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Richard Fair 1826 – 1908 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: abt 1826

Birth Location: Lord Caledon’s Estate, Tyrone, Ireland

Death Date: 16 Feb 1908

Death Location: Rothsay, Maryborough, Co. Wellington, Ontario, Canada

Father: Robert Fair

Mother: Unknown None

Spouse(s): Hessy Powell

Children(s): Robert Fair, George Fair, William Fair, Eliza Fair, John Fair

In 1826, Richard Fair entered the world in Lord Caledon’s Estate, Tyrone, Ireland, born to Robert Fair and Unknown. In 1861, Richard Fair resided in Maryborough, Wellington, Ontario, Canada. Richard Fair married Hessy Powell, and had children including Robert Fair, George Newell Fair, William Fair, Eliza Jane Fair, John Robinson Fair. Richard Fair passed away in 1908 in Rothsay, Maryborough, Co. Wellington, Ontario, Canada.

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Biography

  • In 1826, Richard Fair entered the world in Lord Caledon’s Estate, Tyrone, Ireland, born to Robert Fair and Unknown.
  • In 1861, Richard Fair resided in Maryborough, Wellington, Ontario, Canada.
  • Richard Fair married Hessy Powell, and had children including Robert Fair, George Newell Fair, William Fair, Eliza Jane Fair, John Robinson Fair.
  • Richard Fair passed away in 1908 in Rothsay, Maryborough, Co. Wellington, Ontario, Canada.

Immediate Family

Parents

Robert Fair
1800 –
Birth Location: Tyrone.Ire. on Lord Caledon's estate
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Unknown None
– 1829
Birth Location: –
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Spouses(s)

Hessy Powell
1824 – 1900
Birth Location: Ireland
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Children(s)

Robert Fair
1851 – 1930
Birth Location: Georgetown, Halton, Ontario, Canada
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George Fair
1853 – 1929
Birth Location: Wellington, Ontario, Canada
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William Fair
1857 – 1937
Birth Location: Ontario, Canada
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Eliza Fair
1860 – 1894
Birth Location: Ontario
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John Fair
1864 – 1949
Birth Location: Maryborough, Wellington, Ontario, Canada
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Richard Fair's Ancestors

Self
Richard Fair
1826 – 1908
Birth Place: Lord Caledon’s Estate, Tyrone, Ireland
Parents
Robert Fair
1800 –
Tyrone.Ire. on Lord Caledon's estate
Unknown
– 1829
Grandparents
David Fair
Scotland, United Kingdom
Margaret Braid
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Richard Fair's Descendants

1.
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Richard Fair (abt 1826 – 16 Feb 1908) m. Hessy Powell (1824 – 3 Dec 1900)
  1. 1. Robert Fair (26 Dec 1851 – 14 Mar 1930) m. Margaret Turner (10 Oct 1852 – 2 Mar 1933)
    1. 1. Richard (Herbert) Fair (16 Mar 1876 – 25 Sept 1951) m. Maria (Jane) McCloy (Aug 1876 – )
      1. 1. Richard (Herbert) Fair (18 Sep 1906 – )
      2. 2. Ethel (Viola) Fair (Sep 1909 – )
      3. 3. Margaret (G) Fair (1912 – )
      4. 4. Alma (W) Fair (1914 – )
      5. 5. Robert Fair (abt 1917 – )
    2. 2. Geneva (May) Fair (17 Mar 1878 – ) m. George McCloy (Dec 1877 – )
      1. 1. Wilfred (Mc) Cloy (Jun 1902 – )
      2. 2. Irene (Mabel) McCloy (8 Jan 1906 – )
      3. 3. Marjorie McCloy (28 Sep 1908 – 26 Sep 1997)
    3. 3. Robert (Albert) Fair (16 APR 1881 – ) m. Esther Sherry m. Margaret
    4. 4. Ethel (Allice) Fair (01 Jun 1884 – 26 Feb 1899)
    5. 5. Mabel (Maude) Fair (28 OCT 1886 – 21 Dec 1926) m. Oswald (Alfred) Halford (26 Jul 1883 – 13 October 1942)
      1. 1. George Halford (Apr 1907 – )
      2. 2. Vera (Maud) Halford (1 Jan 1908 – 26 June 1992)
    6. 6. John (W) Fair (26 JUN 1889 – 1965)
    7. 7. Edna (T) Fair (27 Sep 1898 – Dec 1978)
    8. 8. Blanche (Carscallen) Fair (27 Sep 1898 – mar. 1974) m. Horace (Alexander) Smith (1899 – 1972)
      1. 1. Margaret Smith (13 Jun 1923 – 18 Jul 1979) m. Cyril (John) Brown (15 Dec 1916 – 3 Sep 1979)
      2. 2. Gordon (Alexander) Smith (1928 – 1999)
  2. 2. George (Newell) Fair (24 Dec 1853 – 27 May 1929) m. Hannah (Christina) Wells (Dec 1860 – 1928)
    1. 1. Essie (May) Fair (24 Nov 1878 – 15 May 1940) m. Clyde Wade (30 Oct 1879 – ) m. Frank (C) Elliott (1879 – ) m. Charles Butters (abt 1875 – 1961)
      1. 1. Bessie (F) Butters (23 May 1896 – 21 Jul 1970)
    2. 2. Martin (W.S.) Fair (02 Dec 1881 – 03 Aug 1934)
    3. 3. Richard (Raey Edgerton) Fair (20 Dec 1883 – ) m. Maude (E) Nye (abt 1879 – )
    4. 4. Esther Fair (abt 1886 – )
    5. 5. George ("Tobe") Fair (23 Oct 1888 – 31 Jan 1944)
    6. 6. Orson Fair (17 Aug 1895 – 1973)
    7. 7. Mary (Beulah) Fair (21 Aug 1899 – 22 Dec 1992) m. Vern (L) Ervin (abt 1895 – )
      1. 1. Verne (Thomas) Ervin (1936 – 2005)
  3. 3. William Fair (10 Mar 1857 – 24 Jul 1937) m. Gertrude (Sophia) Rule (29 Apr 1861 – 9 May 1927)
    1. 1. Willa (Edna) Fair (07 Jun 1896 – 17 Feb 1914)
    2. 2. Ada (May) Fair (11 Jan 1898 – 1989) m. William (George) Wilton (05 Sep 1890 – 1964)
      1. 1. Daisy (L.) Wilton (10 Dec 1921 – 1 Nov 2001)
      2. 2. William (Frederick) Wilton (7 Oct 1932 – 2 May 2018)
      3. 3. Orian Wilton (1936 – 14 Apr 2016)
  4. 4. Eliza (Jane) Fair (4 FEB 1860 – 13 MAR 1894)
  5. 5. John (Robinson) Fair (04 Nov 1864 – Mar 1949) m. Margaret (Jane) Rule (05 Jun 1867 – 27 Oct 1941)

Richard Fair's Timeline

10 Records

1826
abt 1826
Birth of Richard Fair in Lord Caledon’s Estate, Tyrone, Ireland
Lord Caledon’s Estate, Tyrone, Ireland
1851
12 Nov 1851
Age 25
Richard Fair was married
None
1861
1861
Age 35
Richard Fair resided here in Maryborough, Wellington, Ontario, Canada
Maryborough, Wellington, Ontario, Canada
1871
'1871'
Age 45
Richard Fair resided here in Wellington North, Ontario, 'canada'
Wellington North, Ontario, 'canada'
1871
1871
Age 45
Richard Fair resided here in Maryborough, Wellington, Ontario, Canada
Maryborough, Wellington, Ontario, Canada
1872
1872
Age 46
Richard Fair resided here in Wellington, Ontario, Canada
Wellington, Ontario, Canada
1881
1881
Age 55
Richard Fair resided here in Maryborough, Wellington North, Ontario, Canada
Maryborough, Wellington North, Ontario, Canada
1901
1901
Age 75
Richard Fair resided here in Maryborough, Wellington (Centre), Ontario, Canada
Maryborough, Wellington (Centre), Ontario, Canada
1901
1901
Age 75
Richard Fair resided here in Maryborough, Wellington, Ontario, Canada
Maryborough, Wellington, Ontario, Canada
1908
16 Feb 1908
Age 82
Death of Richard Fair in Rothsay, Maryborough, Co. Wellington, Ontario, Canada
Rothsay, Maryborough, Co. Wellington, Ontario, Canada

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: abt 1826
    Event Place: Lord Caledon’s Estate, Tyrone, Ireland
    Record Source:
    [1] 1861 Census of Canada, Library and Archives Canada; Ottawa, Ontario, Canada; Census Returns For 1861; Roll: C-1083
    [2] 1881 Census of Canada, Year: 1881; Census Place: Maryborough, Wellington North, Ontario; Roll: C_13259; Page: 75; Family No: 322
    [3] 1871 Census of Canada
    [4] Passenger and Immigration Lists Index, 1500s-1900s, Place: Ontario, Canada; Year: 1871; Page Number: 78
    [5] Ontario, Canada Census Index, 1871
    [6] 1901 Census of Canada
    [7] Ontario, Canada Deaths, 1869-1934, Roll: MS935_140.
    [8] Canada, Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 12 Nov 1851

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1861
    Event Place: Maryborough, Wellington, Ontario, Canada
    Record Source: 1861 Census of Canada, Library and Archives Canada; Ottawa, Ontario, Canada; Census Returns For 1861; Roll: C-1083

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: '1871'
    Event Place: Wellington North, Ontario, 'canada'
    Record Source:
    [1] 1871 Census of Canada
    [2] Canadian Genealogy Index, 1600s-1900s

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1871
    Event Place: Maryborough, Wellington, Ontario, Canada
    Record Source: Ontario, Canada Census Index, 1871

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1872
    Event Place: Wellington, Ontario, Canada
    Record Source: Canada, City and Area Directories, 1819-1906

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: BET 1873 AND 1897
    Event Place: Lot 10 Conn 15 Maryborugh twsp.

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1881
    Event Place: Maryborough, Wellington North, Ontario, Canada
    Record Source: 1881 Census of Canada, Year: 1881; Census Place: Maryborough, Wellington North, Ontario; Roll: C_13259; Page: 75; Family No: 322

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1901
    Event Place: Maryborough, Wellington (Centre), Ontario, Canada
    Record Source: 1901 Census of Canada

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1901
    Event Place: Maryborough, Wellington, Ontario, Canada
    Record Source: 1901 Census of Canada

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 16 Feb 1908
    Event Place: Rothsay, Wellington County, Ontario, Canada
    Record Source: Findagrave, Richard Fair

    Genealogy Event 12
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 16 Feb 1908
    Event Place: Rothsay, Maryborough, Co. Wellington, Ontario, Canada
    Record Source:
    [1] Ontario, Canada Deaths, 1869-1934, Roll: MS935_140.
    [2] Canada, Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 13
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Derry Add Wellington Co. Maryborugh twsp. Ontario
    Record Source: Canada, Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current
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