DNA Lineages - Overall FAIRBAIRN DNA results

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FAIRBAIRN Lineage 1 (Haplogroup I1)
FAIRBAIRN Haplogroup R1b
FAIRBAIRN Haplogroup J2
Unassigned FAIRBAIRNs
Discussion - overall project

FAIRBAIRN Lineage 1 (Haplogroup I1)

Full DNA results - FAIRBAIRN lineage 1 (I1)
		1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31	32	33	34	35	36	37	38	39	40	41	42	43	44	45	46	47	48	49	50	51	52	53	54	55	56	57	58	59	60	61	62	63	64	65	66	67
	Hap	3 9 3	3 9 0	1 9 / 3 9 4	3 9 1	3 8 5 a	3 8 5 b	4 2 6	3 8 8	4 3 9	3 8 9 - 1	3 9 2	3 8 9 - 2	4 5 8	4 5 9 a	4 5 9 b	4 5 5	4 5 4	4 4 7	4 3 7	4 4 8	4 4 9	4 6 4 a	4 6 4 b	4 6 4 c	4 6 4 d	4 6 0	Y G A T A H 4	Y C A I I a	Y C A I I b	4 5 6	6 0 7	5 7 6	5 7 0	C D Y a	C D Y b	4 4 2	4 3 8	5 3 1	5 7 8	3 9 5 - S 1 a	3 9 5 - S 1 b	5 9 0	5 3 7	6 4 1	4 7 2	4 0 6 - S 1	5 1 1	4 2 5	4 1 3 - a	4 1 3 - b	5 5 7	5 9 4	4 3 6	4 9 0	5 3 4	4 5 0	4 4 4	4 8 1	5 2 0	4 4 6	6 1 7	5 6 8	4 8 7	5 7 2	6 4 0	4 9 2	5 6 5
Modal		13	22	14	10	14	16	11	14	11	12	11	29	15	8	9	8	11	22	16	20	28	12	14	14	15	10	10	19	21	14	14	17	19	35	38	12	10	11	8	15	15	8	11	11	8	9	9	12	22	25	15	10	12	12	17	8	13	24	20	13	13	11	12	11	11	12	11
Lineage 1 Modal (Fairbairns only) (included purely as a cross check to see if any updates needed)
Lineage1Modal Fairbairn	I1	13	22	14	10	14	16	11	14	11	12	11	29	15	8	9	8	11	22	16	20	28	12	14	14	15	10	10	19	21	14	14	17	19	35	38	12	10	11	8	15	15	8	11	11	8	9	9	12	22	25	15	10	12	12	17	8	13	24	20	13	13	11	12	11	11	12	11
Lineage 1 Fairbairns
Modal		13	22	14	10	14	16	11	14	11	12	11	29	15	8	9	8	11	22	16	20	28	12	14	14	15	10	10	19	21	14	14	17	19	35	38	12	10	11	8	15	15	8	11	11	8	9	9	12	22	25	15	10	12	12	17	8	13	24	20	13	13	11	12	11	11	12	11
Earl (F-2)	I1	13	22	14	9	14	16	11	14	11	12	11	29	15	8	9	8	11	22	16	20	28	12	14	14	15	10	10	19	21	14	14	17	19	37	38	12	10	11	8	15	15	8	11	11	8	9	9	12	22	25	15	10	12	12	18	8	13	24	21	13	13	11	12	11	11	12	11
Roy (F-3)	I1	13	22	14	9	14	16	11	14	11	12	11	29	15	8	9	8	11	22	16	20	28	12	14	14	15	10	10	19	21	14	14	17	19	37	38	12	10	11	8	15	15	8	11	11	8	9	9	12	22	25	15	10	12	12	18	8	13	24	21	13	13	11	12	11	11	12	11
William (F-12)	I1	13	22	14	9	14	16	11	14	11	12	11	29	15	8	9	8	11	22	16	20	28	12	12	14	15	11	10	19	21	14	14	17	19	37	38	12	10	11	8	15	15	8	11	11	8	9	9	12	22	25	15	10	12	12	18	8	13	24	21	13	13	11	12	11	11	12	11
Michael (F-16)	I1	13	22	14	9	14	16	11	14	11	12	11	29	15	8	9	8	11	22	16	20	28	12	14	14	15	10	10	19	21	14	14	18	19	36	38	12	10	11	8	15	15	8	11	11	8	9	9	12	22	25	15	10	12	12	18	8	13	24	21	13	13	11	12	11	11	12	11
Doug(BLAKEY) (F-14)	I1	13	22	14	9	14	16	11	14	11	12	11	29	15	8	9	8	11	22	16	20	29	12	14	14	15	10	10	19	21	14	14	18	19	36	38	12	10	11	8	15	15	8	11	11	8	9	9	12	22	25	15	10	12	12	18	8	13	24	21	13	13	11	12	11	11	12	11
GD (F-29)	I1	13	22	14	9	14	16	11	14	11	12	11	29	15	8	9	8	11	22	16	20	28	12	14	14	15	10	10	19	21	14	14	17	19	36	38	12	10	11	8	15	15	8	11	11	8	9	9	12	22	24	15	10	12	12	18	8	13	24	21	13	13	11	12	11	11	12	11
Martin (F-1)	I1	13	22	14	9	14	16	11	14	11	12	11	29	15	8	9	8	11	22	16	20	28	12	14	14	15	10	10	19	21	14	14	17	19	36	38	12	10	11	8	15	15	8	11	10	8	9	9	12	22	25	15	10	12	12	17	8	13	24	21	13	13	11	12	11	11	12	11
Michael(Simpson) (F-22)	I1	13	22	16	10	14	16	11	14	11	12	11	29	15	8	9	8	11	22	16	20	28	12	14	14	15	10	10	19	21	14	14	17	20	35	39	12	10	11	8	15	15	8	11	11	8	9	9	12	22	25	15	10	12	12	17	8	13	24	20	13	13	11	12	11	11	12	11
RF(Bob) (F-34)	I1	13	22	14	10	14	16	11	14	11	12	11	29	15	8	9	8	11	22	16	20	28	12	14	14	15	10	10	19	21	14	14	17	19	35	39	12	10	11	8	15	15	8	11	11	8	9	9	12	22	25	15	10	12	12	17	8	13	24	20	13	13	11	12	11	11	12	11
John(JOHNSTON) (F-17)	I1	13	22	14	10	14	16	11	14	11	12	11	30	15	8	9	8	11	22	16	20	28	12	14	14	15	10	10	19	21	14	14	17	19	35	39	12	10	11	8	15	15	8	11	11	8	9	9	12	22	25	15	10	12	12	17	8	13	24	20	13	13	11	12	11	11	12	11
Joe (F-10)	I1	13	22	14	10	14	16	11	14	11	12	11	29	15	8	9	8	11	22	16	20	28	12	14	14	15	11	10	19	21	14	14	17	19	35	37	12	10	11	8	15	15	8	11	11	8	9	9	12	22	25	15	10	12	12	17	8	13	24	20	13	13	11	12	11	11	12	11
Ron (F-19)	I1	13	22	14	10	14	16	11	14	11	12	11	29	15	8	9	8	11	22	16	20	28	12	14	14	15	11	10	19	21	14	14	17	19	35	38	12	10
David(CAMPBELL) (F-9)	I1	13	22	14	10	14	16	11	14	11	12	11	29	15	8	9	8	11	22	16	20	28	12	14	14	15	10	10	19	21	14	14	17	19	35	38	12	10	11	8	15	15	8	11	11	8	9	9	12	22	25	15	10	12	12	16	8	13	24	20	14	13	11	12	11	11	12	11
LE Fairbairn (F-31)	I1	13	22	14	10	14	16	11	14	11	12	11	29	15	8	9	8	11	22	16	20	28	12	14	14	15	10	10	19	21	14	14	17	18	35	38	12	10	11	8	15	15	8	11	11	8	9	9	12	25	25	15	10	12	12	17	8	13	24	20	14	13	11	12	11	11	12	11
NJ(F-30)	I1	13	22	14	10	14	16	11	14	11	12	11	29	15	8	9	8	11	22	16	20	28	12	14	14	15	10	10	19	21	14	14	17	18	35	37	11	10	11	8	15	15	8	11	11	8	9	9	12	25	25	15	10	12	12	17	8	13	24	20	14	13	11	12	11	11	12	11
Doug(GOODFELLOW) (F-6)	I1	13	22	14	10	14	16	11	14	11	12	11	29	15	8	9	8	11	22	16	20	28	12	14	14	15	10	10	19	21	14	14	17	18	35	38	12	10	11	8	15	15	8	11	11	8	9	9	12	25	25	15	10	12	12	17	8	13	24	20	14	13	11	12	11	11	12	11
Tom (F-13)	I1	13	22	14	10	14	16	11	14	11	12	11	29	15	8	9	8	11	22	16	20	28	12	14	14	15	10	10	19	21	14	14	17	18	35	38	12	10	11	8	15	15	8	11	11	8	9	9	12	25	25	15	10	12	12	19	8	13	24	20	14	13	11	12	11	11	12	11
(F-11)	I1	13	22	14	10	14	15	11	14	11	12	11	29	15	8	9	8	11	22	16	20	28	12	14	14	15	10	10	19	21	14	14	17	18	35	38	12	10	11	8	15	15	8	11	11	8	9	9	12	25	25	15	10	12	12	17	8	13	25	20	14	13	11	12	11	11	12	11
(Eckford:F-27)		13	22	14	10	14	16	11	14	11	12	11	29	15	8	9	8	11	22	16	20	28	12	14	14	15	10	10	19	21	14	14	17	18	35	37	12	10	11	8	15	15	8	11	11	8	9	9	12	22	25	15	10	12	12	17	8	13	24	20	13	13	11	12	11	11	12	11
(F-35)	I1	13	22	14	10	14	16	11	14	11	12	11	29	15	8	9	8	11	22	16	20	28	12	14	14	15	10	10	19	21	14	14	17	18	35	37	12	10
David(TROTTER) (F-7)	I1	13	22	14	10	14	16	11	14	11	12	11	29	15	8	9	8	11	22	16	20	28	12	14	14	15	10	10	19	21	14	14	17	18	35	35	12	10	11	8	15	15	8	11	11	8	9	9	12	22	25	15	10	12	12	17	8	13	24	20	13	13	11	12	11	11	12	11
(F-8)	I1	13	22	14	10	14	16	11	14	11	12	11	29	15	8	9	8	11	21	16	20	28	12	14	14	15	10	10	19	21	14	14	17	18	35	36	12	10	11	8	15	15	8	11	11	8	9	9	12	22	25	15	10	12	12	17	8	13	24	20	13	13	11	12	11	11	12	11
Lineage 1 ELLIOTT/IRWIN
Modal		13	22	14	10	14	16	11	14	11	12	11	29	15	8	9	8	11	22	16	20	28	12	14	14	15	10	10	19	21	14	14	17	19	34	38	12	10	11	8	15	15	8	11	11	8	9	9	12	22	25	15	10	12	12	17	8	13	24	20	13	13	11	12	11	11	12	11
Mike(IRWIN) (F-24)	I1	13	22	14	10	14	16	11	14	11	12	11	29	15	8	9	8	11	22	16	20	28	12	14	14	15	10	10	19	21	14	14	17	19	34	38	12	10	11	8	15	15	8	11	11	8	9	9	12	22	25	15	10	12	12	17	8	13	24	20	13	13	11	12	11	11	12	11
GZY67(Elliot) (F-25)		13	22	14	10	14	16	11	14	11	12	11	29	15	8	9	8	11	22	16	20	28	12	14	14	15	10	10	19	21	14	14	17	19	34	38	12	10	11	8	15	15	8	11	11	8	9	9	12	22	25	15	10	12	12	17	8	13	24	20	13	13	11	12	11	11	12	11
6PX8S(Elliot) (F-26)		13	22	14	10	14	16	11	14	11	12	11	28	15	8	9	8	11	22	16	20	28	12	14	14	15	10	10	19	21	14	14	17	19	34	38	12	10
RD(Elliott) (F-37)	I1	13	22	14	10	14	16	11	14	11	12	11	29	15	8	9	8	11	21	16	20	28	12	14	14	15	10	10	19	21	14	14	17	19	34	38	12	10	11	8	15	15	8	11	11	8	9	9	12	22	25	15	10	12	12	17	8	13	24	20	13	13	11	12	11	11	12	11
8V8X3(Elliott) (F-36)	I1	13	22	14	10	14	16	11	14	11	12	11	29	15	8	9	8	11	22	16	20	28	12	14	14	15	10	10	19	21	14	14	17	20	34	38	12	10	11	8	15	15	8	11	11	8	9	9	12	22	25	15	10	12	12	17	8	13	24	20	13	13	11	12	11	11	12	11
Charles(Elliott) (F-32)	I1	13	22	14	10	14	16	11	14	11	12	11	29	15	8	9	8	11	22	16	20	28	12	14	14	15	10	10	19	21	14	14	17	19	34	37	12	10	11	8	15	15	8	11	11	8	9	9	12	22	25	15	10	12	12	17	8	13	24	20	13	13	11	12	11	11	12	12
(Irwin) (F-28)	I1	13	22	14	10	14	16	11	14	11	12	11	29	15	8	9	8	11	22	16	20	28	12	14	14	15	10	10	19	21	14	14	17	19	34	39	12	10

Scottish Borders FAIRBAIRNS (and others) showing as related

FAIRBAIRN Haplogroup R1b

The following grids are for all results with Haplogroup R1b (and subdivisions thereof).
Out of these, we appear to be developing a second Lineage which shows a line of FAIRBAIRNs from Fife, Scotland, match a line of FREEBORNs from Ireland (emigrated to Canada).

Full DNA results - FAIRBAIRN Haplogroup R1b
		1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31	32	33	34	35	36	37	38	39	40	41	42	43	44	45	46	47	48	49	50	51	52	53	54	55	56	57	58	59	60	61	62	63	64	65	66	67
	Hap	3 9 3	3 9 0	1 9 / 3 9 4	3 9 1	3 8 5 a	3 8 5 b	4 2 6	3 8 8	4 3 9	3 8 9 - 1	3 9 2	3 8 9 - 2	4 5 8	4 5 9 a	4 5 9 b	4 5 5	4 5 4	4 4 7	4 3 7	4 4 8	4 4 9	4 6 4 a	4 6 4 b	4 6 4 c	4 6 4 d	4 6 0	Y G A T A H 4	Y C A I I a	Y C A I I b	4 5 6	6 0 7	5 7 6	5 7 0	C D Y a	C D Y b	4 4 2	4 3 8	5 3 1	5 7 8	3 9 5 - S 1 a	3 9 5 - S 1 b	5 9 0	5 3 7	6 4 1	4 7 2	4 0 6 - S 1	5 1 1	4 2 5	4 1 3 - a	4 1 3 - b	5 5 7	5 9 4	4 3 6	4 9 0	5 3 4	4 5 0	4 4 4	4 8 1	5 2 0	4 4 6	6 1 7	5 6 8	4 8 7	5 7 2	6 4 0	4 9 2	5 6 5
Lineage 2 Fifeshire Line of Thomas and Jean (LAWSON) FAIRBAIRN of St Monans, Fife and the matching Irish FREEBORN line of Thomas Henry & Mary Ann (FREEMAN) FREEBORN
Modal		13	23	14	11	11	14	12	12	12	13	13	30	17	9	10	11	11	24	15	19	29	15	15	17	18	11	11	19	23	15	15	18	17	36	38	12	12	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
(F-20)	R1b1b2	13	23	14	11	11	14	12	12	12	13	13	30	17	9	10	11	11	24	15	19	29	15	15	17	18	11	11	19	23	15	15	18	17	36	38	12	12
K(F-21)	R1b	13	23	0	11	11	14	12	12	12	13	13	30	17	0	0	11	11	24	0	19	29	15	15	17	18	11	NaN	19	23	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	12
Lineage 2e Line of John and Sarah (MORRIS) FAIRBAIRN, bookseller of Edinburgh, born Bowden
Michael(Rowland) (F-23)	R1b1b2	13	24	15	11	11	14	12	12	12	13	12	29	17	9	10	11	11	24	16	17	29	15	15	17	17	11	11	19	23	16	15	18	18	35	38	12	12	11	9	15	16	8	10	10	8	10	10	12	23	23	17	10	12	12	15	8	13	23	20	13	12	11	13	11	11	12	12
Lineage 2a Line of William & May (CARTER) FAIRBAIRN of Greenlaw
Neil(CARTER) (F-4)	R1b1b2	13	24	14	11	11	15	11	12	12	13	13	28	16	10	10	11	11	25	15	19	31	15	15	17	18	10	11	23	23	15	15	19	17	36	39	12	12
Lineage 2b Line of Robert & Agnes (BLACK) FAIRBAIRN of Melrose, then Norfolk
Stan (F-15)	R1b1b2	13	24	14	11	11	14	12	12	12	13	13	29	16	9	9	11	11	25	15	19	31	15	16	16	17	11	11	19	19	17	16	20	17	38	40	12	13	11	9	16	17	8	10	10	8	10	10	12	23	23	16	10	12	12	14	8	13	24	22	13	12	11	13	11	12	12	12

Lineage 2 Analysis & DNA Signature charts

FAIRBAIRN Lineage 3 (Haplogroup J2)

Full DNA results - FAIRBAIRN lineage 3 (J2)
		1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31	32	33	34	35	36	37	38	39	40	41	42	43	44	45	46	47	48	49	50	51	52	53	54	55	56	57	58	59	60	61	62	63	64	65	66	67
	Hap	3 9 3	3 9 0	1 9 / 3 9 4	3 9 1	3 8 5 a	3 8 5 b	4 2 6	3 8 8	4 3 9	3 8 9 - 1	3 9 2	3 8 9 - 2	4 5 8	4 5 9 a	4 5 9 b	4 5 5	4 5 4	4 4 7	4 3 7	4 4 8	4 4 9	4 6 4 a	4 6 4 b	4 6 4 c	4 6 4 d	4 6 0	Y G A T A H 4	Y C A I I a	Y C A I I b	4 5 6	6 0 7	5 7 6	5 7 0	C D Y a	C D Y b	4 4 2	4 3 8	5 3 1	5 7 8	3 9 5 - S 1 a	3 9 5 - S 1 b	5 9 0	5 3 7	6 4 1	4 7 2	4 0 6 - S 1	5 1 1	4 2 5	4 1 3 - a	4 1 3 - b	5 5 7	5 9 4	4 3 6	4 9 0	5 3 4	4 5 0	4 4 4	4 8 1	5 2 0	4 4 6	6 1 7	5 6 8	4 8 7	5 7 2	6 4 0	4 9 2	5 6 5
Scott (F-5)	J2	12	23	14	10	13	17	11	15	11	13	11	29	14	9	9	11	11	24	15	22	29	13	13	15	16	10	10	19	22	15	15	16	14	34	35	11	9	10	7	14	15	8	11	10	8	10	10	12	17	17	16	11	12	13	16	8	12	23	22	12	12	11	13	11	12	12	11

Line of Robert and Janet (HOGARTH) FAIRBAIRN of Linton

FAIRBAIRN yet to be assigned to a group

Discussion - overall project:

To date, the FAIRBAIRN project participants mainly represent lines originating in the Scottish Borders.
Even with that in common, the results split into three separate haplogroups, with the vast majority belonging to a group of families obviously related to a greater or lesser extent, and belonging to haplogroup I1.
No known paper trail links all the participants.

The R1b group now has five representatives (and a match outside the project), of four distinct, unmatched, lines:
Neil (F-4) who (still) has no matches anywhere with anyone testing with Family Tree DNA
FTDNA advise that this occurs in about 2% of cases where there simply haven't been enough people tested with related genes.
Any other descendants of William and May (CARTER) out there to see how unique they are?
Stan (F-15), a descendant of Robert and Agnes (BLACK) FAIRBAIRN
and Bill (F-20), our sole representative of the Fifeshire FAIRBAIRNs who had just been joined in this group by a match with K(F-21), a representative of an Irish line of FREEBORNs who emigrated to Ontario.
At 12 markers Bill (F-20) was 10/12 with Stan (F-15) but at 25 markers is now too distant to be considered a match, BUT is 24/25 with a FREEBORN outside of our project, and looks like 25/25 with K(F-21), an ancestry tested FREEBORN.
Our latest recruit, Michael (ROWLAND) F-23 joins Neil (F-4) in having no matches anywhere in the FTDNA database.

The remaining example is J2.
Both of the latter haplogroups need further participants to confirm the dna signature for their lines.