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John Fairbairn¹

(17 May 1856 - 14 December 1922)

Father

John Fairbairn² (Sep 1816 - Dec 1890)

Mother

Jessie Douglas² (Jun 1820 - Aug 1876)

Relationship

2nd cousin 3 times removed of Lorna Henderson

BMDB data

John Fairbairn was born on 17 May 1856 Melrose, ROX, SCT

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John Fairbairn married Christina Cockburn, daughter of Adam Cockburn and Mary Spence Murray, on 4 Jun 1880 Maltbarns, Par. of Channelkirk, BEW, SCT, cert. shows John as 27 mason's labourer s/o John FAIRBAIRN, joiner (journeyman) & Jessie m.s. DOUGLAS; Christina as 32 ag lab, resid. Maltbarns, d/o Adam COCKBURN, gamekeeper & Mary m.s. MURRAY; Wit: R ROBERTSON, M COCKBURN (assumed to be Christina's sister Maggie). Reg. Oxton 8 Jun 1880 by H LIDDELL.
Susan McL's transcript included birth dates (but for James, not John, and James doesnt appear anywhere on cert.:
married at Maltbarns, Channelkirk, John FAIRBAIRN (James), usual resid. Galashiels, mason's labourer, batchelor, 27, b 23 Oct 1853, s/o John F, joiner (journeyman) and Jessie m.s. DOUGLAS, dec, marr. 18 Jun 1847 and Christina COCKBURN, usu. resid. Maltbarns, ag lab, spinster, 32 b 12 May 1848, d/o Adam COCKBURN, gamekeeper and Mary m.s. MURRAY.^5,4,6
John Fairbairn died on 14 Dec 1922 Halliburton Pl (261), Galashiels, SEL, SCT

, at age 66; cert. shows John as ploughman, h/o Christina COCKBURN; 67 s/o John FAIRBAIRN cabinetmaker and Jessie m.s. DOUGLAS, both dec'd; d. 9am of arterio sclerosis and myocardiac degeneration; Inf. dtr Margaret FAIRBAIRN, reg. Dec 14th.^7,8

Census/Where lived/Occupations

John Fairbairn appeared on the census of 1861 Abbotsford, ROX, SCT, in the household of John Fairbairn and Jessie Douglas.^9,10 John Fairbairn appeared on the census of 1871 Abbotsford Hse, Melrose, ROX, SCT, in the household of John Fairbairn and Jessie Douglas as son of John.¹¹ John Fairbairn was mason's labourer in Jun 1880 Galashiels, SEL, SCT

.¹² He appeared on the census of 3 Apr 1881 Maltbarns, Par. of Channelkirk, BEW, SCT, in the household of Adam Cockburn and Mary Spence Murray.⁴
John Fairbairn appeared on the census of 1891 Faldonside, Par. of Melrose, ROX, SCT, with Christina Cockburn, enumerated as FAIRBAIRN: John 35 ag lab b Melrose, ROX; wife Christina 40 b Dirtybog (sic!), ROX; Children: Mary A 10 b Maltbarns, BEW; Jessie 8, Maggie 6 both scholars b Cowbraehill, Borthwick (as transcr); John 4 b Collielaw, BEW; Christina 2 b Lewinshope, SEL.^13,14
John Fairbairn appeared on the census of 1901 Kilnknowe Cottage, Wood St, Galashiels, SEL, SCT, with Christina Cockburn, enumerated as FAIRBAIRN: John, 46 ploughman b Melrose ROX; wife Christina, 52 b Melrose, ROX; Mary A, 20 farm servant b Channelkirk, BEW; Jessie, 18, Margaret, 16 both farm serv b Borthwick MLN; John 14 farm serv b Channelkirk BEW; Christina, 12 scholar b Yarrow SEL; Annie D 10 scholar b Channelkirk; Elizabeth 5 scholar b Caddonfoot SEL.^15,16,17 John Fairbairn and Christina Fairbairn lived in Aug 1912 Lauder, Par. of Lauder, BEW, SCT

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Family

Christina Cockburn (May 1848 - aft. 1912)

Children

Mary Ann Fairbairn¹ (Oct 1880 - aft. 1901)
Jessie Fairbairn¹⁶ (Oct 1882 - aft. 1901)
Margaret Fairbairn¹⁶ (Aug 1884 - aft. 1922)
John Fairbairn¹⁶ (Sep 1886 - aft. 1901)
Christina Fairbairn¹⁶ (Nov 1888 - aft. 1901)
Annie Douglas Fairbairn¹⁶ (Jun 1891 - aft. 1901)
Elizabeth Fairbairn¹⁶ (Jul 1895 - Jan 1977)

Charts

FAIRBAIRN
John & Bessie (FFLINT) FAIRBAIRN

Last Edited

15 Oct 2023

Citations

1881 Census transcripts, UK, via Family Search/LDS CDs, FHL Film 0224029 GRO Ref Volume 729 EnumDist 2 Page 11.
Susan A McLEOD (30189), "EM FAIRBAIRN/COCKBURN ex Susan McL," e-mail to (1), Apr 2002 ex marr. cert John (James?) F. to Christina COCKBURN.
Scotland: OPR index, "Scotland, Births and Baptisms, 1564-1950", Birth 17 May 1856 John s/o John FAIRBAIRN & Jessie DOUGLAS, reg, Melrose ROX, rechecked Jul 2023.
1881 Census transcripts, UK, via Family Search/LDS CDs, Channelkirk, BEW; FHL Film 0224029 GRO Ref Volume 729 EnumDist 2 Page 11. hsehold of Adam & Mary COCKBURN.
Scottish BMDB entries (from 1855), http://www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk/index.php, Marr. 4 Jun 1880 John s/o John FAIRBAIRN & Jessie DOUGLAS; Christina d/o Adam COCKBURN & Mary MURRAY, Maltbarns, Channelkirk, BEW, 729 #3, copy d/loaded Aug 2013.
Susan A McLEOD (30189), "EM FAIRBAIRN/COCKBURN ex Susan McL," e-mail to (1), Marr. cert 1880 John FAIRBAIRN to Christina COCKBURN, rcvd Apr 2002.
Scottish BMDB entries (from 1855), http://www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk/index.php, Dth 14 Dec 1922 John s/o John FAIRBAIRN & Jessie DOUGLAS, h/o Christina COCKBURN, reg. Galashiels, SEL 775 pg 58 #174, copy d/loaded Apr 2009.
Liz Hardie (37610), "EM FAIRBAIRN/COCKBURN ex Liz H," e-mail to Lorna Henderson, Rcvd Feb 2004 (extracted from her Hardies Web site http://www.users.bigpond.net.au/hardiehistory/FamilyHistory/…)).
1861 Census transcripts, Scotland, via Ancestry.com, Abbotsford, Melrose, ROX, Reg. 799/1 ED 3 Sched 9, hsehold of John & Jessy FAIRBAIRN, rechecked Jun 2013.
Susan A McLEOD (30189), "EM FAIRBAIRN/COCKBURN ex Susan McL," e-mail to (1), May 2002 ex 1861 ROX census.
Census image, SCT, 1871 Census: Melrose, ROX Dist 799 - 3 Page 16 Schedule #96, hsehold of John & Jane FAIRBAIRN, copy d/loaded May 2005.
Susan A McLEOD (30189), "EM FAIRBAIRN/COCKBURN ex Susan McL," e-mail to (1), Apr 2002 ex mar. cert John (James) F. to Christina COCKBURN.
1891 Census transcripts, Scotland, via Ancestry.com, Faldonside, Melrose, ROX Reg 799 ED 4 Pg 10 Sched 38, hsehold of John & Christina FAIRBAIRN, extracted Dec 2007.
GenCircles online at http://www.gencircles.com/, Extracted from database of Liz HARDIE (e-mail address) Feb 2004.
1901 Census transcripts, Scotland, via http://Ancestry.com, Galashiels, SEL Reg 775 ED 14 Pg 26 Sched 140 hsehold of John & Christina FAIRBAIRN, extracted Dec 2007.
Scottish BMDB entries (from 1855), http://www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk/index.php, 1901 Census FAIRBAIRN ROX Index Dist 775/14 page #26 searched Mar 2002.
GenCircles online at http://www.gencircles.com/, Place details extracted from database of Liz HARDIE (e-mail address) Feb 2004.

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John Fairbairn¹