Walter Fairbairn (1840 - 1899)

Born 1840 in Saint Boswells, Roxburghshire, Scotland, United Kingdom

Ancestors

Husband of Mary Scott — married 24 Apr 1874 in Roberton, Selkirkshire, Scotland, United Kingdom

Died 31 Dec 1899 at about age 59 in Jedburgh, Roxburghshire, Scotland, United Kingdom

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Biography

Walter Fairbairn was born in 1839 to Alexander Fairbairn and Margaret Watson. He died in 1899.

Baptized 07 AUG 1839 St Boswells, Roxburghshire, Scotland^[1]

Died 31 DEC 1899 Jedburgh, Roxburghshire, Scotland

a retired coachman, had been married to Mary SCOTT, s/o Alexander FAIRBAIRN, farm serv and Margaret WATSON

(poss. Bonjedward, Bonjedward is a hamlet about 2 miles from Jedburgh, Roxburghshire, where he was in 1891)^[2]

Family

Husband: Walter Fairbairn

Wife: Mary Scott

Married 24 APR 1874 Roberton, Selkirkshire, Scotland^[3]

Census:

1841 Hendersyde, Par. of Ednam, Roxburghshire, Scotland

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^[4]

1861 Grahamslaw, Par. of Eckford, Roxburghshire, Scotland

Walter FAIRBAIRN 21 groom b St Boswell, Roxburghshire, in hsehold of Charles A CUNNINGHAM farmer 750 ac emp 10 m 10 w 1 b. Also Jane WHILLANS, 35 dom serv b Jedburgh^[5][6]

1881 Barnkine, Southdean, Roxburghshire, Scotland

FAIRBAIRN: Walter 41 coachman Dom. servt b. Berwickshire; wife Mary 36 b. Roberton, SEL; Children: Bella 6, Margaret W 4, Alexander 2 all b. Southdean, ROX^[7]

1891 Bonjedward, Par. of Jedburgh, Roxburghshire, Scotland

FAIRBAIRN: Walter 51 coachman/dom. serv. b St Boswells, ROX; wife Mary 46 b Roberton, ROX; Children: Isabella 16 , Margaret 14 both b Southdean; Alexander 12, William 9 both scholars b Southdean, ROX; Catherine 6 scholar b Crailing, ROX^[8][9]

Sources

1. ↑ Source: #S620
2. ↑ Source: #S333 Dth 1899 Walter FAIRBAIRN, extract rcvd by LornaHen from Alastair C. Indexed ScotlandsPeople as Walter FAIRBAIRN, aged 59 mother's name WATSON Reg. Jedburgh (Roxburghshire) ref. 792/ 1 Jedburgh
3. ↑ Source: #S888
4. ↑ Source: #S1610 1841 Ednam Dist 788 EnumDist 1 Folio 1 page 1, rechecked Apr 2004
5. ↑ Source: #S802 Page: Eckford, ROX Scotland Par. 787A ED 1 Pg 6 Sched 35, hsehold of Charles A CUNNINGHAM, extracted Dec 2006
6. ↑ Source: #S1044 Page: 1861 Census: Grahamslaw, Eckford, 787/A 001/A 006 sched 35, hsehold of Charles A CUNNINGHAM, copy rcvd Apr 2009
7. ↑ Source: #S210
8. ↑ Source: #S927 1891 census extracts, rcvd May 2002
9. ↑ Source: #S805 Page: Bonjedward, Jedburgh, ROX Reg. 792 ED 15 Pg 6 Sched 24, hsehold of Walter & Mary FAIRBAIRN, extracted Nov 2009

• Source: S1044 Borders Corres. between H D W (MLN) & LornaHen (NZ)
• Source: S1771 Corres. re FAIRBAIRN/COCKBURN ex Susan McL (Edin.) and LornaHen (NZ)
• Source: S210 1881 Census transcripts, UK via Family Search/LDS CDs Repository: #R21
• Repository: R21 LDS library
• Source: S333 BDMs, Scotland death indices, & researcher extracts, from GRO, SCT
• Source: S620 OPR INDEX: Roxburghshire, Scotland; New Register House, Edinburgh: Births marriages Parish Register index
• Source: S802 Census: 1861 Ancestry (images for England, transcriptions for Scotland) via Ancestry.com Repository: #R121
• Repository: R121 Ancestry.com
• Source: S927 Corres, re Walter FAIRBAIRN/SCOTT between J BRAIDWOOD and LornaHen (1996)

• Fairbairn-759 was created by Lorna Henderson through the import of FBJamesLINDSAYAgnes4WTJun2015.ged on Jun 16, 2015 (Reference: 15733)