John Fairbairn or Fairburn

Profile & Legacies Summary

???? - 1820

Biography

Attorney and slave-owner on Grenada, dying there c. 1820.

Will of John Fairbairn planter of Waltham estate Grenada [made in 1820] proved in London 11/08/1821. He left to his reputed 'coloured sons' George, Thomas and John and his reputed 'coloured daughter' Fanny specific enslaved people, one each, viz. John Louis; Colin; Paxton; and Hannah with her future progeny. The rest of his estate went to his wife Frances and children William and Louisa share and share alike.

Sources

PROB 11/1647/131.

Further Information

Spouse

Frances

Children

William; Louisa

Associated Estates (4)

The dates listed below have different categories as denoted by the letters in the brackets following each date. Here is a key to explain those letter codes:

SD - Association Start Date
SY - Association Start Year
EA - Earliest Known Association
ED - Association End Date
EY - Association End Year
LA - Latest Known Association

1820 [EA] - 1820 [LA] → Not known

Tufton Hall Estate [ Grenada | St Mark ]

The Slave Register entry for 1820 might suggest that John Fairbairn was the deceased owner, but this is not consistent with other iterations which show it in the Dawes family, and it might be that as with Waltham he was in fact deceased attorney.

1817 [EA] - → Owner

Unknown [ Grenada | St Mark ]

1820 [EA] - → Previous owner

Unknown [ Grenada | St Mark ]

1817 [EA] - 1820 [LA] → Attorney

Waltham Estate [ Grenada | St Mark ]

The Slave Register entry for 1820 might suggest that John Fairbairn was the deceased owner, but this is not consistent with other iterations which show it in the Home family, and it appears that as with the Tufton Hall estate he was in fact deceased attorney. He was also employed on the estate in 1804 (see Dr Stevenson's letter to George Home, below).