John Edward Fairbanks^[1]

Bef 1862 - 1938  (> 75 years)

• Name	John Edward Fairbanks  [2, 3]
  Birth	Bef 31 Aug 1862	Kenilworth, Parish of Stoneleigh, Warwickshire, England, United Kingdom   [4, 5]
  Gender	Male
  Baptism	31 Aug 1862	Parish of Stoneleigh, Warwickshire, England, United Kingdom   [4]
  Emigration	30 Jun 1888	London, England, United Kingdom   [6]
  	Aboard the Taroba
  Immigration	17 Aug 1888	Brisbane, Colony of Queensland   [7]
  	Aboard the Taroba
  Death	28 Apr 1938	Toowoomba, Darling Downs Region, Queensland, Australia   [8]
  	Wilga Private Hospital
  Burial	29 Apr 1938	Toowoomba Cemetery, Toowoomba, Darling Downs Region, Queensland, Australia   [8]
  Person ID	I3982	Lindell-Herndon Genealogy
  Last Modified	26 Feb 2017

  
  

  Father	Richard Fairbanks,   b. Abt 1837, (unknown) d. 29 Dec 1885, Templehouse, County Sligo, Province of Connacht, Ireland, United Kingdom (Age 48 years)
  Mother	Euphemia Thomson,   b. 15 Nov 1840, Kingsbarns, Kingsbarns Parish, County Fife, Scotland, United Kingdom d. Abt Sep 1908, _______, County Sligo, Province of Connacht, Ireland, United Kingdom (Age 67 years)
  Marriage	19 Nov 1860	Kingsbarns, Kingsbarns Parish, County Fife, Scotland, United Kingdom   [9]
  Notes	Richard Fairbanks and Euphemia Thomson were married at the “Manse of Kingsbarns”--in other words, at the minister’s home or residence. [9] The marriage of Richard Fairbanks and Euphemia Thomson was witnessed by Euphemia’s younger brothers Alexander and James. [9]
  Family ID	F11	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Elizabeth Lush,   b. Abt 1863, Easky, County Sligo, Province of Connacht, Ireland, United Kingdom d. 19 Mar 1954, Gatton, Lockyer Valley Region, Queensland, Australia (Age 91 years)
  Marriage	23 May 1882	Easky, County Sligo, Province of Connacht, Ireland, United Kingdom   [5]
  Notes	Dates for the marriage of John Edward Fairbanks to Elizabeth Lush vary greatly across the Australian birth entires of their children. Sources [QDoJaAG-1891a] and [QDoJaAG-1891b] have the date 23 May 1882; [QDoJaAG-1892a] has 22 May 1882; [QDoJaAG-1894a] has 23 May 1883; [QDoJaAG-1900a] and [QDoJaAG-1902a] have 22 May 1884. On the assumption that John and Elizabeth’s memories would have been more accurate earlier in their marriage, and because it appears as frequently as any other date, this database uses “23 May 1882”, but a Irish marriage record should be sought. [5, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14]
  Children	1. Euphemia Fairbanks,   b. Abt 1884, _______, _______, Ireland, United Kingdom d. 16 Apr 1971, Toowoomba, Darling Downs Region, Queensland, Australia (Age 87 years)   2. Ethel Fairbanks,   b. Abt 1885, (unknown) d. Bef 1938, (unknown) (Age < 52 years)   3. Lillian Fairbanks,   b. Abt 1886, Easky, County Sligo, Province of Connacht, Ireland, United Kingdom d. 27 Nov 1971, Laidley, Lockyer Valley Region, Queensland, Australia (Age 85 years)   4. James Richard Fairbanks,   b. 22 Sep 1889, Glenmore, Jondaryan Division, Colony of Queensland d. 22 Sep 1955, Helidon, Lockyer Valley Region, Queensland, Australia (Age 66 years)   5. Myra Fairbanks,   b. 30 Sep 1891, Koojarawon, Highfields, Colony of Queensland d. 26 Jun 1972, Laidley, Lockyer Valley Region, Queensland, Australia (Age 80 years)   6. John Thomson Fairbanks,   b. 11 Nov 1892, Koojarawon, Highfields, Colony of Queensland d. 27 Jul 1964, Helidon, Lockyer Valley Region, Queensland, Australia (Age 71 years)   7. Margaret Emma Fairbanks,   b. 8 Jan 1894, Helidon, Moreton West, Colony of Queensland d. 21 Jun 1970, Toowoomba, Darling Downs Region, Queensland, Australia (Age 76 years)   8. Elsie Beatrice Fairbanks,   b. 28 Mar 1900, Helidon, Moreton West, Colony of Queensland d. ?, (unknown)   9. Ronald Cooke Fairbanks,   b. 22 Apr 1902, Helidon Scrub, Moreton West, Queensland, Australia d. 6 Mar 1960, Hamilton, Brisbane City, Queensland, Australia (Age 57 years)
  Family ID	F2925	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	11 Mar 2018

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - Bef 31 Aug 1862 - Kenilworth, Parish of Stoneleigh, Warwickshire, England, United Kingdom Marriage - 23 May 1882 - Easky, County Sligo, Province of Connacht, Ireland, United Kingdom Immigration - 17 Aug 1888 - Brisbane, Colony of Queensland Death - 28 Apr 1938 - Toowoomba, Darling Downs Region, Queensland, Australia  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Notes

  [Fairbanks-1949] claims that John Fairbanks was killed in the Boer War while serving with the British Military. However this conflicts with [QDoJaAG-1938a] and [QSA-1888a]. [2, 7, 8] Although a memorial exists at Helidon General Cemetery, source [QDoJaAG-1938a] seems to indicate that John Edward Fairbanks is not actually buried there but instead is buried in Toowoomba Cemetery. It is not clear if this is a reference to Drayton and Toowoomba Cemetery or another in the area. [8, 15] [QDoJaAG-1891b], the birth entry for John Edward Fairbanks’ daughter Myra, lists four living children: Euphemia (age 7), Ethel (age 6), Lillian (age 4), and James Richard (age 2). With the exception of Ethel, for whom no birth record has yet been found, these correspond roughly to the children that were known to have been alive in 1891. The record also states that there were no deceased children of John Edward and Elizabeth (Lush) Fairbanks. Consequently, Euphemia must be the eldest child who emigrated from the United Kingdom under the name “Eliza”, and Lillian is probably the second or third eldest who emigrated under the name “Mary J”. Being so close in age to Euphemia, Ethel remains unresolved. [10] John Edward Fairbanks, his wife Eliza, and two daughters, Eliza and Mary J, departed from London, England on their way to Australia in 1888. [QSA-1888a] also notes that their origin was Warwick, but that the family were all listed as being Irish. [7]

  
  

• Reference

  Herndon, William Robert. "John Edward Fairbanks", Lindell-Herndon Genealogy. [Online]. Available: https://lindell-herndon.org/getperson.php?personID=I3982&sitever=mobile&tree=LindellHerndon. [Accessed: 06-Jun-2026].