Fairbairn/Smith Marriage South Africa

[maybay1]

Just joined this afternoon.  I can probably help with Fairbairn/Smith marriage S/A.  WAS Fairbairn b.
Swellendam S/A married Anna Georgina Carrington-Smith.  Have more info and can research more.
Let me know interest.

[maybay1]

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.

I can help and have some records.  maybay1

[peelaw66]

Hi

Have received your message - I am interested in the full details of the marriage if you have them, parents, witnesses, ages, occupation etc.   

Thank you for replying.

Kind regards

[maybay1]

I will go through some papers of my father's (AMDF) and see what I can find.
I have found a tentative connection between Ednam, Scotland and WAS birth in Swellendam among the 1820 Settlers but haven't verified it.

Do you have a Vancouver connection?    Will get more info for you.
Regards

[peelaw66]

Thanks for your interest.

I don't know of a connection to Vancouver but I have a distant cousin in Calgary who is descended from the Smiths and connected to the Fairbairns.

Thanks again.

[LornaHen]

I will go through some papers of my father's (AMDF) and see what I can find.
I have found a tentative connection between Ednam, Scotland and WAS birth in Swellendam among the 1820 Settlers but haven't verified it....
Regards

Hi maybay1,
Interested why you think there may be an Ednam connection.
Many FAIRBAIRN trees work back to some FAIRBAIRNs reported to have (head)"stones at Ednam" but unless someone can come up with some earlier transcriptions than currently exist, or than I've yet found, these are unverified.

Some of the pedigrees, verified, unverified, and fanciful, may be found, with comments, on the summary pages of the FAIRBAIRN Surname DNA project at http://www.worldfamilies.net/surnames/fairbairn/pats
use your browser and search the page for references to Ednam - there should be two main references, one to the "stones" etc, and another to the blacksmith family from Ednam, that of Edward FAIRBAIRN & Jane DAVIDSON.
This latter line's descendant Edward b. 1815 went to Australia at least via Sth Africa where he may have met and/or married his wife Catherine Elizabeth FORTNER.

Should you be, or have knowledge of, a direct male line FAIRBAIRN for either your line, or that of the Ednam blacksmiths above, the FAIRBAIRN Surname DNA project would love to hear from you/them - good discounts going until the end of the month, over and above the normal project discounts. (click on order at the above link - Y-DNA37 minimum, Y-DNA67 preferred as interesting things show up at that level to help us group/separate FAIRBAIRN lines).
Most of the Scottish Borders lines have proven to be conected to a greater or lesser extent.
Love to know where your grandfather WAS FB "fits".
Regards

Lorna
 

[LornaHen]

Many thanks for your email (offline) maybay1.
The tree of the Ednam blacksmiths on the One Name Study pages,
http://fairbairn.lornahen.com/lineages/dcfairbairnedwarddavidsonjean.htm
has been updated to include William Archibald Shaw (or Thom) FAIRBAIRN
Regards
Lorna
http://FairbairnsAll.blogspot.com

[swalmsley]

Hello, just happen to be looking for info about my great-grandfather, Archibald MacDonald Duff (AMD) Fairbairn, and came across your posts. My name is Sandi and I'm in Victoria, BC Canada.

AMD was the father of my grandfather, Kenneth Fairbairn. I did not ever get to meet AMD.

Not sure if I can help you answer any questions or not, but if so, please let me know.

regards,
Sandi