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David Cairns 1863 – 1942 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 05 Apr 1863

Birth Location: Leith,Midlothian,Scotland

Death Date: 06 Jun 1942

Death Location: Masterton, Wellington, New Zealand

Father: David Cairns

Mother: Helen Hunter

Spouse(s): Sophia Henderson

Children(s): David Cairns, George Cairns, Helen Cairns, John Cairns, Alice Cairns, Alexander CAIRNS

The birth of David Cairns took place in 1863 in Leith,Midlothian,Scotland, to David P Cairns and Helen Thomson Hunter. David Cairns married Sophia Henderson, and together they had David Cairns, George Henderson Cairns, Helen Hunter Cairns, John Cairns, Alice Oswald Cairns and Alexander Beattie CAIRNS. David Cairns's death occurred in 1942 in Masterton, Wellington, New Zealand.

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Parents

David Cairns
1820 – 1865
Birth Location: Wemyss, Fife, Scotland
DC
Helen Hunter
1825 – 1906
Birth Location: Dysart, Fife
HH

Spouses(s)

Sophia Henderson
1860 – 1942
Birth Location: Nicol Street, Abbotshall, Fife, Scotland
SH

Children(s)

David Cairns
1883 – 1917
Birth Location: Kirkcaldy, fifeshire
DC
George Cairns
1887 – 1955
Birth Location: Dysart, fifeshire
GC
Helen Cairns
1888 – 1951
Birth Location: Kirkcaldy, Fife, Scotland
HC
John Cairns
1892 –
Birth Location: Kirkcaldy, fifeshire
JC
Alice Cairns
1893 – 1968
Birth Location: Kirkcaldy, Fife, Scotland
AC
Alexander CAIRNS
1895 – 1979
Birth Location: Kirkcaldy, fifeshire
AC

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Year: 05 Apr 1863
    Event Place: Wemyss, fifeshire

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Year: 05 Apr 1863
    Event Place: Leith,Midlothian,Scotland

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1871
    Event Place: Pathhead or Dunnikier, Dysart, Fife, Scotland
    Record Source: 1871 Scotland Census, Parish: Dysart; ED: 5; Page: 16; Line: 25; Roll: CSSCT1871_73

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1891
    Event Place: Kirkcaldy and Abbotshall, Fife, Scotland
    Record Source: 1891 Scotland Census, Parish: Kirkcaldy and Abbotshall; ED: 36; Page: 2; Line: 1; Roll: CSSCT1891_135

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1901
    Event Place: Kirkcaldy and Abbotshall, Fife, Scotland
    Record Source: 1901 Scotland Census, Parish: Kirkcaldy and Abbotshall; ED: 39; Page: 1; Line: 13; Roll: CSSCT1901_143

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Death
    Event Year: 06 Jun 1942
    Event Place: Masterton, Wellington, New Zealand

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Masterton, Masterton District, Wellington, New Zealand
    Record Source: Australia and New Zealand, Find a Grave™ Index, 1800s-Current

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