Archibald Fairbairn1,2

ID#18457, (circa July 1758 - between 1806 and 1841)
Archibald Fairbairn|b. cir. Jul 1758\nd. bet 1806 - 1841|p18457.htm|Robert Fairbairn|b. cir. Jan 1729\nd. aft. 1771|p52707.htm|Agnes Landreth|b. say 1730||John Fairbairn|b. say 1705\nd. bet 1741 - 1805|p52709.htm|Bessie Flint|b. say 1705\nd. aft. 1741||||||||
FatherRobert Fairbairn3 b. cir. Jan 1729, d. aft. 1771
MotherAgnes Landreth4 b. say 1730
ChartsThe other Archibald FAIRBAIRN
The top part of the Fairbairn tree
Relationship1st cousin 6 times removed of Lorna Henderson.
     
     Archibald Fairbairn was born cir. Jul 1758 in the Par. of St Boswells, ROX, SCT.5,6 He was baptized on 11 Aug 1758 in the Par. of St Boswells, ROX, SCT; "Agst 11 Robt Fairbairn had a son B(aptized?) n(amed) Archbald."6,5
     Archibald Fairbairn married Mary Grierson cir. 25 Jul 1784 in the Par. of Bowden, ROX, SCT, Sessions 25 July 1784: Archd F. & Mary G. who are said to be married in an irregular way a short time ago, and they themselves declaring the truth of it, were rebuked for taking such a step & exhorted to live for the future in a christian way as man & wife.1
     Archibald Fairbairn died bet 1806 - 1841 ?Moorhead, Par. of Southdean, ROX, SCT.7,8,9
     
     Check out the neverending story for the tale of an 11 year research journey with, I think, a wonderful conclusion (not that I knew I was undertaking this particular journey all that time.).10,11,12,13


     In 1785 Archibald and Mary were living at Clarrilaw, Par. of Bowden, ROX, SCT, when their dtr Mary was baptized14 and by 1787 they were at Midlem Eastfield, Par. of Bowden, ROX, SCT, when dtr Agnes baptized.15 By 1789 they were living at Whinfield, Par. of St Boswells, ROX, SCT, where the next child, Isabel, was born16 and bet 1791 - 1793 they were at Thornylaw, Par. of St Boswells, ROX, SCT, where both Robert and Margaret were born.17,18 In 1804 Archibald and Mary were living at Macksidemoore, Par. of Southdean, ROX, SCT, (baptism of son George)19 and in 1806 they were at Moorhead, Par. of Southdean, ROX, SCT, when the last known child, Cecilia was born, Archibald shown as a hind.9 Archibald Fairbairn was shown as a ploughman, dec'd, on son George's Selkirk death cert. in Nov 1870.7
     John Fairbairn is likely to be the family patriarch for the families of Archibald? Fairbairn, Robert Fairbairn, Archibald Fairbairn, Archibald Fairbairn, William Fairbairn, David Fairbairn and William Fairbairn.
The Archibald with the ? after his name has to have existed, as the Fairbairn Surname DNA project provided a DNA match between a descendant of Archibald Fairbairn and Alison Crosser, likely first son Archibald born Whitsome, Berwickshire, and a descendant of Archibald Fairbairn and Mary Grierson/Giessen's, son George, baptised Bowden, Roxburghshire. These two families are contemporaries in time and fairly close by place.
I assigned the name Archibald? as father of the Archibald who married Alison Crosser from my assumption that the 1783 baptism of an Archibald to an Archibald, hynd of Whitsome Vaults, is their likely eldest child.
Prompted by this unexpected success I researched the other Archibald and have now convinced myself that his father was Robert, and grandfather John (marr. Bessie fflint), this all being from both naming patterns of the children, and the baptisms being in the right area and timeframe as there are no convenient wills left around for us to find. The extended family also end up in all the right places (Smailholm and Kelso). There's even an Archibald as a witness to one of the baptisms, and a Thomas Anderson.

Statistics on the Family Tree DNA site show that at a 36 out of 37 marker match ( exact matches at the 12 and 25 tests) there is a 90% probability that the common ancestor was no more than 8 generations ago, and 95% that it was no more than 10.
My calcs are that a grandfather to the two known to exist Archibalds would cover 8 generations in total, so this seemed good enough reason to join the families up in this way, it may however be a generation, or two, further back.

An additional line joined this extended Fairbairn family with an unexpected match between these Archibalds and a descendant of William Fairbairn and Jean Wanless, who had emigrated to Quebec. This 67/67 match between a descendant of the Archibald who married Mary Grierson, and a descendant of William Fairbairn and Jean Wanless. and the 64/67 match between the Crosser line and these two lines has led me to join up the families as per the linked charts.
You can read about this research journey on my Fairbairns page.20,3,21,22

Family

Mary Grierson (excluded)
Children
  • Mary Fairbairn14 (excluded)
  • Agnes Fairbairn15,23 (excluded)
  • Isabel Fairbairn16 (excluded)
  • Robert Fairbairn18,24 (excluded)
  • Margaret Fairbairn17 (excluded)
  • George Fairbairn25,7,19 (excluded)
  • Cecily Fairbairn9 (excluded)
Last Edited15 Oct 2008

Citations

  1. Cash book and Kirk Sessions Baptisms: Bowden, ROX, SCT, Kirk Sessions, Film 1067932.
  2. FAIRBAIRN, International Genealogical Index (IGI).
  3. FamilyTree DNA, "FamilyTree DNA", FAIRBAIRN Surname DNA Project, 36/37 marker match between descendants of two contemporary (time and place) Archibald FAIRBAIRNs, Dec 2007.
  4. BDM/CEN: Scots Origins, online at http://www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk/index.php, Marr. 1757 Robert FAIRBAIRN & Agnes LANDRETH (both of St Boswells), ROX, copy d/loaded Dec 2007.
  5. BDM/CEN: Scots Origins, online at http://www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk/index.php, Birth?/bap? 11 Aug 1758 Archibald s/o Robert FAIRBAIRN, Par. of St Boswells, ROX, copy d/loaded Dec 2007.
  6. Online search: assorted surnames, International Genealogical Index (IGI), Bap. 11 Aug 1758 Archbald, s/o Robert FAIRBAIRN, batch C118042, St Boswells, ROX, extracted Dec 2007.
  7. GRO, SCT, BDM searches at GRO SCT: Dth 1870 George FAIRBAIRN, transcr. by Robert McC, rcvd Jun 2005.
  8. BDM/CEN: Scots Origins, online at http://www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk/index.php, 1851 Census Melrose, ROX Dist 799 ED 1 Pg 21 Sched 81, hsehold of Mary FAIRBAIRN, copy d/loaded Dec 2007.
  9. BDM/CEN: Scots Origins, online at http://www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk/index.php, Birth 31 Aug, bap. 26 Sep 1806 Cecy d/o Archibald FAIRBAIRN, Moorhead, Par. of Southdean, ROX, copy d/loaded Dec 2007.
  10. "Lorna's Family History Musings", Apr 2008.
  11. Sanna Gaffney (22855), "EM FAIRBAIRN: Borders ex Sanna G," e-mail to L McIntosh & GenForum FAIRBAIRN, Marr. William FAIRBAIRN & Aylsie ELLIOTT, from Reby Dodds, "Who's Which?", rcvd c 2000?
  12. G Roy FAIRBAIRN, "Corres. FAIRBAIRN/WANLESS, Quebec ex G Roy F.," e-mail to Lorna Henderson, 1983 visit Roy had had with Reby, taken from email to Sanna G from Roy, Jan 2003, copy rcvd Jan 2003, extracted Apr 2008, "I also visited Reby on 13 may 1983 at the retirement home in Perth, Ontario. It was a pleasant visit and I found her very warm and at the same time, really mentally active. Evidently she and her mother researched the book and brought it to publication."
  13. GenForum, online at http://www.genforum.genealogy.com/my/, Thomas & Elspeth (Redpath) FAIRBAIRN, Rideau Canal, posted Aug 2001 by Karen GRANT, extracted Jan 2003.
  14. BDM/CEN: Scots Origins, online at http://www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk/index.php, Birth 1 Aug, bap. 30 Oct 1785 Mary d/o Archibald FAIRBAIRN & Mary GRIERSON, Clarrilaw, Par. of Bowden, ROX, copy d/loaded Dec 2007.
  15. BDM/CEN: Scots Origins, online at http://www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk/index.php, Birth 15 Jul, bap. 23 Jul 1787 Agnes d/o Archibald FAIRBAIRN & Mary GRIERSON, Midlem Eastfield, Par. of Bowden, ROX, copy d/loaded Dec 2007.
  16. BDM/CEN: Scots Origins, online at http://www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk/index.php, Birth 17 Mar, bap. 5 Jul 1789 Isabel d/o Archibald FAIRBAIRN, Whinfield, Par. of St Boswells, ROX, copy d/loaded Dec 2007.
  17. BDM/CEN: Scots Origins, online at http://www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk/index.php, Birth 20 May, Bap. 10 Jun 1793 Margaret d/o Archibald FAIRBAIRN & Mary GRIERSON, Par. of St Boswells, ROX, copy d/loaded Dec 2007.
  18. BDM/CEN: Scots Origins, online at http://www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk/index.php, Birth 5 Jun, bap. 28 Aug 1791 Robert, s/o Archibald FAIRBAIRN & Mary GRIERSON, Thornylaw, Par. of St Boswells, ROX, copy d/loaded Dec 2007.
  19. BDM/CEN: Scots Origins, online at http://www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk/index.php, Birth 12 Jul, bap. 26 Aug 1804 George s/o Archibald FAIRBAIRN, Macksidemoore, Par. of Southdean, ROX, copy d/loaded Dec 2007.
  20. "Lorna's Family History Musings", Dec 2007.
  21. FamilyTree DNA, "FamilyTree DNA", FAIRBAIRN Surname DNA Project, 37/37 marker match between descendants of Archibald FAIRBAIRN & Mary GRIERSON, and of William FAIRBAIRN & Jean WANLESS, Mar 2008.
  22. EKA FAIRBAIRN Surname DNA Project Results (see http://worldfamilies.net/surnames/f/fairbairn/results.html), 67 marker results for the three matching participants, rcvd Apr 2008.
  23. BDM/CEN: Scots Origins, online at http://www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk/index.php, Dth 3 May 1863 Agnes RIDDELL, Melrose, ROX, Dist 799/1 Pg 8 Sched 24, copy d/loaded May 2008.
  24. BDM/CEN: Scots Origins, online at http://www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk/index.php, Dth 1880 Robert FAIRBAIRN, reg. Dist of Wilton, ROX, Dist 810 pg 16 #46, copy d/loaded Dec 2007.
  25. FAIRBAIRN, International Genealogical Index (IGI), patron submission?

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