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Some descendants of Thomas & Elspeth (REDPATH) FAIRBAIRN.
Thomas went to Canada to work on the Rideau Canal, as did the William who married Jean WANLESS. Reby DODDS book "Who's Which" assigns a brother Thomas to William (although she marries Thomas off to the wrong wife).
The dna project has shown there is a relationship, but it looks unlikely that William and Thomas are brothers.
DNA Tested Line
  • Thomas0 Fairbairn (cir. 1790 - Oct 1854)
    • Elspeth Redpath (cir. May 1789 - Jul 1839)
      • Helen1 Fairbairn (1808 - )
      • Margaret1 Fairbairn (1811 - )
      • Robert1 Fairbairn (1815 - May 1895)
        • Ann Brown (May 1824 - Jun 1908)
          • Peter2 Fairbairn (Oct 1857 - aft. 1901)
            • ?
              • Robert3 Fairbairn (cir. 1881 - Mar 1885)
            • Margaret Galbraith (cir. 1848 - Dec 1886)
              • Harold P.3 Fairbairn (May 1885 - aft. 1901)
          • George2 Fairbairn (cir. 1863 - aft. 1871)
          • James2 Fairbairn (cir. 1865 - aft. 1871)
          • Prudence2 Fairbairn (Jul 1867 - aft. 1901)
      • John1 Fairbairn (Nov 1817 - Jul 1903)
        • Charlotte J. Kerfut (Aug 1820 - Feb 1911)
          • Thomas2 Fairbairn (Jun 1841 - Feb 1911)
          • William J.2 Fairbairn (cir. 1848 - aft. 1891)
          • Robert P.2 Fairbairn (Feb 1858 - )
          • Helen2 Fairbairn (May 1875 - )
      • Agnes1 Fairbairn (1819 - )
      • Elizabeth1 Fairbairn (cir. 1825 - aft. 1851)
      • Peter1 Fairbairn (cir. 1829 - Apr 1881)
        • Jane Williams (cir. 1840 - )
          • Thomas L.2 Fairbairn (cir. 1862 - )
            • Kate F. Mather (cir. 1870 - )
          • William2 Fairbairn (cir. 1863 - aft. 1881)
          • Orilla2 Fairbairn (cir. 1866 - Nov 1932)
          • Elspeth2 Fairbairn (cir. 1867 - aft. 1881)
          • Arthur E.2 Fairbairn (cir. 1877 - )
            • Maria Spratt (cir. 1878 - )
              • Harold W.3 Fairbairn (Jul 1906 - Dec 1994)
                • Sheila M. Sargent (1912 - Dec 1993)
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