John
Fairbairn
Born in Lessudden, Par. of St Boswells, Roxburghshire, Scotland
Ancestors 
Son of Archibald Fairbairn
and Janet (Scott) Fairbairn
Brother of
Helen Fairbairn, Archibald Fairbairn, Alison (Fairbairn) Chisholm, Walter Fairbairn, Margaret Fairbairn, Jeany Fairbairn and Catharine Fairbairn
Husband of
Jessie (Douglas) Fairbairn
— married
18 Jun 1847 in Melrose
Descendants 
Father of
Archibald Fairbairn, George Douglas Fairbairn, Joan Fairbairn, James Fairbairn, John Fairbairn, Walter Fairbairn, Margaret Fairbairn and Janet Fairbairn
Died
at age 74
in Galashiels, Selkirkshire, Scotland
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Biography
John Fairbairn was born in 1816 to Archibald Fairbairn and Janet Scott.[1] He died in 1890.[2]
Born 3 Sep 1816 Lessudden, Par. of St Boswells, Roxburghshire, Scotland [3][4][5]
Baptized St Boswells, Roxburghshire, Scotland
- entry reads: John Fairbairn son of Archibald Fairbairn labourer in Lessudden and Janet Scott his wife was born September 3rd 1816 and baptized Octr 6th 1816 [1]
Died 13 Dec 1890 Galashiels, Selkirkshire, Scotland
- John FAIRBAIRN 13 Dec 1890 aged 74, joiner journeyman, widower of Jessie DOUGLAS, s/o Archibald F, farm steward, dec and Janet F m.s. SCOTT, dec. Inf. Archibald F. 100 Scott St, Galashiels (assumed to be son)[2]
Family
- Husband: John Fairbairn
- Wife: Jessie Douglas
Married 18 Jun 1847 Melrose, Roxburghshire, Scotland[6][7]
Children:
- Archibald Fairbairn
- George Douglas Fairbairn
- Joan Fairbairn
- John Fairbairn
- John Fairbairn
- Walter Fairbairn
- Margaret Fairbairn
- Janet Fairbairn
Census:
07 Jun 1841 Greenwells, Glenburney, Par. of Melrose, Roxburghshire, Scotland
- Archibald, ag. lab. 50, not b. cty, Janet 40, b cty. Assumed children: John 20, joiner; Helen 25, Walter 15, ag lab; Catharine 12, all but John b cty.[8]
1851 Melrose, Roxburghshire, Scotland
- John, 34, journeyman cabinetmaker, b St Boswells, wife Jessie, 29, b Lauder, BEW. Sons: Archibald 5(sic) and George 7 (sic) both b Melrose.[9]
1861 Abbotsford, Roxburghshire, Scotland
- John, 43, carpenter, head, b Melrose, Jessie, 37, wife, b Lauder. Children: Archibald, 13; George, 11; Joan, 9; James, 7; John, 4; all scholars b Melrose, Walter, 2, b Melrose.[10]
1871 Melrose, Roxburghshire, Scotland
- FAIRBAIRN: John 54 head, joiner b St Boswells, ROX; wife Jane 47 b Lauder, BEW; Children (all b Melrose ROX): Archibald 23 joiner; Geroge 21 joiner; John 14 scholar; Walter 12 scholar; Margaret 9 scholar (Janet assumed to be on next page)[11]
1881 Melrose, , Roxburghshire, Scotland
- John, widower, 64 b St Boswells, joiner, living alone.[12]
Research notes
NB an earlier John had been born in 23 Jun 1815 and baptized 26 Jul 1815. He is assumed to have died prior to the birth of this John. Henderson-2297 12:50, 14 July 2021 (UTC)
Sources
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Birth 3 Sep Bap. 6 Oct 1816 John s/o Archibald FAIRBAIRN & Janet SCOTT, Lessudden, ROX, image available ScotlandsPeople ref. 804/00 0010 0168
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Source: #S333 : Death cert John F 1890 Galashiels, SEL, Dist 775 #192, transcription by Stuart H, rcvd July 2001
- ↑ Source: #S210 FHL Film 0224042 GRO Ref Volume 799 EnumDist 3 Page 3
- ↑ Source: #S333
- ↑ Source: #S1960 11 Oct 2000
- ↑ Source: #S888
- ↑ Source: #S1771 Extract from Marr. cert John (James) F. to Christina COCKBURN, rcvd Apr 2002
- ↑ Source: #S1406 Page: Melrose Dist 6 p14
- ↑ Source: #S1771 Page: May 2002 ex 1851 ROX census
- ↑ Source: #S1771 May 2002 ex 1861 ROX census
- ↑ Source: #S820 Page: 1871 Census: Melrose, ROX Dist 799 - 3 Page 16 Schedule #96, hsehold of John & Jane FAIRBAIRN, copy d/loaded May 2005
- ↑ Source: #S210 FHL Film 0224042 GRO Ref Volume 799 EnumDist 3 Page 3
- Source: S13962 Horsburgh.FTW
- Source: S1960 EMails re FAIRBAIRN: Borders ex (the late) Sanna G, Address: North Carolina, USA Recipient: Lorna & GenForum FAIRBAIRN
- Source: S210 1881 Census transcripts for UK via Family Search/LDS CDs
- Source: S333 BDMs, Scotland death indices, & researcher extracts, GRO, SCT
- Source: S620 OPR INDEX: Roxburghshire, Scotland; New Register House, Edinburgh, Subject: Births marriages OPR index,
- WikiTree profile Fairbairn-59 created through the import of Horsburgh2007c.GED on Dec 20, 2011 by William Horsburgh.
- WikiTree profile Fairbairn-375 created through the import of FairbairnArchibaldScottJanet3Gen4WikiTreeJun2013PlaceUpdated.ged on Jun 26, 2013 (Reference: 15582) merged into Fairbairn-59.
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- Earl Fairburn :
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