James was born on 15 March 1797 in Fala and Soutra, Midlothian, Scotland. He was the son of James Fairbairn and Maitland Bird.
The entry reads: "The which day James Fairbairn and Maitland Bird his spouse had a son born and baptized names James" (why, oh why, did all the previous entries on the page show occupations or residences and not this one?Henderson-2297)[1]
Sources
↑Birth: Scottish Birth, Marriage, Death entries (pre 1855), Scotlands People Birth/Bap. 15 Mar 1797 James s/o James FAIRBAIRN & Maitland BIRD, Fala, Par. of Fala & Soutra, MLN 686/00 0010 0124
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