George Fairbairn (1844 - aft. 1896)

Born 26 May 1844 in Ancrum, Roxburghshire, Scotland

Ancestors

Husband of Margaret (Stavert) Fairbairn — married 16 Apr 1869 in New Graden, Par. of Linton, 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: George /Fairbairn/ ^[2][3]

Birth

Birth:

Date: 26 MAY 1844

Place: Ancrum, Roxburghshire, Scotland^[4][5]

Death

Death:

Date: AFT 1896^[6]

Reference

Reference: 23746

Marriage

Husband: George Fairbairn

Wife: Margaret Stavert

Marriage:

Date: 16 APR 1869

Place: New Graden, Par. of Linton, Roxburghshire, Scotland

Note: cert. reads: after banns forms of est. Ch of Sct, George FAIRBAIRN 23 blacksmith of New Graden, Par. of Linton, s/o Thomas F, farm servant and Margaret m.s. Henderson, married Margaret STAVERT, 23, field worker of New Graden, d/o George STAVERT, blacksmith and Mary m.s. Anderson. Min. Adam DAVIDSON, min. of Yetholm. Wit: Thomas FAIRBAIRN and Christina STAVERT^[7][8][9]

Census:

Date: 1881

Place: Ancrum, Roxburghshire, Scotland

Note: FAIRBAIRN: George 36, head, blacksmith, b Ancrum, ROX; wife Margaret 35 b Linton, ROX; Children: Mary 10 scholar b Kelso; Thomas 8, Margaret 6, both scholars b Edgerson, ROX; George 4, Mark 2 both b Edgerson, ROX. Apprentice: Joseph COCKBURN 15 app. blacksmith b Berwick, BEW^[10]

Census:

Date: 1891

Place: Longnewton, Par. of Ancrum, Roxburghshire, Scotland

Note: FAIRBAIRN: George 46 blacksmith b Ancrum, ROX; wife Margaret 45 b Linton, ROX; Children: Thomas 18 blacksmith; George 14, Mark 12, scholars all b Edgerston, ROX; Isabella 9, James 8, both scholars, Christina 5, Johann 2, all b Ancrum;^[11]

Husband: Thomas Fairbairn

Wife: Margaret Henderson

Child: George Fairbairn

Child: Margaret Fairbairn

Child: Thomas Fairbairn

Child: Isabella Fairbairn

Marriage:

Date: 17 DEC 1842

Place: Ancrum, Roxburghshire, Scotland^[12][13][14]

Census:

Date: 1851

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

Note: FAIRBAIRN: Thomas 35 ag lab b Morebattle ROX; wife Margaret 33 b Kirkton, ROX; Children: George 6, Margaret 5 both b Ancrum, Thomas 20 mths b Jedburgh^[15]

Census:

Date: 1861

Place: Southdean, Par. of Southdean, Roxburghshire, Scotland

Note: Thomas, ploughman, 44 b Morebattle; wife Margaret 49 b Kirkton, ROX; Children: Margaret 15 ag lab b Ancrum; Thomas 11 scholar b Jedburgh; Isabella scholar 7 b Jedburgh;^[16]

Census:

Date: 1871

Place: Par. of Ancrum, Roxburghshire, Scotland

Note: FAIRBAIRN: Thomas, 55 ag lab b Morebattle; wife Margaret 59 b Kirton, ROX; Dtr Margaret 24 ag lab b Ancrum; Son Thomas 21 ag lab b Jedburgh^[17]

Census:

Date: 1881

Place: Oxnam, Roxburghshire, Scotland

Note: Thomas, 65 b Morebattle, farm serv; wife Margaret, 67 b Hobkirk, son Thomas, farm serv unm 30, b Jedburgh.^[18]

Sources

1. ↑ Fairbairn-765 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: #S1934 Page: Feb 2001
3. ↑ Source: #S1596 Page: FAIRBAIRN/HENDERSON births, batch C117805, extracted Oct 2005
4. ↑ Source: #S1596 Page: FAIRBAIRN/HENDERSON births, batch C117805, extracted Oct 2005
5. ↑ Source: #S1934 Page: Feb 2001
6. ↑ Source: #S56 Page: Marr. 12 Jun 1896 Thomas FAIRBAIRN & Jessie Wood DICKIE, reg. Galashiels, Selkirkshire, Dist 775 Pg 21 #11, copy d/loaded Jun 2008
7. ↑ Source: #S1934 Page: Feb 2001
8. ↑ Source: #S888
9. ↑ Source: #S333 Page: Mar. 1869 George FAIRBAIRN and Margaret STAVERT, Dist 796 #1, copy d/loaded Oct 2005
10. ↑ Source: #S210 Page: Sct Lowlands: FHL Film 0224039 GRO Ref Volume 780 EnumDist 3 Page 5, extracted Oct 2005
11. ↑ Source: #S805 Page: Longnewton, Ancrum, ROX Reg. 780 ED 2 Pg 7 Sched 30, hsehold of George & Margaret FAIRBAIRN, extracted Jun 2009
12. ↑ Source: #S962
13. ↑ Source: #S1596 Page: Mar. 1842 Thomas FAIRBAIRN and Margaret HENDERSON, batch M117805, rechecked Oct 2005
14. ↑ Source: #S210 Page: FHL Film 0224043 GRO Ref Volume 802 EnumDist 1 Page 10, extracted c 2000
15. ↑ Source: #S801 Page: Jedburgh, ROX Scotland Par. 792 ED 3A Pg 17 Sched 76, hsehold of Thomas & Margaret FAIRBAIRN, extracted Dec 2006
16. ↑ Source: #S962
17. ↑ Source: #S56 Page: 1871 Census: Ancrum, ROX Dist 780 (ED2?) Page 9, copy d/loaded Oct 2005
18. ↑ Source: #S210 Page: FHL Film 0224043 GRO Ref Volume 802 EnumDist 1 Page 10

• Source: S1596 Title: IGI: Online searches, Subject: Online search: assorted surnames Note: citations without an "extracted MMM YYYY" are generally pre 1999 Repository: #R149
• Repository: R149 Name: Family Search (LDS) Note: http://familysearch.org
• Source: S1934 Title: Corres. re FAIRBAIRN/HALL in Ancrum between J Peat (NZ) & LornaHen (NZ)
• Source: S56 Title: Scottish Birth, Marriage, Death entries (from 1855) http://www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk/index.php