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David Moodie Cairns 1856 – 1915 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 09 Aug 1856

Birth Location: Inveresk & Peebles

Death Date: 20 Aug 1915

Death Location: Leith

Father: John Cairns

Mother: Jane Moodie

Spouse(s): Joanna Yule

Children(s):

In 1856, David Moodie Cairns entered the world in Inveresk & Peebles, born to John Hay Cairns and Jane Moodie. David Moodie Cairns married Joanna Yule. David Moodie Cairns passed away in 1915 in Leith.

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Biography

  • In 1856, David Moodie Cairns entered the world in Inveresk & Peebles, born to John Hay Cairns and Jane Moodie.
  • David Moodie Cairns married Joanna Yule.
  • David Moodie Cairns passed away in 1915 in Leith.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

David Cairns's Ancestors

Self
David Cairns
1856 – 1915
Birth Place: Inveresk & Peebles
Parents
John Hay Cairns
1827 –
St Clemontwells, [Wallyford] Inveresk
Jane Moodie
1831 – 1908
Portobello, Duddingston or Inveresk
Grandparents
David Cairns
Mary Chalmers
1794 – 1873
Gladsmuir
Great-Grandparents
Thomas Cairns
Jean Hay
William Chalmers
Elizabeth Scott
2nd-Great-Grandparents
David Cairns
Elizabeth Cornall

David Cairns's Timeline

2 Records

1856
09 Aug 1856
Birth of David Moodie Cairns in Inveresk & Peebles
Inveresk & Peebles
1915
20 Aug 1915
Age 59
Death of David Moodie Cairns in Leith
Leith

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 09 Aug 1856
    Event Place: Inveresk & Peebles

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 20 Aug 1915
    Event Place: Leith

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