Gideon (age 33), son of James Fairbairn & Ellen Goodfellow, married Rhoda Spencer (age 25), daughter of George Spencer & Carissa Wright, on 1 December 1864 in Leeds, Ontario, Canada.[1]
In the 1871 census, Gideon (age 39) was recorded as married in Leeds and Grenville, Ontario, Canada.[2]
In the 1891 census, Rhoda (age 51), and 6 children are living in Edwardsburg, Grenville South, Ontario, Canada.[3]
Name
Age
Relation
Status
Sex
Occupation
Birth Place
Gideon Fairbairn
59
Head
Married
M
Farmer
Scotland
Rhoda Fairbairn
51
Wife
Married
F
Ontario
Almon Fairbairn
25
Son
Single
M
Ontario
Ada B Fairbairn
23
Daughter
Single
F
Ontario
Ida A Fairbairn
23
Daughter
Single
F
Ontario
Harvey W Fairbairn
20
Son
Single
M
Ontario
Clarissa H Fairbairn
16
Daughter
Single
F
Ontario
Clarissa Spencer
83
Mother
Widowed
F
Ontario
Sources
↑ "Canada, Ontario County Marriage Registers, 1858-1869", citing Digital film/folder number: 007560994_003_M9H5-9Z3; FHL microfilm: 001030059; Image number: 30, FamilySearch Record: Q2CB-SQ1Q (accessed 20 July 2024) FamilySearch Image: 3QS7-996W-VSZZ, Gideon Fairbairn (33), son of James Fairbairn & Ellen Goodfellow, marriage to Rhoda Spencer (25), daughter of George Spencer & Carissa Wright, on 1 Dec 1864 in Leeds, Ontario, Canada.
↑ "Canada Census, 1871", citing Page: 28; Line: 10; Digital film/folder number: 004396626; FHL microfilm: 4396626; Image number: 204; Packet letter: A; Indexing batch: N03206-7, FamilySearch Record: M477-XPF (accessed 20 July 2024) FamilySearch Image: S3HY-6SN3-JKJ, Gideon Fairbairn (39), married in Leeds and Grenville, Ontario, Canada. Born in Scotland.
↑ "1891 Census of Canada", Year: 1891; Census Place: Edwardsburg, Grenville South, Ontario, Canada; Roll: T-6337; Family No: 230; Page number: 49, Ancestry Sharing Link (free access) Ancestry Record 1274 #1006619 ($, accessed 20 July 2024), Rhoda Fairbairn (51), wife, in household of Gideon Fairbairn (59) in Edwardsburg, Grenville South, Ontario, Canada. Born in Ontario.
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