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Birth
Birth:
Date: ABT 1848
Place: Melrose, , Roxburghshire, Scotland
Note: death implies 1849, igi 94 addenda says birth date = chr date from OPR index. 1881 cens. confirms place and implies 1848[1][2]
Death
Death:
Date: 23 SEP 1906
Place: Galashiels, , Roxburghshire, Scotland
Note: cert. shows Archibald as 57, joiner, married to Annie ANDERSON, died 4:30am of cerebral haemorrhage, s/o John FAIRBAIRN joiner and Jessie m.s. DOUGLAS, both dec'd, inf son Alexander, present, reg. Galashiels Sep 24th[3][4]
Reference
Reference: 13918
Reference: ANDERSON, An
Data Changed
Data Changed:
Date: 13 JUN 2012
Prior to import, this record was last changed 13 JUN 2012 .
Note: Arch, 33 joiner, b Melrose, wife Annie 30 b Wilton. Dtr Elizabeth b Jedburgh, son John b Dunse[8]
Census:
Date: 1891
Place: Galashiels, , Selkirkshire, Scotland
Note: FAIRBAIRN: Archibald 43 joiner b Melrose, ROX wife Anne 40 b Hawick, ROX; Children: Elizabeth E 15 mill worker jobber b Jedburgh ROX; John G 12 scholar b Dunse, BEW; Alexander M 4 b Gala (sic) SEL[9]
Census:
Date: 1901
Place: Galashiels, , Selkirkshire, Scotland
Note: Archibald, 53, joiner, worker, b Melrose Roxburghshire, wife Annie, 50, b Hawick, ROX. Dtr Lizzie, 25, b Jedburgh, confectioner, own account; Alexander 13, scholar, b Galashiels, SEL.[10]
Note: John, 34, journeyman cabinetmaker, b St Boswells, wife Jessie, 29, b Lauder, BEW. Sons: Archibald 5(sic) and George 7 (sic) both b Melrose.[14]
Census:
Date: 1861
Place: Abbotsford, , Roxburghshire, Scotland
Note: By 1861 a "further four children were included". Assumed to be Joan, John (James), John and Walter.
John, 43, carpenter, head, b Melrose, Jessie, 37, wife, b Lauder. Children: Archibald, 13; George, 11; Joan, 9; James, 7; John, 4; all scholars b Melrose, Walter, 2, b Melrose.[15]
Census:
Date: 1871
Place: Melrose, , Roxburghshire, Scotland
Note: FAIRBAIRN: John 54 head, joiner b St Boswells, ROX; wife Jane 47 b Lauder, BEW; Children (all b Melrose ROX): Archibald 23 joiner; Geroge 21 joiner; John 14 scholar; Walter 12 scholar; Margaret 9 scholar (Janet assumed to be on next page)[16]
Sources
Source: S210 Title: 1881 Census for UK, Record Type: Census transcripts, Location: UK, Record Info: via Family Search/LDS CDs Abbreviation: Census: 1881 UK via FamilySearch/LDS Publication: 1881 Repository: #R21
Repository: R21 Name: LDS library Address: State: Utah Country: USA Note: films and cd roms
↑ Source: #S1771 Page: Apr 2002 ex mar. cert John (James) F. to Christina COCKBURN
↑ Source: #S1771 Page: May 2002 ex 1851 ROX census
↑ Source: #S1771 Page: May 2002 ex 1861 ROX census
↑ Source: #S820 Page: 1871 Census: Melrose, ROX Dist 799 - 3 Page 16 Schedule #96, hsehold of John & Jane FAIRBAIRN, copy d/loaded May 2005
Acknowledgments
Thank you to Lorna Henderson for creating WikiTree profile Fairbairn-363 through the import of FairbairnArchibaldScottJanet3Gen4WikiTreeJun2013PlaceUpdated.ged on Jun 26, 2013. Click to the Changes page for the details of edits by Lorna and others.
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