When James Fairbrother was born in 1844, in Heath Charnock, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom, his father, Thomas Fairbrother, was 32 and his mother, Mary Elwen, was 24. He married Elizabeth Edgerley on 16 June 1872, in Chorley, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 3 daughters. He lived in Duxbury, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom in 1851 and Chorley, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom for about 30 years.
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When the Industrial Revolution hit Lancashire, cotton mills started spring up everywhere. This helped the cotton industry to start booming even moreso in Lancashire.
The Crimean War was fought between Russia and an alliance of Britain, France, Sardinia and Turkey on the Crimean Peninsula. Russia had put pressure on Turkey which threatened British interests in the Middle East.
The Bacup Natural History Society was established in 1878 in Lancashire. It holds a collection of over 4,000 photos, slides, and documents. It holds many different artifacts from military to fossils.
English (Lancashire): nickname from Middle English fair ‘fair of hair or complexion’ or ‘handsome, courteous’ and brother ‘brother’.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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