Archibald Fairbairn

     
     Archibald Fairbairn was born in 1822 at Jedburgh, ROX, SCT, (1841 says not SEL, 1860 says SEL, family say Jedburgh, not obvious on the IGI or the OPRs, but as the family appear to have moved to Selkirk after being in Jedburgh, I'll assume Jedburgh is the more accurate place).^1,2,3
     Archibald Fairbairn married Catharine Kemps in 1845 at Bridgeport, Fairfield Co, CT, USA.^4,5,6
     Archibald Fairbairn died aft. 1860 in Cuba.^2,4
     Archibald Fairchild is remembered by Grandma Viele "came to America before 1852, settled in Georgia and was an engineer on the railroad. He left Georgia and went to Cuba to keep from being drafted into the Confederate Army. He was murdered in Cuba. Supposedly for his fine jewelry long catch chain of gold and valuable jewelry worn in those days."⁷
     Archibald Fairbairn appeared on the census of 1841 at Sloethorn Bank, Selkirk Burgh, SEL, SCT, in the household of James Fairbairn and is assumed to be a son.^1,8
     Archibald Fairbairn immigrated bet 1841 - 1845 to CT, USA.^7,5
     Archibald Fairchild appeared on the census of 2 Oct 1850 at Dist 13, Chatham Co, GA, USA, with Catharine Fairchild, enumerated as FAIRCHILD: Archibald 28 engineer b SCT ; James L 4, Mary C 3 both b Conn Catharine 24 b Ireland (why positioned after the children? I'm still assuming she's the wife) All were enumerated in same schedule as James Camps, engineer b Ireland and Mary I 19 b Conn and dtr, who are probably some relation of Catharine's.⁵ Archibald Fairbairn was an engineer on the railroad aft. 1852 in GA, USA.⁷ "Grandma Viele" adds that after John arrived in Boston he went down to Georgia where his older brother Archibald was and got on the railroad, Archibald being an engineer. "My father was a fireman. Father saw slavery with all its horrors and expressed his sentiments so strongly, he was forced to leave the country by night. He went north to Aunt Ellen's in Iowa (marr. Robert Safley) and at Aunt Janet's until the Civil War was well near over."⁹
     Archibald Fairchild appeared on the census of 18 Jun 1860 in the Savannah Dist, Chatham Co, GA, USA, with Catharine Fairchild, enumerated as FAIRCHILD: Archibald 38 engineer b Selkirk, SCT; Catharine 35 b Londonderry, Ireland; James 14 3/12, Mary 12 6/12 both b Tramble Co, Conn; Also Martha Gaston, 47 (black) domestic, blind, b Chatham Co, Geo.⁴