Fairbairn/Smith Marriage South Africa

[peelaw66]

Hi

I am trying to trace the marriage of William Archibald Shaw Fairbairn B 1855 Panmure East London Africa who married an Anna Georgina Smith B 1851 Jamaica.   Children born to the marriage were Flora M D, William Oakdale Faunce Fairbairn, St George Donald Frere, Archibald MacDonald Duff and Lindley G G Fairbairn - all born in Cape Colony, so I am not sure if the marriage took place in Cape Colony, Jamaica or UK - any ideas please.

Many thanks.

[pampoen]

Hi found this on National Archives of South Africa (NASA)
Database: All Archives Repositories and National Registers of non-public records. Go to the Cape Town archives type in the name in the search box and hit enter.

Cheers Derek                                                             

[peelaw66]

Hi Derek

Many thanks for your interest and listing what you found in the SA National Archives, I did find the 2 items but was not able to find the other ones you mention.

Regards

[meug J70]

Hello,i have been going through my family history, and have found a marrige between Norah Helen Moniva(Noni) Meugens and Archibald Mcdonald Duff Fairbairn, but this was on 12/09/1934 in Victoria,BC,Canada, and that Arcibald was born 02/02/1888, and that they had a son by the name of Michael Anthony(Tony), does this help you in any way,
Many thanks John

[peelaw66]

Hi John

Many thanks for the info re Fairbairns.

I think that the person you have given is son of the person that I am trying to find details of his marriage.   

I will get back to you tomorrow with more info/maybe questions if that is ok.

Once again thank you for your interest, speak soon.

Regards

[meug J70]

i will try and answer any questions that u have, and look thru my paperwork as well, chat soon

[peelaw66]

Hi John

Re Archibald MacDonald Duff Fairbairn dob 1888 Cape Colony, I have his father as William Archibald Shaw Fairbairn dob 1855 Panmure East London SA, mother as Anna Georgina Smith dob 1851 Jamaica.

I have his residence in Clapham London in 1901.

Draft Registration Card for 18th Oct 1917 USA listed married with 1 child- so he was married before Nora Meugens

Arrival 27 Dec 1934 Victoria British Columbia
Arrival 1 May 1937 Southampton (occupation Private secretary to Lt Gen B.C.)
Arrival 7 May 1956 Southampton (Artist)
Death 1979 California aged 91.

I have William A S Fairbairn arriving in England at Liverppol in 1919 aged 69 and that he died on 26 June 1928 back in SA.

Achibald had siblings:- 
Flora M D dob 1883
William Oakdale Faunce 1885
St George Donald Frere 1887
Lindley G G 1893

I have been trying to find a marriage for WAS Fairbairn and Anna Georgina Smith but not sure where they may have married.

Do these people seem to be the same as in your tree?

Hope you can follow my ramblings.

Regards

[LornaHen]

Although I don't know where William Shaw FB married Anna Georgina SMITH, I can add that there are naturalization papers in San Francisco for their son Archibald MacDonald Duff FAIRBAIRN (1954)
Also that Gordon Adam FAIRBAIRN, son of St George Frere FAIRBAIRN, Archibald's brother, died in Arizona in 2001.

I kept tripping over this family when trying to sort out some Donalds, Gordons, and Archibalds in my own family around Vancouver, thinking I'd found my lot, but no.

Should anyone know where William Shaw FAIRBAIRN belongs, I would be interested to know.
And if any direct male line FAIRBAIRNs, from this, or any other line for that matter, are interested in seeing where they "fit" please do send them along to the FAIRBAIRN DNA Project
http://dnasurnames.info/lineages/spFAIRBAIRNLineages.htm
as we've had quite a bit of success with matches to date.

[peelaw66]

Hi

Thanks for your e-mail - at the moment I am still trying to connect Fairbairn to one of my ancestors and when I do obtain some evidence (i.e. Marriage cert) I will get back to you with info that I have on Fairbairns.