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David P Cairns 1820–1865 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 9 Mar 1820

Birth Location: Wemyss, Fife, Scotland

Death Date: 8 Nov 1865

Death Location: Coaltown of Wemyss, Fife, Scotland

Father: John Cairns

Mother: Janet Dryburgh

Spouse(s): Helen Hunter

Children(s): David Cairns, Thomas Cairns, Ann Cairns, William Cairns, James Cairns, Helen Cairns, Isabella Cairns, John Cairns, Janet Cairns, Margaret Cairns

David P Cairns was born in 1820 in Wemyss, Fife, Scotland, the child of John Cairns And Janet Drybrough Dryburgh. David P Cairns married Helen Thomson Hunter, and had children including Ann Cairns, David Cairns, Helen Cairns, Isabella Mathewson Cairns, James Cairns, Janet Cairns, John Cairns, Margaret Cairns, Thomas Dryburgh Cairns, William Cairns. David P Cairns passed away in 1865 in Coaltown of Wemyss, Fife, Scotland.

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Biography

  • David P Cairns was born in 1820 in Wemyss, Fife, Scotland, the child of John Cairns And Janet Drybrough Dryburgh.
  • David P Cairns married Helen Thomson Hunter, and had children including Ann Cairns, David Cairns, Helen Cairns, Isabella Mathewson Cairns, James Cairns, Janet Cairns, John Cairns, Margaret Cairns, Thomas Dryburgh Cairns, William Cairns.
  • David P Cairns passed away in 1865 in Coaltown of Wemyss, Fife, Scotland.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

David Cairns's Ancestors

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David Cairns
1820–1865
Birth Place: Wemyss, Fife, Scotland
Parents
John Cairns
1775–1862
Wemyss, Fife, Scotland
Janet (Drybrough \) Dryburgh
1779–1862
Wemyss, Fife, Scotland
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

David Cairns's Descendants

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David (P) Cairns (9 Mar 1820–8 Nov 1865) m. Helen (Thomson) Hunter (22 Sep 1825–26 June 1906)
  1. 1. David Cairns 1863–1942 m. Sophia Henderson 1860–1942
    1. 1. George (Henderson) Cairns 1887–1955 m. Elizabeth (Mackie) Wright 1882–1962
      1. 1. Dorothy (Mavis) Cairns 1917–1998 m. Malyon (Isaac) Robinson 1911–2005
      2. 2. Elizabeth CAIRNS 1913–1913
      3. 3. Lilian (Mackie) Cairns 1914–1962 m. Harold (Arthur) ROBINSON 1915–1984
    2. 2. Alice (Oswald) Cairns 1893–1968
    3. 3. David Cairns 1883–1917
    4. 4. Helen (Hunter) Cairns 1888–1951
    5. 5. John Cairns 1892–
    6. 6. Alexander (Beattie) CAIRNS 1895–1979
  2. 2. Thomas (Dryburgh) Cairns 1852–1905
  3. 3. Ann Cairns 1860–
  4. 4. William Cairns 1864–1945
  5. 5. James Cairns 1848–1892 m. Elisabeth DRYBURGH 1851–1891
    1. 1. James Cairnes 1879–1911
    2. 2. John (Dryburgh) Cairns 1877–1950
    3. 3. Andrew Cairns 1887–
    4. 4. David Cairns 1876–
    5. 5. Thomas Cairns 1890–
    6. 6. William Cairns 1884–
  6. 6. Helen Cairns 1855–1907
  7. 7. Isabella (Mathewson) Cairns 1850–1861
  8. 8. John Cairns 1847–1891
  9. 9. Janet Cairns 1853–1865
  10. 10. Margaret Cairns 1857–1908

David Cairns's Timeline

8 Records

1820
9 Mar 1820
Birth of David P Cairns in Wemyss, Fife, Scotland
Wemyss, Fife, Scotland
1820
20 Mar 1820
David P Cairns was baptized in Wemyss,Fife,Scotland
Wemyss,Fife,Scotland
1822
28 Jan 1822
Age 2
Birth of David P Cairns in Coaltown of Wemyss, Fife, Scotland
Coaltown of Wemyss, Fife, Scotland
1841
1841
Age 21
David P Cairns resided here in Wemyss, Fife, Scotland
Wemyss, Fife, Scotland
1851
1851
Age 31
David P Cairns resided here in Wemyss, Fife, Scotland
Wemyss, Fife, Scotland
1861
1861
Age 41
David P Cairns resided here in Wemyss, Fife, Scotland
Wemyss, Fife, Scotland
1865
8 Nov 1865
Age 45
Death of David P Cairns in Wemyss, Fife, Scotland
Wemyss, Fife, Scotland
1865
8 Nov 1865
Age 45
Death of David P Cairns in Coaltown of Wemyss, Fife, Scotland
Coaltown of Wemyss, Fife, Scotland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 28 Jan 1822
    Event Place: Coaltown of Wemyss, Fife, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 9 Mar 1820
    Event Place: Wemyss, Fife, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Baptism
    Event Date: 20 Mar 1820
    Event Place: Wemyss,Fife,Scotland
    Record Source: Scotland, Select Births and Baptisms, 1564-1950

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1841
    Event Place: Wemyss, Fife, Scotland
    Record Source: 1841 Scotland Census, Parish: Wemyss; ED: 2; Page: 14; Line: 670; Year: 1841

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1851
    Event Place: Wemyss, Fife, Scotland
    Record Source: 1851 Scotland Census, Parish: Wemyss; ED: 2; Page: 6; Line: 6; Roll: CSSCT1851_94; Year: 1851

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1861
    Event Place: Wemyss, Fife, Scotland
    Record Source: 1861 Scotland Census, Parish: Wemyss; ED: 10; Page: 1; Line: 11; Roll: CSSCT1861_60

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 8 Nov 1865
    Event Place: Wemyss, Fife, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 8 Nov 1865
    Event Place: Coaltown of Wemyss, Fife, Scotland

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