William Stevenson Fairlie (1819 - 1885)

Born 17 Jun 1819 in Gorbals, Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland, United Kingdom

Ancestors

Husband of Jane Swanson Kirkwood — married 16 Nov 1851 in Barony, Lanarkshire, Scotland, United Kingdom

Descendants

Died 6 Dec 1885 at age 66 in Kelvin, Lanarkshire, Scotland, United Kingdom

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Biography

William Stevenson Fairlie was born in 1819 in Glasgow^[1], the second child of Thomas Fairlie and Margaret Thyne.

In 1851, William married Jane Swanson Kirkwood ^[2] in Glasgow. William and Jane had eight children together and lived in the Anderston area of Glasgow ^[3].

William was involved in a number of businesses relating to the manufacture of cotton goods:

• 1861 census - Dyewood chopper & grinder (master) employing 7 men^[4].
• 1871 - Cotton waste mercht^[5].
• 1881 - Cotton waste mercht and mill finisher^[6].

William was in business for a time with Alex Moore, shown in the 1850 - 51 Post Office directory for Glasgow^[7]:

• DOIG & Co., power-loom manufacturers, Rothesay. Orders and letters left with Fairlie and Moore, 49 Miller street.
• Fairlie & Moore, drysalters, commission merchants, and agents for the National Fire and Life Insurance Co. of Scotland, 49 Miller street.

After this, he was involved with Downie & McClure. William was also an Agent for the Scottish National Insurance Company^[8]. By 1871, he had gone into business with his brother, Alexander, under the name A & W Fairlie, Mill Furnishers and Cotton Work Merchants. The 1870 - 71 PO Directory shows^[9]:

• FAIRLIE, Alex. & William, cotton waste merchants and mill furnishers.

William died in Glasgow in 1885^[10].

Sources

1. ↑ Baptism: "Scotland, Parish Births & Baptisms 1564-1929"
   FindMyPast Transcription (accessed 7 February 2024)
   William Stevenson Fairlie baptism on 11 Jul 1819 (born 1819), son of Thomas Fairlie & Margaret Thynne, in Gorbals, Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland.
2. ↑ Marriage: "Church of Scotland: Old Parish Registers - Banns and Marriages"
   National Records of Scotland, Parish Number: 622; Ref: 200/429; Frame: 5666
   ScotlandsPeople (accessed 7 February 2024)
   William Stevens Fairlie marriage to Jane Swanson on or after 16 Nov 1851 in Barony, Lanarkshire, Scotland.
3. ↑ 1861 Census: "1861 England, Wales & Scotland Census"
   Reference: -; Piece number: -; Folio: -; Page: -; Schedule: 50
   FindMyPast Transcription (accessed 7 February 2024)
   William S Fairley (41), married, Dyewood chopper & grinder (master) employing 7 men, head of household at 7Th House Chesham Place, Kent Road, Barony in Anderston registration district in Lanarkshire, Scotland.
4. ↑ 1861 Census: "1861 England, Wales & Scotland Census"
   Reference: -; Piece number: -; Folio: -; Page: -; Schedule: 50
   FindMyPast Transcription (accessed 7 February 2024)
   William S Fairley (41), married, Dyewood chopper & grinder (master) employing 7 men, head of household at 7Th House Chesham Place, Kent Road, Barony in Anderston registration district in Lanarkshire, Scotland.
5. ↑ 1871 Census: "1871 England, Wales & Scotland Census"
   Series: -; Piece number: -; Folio: -; Page: -; Schedule: 31
   FindMyPast Transcription (accessed 7 February 2024)
   William S Fairlie (51), married, Cotton waste mercht, head of household in Royal Crescent, 24, Barony in Anderston registration district in Lanarkshire, Scotland.
6. ↑ 1881 Census: "1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census"
   Reference: -; Piece number: -; Folio: -; Page: -; Schedule: 28
   FindMyPast Transcription (accessed 7 February 2024)
   William S Fairlie (61), married, Cotton waste mercht and mill finisher, head of household in Royal Crescent, 24, Barony in Kelvin registration district in Lanarkshire, Scotland. Born in Scotland.
7. ↑ Book: The Post- Office annual directory
   Great Britain, Post Office; 1850; page: (106, 116 of 752)
   Internet Archive (accessed 7 February 2024)
8. ↑ Book: The Post-Office annual Glasgow directory
   Glasgow : printed by J. Graham for the letter-carriers of the Post-Office; 1828; page: 264
   Internet Archive (accessed 7 February 2024)
9. ↑ Book: The Post-Office annual Glasgow directory
   Glasgow : printed by J. Graham for the letter-carriers of the Post-Office; 1828; page: (158 of 984)
   Internet Archive (accessed 7 February 2024)
10. ↑ Death Registration: "Statutory Register of Deaths"
    National Records of Scotland, Ref: 644/9/1169
    ScotlandsPeople (accessed 7 February 2024)
    William Stevens Fairlie death registered 1885 in Kelvin (age 66, mother's maiden name Thyne).