Born
24 Oct 1791
Channabank, Abbey St Bathans, Berwickshire, Scotland [1]
entry in the baptisms reg. which is squashed in, looking like it was added as an afterthought between entries dated 1787 and a 1789. Reads: "Thos Fairbairn was Born 24th Octr 1791"
Two of his assumed siblings on the same page "son to John Fairbairn in Channabank" (Robert & William) [2]
Died
6 Dec 1864
Leith Hosp., Leith, Midlothian, Scotland
cert. shows Thomas as 73, gardener, widower of Catherine ANGUS, usu. resid. Orchardfield Leith; d. 8am of senile gangrene, 5 mths. Inf. son Henry of 65 Nicolson St, Edinburgh; Parents unknown, father a farmer, both dec'd; Reg. 9th [3]
Married
23 Jul 1812
Edinburgh Parish, Midlothian, Scotland
Source S203: 1851 Census for Scotland - transcriptions via Ancestry.com
Source S205: 1861 Census for Scotland - transcriptions via Ancestry.com
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Thomas by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA.
However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line.
It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Thomas: