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George Mitchell Cairns 1883 – 1933 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 14 Aug 1883

Birth Location: Kaitangata, Otago, New Zealand

Death Date: 26 Dec 1933

Death Location: Balclutha, Otago, New Zealand

Father: Thomas Cairns

Mother: Annie Mitchell

Spouse(s): Maggie Burns, Catherine McNee

Children(s): James Cairns, George Cairns, William Cairns, John Cairns

George Mitchell Cairns was born in 1883 in Kaitangata, Otago, New Zealand, the child of Thomas Somerville Cairns and Annie Mitchell. George Mitchell Cairns married Maggie Houston Burns, Catherine Gardner McNee, and had children including James Burns Cairns, George William Cairns, William Cairns, John Spencer Cairns. George Mitchell Cairns passed away in 1933 in Balclutha, Otago, New Zealand.

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Biography

  • George Mitchell Cairns was born in 1883 in Kaitangata, Otago, New Zealand, the child of Thomas Somerville Cairns and Annie Mitchell.
  • George Mitchell Cairns married Maggie Houston Burns, Catherine Gardner McNee, and had children including James Burns Cairns, George William Cairns, William Cairns, John Spencer Cairns.
  • George Mitchell Cairns passed away in 1933 in Balclutha, Otago, New Zealand.

Immediate Family

Parents

Thomas Cairns
1851 – 1940
Birth Location: Cambusnethan, Lanarkshire, Scotland
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Annie Mitchell
1853 – 1911
Birth Location: Wishaw, Lanarkshire, Scotland
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Spouses(s)

Maggie Burns
1887 –
Birth Location: –
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Catherine McNee
1888 – 1928
Birth Location: –
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Children(s)

James Cairns
1907 – 1961
Birth Location: –
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George Cairns
1922 – 1995
Birth Location: New Zealand
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William Cairns
1924 –
Birth Location: New Zealand
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John Cairns
1926 –
Birth Location: Kaitangata, New Zealand
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George Cairns's Ancestors

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George Cairns
1883 – 1933
Birth Place: Kaitangata, Otago, New Zealand
Parents
Thomas Somerville Cairns
1851 – 1940
Cambusnethan, Lanarkshire, Scotland
Annie Mitchell
1853 – 1911
Wishaw, Lanarkshire, Scotland
Grandparents
James Cairns
1816 – 1867
Scotland
Margaret Somerville
1823 – 1863
Scotland
Thomas Mitchell
1821 – 1874
Isabella (Bryson) McFarlane
1825 – 1881
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

George Cairns's Descendants

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George (Mitchell) Cairns (14 Aug 1883 – 26 Dec 1933) m. Maggie (Houston) Burns (1887 – ) m. Catherine (Gardner) McNee (1888 – 1928)
  1. 1. James (Burns) Cairns (1907 – 03 Oct 1961)
  2. 2. George (William) Cairns (1922 – 19 Nov 1995) m. Mary (Reid) McGinigle (08 Apr 1922 – 27 Jul 1995)
    1. 1. Moira Cairns m. Unknown Edge
  3. 3. William Cairns (1924 – )
  4. 4. John (Spencer) Cairns (1926 – )

George Cairns's Timeline

2 Records

1883
14 Aug 1883
Birth of George Mitchell Cairns in Kaitangata, Otago, New Zealand
Kaitangata, Otago, New Zealand
1933
26 Dec 1933
Age 50
Death of George Mitchell Cairns in Balclutha, Otago, New Zealand
Balclutha, Otago, New Zealand

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 14 Aug 1883
    Event Place: Kaitangata, Otago, New Zealand

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 26 Dec 1933
    Event Place: Balclutha, Otago, New Zealand
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