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Christopher Cairns 1831 – 1910 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 16 Sep 1831

Birth Location: St , [Wallyford] Inveresk

Death Date: 26 Sep 1910

Death Location: Poorhouse, Fife.

Father: David Cairns

Mother: Mary Chalmers

Spouse(s): Ann Henderson, Isabella Farlane

Children(s): Ann Cairns, David Cairns, Christopher Cairns, Margaret Cairns, Mary Cairns, John Cairns, Isabella Cairns, Margaret Cairns, John Cairns

Christopher Cairns was born in 1831 in St , [Wallyford] Inveresk, the child of David Cairns and Mary Chalmers. Christopher Cairns married Ann Henderson, Isabella Mc Farlane, and had children including Ann Cairns, David Cairns, Christopher Cairns, Margaret Cairns, Mary Chalmers Cairns, John Mc Farlane Cairns, Isabella Sharpe Cairns, Margaret Cairns, John Mc Farlane Cairns. Christopher Cairns passed away in 1910 in Poorhouse, Fife..

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Biography

  • Christopher Cairns was born in 1831 in St , [Wallyford] Inveresk, the child of David Cairns and Mary Chalmers.
  • Christopher Cairns married Ann Henderson, Isabella Mc Farlane, and had children including Ann Cairns, David Cairns, Christopher Cairns, Margaret Cairns, Mary Chalmers Cairns, John Mc Farlane Cairns, Isabella Sharpe Cairns, Margaret Cairns, John Mc Farlane Cairns.
  • Christopher Cairns passed away in 1910 in Poorhouse, Fife..

Immediate Family

Parents

David Cairns
Birth Location: –
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Mary Chalmers
1794 – 1873
Birth Location: Gladsmuir
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Spouses(s)

Ann Henderson
– 1860
Birth Location: –
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Isabella Farlane
1832 – 1910
Birth Location: –
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Children(s)

Ann Cairns
1859 –
Birth Location: Duddingston
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David Cairns
1860 – 1868
Birth Location: Duddingston
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Christopher Cairns
1859 – 1868
Birth Location: Edinburgh
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Margaret Cairns
1862 –
Birth Location: Duddingston
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Mary Cairns
1864 – 1949
Birth Location: Duddingston
MC
John Cairns
1868 – 1871
Birth Location: Duddingston
JC
Isabella Cairns
1869 – 1961
Birth Location: Duddingston
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Margaret Cairns
1871 – 1960
Birth Location: Duddingston
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John Cairns
1874 – 1945
Birth Location: Milton of Balgonie, Markinch, Fife
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Christopher Cairns's Ancestors

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Christopher Cairns
1831 – 1910
Birth Place: St , [Wallyford] Inveresk
Parents
David Cairns
Mary Chalmers
1794 – 1873
Gladsmuir
Grandparents
Thomas Cairns
Jean (Or Johan) Hay
William Chalmers
Elizabeth Scott
Great-Grandparents
David Cairns
Elizabeth Cornall
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Alexander Cairns
Agnes Jack

Christopher Cairns's Descendants

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Christopher Cairns (16 Sep 1831 – 26 Sep 1910) m. Ann Henderson ( – 10 Jul 1860) m. Isabella (Mc) Farlane (Abt. 1832 – 20 Feb 1910)
  1. 1. Ann Cairns (16 Jan 1859 – ) m. James Saunders
  2. 2. David Cairns (02 Jul 1860 – 14 Jun 1868)
  3. 3. Christopher Cairns (21 Mar 1859 – 21 May 1868)
  4. 4. Margaret Cairns (05 Feb 1862 – )
  5. 5. Mary (Chalmers) Cairns (09 Jan 1864 – 07 Mar 1949) m. Duddingston
  6. 6. John (Mc Farlane) Cairns (20 Sep 1868 – 02 Sep 1871)
  7. 7. Isabella (Sharpe) Cairns (18 Feb 1869 – 03 May 1961)
  8. 8. Margaret Cairns (05 Mar 1871 – 29 Dec 1960) m. Andrew Simpson
  9. 9. John (Mc Farlane) Cairns (11 Jul 1874 – 31 Jan 1945) m. Elizabeth (Anderson) Rodger

Christopher Cairns's Timeline

2 Records

1831
16 Sep 1831
Birth of Christopher Cairns in St , [Wallyford] Inveresk
St , [Wallyford] Inveresk
1910
26 Sep 1910
Age 79
Death of Christopher Cairns in Poorhouse, Fife.
Poorhouse, Fife.

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 16 Sep 1831
    Event Place: St , [Wallyford] Inveresk

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 26 Sep 1910
    Event Place: Poorhouse, Fife.
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