Andrew Fairbairn
#5426, b. Feb 1758, d. Jan 1844
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Andrew moved around a bit! (From Oxford Dictionary of National Biography):
"After serving in the navy during the American War of Independence, his father returned to Scotland, and married the daughter of a Jedburgh tradesman, a Miss Henderson, with whom he had five children another of whom was Peter Fairbairn (1799-1861), engineer and inventor." Other places mentioned: 300 acre farm in Dingwall 1799, Kelso 1801, Knaresborough Yorkshire.
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| Birth |
Andrew Fairbairn was born Feb 1758 Smailholm, Roxburghshire, SCT. |
| Christening |
He was christened Mar 1758 Smailholm, Roxburghshire, SCT. |
| Marriage |
He married Margaret Henderson Dec 1783 Melrose, Roxburghshire, SCT. |
| Death |
Andrew Fairbairn died Jan 1844 Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland, ENG, at age 85. |
Family | Margaret Henderson (say 1760 - Jan 1820) |
| Child | - William Fairbairn 1st Bt (Feb 1789 - Aug 1874)
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