William H Fairbairn (1862 - aft. 1930)

Born 23 Sep 1862 in Ulster, New York, United States

Ancestors

Husband of Mary A Kinmouth — married 13 Feb 1889 in Ulster, New York, United States

Husband of Anna M (Delamarter) Fairbairn — married 23 Sep 1925 in Stanford, Dutchess, New York, United States

Died after 1930 after age 67 in Ulster, New York, United States [uncertain]

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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: William H /Fairbairn/ ^[1]

Birth

Birth:

Date: 23 SEP 1862

Place: Hardenburg, Ulster Co, New York, USA^[2][3][4]

Death

Death:

Date: AFT 1930

Place:  ?Hardenbergh, Ulster, New York, USA

Note: (Ed's online pdf doesn't have a dth date)^[5]

Reference

Reference: 18120

Data Changed

Data Changed:

Date: 13 MAY 2013

Prior to import, this record was last changed 13 MAY 2013 .

Census

Census:

Date: 1910

Place: Hardenbergh, Ulster, New York, USA

Note: FAIRBAIRN: William 49 1st marr. 21 yrs, b NY F/M b Scotland, general farm; wife Mary K 60 1 child none living b NY F b Scotland M b NY (on same page as a heap of relations)^[6]

Marriage

Husband: William H Fairbairn

Wife: Mary A Kinmouth

Child: Milton H Fairbairn

Marriage:

Date: 13 FEB 1889

Place: , ?Ulster, New York, USA

Note: (Ed says 13 Feb 1889, I originally had c 1883, but 1930 says aged 26 and 1900 says 11 yrs, so definitely looks good)^{[7][8][9][10][11]}

Census:

Date: JUN 1900

Place: Hardenbergh, Ulster Co, New York, USA

Note: FAIRBAIRN: William H 38 farmer b Sep 1861 marr 11 yrs b NY F/M b Scotland; wife Mary K 47 b Jun 1852 NY F b Scotland; M b NY; Son Milton H 10 b Apr 1890 NY F/M b NY^[12]

Census:

Date: 1915

Place: Hardenbergh, Ulster Co., New York, USA

Note: FAIRBAIRN: William H age unk, farmer own account; wife Mary A 64 housework; Servant Anna M RUNDELL 39; Nearby, nephew Arch(ibald) and wife Cora^[13]

Census:

Date: JAN 1920

Place: Hardenbergh, Ulster, New York, USA

Note: FAIRBAIRN: William M?, own farm freehold, 56 b NY F/M b NY general farm; wife Mary K 64 b NY F/M b NY Border Charles E CLARK 79 b NY (next door to nephew David)^[14]

Husband: William H Fairbairn

Wife: Anna M UnknownSurname

Marriage:

Date: ABT 1926

Place:  ?Hardenbergh, Ulster Co, New York, USA^[15]

Census:

Date: 1930

Place: Hardenbergh, Ulster Co, New York, USA

Note: FAIRBAIRN: William H renting, radio, lives on farm, 67 marr at 26 farmer b NY F/M b Scotland; wife Anna M 53, marr at 49 b NY F/M b NY; Uncle Ernest UTTER 59 wid b NY F/M b NY; (Neighbour Archie & Cora FAIRBAIRN, and many other relations nearby)^[16]

Husband: John Fairbairn

Wife: Elisabeth Miller

Child: Walter E Fairbairn

Child: Frank Miller Fairbairn

Child: Jarvis Barrett Fairbairn

Child: James E Fairbairn

Child: John Francis Fairbairn

Child: Nelson G Fairbairn

Child: George G Fairbairn

Child: William H Fairbairn

Marriage:

Date: 13 JAN 1841

Place: Bovina, Delaware Co, New York, USA^[17]

Census:

Date: 03 OCT 1850

Place: Shandaken, Ulster Co., New York, USA

Note: FAIRBURN (might be FAIRBAIRN): John 38, Elizabeth 28, (assumed sons) Walter 9 all b Scotland; Francis 6, Jarvin 5, James 2 all b NY^[18]

Census:

Date: 02 AUG 1860

Place: Hardenburgh, Ulster Co, New York, USA

Note: FAIRBURN: John 47 farmer 0 real estate/0 personal, b Scotland; Elisabeth 40 b Scotland; Assumed children: Jarvin B 14 birthplace unknown; James 11, John F 8, Nelson 6, George D all b NY^[19]

Census:

Date: AUG 1870

Place: Hardenbergh, Ulster Co, New York, USA

Note: FARBIN (#29): John 50 farming 00/650 b Scotland; Betsey 45 b NY; Watson (hard pushed to turn the entry into Walter, but that's who it is) 26; Jarvin 24; James 22; Francis 19; George 14; Nelson 17; William 7 All b NY (living next door to Nelson's future wife and her parents). Then again, later in the same film as:

FARBARN (#112): John 63 farming 800/400; (wife) Betsey 53; (Children): Jarvin (sic) 23, James 21, George 13, Willie 8 all b NY.

How can we ever expect to get our ancestors' lives right! Both were enumerated in Aug, but as you can see, with wildly varying ages and wealth for John and Betsy, and with different sets of children, including once with son Nelson, once with Nelson on the next page with a Kelly family)^[20][21]

Census:

Date: 1880

Place: Hardenburgh, Ulster, New York, USA

Note: FARBORN: John 68 wife Elyzabeth 60, both b Scotland; Children: Jarven (sic) 34, William H 17, George 23 all laborer b NY F/M b Scotland; James 30 F/M b Scotland, Mary 24 wife F/M b NY, both at home b NY; Rachel 5 dtr b NY F/M b NY; Francis 3, Nelson 1. (Near neighbour, son John Francis as Frank)^[22]

Sources

• Source: S1204 Title: EM FAIRBAIRN, John ex Ed S, Recipient: Lorna Henderson, Address: New York, USA Abbreviation: EM FAIRBAIRN, John ex Ed S Author: Edward STEWART (18124)
• Source: S2329 Title: USA Census - Ancestry, Record Type: USA census images, Location: Various Abbreviation: USA Census - Ancestry Repository: #R121
• Repository: R121 Name: Ancestry.com Address: Country: USA
• Source: S300 Title: Census: Misc. USA, Record Type: Census images, Record Info: Assorted state census records, Film: via ancestry Abbreviation: Census: Misc. USA Repository: #R121
• Source: S309 Title: Census: 1930 USA, Record Type: Census images, Film: via ancestry Abbreviation: Census: 1930 USA Publication: 1930 Repository: #R121
• Source: S808 Title: Census: USA, Record Type: Census images, Film: via Ancestry.com Abbreviation: Census: USA Repository: #R121

1. ↑ Source: #S1204 Page: Family of John FAIRBAIRN & Elisabeth MILLER, rcvd Jan 1999
2. ↑ Source: #S1204 Page: Jan 1999
3. ↑ Source: #S2329 Page: 1870 Hardenbergh, Ulster, New York; Roll M593_1105; Pg 107; Image 214; hsehold of John & Betsey FAIRBARiN, extracted Oct 2007
4. ↑ Source: #S1204 Page: Birth 23 Sep 1862 William H s/o John FAIRBAIRN & Elisabeth MILLER, Hardenburg, Ulster Co, from http://www.dcnyhistory.org/pdfs/tree-miller-james.pdf, extracted Apr 2009
5. ↑ Source: #S309 Page: Hardenbergh, Ulster, New York; Roll: 1654; Page: 1A; ED 9; Image: 1030.0, hsehold of William H & Anna M FAIRBAIRN, extracted Sep 2008
6. ↑ Source: #S2329 Page: 1910 Hardenbergh, Ulster, New York; Roll T624_1084; Pg 6A ED 121 hsehold of William & Mary K FAIRBAIRN, extracted Oct 2007
7. ↑ Source: #S2329 Page: 1920 Hardenbergh, Ulster, New York; Roll T625_1270; Pg 4A ED 151 hsehold of William M? & Mary K FAIRBAIRN, extracted Oct 2007
8. ↑ Source: #S2329 Page: 1910 Hardenbergh, Ulster, New York; Roll T624_1084; Pg 6A ED 121 hsehold of William & Mary K FAIRBAIRN, extracted Oct 2007
9. ↑ Source: #S1204 Page: Marr. 13 Feb 1889 William H FAIRBAIRN & Mary KINMOUTH, from http://www.dcnyhistory.org/pdfs/tree-miller-james.pdf, extracted Apr 2009
10. ↑ Source: #S309 Page: Hardenbergh, Ulster, New York; Roll: 1654; Page: 1A; ED 9; Image: 1030.0, hsehold of William H & Anna M FAIRBAIRN, extracted Sep 2008
11. ↑ Source: #S2329 Page: 1900 Hardenbergh, Ulster, New York; Roll: T623 1169; Page: 5B, hsehold of William H & Mary K FAIRBAIRN, extracted Sep 2008
12. ↑ Source: #S2329 Page: 1900 Hardenbergh, Ulster, New York; Roll: T623 1169; Page: 5B, hsehold of William H & Mary K FAIRBAIRN, extracted Sep 2008
13. ↑ Source: #S300 Page: 1915 New York State Archives; Albany, New York; State Population Census Schedules, 1915; Election District: 02; Assembly District: 02; City: Hardenberg; County: Ulster; Page: 05. Hsehold of William H & Mary A FAIRBAIRN, extracted May 2013
14. ↑ Source: #S2329 Page: 1920 Hardenbergh, Ulster, New York; Roll T625_1270; Pg 4A ED 151 hsehold of William M? & Mary K FAIRBAIRN, extracted Oct 2007
15. ↑ Source: #S309 Page: Hardenbergh, Ulster, New York; Roll: 1654; Page: 1A; ED 9; Image: 1030.0, hsehold of William H & Anna M FAIRBAIRN, extracted Sep 2008
16. ↑ Source: #S309 Page: Hardenbergh, Ulster, New York; Roll: 1654; Page: 1A; ED 9; Image: 1030.0, hsehold of William H & Anna M FAIRBAIRN, extracted Sep 2008
17. ↑ Source: #S1204 Page: Marr. 13 Jan 1841 John FAIRBAIRN & Elisabeth MILLER, Bovina, NY, rcvd Jan 1999
18. ↑ Source: #S808 Page: 1850 Shandaken, Ulster, New York; Roll M432_608 Pg 222; Image 448, hsehold of John & Elizabeth FAIRBURN, extracted Oct 2007
19. ↑ Source: #S808 Page: 2 Aug 1860 Hardenburgh, Ulster, New York; Roll: M653_872; Page: 135; Image: 348, hsehold of John & Elizabeth FAIRBURN, extracted Sep 2008
20. ↑ Source: #S808 Page: 1870 Hardenbergh, Ulster, New York; Roll M593_1105; Pg 107; Image 214; hsehold of John & Betsey FAIRBARN, extracted Oct 2007
21. ↑ Source: #S808 Page: 1870 Hardenbergh, Ulster, New York; Roll: M593_1105; Pg: 103; Image: 205, hsehold of John and Bestey FARBIN, extracted Apr 2009
22. ↑ Source: #S808 Page: 1880 Hardenbergh, Ulster, New York; Roll T9_939;FHL Film 1254939 Pg 94.2000; ED 121; Image 0191; hsehold of John & Elyzabeth FARBORN, extracted Oct 2007

Acknowledgments

Thank you to Lorna Henderson for creating WikiTree profile Fairbairn-540 through the import of FAIRBAIRNJohnMILLERNy4WikiTreeJul2013v3PlaceUpdated.ged on Jul 13, 2013. Click to the Changes page for the details of edits by Lorna and others.