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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

Born in 1877 in Wishaw, Lanarkshire, Scotland, Adam Cairns was the child of Thomas Somerville Cairns and Annie Mitchell. In time, Adam Cairns married Catherine Hannah Williams, and they raised a family that included Annie Mitchell Cairns, Thomas Somerville Cairns and Catherine Martin Cairns. Adam Cairns died in Kaitangata, Otago, New Zealand in 1956.

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Parents

Thomas Cairns
1851 – 1940
Birth Location: Cambusnethan, Lanarkshire, Scotland
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Annie Mitchell
1853 – 1911
Birth Location: Wishaw, Lanarkshire, Scotland
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Spouses(s)

Catherine Williams
1885 – 1949
Birth Location: –
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Children(s)

Annie Cairns
1911 –
Birth Location: Kaitangata, New Zealand
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Thomas Cairns
1913 – 1974
Birth Location: New Zealand
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Catherine Cairns
1918 –
Birth Location: New Zealand
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Sources

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

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