John Fairbairn (1792 - 1847)

Born 1792 in Scotland [uncertain]

Ancestors

Husband of Jane (Williamson) Fairbairn — married about 1818 in Quebec City, Lower Canada

Descendants

Died 1847 at about age 55 in Hawkesbury, West Hawkesbury, Prescott, Upper Canada [uncertain]

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Biography

John Fairbairn was born about 1792 supposedly to a William Fairbairn and Aylsie Elliot ^[1]

Note: Family and Farrelton mill info contradictory, so either there were likely brothers John and David, brothers to William, or John was also known as David or David is simply a mistake, the evidence to date indicates that he was more likely John^[2][3]

Born 1792 probably Scotland

Note: A 1792 date comes from the Wellington Co ONT file, but doesn't match that of the son of John and Elizabeth YULE that the file (erroneously) gives to be John marr. Jane WILLIAMSON's parents, so must be based on some family information somewhere that is yet to be found.

It does however closely match the John born to William and Ann (BROWN) FAIRBAIRN at Doddington and baptised in Wooler Non Confirmist church. This couple also have a son William, unfortunately not born Apr 1790.

John's brother William's son Archibald was baptised at Wooler.

The 1829 census isn't much help as it has wide age bands (30 - 60)^[4][5][6][7]

Died 1847 possibly ?Hawkesbury Mills, Prescott Co, Ontario, Canada

fell from horse (this assumes John who fell from his horse, is our John (sometimes David) married to Jane WILLIAMSON, and not the mercer John. The date does fit the information that Jane is a widow in 1851, but not necessarily the implied absence of John/David from the 1841 census)^[8][9][10]

Occupation 1845 Masham, Quebec, Canada a farmer^[11]

Family

Husband: John Fairbairn

Wife: Jane Williamson

Note: A tree Bart copied from the Wellington Cty archives shows Jane, mother of Archibald, David (marr. Charity), James, William, Agnes and John, as Jane WILLIAMSON and marrying 1816 to John FAIRBAIRN, s/o John F and Elizabeth YULE. This John actually married Julian BOAK and stayed in Scotland.^[12]

Married abt 1818 probably  ?Quebec, Canada

But was Jane married to John or David?

The links between Jane and John are in the Wellington Co, ONT FAIRBAIRN family file, which has a number of errors, but presumably stronger in what is getting to living memory for presumed descendant Norah Carlow.

Evidence places Jane with all of the sons, either by proximity or on the same census, except David whose only appearance is as the likely informant for her death. The only real "proof" of David's name is that Doug Brown's family records show that David that marr. Charity was David II in the history he inherited.

For now however, given Agnes is highly likely to be a dtr of Jane (living next door in 1851 and Jane living with them in 1871), the naming pattern of Alex and Agnes' family indicates Agnes' parents may be a John and Jane.^{[13][14][15][16][17][18][19]}

Children:

Archibald

David Fairbairn

Willam George Fairbairn

Robert Fairbairn

Agnes (Fairbairn) Mitchell (abt.1827-1876)

James Fairbairn

John Fairbairn

Census: 1829 Grenville, Quebec, Canada

John FAIRBURN, non proprietor, close to David WILLIAMSON (prob. his father-in-law) - hsehold:

male under 5 ......... 1 (Robert?)

male 5 to 14 ......... 2 (?Archibald and David?)

female under 14 ....... 2 (Ella and Agnes?)

married male 30 to 60 .. 1 (John)

married female over 14....1 (Jane)

number in household ..... 7^[20]

Research Notes

Note: I (Ross) have verified that the fact that my ancestor David built a Mill at Farrelton is in Dodd's book but have not found any further information on it. We have found more where David's son Archibald settled and is buried. (Nancy adds that Farrelton is the next town up the Gaineau River from Wakefield, so the two brothers had the monopoly on mills in the area)

Subsequent info from Reby's book also names John as having built a mill at Farrelton, with the same Archibald and William sons and William's wife assigned to Archibald^[21][22][23]

Sources

1. ↑ Unverified, unsourced beyond Reby Dodd's "Who's Which"but yDNA tests comfirm strong connections between son John's line and other Scottish Borders Fairbairn lines descending from the John Fairbairn who married Bessie Flint
2. ↑ Source: #S1 Dec 2009
3. ↑ Source: #S5 Birth 15 Apr 1833 Bap. 14 Sep 1834 John s/o John FAIRBAIRN of Grenville, Lower Canada, St-Philippe-d`Argenteuil (Church of Scotland) , from the Drouin Collection, extracted Dec 2009
4. ↑ Source: #S2884 "Fairbairn Family", from a copy of an undated, unsourced document found "several years ago" in the Wellington County, Ontario Archives Fairbairn file, (now understood to be submitted pre-1994 by a Nora CARLOW, now deceased), copy rcvd Dec 2009
5. ↑ Source: #S1597 Birth 11 Jul Bap. 18 Jul 1791 John s/o William & Ann FAIRBAIRN, United Associated Tower Hill N(on) C(onformist), Wooler, Northumberland, from England, Births and Christenings, 1538-1975 batch P00455-1 film 87986, extracted Mar 2012
6. ↑ Source: #S1597 Birth 4th Feb Bap. 15 Feb 1815 Archibald s/o William & Jane FAIRBAIRN, United Presb. Cheviot St, N(on) C(onformist), Wooler, Northumberland, from England, Births and Christenings, 1538-1975 batch P00454-1 film 87986, re-checked Mar 2012
7. ↑ Source: #S1704 1829 Grenville QUE Census, family of John FAIRBURN, nr David WILLIAMSON, extract rcvd Dec 2009
8. ↑ Source: #S2884 "Fairbairn Family", from a copy of an undated, unsourced document found "several years ago" in the Wellington County, Ontario Archives Fairbairn file, (now understood to be submitted pre-1994 by a Nora CARLOW, now deceased), copy rcvd Dec 2009
9. ↑ Source: #S1704 From 1851 Quebec Census Jan 2003
10. ↑ Source: #S1704 1845 John FAIRBAIRN, farmer of Masham, extract from Who's Which, provided by Marcie to Ross, rcvd Dec 2009
11. ↑ Source: #S1704 1845 John FAIRBAIRN, farmer of Masham, extract from Who's Which, provided by Marcie to Ross, rcvd Dec 2009
12. ↑ Source: #S2175 ex descendant chart found in Wellington Cty Archives, rcvd Feb 2003
13. ↑ Source: #S1741 Sep 2002 Family tree
14. ↑ Source: #S1744 Aug 2002
15. ↑ Source: #S1704 Jan 2003
16. ↑ Source: #S5 Page: Marr. Jane d/o David WILLIAMSON & (no forename) FAIRBAIRN, from "The History of the Williamson Family and where they came from, or in other words, their "Family Tree", by Sarah WILLIAMSON, tree of dstcooke, Virginia, USA, extracted Dec 2009
17. ↑ Source: #S2884 "Fairbairn Family", from a copy of an undated, unsourced document found "several years ago" in the Wellington County, Ontario Archives Fairbairn file, (now understood to be submitted pre-1994 by a Nora CARLOW, now deceased), copy rcvd Dec 2009
18. ↑ Source: #S2 Dec 2009
19. ↑ Source: #S2759 Dth 28 Mar 1909 John A FAIRBAIRN, born 7 Sep 1834, Canada, d. Stillwater, St Croix & Greeley, Washington Co MN, Cert 13830, copy rcvd Dec 2008
20. ↑ Source: #S1704 1829 Grenville QUE Census, family of John FAIRBURN, nr David WILLIAMSON, extract rcvd Dec 2009
21. ↑ Source: #S1704 Rcvd Feb 2006
22. ↑ Source: #S2713 Rcvd Oct 2007
23. ↑ Source: #S1704 Farrelton Mill FAIRBAIRN(s) ex Reby DODD's book, extract from a cousin of Ross's, rcvd Dec 2009

• Source: S1 FAIRBAIRN Conclusions, http://Fairbairn.lornahen.com Author: Lorna Henderson Fairbairn One Name Study (ONS) http://Fairbairn.one-name.net
• Source: S1597 FamilySearch Labs Record Search (LDS), Url: http://search.labs.familysearch.org/recordsearch/
• Source: S1704 EMails re FAIRBAIRN: QUE/ONT ex Ross H (Oakville), Recipient: Lorna Henderson (NZ)
• Source: S2713 EMails re FAIRBAIRN/WANLESS ex Nancy T, Recipient: Lorna Henderson
• Source: S2759 BDM Index: Minnesota http://people.mnhs.org/
• Source: S2884 EMails re FAIRBAIRN/ATCHESON ex Duncan B (Canada), Recipient: Lorna Henderson (NZ)
• Source: S5 Ancestry.com

• Fairbairn-650 was created by Lorna Henderson through the import of HendRichFBDNA4WTMay2014Final.ged on May 3, 2014. (Reference: 15525)