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James Fairbairn
(1822-1870)
Jessie Paterson
(Cal 1820-1884)
Alexander Young
(1830-Between 1881)
Helen Brown
(Between 1825-1912)
James Fairbairn
(1847-1935)
Alice Young
(1854-1921)
Robert Laidlaw Fairbairn
(1892-1965)

 

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Spouses/Children:
Elizabeth Marshall Souter

Robert Laidlaw Fairbairn 1

  • Born: 6 Aug 1892, Cockburnspath, Berwickshire, Scotland, United Kingdom 2
  • Marriage: Elizabeth Marshall Souter Unknown
  • Died: 29 Nov 1965, Winnipeg, Manitoba, at age 73
  • Buried: Elmond Cemetery, Winnipeg 3

   Cause of his death was Heart attack.

   Another name for Robert was Bob.

  General Notes:

According to Alice (Williams) Johnson:
Bob came to Canada after the 1916-1918 war. "Uncle Bob married Liz Sueter from our district and had Alan, Marg, and Winnie. They spent their holidays with our family at Willow view. Uncle Bob had a wood making shop, can't recall what he built but he made mother (Jessie Fairbairn Williams) cupboards that still are in my late brother's house. In later years he built boats under the name of Fairlane."

  Noted events in his life were:

• Employment. 3 Carpenter, Manufacturer

• Employment. 3 Had Patent On Braces Used For Babies & Kids With Club Feet

• Occupation. 3 Made "Faircraft" Aluminum Boats, Had Patent On Beer Case Handles

• Hobbies. 3 Target Rifle Shooting, Hunting,

• Hobbies. 3 Golf

• Military Service. 3 78th Overseas Battalion, Winnipeg Jan 6, 1916 To Dec 31, 1917

• Home address, 31 Mar 1901, Cove, Berwickshire, Scotland, United Kingdom. 4

• Employment, 31 Mar 1901, Cove, Berwickshire, Scotland, United Kingdom. 4 Scholar.


Robert married Elizabeth Marshall Souter on an unknown date. (Elizabeth Marshall Souter was born on 12 Nov 1892 in Dunning, Perthshire, Scotland, United Kingdom and died on 27 Oct 1988 in Winnipeg, Manitoba.)


Sources


1 Tara Hawkins, http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Estates/7114/.

2 General Register Office for Scotland, Census (Scotland), Census 1901 731-1-14. Cit. Date: 5 Jul 2002 Cit. ID: Image C1901_731_00_001_000_2_014Z.tif 8 years old as at 31/3/1901.

3 Tara Hawkins, http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Estates/7114/. Cit. Date: 11 Jan 2002

4 General Register Office for Scotland, Census (Scotland), Census 1901 731-1-14. Cit. Date: 5 Jul 2002 Cit. ID: Image C1901_731_00_001_000_2_014Z.tif

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