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Adam Cairns 1877 – 1956 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 20 Apr 1877

Birth Location: Wishaw, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Death Date: 16 Oct 1956

Death Location: Kaitangata, Otago, New Zealand

Father: Thomas Cairns

Mother: Annie Mitchell

Spouse(s): Catherine Williams

Children(s): Annie Cairns, Thomas Cairns, Catherine Cairns

The story of Adam Cairns began in 1877 in Wishaw, Lanarkshire, Scotland. Adam Cairns married Catherine Hannah Williams, and had children including Annie Mitchell Cairns, Thomas Somerville Cairns, Catherine Martin Cairns. Adam Cairns passed away in 1956 in Kaitangata, Otago, New Zealand.

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Biography

  • The story of Adam Cairns began in 1877 in Wishaw, Lanarkshire, Scotland.
  • Adam Cairns married Catherine Hannah Williams, and had children including Annie Mitchell Cairns, Thomas Somerville Cairns, Catherine Martin Cairns.
  • Adam Cairns passed away in 1956 in Kaitangata, Otago, New Zealand.

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Adam Cairns's Ancestors

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Adam Cairns
1877 – 1956
Birth Place: Wishaw, Lanarkshire, Scotland
Parents
Thomas Somerville Cairns
1851 – 1940
Cambusnethan, Lanarkshire, Scotland
Annie Mitchell
1853 – 1911
Wishaw, Lanarkshire, Scotland
Grandparents
James Cairns
1816 – 1867
Scotland
Margaret Somerville
1823 – 1863
Scotland
Thomas Mitchell
1821 – 1874
Isabella (Bryson) McFarlane
1825 – 1881
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2nd-Great-Grandparents

Adam Cairns's Descendants

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Adam Cairns (20 Apr 1877 – 16 Oct 1956) m. Catherine (Hannah) Williams (1885 – 1949)
  1. 1. Annie (Mitchell) Cairns (17 May 1911 – ) m. Unknown
  2. 2. Thomas (Somerville) Cairns (14 Sep 1913 – 26 Dec 1974) m. Margaret Robertson
    1. 1. Anthony Cairns
    2. 2. David Cairns
  3. 3. Catherine (Martin) Cairns (1918 – ) m. Unknown

Adam Cairns's Timeline

2 Records

1877
20 Apr 1877
Birth of Adam Cairns in Wishaw, Lanarkshire, Scotland
Wishaw, Lanarkshire, Scotland
1956
16 Oct 1956
Age 79
Death of Adam Cairns in Kaitangata, Otago, New Zealand
Kaitangata, Otago, New Zealand

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 20 Apr 1877
    Event Place: Wishaw, Lanarkshire, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 16 Oct 1956
    Event Place: Kaitangata, Otago, New Zealand

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