Family Histories:
The information on the Fairhead Family has been gathered for over forty years. The original researcher was one Albert Edward Fairhead (1902 - 1976). He had hired a boat on the Norfolk Broads for a week's holiday; on handing the keys over to the next family at the end of the week he discovered that they were also called Fairhead. This prompted him to wonder, were they related?
After this he embarked on journeys to all of the local churches and then to record offices, and before he died in 1976 he had printed a series of booklets detailing all of the information he had discovered. To make this easier to handle, and to give the reader a sense of identity, he split the family into different sections which were named after individuals or areas where they lived, etc.
The downloadable files on this site are based on these booklets, with all subsequent information fitted into the jigsaw as and when it has become known. We are publishing them on the web in an effort to widely spread the state of the current research and to stimulate people to fill in the gaps in our knowledge. The files deal with each generation in turn, keeping each family in the same order.
There are three main groups of families: Suffolk & Norfolk, Essex, and London. It is hoped one day to link all of the books together. The 'Book no.' refers to the number of the publication in the Fairhead history booklet series.
The booklet files are in PDF format. (To view them you will need to have Adobe Reader installed on your computer. If you do not have this you can download it for free by clicking on the 'Get Adobe Reader' button.) The pictures are viewable in a standard browser.
| Family group | Book no. | History booklet name | Booklet last updated | File size |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Suffolk & Norfolk |
8 | The Suffolk Weavers: Words Pictures |
Jun 02 2008 | 325 kb |
| 5 | The Parish Clerks: Words Pictures |
Jun 02 2008 | 426 kb | |
| 1 | The Three Brothers: Words Pictures |
Jun 02 2008 | 341 kb | |
| 2 | The Bricklayers: Words Pictures |
Jun 02 2008 | 408 kb | |
| 6 | The Five Sons of James | Jun 02 2008 | 293 kb | |
| Essex | 7 | The Essex Farmers: Words Pictures |
Jun 02 2008 | 220 kb |
| 4d | The Shoemakers of Rayleigh: Words Pictures |
Jun 02 2008 | 151 kb | |
| 4b | Thomas, the Gardener, of Marks Tey: Words Pictures |
Jun 02 2008 | 150 kb | |
| 4c | The Drapers of Ilford: Words Pictures |
Jun 02 2008 | 182 kb | |
| London | 3 | The Fayerhodes of Ludgate Hall | Jun 02 2008 | 117 kb |
| 10c | The Family at Marylebone | Jun 02 2008 | 73 kb | |
| 4a | The London Butchers: Words Picture |
Jun 02 2008 | 180 kb | |
| Other | 10a | The East Coast Mariners | Jun 02 2008 | 115 kb |
| 10b | The Sunderland Family | Jun 02 2008 | 75 kb |
We have some miscellaneous booklets, including two "Don't Know" pages; any information that could help to classify the information in those would be most welcome.
| Booklet name | Booklet last updated | File size |
|---|---|---|
| Don't Knows (UK & Australia) | Jun 02 2008 | 294 kb |
| Don't Knows (North America) | Jun 02 2008 | 185 kb |
| Various East Coast Families | Aug 20 2006 | 87 kb |
| The Origin: Words Pictures |
Aug 13 2006 | 72 kb |
| The First 100 Years | Jun 02 2008 | 179 kb |
| The Fairhairs | Aug 13 2006 | 75 kb |
| Hereditary Factors | Aug 13 2006 | 94 kb |
Finally we have some other booklets written by Albert. Though not 'Fairhead' related, they are included here for completeness.
| Booklet name | Booklet last updated | File size |
|---|---|---|
| The Ditchingham That I Knew: Words Pictures |
Jun 25 2007 | 151 kb |
| My Impressions of Iceland: Words Pictures |
Jun 25 2007 | 98 kb |
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SMALLPRINT: All files linked from this page are available to download free for non-commercial use under a Creative Commons License. If you copy, distribute, display, or make derivative works from these files, you must acknowledge the Fairhead Family Fellowship as the source in a reasonably prominent manner.