Ancestors of William Young Fairbairn

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)

William Young Fairbairn
(1883-1943)

Family Links

Spouses/Children:
Jane Swanston Jeffrey

Living

William Young Fairbairn ¹ ²

Born: 1883, Cove, Berwickshire, Scotland, United Kingdom ³ ⁴ ⁵
Marriage: Jane Swanston Jeffrey
Died: 1943, Cockburnspath, Berwickshire, Scotland, United Kingdom, at age 60 ²

General Notes:

According to May Burrows, William was a chauffeur in Sheffield. He, like his brother David, also died suddenly.

Noted events in his life were:

• Occupation: Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland, United Kingdom. ⁶ Tailor (In Edinburgh)

• Home address, 6 Apr 1891, Cove, Berwickshire, Scotland, United Kingdom. ⁷

• Employment, 6 Apr 1891, Cove, Berwickshire, Scotland, United Kingdom. ⁷ Scholar

William married Jane Swanston Jeffrey. (Jane Swanston Jeffrey was born in 1891 ² and died in 1989 ².)

Sources

2 Letter from James Jeffrey Fairbairn to Alexander Fairbairn with family history information. Rec. Date: 27 Jun 2002. Cit. Date: 30 Jun 2002

3 1891 Census of Cove Village, Cockburnspath, Berwick, Scotland, (Reference quoted and passed on by Tara Hawkins).

4 General Register Office for Scotland, Census (Scotland), 1891. 731-1-14. Cit. Date: 30 Jun 2002 Cit. ID: Image C1891_731_00_001_0_2_014. Calculated from age (8) on 6/4/1891.

5 Letter from James Jeffrey Fairbairn to Alexander Fairbairn with family history information. Rec. Date: 27 Jun 2002. Cit. Date: 30 Jun 2002 James Jeffrey Fairbairn states year of birth to be 1881. However, 1891 census information is probably more accurate.

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

7 General Register Office for Scotland, Census (Scotland), 1891. 731-1-14. Image C1891_731_00_001_0_2_014. Cit. Date: 1 Jun 2002

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Sources

William Young Fairbairn ¹ ²