John Shaw Fairbairn

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John Shaw Fairbairn

Birthdate:
Birthplace: Cockburnspath, Berwickire, Scotland (United Kingdom)
Death: October 14, 1881 (27-35)
At Sea aboard "Renown", Eyemouth, Berwickshire, Scotland (United Kingdom)
Immediate Family:

Son of James Fairbairn and Jessie Fairbairn
Husband of Margaret Fairbairn
Father of James Fairbairn; George Crow Fairbairn; John Fairbairn; Thomas Miller Fairbairn; Thomas Miller Fairbairn and 1 other
Brother of James Fairbairn; Jane Fairbairn; Joan Fairbairn; Thomas Fairbairn; Janet Fairbairn and 1 other

Occupation: 1861 - 11; 1871/81 - 21/31, Fisherman
1861 Census: Cove Village, Cockburnspath; ED: 1; Page: 17; Line: 16; Roll: CSSCT1861_136
1871 Census: Cove, Cockburnspath; ED: 1; Page: 5; Line: 11; Roll: CSSCT1871_174
1881 Census: Cove village, Cockburnspath; ED: 1; Page: 4; Line: 23; Roll: cssct1881_307
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About John Shaw Fairbairn

Scotland, Select Births and Baptisms, 1564-1950

  • Name: John Shaul Fairbairn
  • Gender: Male
  • Birth Date: 22 Feb 1850
  • Baptism Date: 5 Mar 1850
  • Baptism Place: Oldhamstocks Free Church, Cockburnspath, Berwick, Scotland
  • Father: James Fairbairn
  • Mother: Jessie Paterson
  • FHL Film Number: 1482991
  • Reference ID: - 2:1H58C9F Scotland, Births and Baptisms, 1564-1950. Salt Lake City, Utah: FamilySearch, 2013

http://www.fairbairnfamily.webeden.co.uk/lost-fisherman-2/4541626442

"John was born on the 22nd February 1850, the fourth child of James Fairbairn and Jessie Paterson. His father James was born on 13th February 1822 in Cove, Cockburnspath and died on the 27th October 1870 when he was lost at sea. His mother Jessie was born around 1819/20 and died 18th March 1884 at Cockburnspath."

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John Shaw Fairbairn's Timeline

1850
February 22, 1850
Cockburnspath, Berwickire, Scotland (United Kingdom)
1873
March 19, 1873
Cockburnspath, Berwickshire, Scotland (United Kingdom)
1874
October 16, 1874
1876
September 3, 1876
Cove, Cockburnspath, Berwickshire, Scotland (United Kingdom)
1879
1879
1881
October 14, 1881
Age 31
At Sea aboard "Renown", Eyemouth, Berwickshire, Scotland (United Kingdom)
1881
1887
1887
Cockburnspath, Berwickshire, Scotland (United Kingdom)