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Elizabeth Cairns 1853 – 1908 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 29 Nov 1853

Birth Location: Ballynagarrick, County Down, Ireland

Death Date: 20 Nov 1908

Death Location: Riverside, Ashburton, New Zealand

Father: Ebenezer Cairns

Mother: Margaret Magginis

Spouse(s): David Johnston

Children(s): James Johnston, Ebenezer Johnston, John Johnston, Joseph Johnston, David Johnston, Margaret Johnston, Robert Johnston, Mary Johnston, Annie Johnston

Born in 1853 in Ballynagarrick, County Down, Ireland, Elizabeth Cairns was the child of Ebenezer Cairns and Margaret Magginis. In time, Elizabeth Cairns married David Johnston, and they raised a family that included James Ebenezer Johnston, Ebenezer James Johnston, John Cairns Johnston, Joseph Henry Johnston, David D Johnston, Margaret Johnston, Robert Johnston, Mary Elizabeth Johnston and Annie Johnston. Elizabeth Cairns died in Riverside, Ashburton, New Zealand in 1908.

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Parents

Ebenezer Cairns
1821 –
Birth Location: Ballynagarrick, County Down, Ireland
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Margaret Magginis
1826 –
Birth Location: Ballynagarrick, County Down, Ireland
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Spouses(s)

David Johnston
1851 – 1931
Birth Location: Ballynagarrick, County Down, Ireland
DJ

Children(s)

James Johnston
1880 – 1881
Birth Location: Wakanui, Ashburton, New Zealand
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Ebenezer Johnston
1881 – 1918
Birth Location: Wakanui, Ashburton, New Zealand
EJ
John Johnston
1883 – 1912
Birth Location: Wakanui, Ashburton, New Zealand
JJ
Joseph Johnston
1886 – 1963
Birth Location: Ashburton, New Zealand
JJ
David Johnston
1888 – 1916
Birth Location: Ashburton, New Zealand
DJ
Margaret Johnston
1890 – 1965
Birth Location: Ashburton, New Zealand
MJ
Robert Johnston
1893 – 1979
Birth Location: Ashburton, New Zealand
RJ
Mary Johnston
1895 – 1985
Birth Location: Riverside, Ashburton, New Zealand
MJ
Annie Johnston
1897 – 1983
Birth Location: Wakanui, Ashburton, New Zealnd
AJ

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Year: 29 Nov 1853
    Event Place: Ballynagarrick, County Down, Ireland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Custom Fact

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Year: 20 Nov 1908
    Event Place: Riverside, Ashburton, New Zealand

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