John Fairbairn1

ID#15753, (circa May 1797 - )
John Fairbairn|b. cir. May 1797|p15753.htm|Archibald Fairbairn|b. say 1760\nd. bet 1800 - 1841|p11318.htm|Alison Crosser|b. say 1765\nd. bet 1800 - 1841|p11319.htm|Archibald? Fairbairn|b. say 1735|||||Male ?. Croser|b. say 1740|||||
FatherArchibald Fairbairn1,2 b. say 1760, d. bet 1800 - 1841
MotherAlison Crosser1,2 b. say 1765, d. bet 1800 - 1841
ChartsFAIRBAIRN
The top part of the Fairbairn tree
Ancestors & siblings of Les Henderson
Relationship4th great-uncle of Lorna Henderson.
     
     John Fairbairn was born cir. May 1797 at Grahamslaw, Par. of Eckford, ROX, SCT.2 He was baptized on 14 May 1797 at the Gateshaw Assoc. Session, Morebattle, ROX, SCT; the entry showing that Archibald and Alison were at Grahamslaw, in the Parish of Eckford at the time.1,2
     
     John Fairbairn is a potential duplicate of John Fairbairn; one John, s/o Arch & Alison chr 1797, in SCT, the other John father of the John who married Sarah Daughterty, Prescott Co, ONT in 1862, but he's at the outer limits of guessed age range and census info for this latter John has his parents as variously foreign born, or born in Canada East. This theory has been revived since I've recently (Jun 2008) found that one of John's brothers emigrated to Ontario about 1833, moving to Wisconsin in 1848, and the children of another mostly also emigrated to the States between 1841 and 1851, but I have to admit it's most likely another of my longshots - an attempt to explain the "cousins" marrying down John & Sarah's line to those of David and Jane (Williamson) Fairbairn's line.3
Last Edited10 Jul 2008

Citations

  1. Ann COSSAR, "EM FAIRBAIRN/CROS(I)ER ex Ann C," e-mail to L McIntosh (1), Bap. 14 May 1797 John FAIRBAIRN, ex OPR index, rcvd Mar 1996.
  2. Morebattle, ROX: Gateshaw Associate Session & Free Church Records: Item 4 (Gateshaw 1775-1907) & 8 (Free Church 1847-52), Bap. (at Morebattle) 14 May 1797 John s/o Archibald FAIRBAIRN & Alison CROSER, of Grahamslaw, Par. of Eckford, extracted Jul 2008.
  3. "Lorna's Family History Musings", Jul 2008.

E. & O. E. Some/most parish records are rather hard to read and names, places hard to interpret, particularly if you are unfamiliar with an area.
 
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