Archibald Fairbairn (1842 - aft. 1883)

Born 1842 in Quebec, Canada

Ancestors

Died after 1883 after age 41 in Quebec, Canada [uncertain]

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Biography

Archibald Fairbairn. ^[1]

Born About 1842 Lower Canada (Quebec), Canada ^[2]

Residence

1852 Masham, Ottawa County, Canada East (Quebec), Canada. ^[3]

FAIRBARN: Archy farmer, b SCT, 36; Elizabeth farmer b Ireland , 31; Jane laborer 13 (fem, I initially read this as Iain, but is actually Jain, female), Archable Jnr 11; Isabella 9, John 6, Elisabeth 5, William 2 All marked as do under "Jain's" laborer, all b Canada East. All Free Ch of Canada; (Next door to John & Ellen) ^[4]

1861 Masham, Ottawa Co., Quebec, Canada

FAIRBAIRN: Archibald 45 farmer proprieter b SCT; Elizabeth (O'HARA) 40 b Ireland; Assumed children: Jane 21, Archibald 19, Isabella 18, John 14, Elizabeth 12, William 10, Mary 7, George 5, Martha 3, Diana 1 all b L.C. All F.C.

A separate schedule has Archibald as trader, protestant, marr. b SCT 45, followed by Michl BRITT labourer, R Cath. b Ireland, then Elizabeth Fairbairn, child b. Lower Canada Prot. 13; James O'Hara boy b Lower Canada 12 ^[5]

1881 Masham, Ottawa Co., Quebec, Canada

FAIRBURN: Archibald Widowed, 65 b Scotland Farmer; Assumed children in hsehold (all b QUE): Isabella 32, John 29 Farmer; Elizabeth 27; Mary Ellen 24; Martha F. 16; Annie M. 14; and assumed son Archibald 35 Farmer; with family: Georgina 24; George 4; Wilford 3; Elizabeth 1 Born: Dec; 4/12 All , Scottish , C. Presbyterian ^[6]

Sources

1. ↑ Source: #S38 Year: 1851; Census Place: Masham, Ottawa County, Canada East (Quebec); Schedule: A; Roll: C_1131; Page: 7;
2. ↑ Source #S400: 1861 Masham, Ottawa, Quebec; Roll: C-1304, hsehold of Archibald FAIRBAIRN & Elizabeth O'HARA, extracted Sep 2009
3. ↑ Source: #S38 Year: 1851; Census Place: Masham, Ottawa County, Canada East (Quebec); Schedule: A; Roll: C_1131; Page: 7;
4. ↑ Source #400: 1851/2 Masham, Ottawa Cty, Canada East (Quebec), Dist 20 Sub Dist 271, Pg 7, hsehold of Archy & Elizabeth FAIRBAIRN, extracted Mar 2008
5. ↑ Source #S400: 1861 Masham, Ottawa, Quebec; Roll: C-1304, hsehold of Archibald FAIRBAIRN & Elizabeth O'HARA, extracted Sep 2009
6. ↑ Source #S400: 1881 Canadian Census Masham, Ottawa Cty QUE FHL Film 1375861 NA Film Number C-13225 District 97 Sub-district GG Division 2 Page Number 6 Household Number 23, hsehold of Archibald FAIRBURN, via LDS, extracted Feb 2003

• Source S400: Canadian Census images via Ancestry
• Source: S38 Ancestry.com 1851 Census of Canada East, Canada West, New Brunswick, and Nova Scotia