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William Merdic Fairbairn (1858 - 1939)

William Merdic Fairbairn
Born in Ontario, Canadamap
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Son of and
Brother of , , , , , , , , , , , and
Husband of — married 23 Nov 1887 in Richmond, Lennox Cty, Ontario, Canadamap
Husband of — married 9 Aug 1918 (to 1939) in Medicine Hat, Alberta, Canadamap
Descendants descendants
Father of , , , and
Died at age 81 in Sexsmith, Alberta, Canadamap
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Biography

William Merdic Fairbairn [1]

Born 13 June 1858 Ontario, Canada[2] or 13 JUN 1859[3] or abt 1860 Ontario, Canada[4]

Died aft 1904 ?Richmond, Lennox Co, Ontario, Canada or 10 JUL 1938 Alberta, Canada[5]

Married 23 NOV 1887 Richmond, Lennox Cty, Ontario, Canada

cert. shows William M as 28 farmer, Methodist, born/resid Richmond, parents not shown, Minnie 19, born/resid Richmond Methodist, d/o Thomas ANDERSON and Cephas Martin; Wit; Louisa FAIRBURN, Richmond. Marr. by license[6][7]

Parents Married 1844 Richmond?, Lennox & Addington Co, Ontario, Canada[8][9][10]

Census

1861 Richmond, Lennox & Addington Co, Ontario, Canada

FAIRBURN (frame hse, 1 storey, 1 family): Wm 38 ?timber? b Scotland; Catherine 26 b Ireland, both married. Assumed children (all b UC - Upper Canada): E A (fem) 14, Arch 12, (then on previous page) D E (fem) 9, Mary C 6, Robt J 4, Wm 2 all residents, members of family.[11]

1871 Richmond, Lennox Co, Ontario, Canada

FAIRBURN: William , 50 b Scotland, farmer; Catharine 41 b IRE marr; Children: Archibald 22, Deborah 18, Mary C 15, Robert J 14, William 12, Eliza J 10, Elizabeth E 8, Margaret 6, Louisa 4, Ida 2; Also Emily A HICK, marr. 24. b ONT; All Wesleyan Meth, Scotch[12]

1881 Richmond, Lennox, Ontario, Canada

William FAIRBAIRN, 60, b Scotland, farmer, Presby., Catherine, 51, Irish, b Ireland, Methodist. Assumed children (all b ONT, all Methodist): Emily A, 35; William, 21, farmer; Eliza, 20, teacher; Elizabeth, 18; Margarit (sic), 16; Louisa, 13, school; Ida, 11, school; Wellington, 8, school.[13]

1901 Richmond, Lennox Co, Ontario, Canada

FAIRBURN: William 42 b 13 Jun 1858 ONT; wife Minnie 32 b 27 May 1868; Chidlren: Carrie 12 b 14 Feb 1889; William C 10 b 5 Mar 1891; Ethel M 6 b 11 Dec 1894; William T 4 b 7 Feb 1897; all b ONT, Scotch, Meth. (next door to William's parents and very close to William FRENCH and Minto GRIEVE)[14]

1916 Canton 10 Range 11 Meridian W4, Bow Island, Lethbridge, Alberta, Canada

FAIRBAIRN: William 57 widowed b. ONT, Methodist, farmer; prior hsehold his brother Robert & wife Alberta [15]

William M Fairbairn was born in 1859 in Ontario, Canada. He had one son from one relationship. He died in 1939 in Sexsmith, Alberta, Canada, at the age of 80.

Sources

  1. ↑ Source: #S5 Birth 4 Dec 1904 Nora M Irene d/o William Merdic FAIRBAIRN & Mary ANDERSON, reg. 20th Sep 1937 by Mary FAIRBAIRN, mother, extracted Aug 2008
  2. ↑ Source: #S5 Marr. 23 Nov 1887 William M FAIRBURN & Minnie ANDERSON, Lennox & Addington Dist ONT, FHL film MS932_57, from Ontario, Canada Marriages, 1857-1924, extracted Mar 2008
  3. ↑ Source: #S2285 Ethel M HELM d/o William Murdock FAIRBAIRN, posted Mar 2008 by Pamela Susdorf CLEVENGER, extracted Aug 2008
  4. ↑ Source: #S1961 1881 Canadian Census via LDS (http://www.familysearch.org/Eng/Search/frameset_search.asp?PennsylvaniaGE=census/search_census.asp) searched Feb 2003 Family History Library Film 1375872 NA Film Number C-13236 District 117 Sub-district H Division 2 Page Number 28 Household Number 138
  5. ↑ Source: #S2285 Ethel M HELM d/o William Murdock FAIRBAIRN, posted Mar 2008 by Pamela Susdorf CLEVENGER, extracted Aug 2008
  6. ↑ Source: #S809 Page: 1901 Richmond, Lennox Cty, ONT Dist 84 Sub Dist H-4 Pg 2 hsehold of William & Minnie FAIRBURN, extracted Mar 2008
  7. ↑ Source: #S5 Marr. 23 Nov 1887 William M FAIRBURN & Minnie ANDERSON, Lennox & Addington Dist ONT, FHL film MS932_57, from Ontario, Canada Marriages, 1857-1924, extracted Mar 2008
  8. ↑ Source: #S1739 Dth cert 1948 Archibald G FAIRBAIRN, trans. from Gordon S rcvd Mar 2003 (reg #1948-09-009524 film B13198 (GSU # 2032482))
  9. ↑ Source: #S1961 1881 Canadian Census via LDS site ( Family History Library Film 1375872 NA Film Number C-13236 District 117 Sub-district H Division 2 Page Number 28 Household Number 138) Mar 2003
  10. ↑ Source: #S1961 Obit 1912 Wm FAIRBAIRN, from http://www.sfredheritage.on.ca/deathsobitsEF.html, extracted Jul 2008
  11. ↑ Source: #S809 1861 Richmond, Lennox and Addington, Ontario; Roll: C-1047-1048, hsehold of Wm & Catherine FAIRBURN (Pg 52 ctd on pg 51 !), extracted Aug 2009
  12. ↑ Source: #S809 1871 Richmond, Lennox, Ontario; Roll: C-9995; Family No: 200, hsehold of William & Catherine FAIRBURN, extracted Jul 2009
  13. ↑ Source: #S1961 Page: 1881 Canadian Census via LDS site ( Family History Library Film 1375872 NA Film Number C-13236 District 117 Sub-district H Division 2 Page Number 28 Household Number 138) Mar 2003
  14. ↑ Source: #S809 1901 Richmond, Lennox Cty, ONT Dist 84 Sub Dist H-4 Pg 2 hsehold of William & Minnie FAIRBURN, extracted Mar 2008
  15. ↑ 1916 census: Alberta, Lethbridge, 27; Roll: T-21952; Page: 12; Family No: 129 hsehold of William FAIRBAIRN, image available Ancestry.com
  • Source: S1739 British Columbia Archives, Certified copies: www.bcarchives.gov.bc.ca
  • Source: S1961 www FAIRBAIRN searches and miscellaneous correspondence Author: LornaHen
  • Source: S2285: GenForum: http://www.genforum.genealogy.com/my/
  • Source: S5 Ancestry.com
  • Source: S809 Census images for Canada, via Ancestry.com
  • WikiTree profile Fairbairn-192 created by L Henderson through the import of FAIRBAIRNRobertSCOTTKate4WikiTreePlaceUpdated.ged on Mar 25, 2013.
Reference: 33185
  • Marriage Announcement Arnprior Watchman page 4 Aug 30, 1918




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Henderson-2297 Lorna Henderson
Fairbairn-1377 and Fairbairn-192 appear to represent the same person because: If Bow Island is significant, does this look like a match to "my" William on a 2nd marriage?
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