Robert Fairbairn1,2,3,4

(circa January 1729 - after 1771)
FatherJohn Fairbairn (m. Bessie fflint)5 (bef. 1705 - bet. 1741 - 1805)
MotherBessie Flint5 (bet. 1700 - 1710 - aft. 1741)
Relationship6th great-uncle of Lorna Henderson

BMDB data

     Robert Fairbairn was born cir. Jan 1729 Drygrange, Par. of Melrose, ROX, SCT.2,4,5 He was baptized on 5 Jan 1729 Par. of Melrose, ROX, SCT; Robert s: to John ffairbairn & Bessie fflint in Drygrange Milne Bapt: Wit: Tho: Anderson & Robt Pringle.5
     Robert Fairbairn married Agnes Landreth on 6 Jan 1757 Par. of St Boswells, ROX, SCT, The 9th day Robert Fairbairn and Agnes Landreth both in this parish gave up their names in order to marriage and gave in Bond and Caut.. with twelve shillings Scotts money to the poor box in .. of their .. were married by .. banns upon January 6 day 1757 years.6
     Robert Fairbairn died aft. 1771 ?Kelso, ROX, SCT.7
     John Fairbairn (m. Bessie fflint) is likely to be the family patriarch for the families of Archibald? Fairbairn, Archibald Fairbairn, William Fairbairn, Isabel Fairbairn and Robert Fairbairn.
Archibald? born about 1735 is a placeholder parent providing the link back to John Fairbairn and Bessie Flint. He has to have existed given y-, and autosomal, DNA matches between his assumed descendants :
- Archibald, married Crosser
- William supposedly married Aylcy/Alice Elliot
and as of Dec 2023
- Isabel, married James Oliver.
and those of the Robert (married Landreth), son of John and Bessie.

We have BigY exact matches between two descendant lines down from both Archibald m. Crosser and William m? Elliott, and a y67 exact match, to a descendant of Robert.

The Fairbairn project would love to hear from a direct male line descendant of Robert to add to this yDNA knowledge, we have at least a y37 entry level test with your name on it for you!
Please see the Fairbairn Surname DNA project for contact details)

Until now (Dec 2023), William, supposedly married to Aylsie Elliot, had been placed as a sibling of Robert and thus son of John & Bessie (Flint) although there was always a niggle about how strong the autosomal matches were between descendants of Archibald m. Crosser and those of William m. Wanless, along with those to descendants of his brother John m. Williamson compared with the few to descendants of Robert. William has now been demoted to Robert’s nephew rather than brother.

Isabell is currently assigned as a sister. This being the result of my reviewing newly in autosomal matches which brought to light matches to an Isabel Fairbairn born in the 1760s “of Smailholm” when she married James Oliver in Ford, Northumberland where they subsequently lived at Fenwick / Kyloe.

You can read about some of the overall Fairbairn research journey on my personal Fairbairns page.8,2,9,10

Parents of Robert m. Agnes LANDRETH re-examined
With a first child named Archibald, possibly they are Archibald FAIRBAIRN and Isobel BOONY, whose Robert was baptized at Smailholm Sep 1728.
Or the previously identified John & Bessie FLINT in Melrose.
Unfortunately we don't know anything much about the descendants of Archibald marr. BOONY.
Our DNA matches could come from either!11

All the other info

     Robert Fairbairn and Robert Fairbairn Melrose, ROX, SCT, say 1775 were possibly related, one married to Agnes Landreth 1757, the other marr. Margaret Elliot and of an age to be a child of Robert and Agnes, particularly as naming pattern of children fits.12

External links

     Click here to see Robert's page on WikiTree, a (free) collaborative on-line tree.13

Family

Agnes Landreth (say 1730 - )
Children
ChartsJohn & Bessie (FFLINT) FAIRBAIRN
Last Edited17 Dec 2023

Citations

  1. Name originally assumed from eldest known son, then I found Archibald's baptism.
  2. FamilyTree DNA, "FamilyTree DNA", FAIRBAIRN Surname DNA Project, 36/37 marker match between descendants of two contemporary (time and place) Archibald FAIRBAIRNs, Dec 2007.
  3. Scottish BMDB entries (to 1854), 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.
  4. Scottish BMDB entries (to 1854), 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.
  5. Scottish BMDB entries (to 1854), http://www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk/index.php, Bap. 5 Jany 1729 Robert to John FFAIRBAIRN & Bessie FFLINT, Par. of Melrose, ROX, copy d/loaded Dec 2007.
  6. Scottish BMDB entries (to 1854), http://www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk/index.php, Marr. 1757 Robert FAIRBAIRN & Agnes LANDRETH (both of St Boswells), ROX, copy d/loaded Dec 2007.
  7. Scottish BMDB entries (to 1854), http://www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk/index.php, Birth 3 Feb Bap 17 Feb 1771 Mary to Robert FAIRBAIRN & Agnes LAUNDRESS, Kelso, ROX Dist 793, copy d/loaded Mar 2008.
  8. Lorna Henderson, "FAIRBAIRN Analysis", Dec 2007, updated Jan 2015 & Dec 2023.
  9. 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.
  10. FAIRBAIRN Surname DNA Project online at https://www.familytreedna.com/public/fairbairn, 67 marker results for the three matching participants, rcvd Apr 2008.
  11. Lorna Henderson, "FAIRBAIRN Analysis", Apr 2016.
  12. Lorna Henderson, "FAIRBAIRN Analysis", May 2008.
  13. WikiTree online at http://WikiTree.com/, Oct 2011.

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.