Jane (Williamson) Fairbairn (abt. 1794 - 1876)

Born about 1794 in Co. Down, Ireland

Wife of John Fairbairn — married about 1818 in Quebec City, Lower Canada

Descendants

Died 10 Dec 1876 at about age 82 in West Hawkesbury, Prescott Co, Ontario, Canada

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Biography

Jane Williamson

Note: Gordon Roy doesn't show a wife's name for John/David. Everyone agrees Jane is mother of David (mar. Charity) and Archibald, William and James. Doug Brown's family records indicate that the father of David (mar. Charity) was a David. The surname comes from Ross, mainly census info and links to her sister Agnes (mar. George SMITH)^[1][2][3]

Birth 1794 Co. Down, Ireland^[4][5]

Census records also show about 1796, Ireland ^[6]

Death 10 DEC 1876 West Hawkesbury, Prescott Co, Ontario, Canada

Note: Ross advises that the cert was signed by David FAIRBAIRNE (assumed to be son), cert shows Jane as 82 labourers widow b County Down, Ireland, cod old age 8 days, inf David Fairbairne of Hawkesbury, reg. 15 Dec C of E (next cert is that of her assumed dtr Agnes MITCHELL, died 6 days later of typhoid, 10 days duration)^{[7][8][9][10][11]}

Reference 15526

Census

1852 Hull, Quebec, Canada

Note: FAIRBURN: Jane, 55 b Ireland, James 20, John 18 (may be the male marked "absent"), both b Canada E; nearby and A? J? 32; Next page has the FARRELLs and William and Sarah FAIRBURN with son Robert^[12][13]

1861 Hawkesbury, Prescott Co., Ontario, Canada

Note: FAIRBAIRN: Jane 65 widow b Ireland; poss. in hsehold of George (61) and Agnes (62) SMITH both b IRL (Agnes likely to be Jane's sister)^[14][15]

Burial

Note: Ross has searched unsuccessfully in Ottawa and Hawkesbury for cemetery records of Jane, George SMITH and Agnus WILLIAMSON^[16]

Marriage

Husband: John Fairbairn

Wife: Jane Williamson

Child: David Fairbairn

Child: John Fairbairn

Note: A tree Bart copied from the Wellington Cty archives shows Jane, mother of Archibald, David (mar. 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.^[17]

Marriage: EST 1818 ?Quebec, Canada

Note: 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 mar. 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.^{[18][19][20][21][22][23][24]}

Census Date: 1829 Grenville, Quebec, Canada

Note: 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^[25]

Sources

1. ↑ Source: #S1744 Aug 2002
2. ↑ Source: #S1704 Jan 2003
3. ↑ Source: #S1038 Feb 1996
4. ↑ Source: #S1744 Aug 2002
5. ↑ Source: #S1741 Sep 2002 Family tree
6. ↑ Source: #S1704 From Census records 1851-1871 received Jan 2003
7. ↑ Source: #S1741 Sep 2002 Family tree from Ontario death register Prescott County, W. Hawkesbury
8. ↑ Source: #S1744 Aug 2002
9. ↑ Source: #S1704 Jan 2003 ex 1876 dth cert Jane FAIRBAIRN
10. ↑ Source: #S5 Dth 8 Dec 1876 Jane FAIRBAIRNE, reg. West Hawksebury, Prescott Cty ONT, extracted Mar 2008
11. ↑ Source: #S5 Dth 16 Dec 1876 Agnes MITCHELL, West Hawkesbury, Prescott, ONT roll MS935_14, from Ontario, Canada Deaths, 1869-1934, extracted Dec 2009
12. ↑ Source: #S1704 From Census records 1851-1871 received Jan 2003
13. ↑ Source: #S809 1851/2 Hull, Ottawa County, Canada East (Quebec). Schedule: A. Roll: C_1131, Page 67, Line: 35, hseholds of Jane FAIRBURN, then A?J? FAIRBURN, extracted Dec 2009
14. ↑ Source: #S1704 From Census records 1851-1871 received Jan 2003
15. ↑ Source: #S809 1861 Hawkesbury, Prescott, Ontario; Roll: C-1068, hsehold of Jane FAIRBAIRN, extracted Dec 2009
16. ↑ Source: #S1704 Jan 2003
17. ↑ Source: #S2175 ex descendant chart found in Wellington Cty Archives, rcvd Feb 2003
18. ↑ Source: #S1741 Sep 2002 Family tree
19. ↑ Source: #S1744 Aug 2002
20. ↑ Source: #S1704 Jan 2003
21. ↑ Source: #S5 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
22. ↑ Source: #S2884 Page: "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
23. ↑ Source: #S2 Dec 2009
24. ↑ 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
25. ↑ Source: #S1704 Page: 1829 Grenville QUE Census, family of John FAIRBURN, nr David WILLIAMSON, extract rcvd Dec 2009

• Source: S1038 Corres. FAIRBAIRN/WANLESS, Quebec ex G Roy & Pat F. (BRC, CAN), Recipient: Lorna Henderson (NZ)
• Source: S1704 Corres. re FAIRBAIRN: QUE/ONT ex Ross H (Oakville), Recipient: Lorna Henderson (NZ)
• Source: S1741 FamTree FAIRBAIRN, David & WALKER, Charity (& Emails) ex GSuddaby (BRC, CAN) Rootsweb, Recipient: Lorna Henderson (NZ)
• Source: S1744 Corres. re FAIRBAIRN, David ex Douglas B, Recipient: Lorna Henderson
• Source: S5 Ancestry.com
• Source: S809 Census images for Canada via Ancestry.com

• 'Williamson-3539 was created by Lorna Henderson through the import of HendRichFBDNA4WTMay2014Final.ged on May 3, 2014.