cert. shows Walter as 25, labourer, resid. Nunsland by Ayr, s/o Walter FAIRBAIRN and Jane m.s. BROWN; Catherine as 25 Dom. Serv. resid. ?Macmairster? by Ayr, d/o John NIXON & Jean m.s. JOHNSTON; Wit: Samuel FAIRBAIRN & Margaret McCULLOCH[5]
Children:
Elizabeth
George
Jane
John
Census
1871
Newton, Par. of Newton on Ayr, Ayrshire, Scotland
FAIRBAIRN: Walter 29 Labourer b "Deduganph" (Dalrymple?), AYR; wife Cathrine 29 b Ireland; Children: Elizabeth 2 b Tarbolton, AYR; George 7 mths b Newton Ayr, AYR;[6]
1881
Kilmaurs, Ayrshire, Scotland
FAIRBAIRN: Walter 39 Iron Work Labourer b Dalrymple, AYR; wife Cathrine 39 b Ireland; Children: Elizabeth 12 b Tarbolton, AYR; George 10 b Ayr, AYR; Jane 7 b Dalmelington, AYR; John 5 b Dreghorn, Ayrshire, all scholars[7]
1891
Kirkton, Par. of Kilmaurs, Ayrshire, Scotland
FAIRBAIRN: Walter 49 General Labourer b Dalrymple, AYR; wife Cathrine 51 b Ireland; Children: George 19 Blacksmith (Journeyman) b Newtown, AYR; John 15 Mason (Apprentice) b Dreghorn, AYR[8]
Sources
↑ Source: #S1960 Marr. 30 Nov 1866 Walter FAIRBAIRN & Catherine NIXON, Tarbolton, Ayrshire, Dist 578 #125, extract rcvd Mar 2001
↑ Source: #S2970 Marr. 30 Nov 1866 Walter FAIRBAIRN & Catherine NIXON, Tarbolton, Ayrshire, Dist 578 #125, extracted from index Mar 2001, Research of Carleane (Pitts-Hunter) Tang via Scotland's People copy d/loaded Mar 2016
↑ Source: #S207 Newton on Ayr, AYR; Reg. 578/2 ED: 3; Page: 6; Sched. 31, hsehold of Walter & Catherine FAIRBAIRN, extracted Apr 2013
Source: S1960 Corres. re Borders FAIRBAIRNs between Sanna G (North Carolina) and LornaHen (NZ), also via GenForum FAIRBAIRN
Source: S207 1871 Census transcripts for Scotland via Ancestry.com
Source: S209 1881 Census transcripts for Scotland via Ancestry.com
Source: S212 1891 Census f transcripts for Scotland via Ancestry.com
Source: S2970 Statutory Registers Index of Births deaths marriages 1855+, ScotlandPeople
Acknowledgements
WikiTree profile Nixon-992 created by L Henderson through the import of FAIRBAIRNWalterCORBETTJane4WikiTreeMyHeritagePlaceUpdated.ged on Apr 14, 2013. (Reference: 24042)
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Niven-159 and Nixon-992 appear to represent the same person because: Census documents, and Walter's marriage cert. to Catherine show Walter as FairbaiRn (and Catherine as NIXON, as does the death cert. of son George Fairbairn). See also http://fairbairn.lornahen.com/lineages/p70762.htm