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David Fairbairn
(1787-After 1851)
Alison Anderson
(Abt 1788-Between 1851)
John Burgon
(-)
Margaret Swanson
(-)
John Fairbairn
(1810-1885)
Margaret Burgon
(Cal 1814-1902)
Peter Fairbairn
(Cal 1839-1880)

 

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Spouses/Children:
Elizabeth Runciman

Peter Fairbairn 1 2

  • Born: Cal 1839 3
  • Marriage: Elizabeth Runciman 17 Oct 1859, Dunbar, East Lothian, Scotland, United Kingdom 1
  • Died: 5 Dec 1880, Campbeltown, Argyll, Scotland, United Kingdom, about age 41 1

   Cause of his death was Drowned at Old Quay Harbour.4

  General Notes:

Death entry 5.12.1880
Fisherman, aged 41, married to Margaret Mary Runciman and the son of John Fairbairn, fisherman and Margaret Burgon.

Census 1881 Dunbar

7 Preston House Square
Elizabeth Fairbain, head of house, widow, aged 39, formerly servant, born in Dunbar
Elizabeth Reid, her daughter, widow, aged 20, born in Dunbar
Walter, her son, aged 16, born in Dunbar
Margaret, her daughter, aged 14, born in dunbar
Peter, her son, aged 12, born in Dunbar
Alice, her duaghter, aged 10 , born in Dunbar
Maria, her duaghter, aged 8, born in Dunbar
David, her son, aged 7, born in Dunbar
Ann, her daughter, aged 5, born in Dunbar
Jane, her duaghter, aged 1, born in Dunbar
Paul, her son, aged 3 months, born in Dunbar

  Noted events in his life were:

• Home address, 31 Mar 1851, Cove, Berwickshire, Scotland, United Kingdom. 4 50 Cove.

• Employment, 17 Oct 1859. 4 Fisherman

• Home address, 17 Oct 1859, Dunbar, East Lothian, Scotland, United Kingdom. 4 Vault

• Employment, 7 Aug 1873. 1 Fisherman

• Home address, 7 Aug 1873, Dunbar, East Lothian, Scotland, United Kingdom. 1 Shore

• Employment, 5 Dec 1880. 4 Fisherman


Peter married Elizabeth Runciman, daughter of Walter Runciman and Elizabeth Sleight, on 17 Oct 1859 in Dunbar, East Lothian, Scotland, United Kingdom.1 (Elizabeth Runciman was born cal 1841 5 and died after 8 Jun 1900 6.)


  Marriage Notes:

Marriage performed after Banns according to the forms of the Church of Scotland 4

Sources

1 Fairbairn, Jean. 86 High Street, Haddington., Fairbairn, Jean. Letter to Peter Fairbairn Cameron, Ontario, Canada. 27 February 1977., Letter dated 27 February 1977. Cit. Date: 8 Dec 2002 Cit. ID: Documents "fairbairn_haddington.txt"

2 Norman Peters, Norman Peters' family tree research, (Supplied as a GEDCOM file to Martin Fairbairn on 26 July 2003. See also "Descendants of Thomas Fairbairne.doc" for more detail about Norman's sources.) ID: Mine4martin_fairbairn_line.fdb.

3 Fairbairn, Jean. 86 High Street, Haddington., Fairbairn, Jean. Letter to Peter Fairbairn Cameron, Ontario, Canada. 27 February 1977., Letter dated 27 February 1977. Cit. Date: 10 Dec 2002 Cit. ID: Documents "fairbairn_haddington.txt" Year of birth (1839) calculated from age (20) at date of mariage. Also substantiated by age (41) at date of death.

4 Ibid, Letter dated 27 February 1977. Cit. Date: 10 Dec 2002 Cit. ID: Documents "fairbairn_haddington.txt"

5 Ibid, Letter dated 27 February 1977. Cit. Date: 10 Dec 2002 Cit. ID: Documents "fairbairn_haddington.txt" Year of birth (1841) calculated from age (20) at date of mariage.

6 Ibid, Letter dated 27 February 1977. Cit. Date: 8 Dec 2002 Cit. ID: Documents "fairbairn_haddington.txt" Not recorded as deceased as at date of son's (Peter's) marriage on 8 June 1900.

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