Person Fairbairn; Sir; William (1789 - 1874) Fairbairn William Sir 1789 - 1874 British Male Kelso, Roxburghshire, Scotland 19 February 1789 The house of his son-in-law, Mr Bateman, Moor Park, Surrey 18 August 1874 Burial: Prestwick, Northumberland

Manchester (1850)

Engineer Honours: Bt 1869 Medals and prizes: Royal Medal 1860 Lectures: Bakerian 1860 Fellow 06/06/1850 Sources: Bulloch's Roll; DNB References: T M Charlton, 'Contributions to the Science of Bridge-Building in the Nineteenth Century by Henry Moseley, Hon.Ll.D., FRS and William Pole, D.Mus., FRS' in NR 1975-6 vol 30 pp 169-179 A N Rollinson ' Engineering and Technology of industrial water power at Castleford mills from the seventeenth century to the twentieth century.' Notes and Records vol 70, 2016, pp 45-63 ©The Royal Society International Standard Archival Authority Record for Corporate Bodies, Persons and Families - ISAAR(CPF) - Ottawa 1996 ISBN 0-9696035-3-3 National Council on Archives, Rules for the Construction of Personal, Place and Corporate Names, 1997 https://pictures.royalsociety.org/image-rs-9706 19 Feb 1789 - 18 Aug 1874 NA6039 21/11/2001 Andyg Pmab 28/03/2023 RS_NET\JonathanB Yes http://viaf.org/viaf/63995149 9647ef14-78ea-41ae-a7dc-40b5bd39a3b6