Via the wonder of the World Wide Web we have been contacted by some of the many descendants of Joseph Fairholm of the English Derby branch. Joseph and his family emigrated to Canada in 1913. His descendants are now spread across the country. Wilma Stagg, Les Stagg, Nancy Stagg, Joan Williamson, Bertha Townsend, Mark Townsend, Jo Fairholm & Jacinda Fairholm have provided us with an enormous amount of information about part of the branch we did not know existed.

Although most of the family members in Canada form part of the Derby branch, we have been contacted by Shona Whitwell of one of the Scottish branches who now lives there and we understand that there may be at least another Fairholm family and a Fairholme family living there as well. If you belong to either of these then we would be very interested in hearing from you. (Of course, we are still intested in hearing from other members of Joesph's family as well.) You can contact us at queries@fairholmfamilytrees.info.

Some geographical connections

The Fairholme mountain range in the Rockies are named after Grace Penelope, wife of William Fairholme of the Edinburgh & Scottish Borders branch. Two islands and possible a bay, all in Nunavut, are named after Lt. James Walter Fairholme, William's brother.

There is a historic house in Charlottestown, Prince Edward Island called Fairholm (now converted to a hotel) and a lake in Ontario. There is a hamlet in Saskatchewan and a lake in Ontario called Fairholme. We are not aware of any family connection with any of these places - yet.

Location map Canada	Location map Fairholme Range	Location map Places named after James Fairholme