Descendants would like to prove that the John married to Margaret Deans is the same John in the 1851 census shown as son of Alexander and Isabella (as well as finding links to other Borders Fairbairns).
A representative of one of Alexander's proven sons is therefore needed to compare to the line from John
Alexander Fairbairn **
Dec 1788
bt 1851 - 1855
Isabella Atcheson
cir. 1791
Jan 1871
Alexander Fairbairn
cir. 1812
Oct 1890
Thomas Fairbairn
Oct 1814
Jan 1883
John Fairbairn
Oct 1824
May 1907
Margaret Watson
cir. 1805
Apr 1877
Alexander Fairbairn
cir. 1835
May 1891
Walter Fairbairn
Aug 1839
Dec 1899
Christian Mason
Alexander Fairbairn
Jan 1837
aft. 1881
Margaret Henderson
Feb 1810
Dec 1891
George Fairbairn
May 1844
aft. 1896
Thomas Fairbairn
Jan 1850
Apr 1924
Margaret Deans
cir. Mar 1832
Oct 1917
James D. Fairbairn
Sep 1862
Jul 1930
William J. Fairbairn
Nov 1869
1934
Robert D. Fairbairn
Mar 1875
Jan 1937
Isabella Renton
cir. 1834
bt 1881 - 1891
Thomas A. Fairbairn
Dec 1868
Dec 1915
Walter Fairbairn
cir. 1877
Jan 1958
Mary Scott
cir. 1845
aft. 1901
Alexander Fairbairn
Feb 1879
William Fairbairn
cir. 1882
aft. 1901
Isabella Currie
cir. 1844
aft. 1881
Thomas Fairbairn
Apr 1860
bt Mar 1933 - Jun 1933
Margaret Stavert
cir. 1846
aft. 1896
Thomas Fairbairn
May 1872
aft. 1901
Annie Buckham
Dec 1853
May 1937
James Fairbairn F.S.A (Scot)
cir. 1889
Jan 1960
Elizabeth Howatt
Nov 1865
Jun 1941
Stanley A. Fairbairn
Sep 1898
1985
William J. Fairbairn
1900
1985
John A. H. Fairbairn
1907
1970
Dryden Fairbairn
1911
Elizabeth Ritchie
Dec 1868
Lloyd B. Fairbairn
Feb 1895
Christina M. Miller
1874
1962
Frederick J. Fairbairn
Jul 1901
1982
Marion Torrance
say 1870
aft. 1915
Alexander Fairbairn
cir. 1899
aft. 1915
Eleanor Storey
cir. 1862
aft. 1918
George A. Fairbairn
Feb 1898
cir. 1973
Alice R. Birch
1910
2000
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