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Adam Cairns 1831 – 1911 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 9 Aug 1831

Birth Location: Cambusnethan, North Lanarkshire, Scotland

Death Date: 11 Apr 1911

Death Location: Newmains, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Father: Adam Cairns

Mother: Janet Paterson

Spouse(s): Janet McLean

Children(s): Thomas Cairns

Adam Cairns Jr. was born in 1831 in Cambusnethan, North Lanarkshire, Scotland, the child of Adam Cairns and Janet Paterson. Adam Cairns Jr. married Janet McLean, and had children including Thomas Cairns. Adam Cairns Jr. passed away in 1911 in Newmains, Lanarkshire, Scotland.

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Biography

  • Adam Cairns Jr. was born in 1831 in Cambusnethan, North Lanarkshire, Scotland, the child of Adam Cairns and Janet Paterson.
  • Adam Cairns Jr. married Janet McLean, and had children including Thomas Cairns.
  • Adam Cairns Jr. passed away in 1911 in Newmains, Lanarkshire, Scotland.

Immediate Family

Parents

Adam Cairns
1784 – 1835
Birth Location: Cambusnethan, Lanarkshire, Scotland
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Janet Paterson
1791 – 1878
Birth Location: West Calder , West Lothian, or Carstairs, Lanark, Scotland
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Spouses(s)

Janet McLean
1836 – 1920
Birth Location: Douglas, Lanarkshire, Strathclyde, Scotland
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Children(s)

Thomas Cairns
1865 – 1903
Birth Location: Bleary, Down, Ireland
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Adam Cairns's Ancestors

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Adam Cairns
1831 – 1911
Birth Place: Cambusnethan, North Lanarkshire, Scotland
Parents
Adam Cairns
1784 – 1835
Cambusnethan, Lanarkshire, Scotland
Janet Paterson
1791 – 1878
West Calder , West Lothian, or Carstairs, Lanark, Scotland
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Adam Cairns's Descendants

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Adam Cairns (9 Aug 1831 – 11 Apr 1911) m. Janet McLean (1836 – 10 Jul 1920)
  1. 1. Thomas Cairns (29 Dec 1865 – 4 Aug 1903) m. Sarah Boyce (14 Jun 1862 – 29 Oct 1953)
    1. 1. Edward Cairns (13/04/1896 – 1967) m. Florence Duncan (20/12/1890 – 11/02/1933)
      1. 1. George (Duncan) Cairns (1924 – 1997) m. Jean (Mary Cairns) Stephen (17 Oct 1921 – 14 Aug 2010)
        1. 1. Maureen (Anne) Cairns m. Keith Woodhouse

Adam Cairns's Timeline

2 Records

1831
9 Aug 1831
Birth of Adam Cairns Jr. in Cambusnethan, North Lanarkshire, Scotland
Cambusnethan, North Lanarkshire, Scotland
1911
11 Apr 1911
Age 80
Death of Adam Cairns Jr. in Newmains, Lanarkshire, Scotland
Newmains, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 9 Aug 1831
    Event Place: Cambusnethan, North Lanarkshire, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 11 Apr 1911
    Event Place: Newmains, Lanarkshire, Scotland
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