Euphemia Thomson^[1]

1840 - Abt 1908  (67 years)

• Photos		Euphemia Thomson Bill's 2G-grandmother (maternal)
  		Euphemia Thomson Bill's 2G-grandmother (maternal)

  
  

• Name	Euphemia Thomson  [2, 3]
  Birth	15 Nov 1840	Kingsbarns, Kingsbarns Parish, County Fife, Scotland, United Kingdom   [4]
  Gender	Female
  Baptism	29 Nov 1840	Kingsbarns, Kingsbarns Parish, County Fife, Scotland, United Kingdom   [4]
  Census	31 Mar 1851	Kingsbarns, Kingsbarns Parish, County Fife, Scotland, United Kingdom   [5]
  Census	8 Apr 1861	Kingsbarns, Kingsbarns Parish, County Fife, Scotland, United Kingdom   [3]
  Residence	Mar 1864	Kenilworth, Warwickshire, England, United Kingdom   [6]
  Residence	Mar 1901	Sligo, County Sligo, Province of Connacht, Ireland, United Kingdom   [7]
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  Census	31 Mar 1901	Ward of West Sligo, Sligo, County Sligo, Province of Connacht, Ireland, United Kingdom   [8]
  Death	Abt Sep 1908	_______, County Sligo, Province of Connacht, Ireland, United Kingdom   [9]
  Person ID	I39	Lindell-Herndon Genealogy
  Last Modified	10 Sep 2018

  
  

  Father	John Thomson,   b. Abt 1818, Kingsbarns, Kingsbarns Parish, County Fife, Scotland, United Kingdom d. ?, (unknown)
  Mother	Margaret Kay,   b. Abt 1819, Kingsbarns, Kingsbarns Parish, County Fife, Scotland, United Kingdom d. ?, (unknown)
  Marriage	18 Jan 1840	Kingsbarns, Kingsbarns Parish, County Fife, Scotland, United Kingdom   [10]
  Notes	John Thomson and Margaret Kay signed their marriage contract at Kingsbarns on 4 Jan 1840. [10]
  Family ID	F2947	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Richard Fairbanks,   b. Abt 1837, (unknown) d. 29 Dec 1885, Templehouse, County Sligo, Province of Connacht, Ireland, United Kingdom (Age 48 years)
  Marriage	19 Nov 1860	Kingsbarns, Kingsbarns Parish, County Fife, Scotland, United Kingdom   [11]
  Notes	Richard Fairbanks and Euphemia Thomson were married at the “Manse of Kingsbarns”--in other words, at the minister’s home or residence. [11] The marriage of Richard Fairbanks and Euphemia Thomson was witnessed by Euphemia’s younger brothers Alexander and James. [11]
  Children	1. John Edward Fairbanks,   b. Bef 31 Aug 1862, Kenilworth, Parish of Stoneleigh, Warwickshire, England, United Kingdom d. 28 Apr 1938, Toowoomba, Darling Downs Region, Queensland, Australia (Age > 75 years)   2. Richard Alexander Fairbanks,   b. Bef 27 Mar 1864, _______, Warwickshire, England, United Kingdom d. Bef 1893, _______, _______, _______, United States (Age < 28 years)   3. James Fairbanks,   b. Bef 6 Oct 1865, Coolaney, County Sligo, Province of Connacht, Ireland, United Kingdom d. ?, (unknown)   4. Robert Fairbanks,   b. 3 Sep 1867, Coolaney, County Sligo, Province of Connacht, Ireland, United Kingdom d. 18 Dec 1931, Melrose, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States (Age 64 years)   5. Euphemia Fairbanks,   b. Bef 1 Jan 1870, Coolaney, County Sligo, Province of Connacht, Ireland, United Kingdom d. Aft Jan 1934, (unknown) (Age > 65 years)   6. William Fairbanks,   b. Bef 20 Aug 1873, Coolaney, County Sligo, Province of Connacht, Ireland, United Kingdom d. ?, (unknown)   7. Thomas Fairbanks,   b. Bef 4 Sep 1875, Sligo, County Sligo, Province of Connacht, Ireland, United Kingdom d. ?, _______, _______, Canada   8. Elizabeth Fairbanks,   b. Bef 25 May 1877, N Killoran, County Sligo, Province of Connacht, Ireland, United Kingdom d. ?, (unknown)   9. Margaret Fairbanks,   b. Bef 29 May 1879, Temple House, County Sligo, Province of Connacht, Ireland, United Kingdom d. ?, (unknown)   10. Beatrice Fairbanks,   b. Bef 2 Sep 1880, Temple House, County Sligo, Province of Connacht, Ireland, United Kingdom d. ?, (unknown)   11. Martha Fairbanks,   b. Abt 1883, _______, County Sligo, Province of Connacht, Ireland, United Kingdom d. ?, (unknown)
  Family ID	F11	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	13 Oct 2013

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 15 Nov 1840 - Kingsbarns, Kingsbarns Parish, County Fife, Scotland, United Kingdom Baptism - 29 Nov 1840 - Kingsbarns, Kingsbarns Parish, County Fife, Scotland, United Kingdom Census - 31 Mar 1851 - Kingsbarns, Kingsbarns Parish, County Fife, Scotland, United Kingdom Marriage - 19 Nov 1860 - Kingsbarns, Kingsbarns Parish, County Fife, Scotland, United Kingdom Census - 8 Apr 1861 - Kingsbarns, Kingsbarns Parish, County Fife, Scotland, United Kingdom Residence - Mar 1864 - Kenilworth, Warwickshire, England, United Kingdom Residence - Mar 1901 - Sligo, County Sligo, Province of Connacht, Ireland, United Kingdom Census - 31 Mar 1901 - Ward of West Sligo, Sligo, County Sligo, Province of Connacht, Ireland, United Kingdom Death - Abt Sep 1908 - _______, County Sligo, Province of Connacht, Ireland, United Kingdom  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Notes

  According to [Fairbanks-1949], Euphemia died at the age of 58 attended by two of her children (a son and a daughter) who then emigrated to Australia after their mother’s death--the other children having emigrated previously. However this is contradicted by [UK-GRO-1908a] and [LaAC-1913a]. The children that were living with Euphemia at the time of her death were probably Thomas and Martha, both of whom emigrated to Canada along with their sister Beatrice in 1913. [9, 12, 13] There are many individuals named “Euphemia Thomson” in the 1861 Scotland Census. However the individual listed in [Scotland-1861a] is named “Euphima Fairbanks”. Since this census was taken only 6 months after the marriage of Richard Fairbanks and Euphemia Thomson, it is plausible that she was enumerated with her family. Consequently, the connection to the family of John and Margaret Thomson is well supported. [3] [Fairbanks-1949] and [Fairbanks-1978] both have the name “Euphemia Thompson”, and this name is listed with the birth information for most of the children of Richard Fairbanks and Euphemia (Thomson) Fairbanks. However, “Thomson” is spelling used by Euphemia’s family. [2, 3, 12] A niece, “Ethel Fairbanks”, is living in Euphemia (Thomson) Fairbanks’ household in 1901. It is likely, but not yet proven, that this child is the daughter of one Richard Fairbanks’ siblings. [8]

  
  

• Reference

  Herndon, William. "Euphemia Thomson". Lindell-Herndon Genealogy. https://lindell-herndon.org/getperson.php?personID=I39&tng_extras=1&tree=LindellHerndon (accessed June 30, 2025).