, of Wyke, from West Yorkshire, England, Deaths and Burials, 1813-1985, extracted Sep 2011
8. ↑ Source: #S800 Page: Kelso, ROX Par 793 ED 4 Pg 14, hsehold of David & Margaret PURSE (sic - see FreeCen), extracted Nov 2010
9. ↑ Source: #S1610 Page: Scotland1841/793 Kelso, ROX ED 4 F 4 Pg 14, hsehold of David & Margaret PURVES, extracted Nov 2010
10. ↑ Source: #S5 Page: Bur. 23 Jul 1870 James FAIRBAIRN, aged 48, of Wyke, from West Yorkshire, England, Deaths and Burials, 1813-1985, extracted Sep 2011
11. ↑ Source: #S801 Page: Wike, Sub Dist Cleckheaton, Dist Bradford, YKS HO107/2303 ED 1c F 74 Pg 28 Sched 107, hsehold of James & Mary Ann FAIRBAIRN, extracted Oct 2010
12. ↑ Source: #S1595 Page: Marr. 1844 Q2 James FAIRBAIRN & Mary Ann BAINES, reg. Halifax, WRY 22/153, extracted Oct 2010
13. ↑ Source: #S2153 Page: Marr. 10 Jun 1844 James s/o John FAIRBAIRN & Mary Ann d/o Thomas BAINES, Sheffield, Yorkshire, copy rcvd Nov 2010
14. ↑ Source: #S600 Page: Nov 2010
15. ↑ Source: #S801 Page: Wike, Sub Dist Cleckheaton, Dist Bradford, YKS HO107/2303 ED 1c F 74 Pg 28 Sched 107, hsehold of James & Mary Ann FAIRBAIRN, extracted Oct 2010
16. ↑ Source: #S802 Page: Wike, Sub Dist Cleakheaton Dist Bradford, YKS RG9/3305 ED 3 F 64 Pg 24 Sched 117, hsehold of James W & Mary Ann FAIRBURN, extracted Oct 2010
17. ↑ Source: #S1961 Page: FAIRBAIRN/WADDELL, ex RootsWeb Roxburghshire Msge Board, posted Jun 2003, extracted Sep 2003
18. ↑ Source: #S201 Page: Coldstream, BEW Par. 733 ED 1 Pg 17 hsehold of John & Jane FAIRBAIRN, extracted Oct 2010
19. ↑ 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-470 through the import of FAIRBAIRNJohnWADDELL4DianaWikiTreePlaceUpdated.ged on Jul 9, 2013. Click to the Changes page for the details of edits by Lorna and others.