Thomas Fairbairn was born cir. Jun 1722 Colmslie, Par. of Melrose, Roxburghshire, Scotland.
Baptism
He was baptized 19 Jun 1722 Melrose, Roxburghshire, Scotland, entry reads: "Thomas s to John Fairbairn and Jean Trotter in Colmslie Witn Andrew Lithgow & Richard Frater."