Alexander Fairbairn (abt. 1811 - 1890)

Ancestors

Husband of Margaret Watson — married 28 Feb 1834 in Mertoun, Berwickshire, Scotland

Died 21 Oct 1890 at about age 79 in Holefield, Par. of Sprouston, Roxburghshire, Scotland

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Biography

This biography was auto-generated by a GEDCOM import.^[1] It's a rough draft and needs to be edited.

Name

Name: Alexander /Fairbairn/ ^[2][3]

Birth

Birth:

Date: ABT 1811^[4][5]

Birth:

Date: ABT 1812

Place: Earlston, Berwickshire, Scotland^[6]

Found multiple copies of BIRT DATE. Using ABT 1811

Death

Death:

Date: 21 OCT 1890

Place: Holefield, Par. of Sprouston, Roxburghshire, Scotland

Note: cert reads: Alexander FAIRBAIRN, widower, farm serveant, died 21 Oct 1890, at Holefield aged 79, of old age and a strangulated hernia, s/o Alexander, farm servant, dec. and Isabella AITCHISON. Inf. Andrew ?? (later found to be WAUGH), son-in-law^[7]

Reference

Reference: 15225

Occupation

Occupation: farm servant

Date: 1890

Place:  ?Holefield, Roxburghshire, Scotland^[8]

Burial

Burial:

Place: Sprouston, Roxburghshire, Scotland

Note: #175^[9]

Note

Note:

Marriage

Husband: Alexander Fairbairn

Wife: Margaret Watson

Child: Alexander Fairbairn

Child: Catherine Fairbairn

Child: Walter Fairbairn

Marriage:

Date: 28 FEB 1834

Place: Mertoun, Berwickshire, Scotland

Note: entry reads: "Alexander Fairbairn in this parish and Margaret Watson in the parish of Earlston were married on the 28th February 1834"^[10][11]

Census:

Date: 1841

Place: Hendersyde, Par. of Ednam, Roxburghshire, Scotland

Note: FAIRBAIRN (all b ROX): Alexander, 25, ag lab; Margret (sic) 25; Alexander 6; Catrine (sic) 4; Walter 2. Also Joann WATSON, 15, fem. serv, b ROX^[12]

Census:

Date: 1851

Place: Burnside, Melrose, Roxburghshire, Scotland

Note: FAIRBAIRN: Alexander head 37 ag lab b Earlston BEW; wife Margaret 47 b Kelso, ROX; Servant Barbara LAIDLAW ag lab or bondager b Maxton^[13]

Census:

Date: 1861

Place: Linton, Roxburghshire, Scotland

Note: FAIRBAIRN: Alexander head 47 ploughman b Gordon BEW; wife Margaret 55 b Kelso, ROX; Son Alexander 26 ploughman b Smailholm, ROX; Dtr Catherine 22 ag lab b Morebattle, ROX^[14]

Census:

Date: 1871

Place: Sharplaw, Par. of Jedburgh, Roxburghshire, Scotland

Note: FAIRBAIRN: Alexander 57 ag lab b Earlston BEW; wife Margaret 64 b Kelso, ROX;^[15]

Husband: Alexander Fairbairn

Wife: Isabella Atcheson

Child: Thomas Fairbairn

Child: James Fairbairn

Child: John Fairbairn

Child: Robert Fairbairn

Child: Agnes Fairbairn

Child: Helen Fairbairn

Child: Alexander Fairbairn

Child: Jane Fairbairn

Child: Isabella Fairbairn

Marriage:

Date: 25 NOV 1808

Place: Coldstream, Berwickshire, Scotland

Note: Entry reads: Alexander Fairbairn of this Parish and Isabella Atchison of the Parish of Eccles were married Irregularly on the 25th day of Novr 1808 (several entries later a Rachel FAIRBAIRN of Cornhill married John FOSTER)^{[16][17][18][19]}

Census:

Date: 1841

Place: Timpendean, Par. of Jedburgh, Roxburghshire, Scotland

Note: FAIRBAIRN (all b ROX): Alexander 50 ag lab; Isable (sic) 50; Isable 20 ag lab; Agnes 12 ag lab; (next page) Helen 10 ag lab; Alexander 3^[20]

Census:

Date: 1851

Place: Kersknowe, Par. of Eckford, Roxburghshire, Scotland

Note: FAIRBAIRN: Alexr 62 head, ag lab b Ednam ROX (originally Ednam BEW); wife Isabella 60 b Swinton, BEW; Children: James 36 (widower) ag lab b Eccles, BEW; John 25 ag lab b Oxnam, ROX; Grdsons: Alexander 12 scholar b Eccles; James 7 b Ancrum, ROX^[21]

Sources

1. ↑ Fairbairn-756 was created by Lorna Henderson through the import of FBJamesLINDSAYAgnes4WTJun2015.ged on Jun 16, 2015. This comment and citation can be deleted after the biography has been edited and primary sources are included.
2. ↑ Source: #S210 Page: FHL Film 0224043 GRO Ref Volume 807 EnumDist 4 Page 10
3. ↑ Source: #S1014
4. ↑ Source: #S1014
5. ↑ Source: #S333 Page: Dth 1890 Alexander FAIRBAIRN (Dist 807 #1), transc by Stuart H, rcvd Dec 2003
6. ↑ Source: #S210 Page: FHL Film 0224043 GRO Ref Volume 807 EnumDist 4 Page 10
7. ↑ Source: #S333 Page: Dth 1890 Alexander FAIRBAIRN (Dist 807 #1), transc by Stuart H, rcvd Dec 2003
8. ↑ Source: #S333 Page: Dth 1890 Alexander FAIRBAIRN (Dist 807 #1), transc by Stuart H, rcvd Dec 2003
9. ↑ Source: #S1014
10. ↑ Source: #S888 Page: Marr. 28 Feb 1834 Alexander FAIRBAIRN & Margaret WATSON, Mertoun, BEW
11. ↑ Source: #S55 Page: Marr. 28 Feb 1834 Alexander FAIRBAIRN (Mertoun) & Margaret WATSON (Earlston), Mertoun, BEW 751/00 0020 0073, copy rcvd, from Harry, Sep 2012
12. ↑ Source: #S1610 Page: 1841 Ednam Dist 788 EnumDist 1 Folio 1 page 1, rechecked Apr 2004
13. ↑ Source: #S801 Page: Burnside, Melrose ROX Par 798 ED 2 Pg 4 Sched 4 hsehold of Alexander & Margaret FAIRBAIRN, rechecked Jan 2007
14. ↑ Source: #S802 Page: Linton ROX Par 796 ED 2 Pg 5 Sched 21 hsehold of Alexander & Margaret FAIRBAIRN, extracted Jan 2007
15. ↑ Source: #S803 Page: Jedburgh, ROX Par 792/2 ED 4 Pg 18 Sched 82 hsehold of Alexander & Margaret FAIRBAIRN, extracted Dec 2007
16. ↑ Source: #S333 Page: Dth 1890 Alexander FAIRBAIRN (Dist 807 #1), transc by Stuart H, rcvd Dec 2003
17. ↑ Source: #S873 Page: Rcvd Jun 1998
18. ↑ Source: #S1596 Page: Mar. 1808 Alexander FAIRBAIRN and Isabella ATCHISON, batch M117334, extracted Dec 1995
19. ↑ Source: #S55 Page: Marr. 25 Nov 1808 Alexander FAIRBAIRN (Coldstream) and Isabella ATCHISON (Eccles), at Coldstream, BEW 733/00 0030 0211, copy d/loaded Dec 2010
20. ↑ Source: #S1610 Page: 1841 Jedburgh, ROX Scotland1841/792 ED 5 Folio 5 Page 11, hsehold of Alexander & Isabel FAIRBAIRN, extracted Oct 2005
21. ↑ Source: #S1610 Page: 1851 Eckford, ROX Scotland1851/787 ED 2 Page 11 Schedule 44, hsehold of Alexander & Isabella FAIRBAIRN, extracted Oct 2005

• Source: S1014 Title: MIs: ROX Sprouston Publication: Borders FHS, Galashiels, SEL
• Source: S210 Title: 1881 Census transcripts, UK via Family Search/LDS CDs Repository: #R21
• Repository: R21 Name: LDS library
• Source: S333 Title: BDMs, Scotland death indices, & researcher extracts, from GRO, SCT