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George Henderson Cairns 1887 – 1955 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: abt 1887

Birth Location: Dysart, fifeshire

Death Date: 4 Jul 1955

Death Location: Thames, Auckland, New Zealand

Father: David Cairns

Mother: Sophia Henderson

Spouse(s): Elizabeth Wright

Children(s): Elizabeth CAIRNS, Lilian Cairns, Dorothy Cairns

George Henderson Cairns was born in 1887 in Dysart, fifeshire, the child of David Cairns and Sophia Henderson. George Henderson Cairns later married Elizabeth Mackie Wright, and together they raised children including Elizabeth CAIRNS, Lilian Mackie Cairns and Dorothy Mavis Cairns. In 1955, George Henderson Cairns passed away in Thames, Auckland, New Zealand.

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Parents

David Cairns
1863 – 1942
Birth Location: Leith,Midlothian,Scotland
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Sophia Henderson
1860 – 1942
Birth Location: Nicol Street, Abbotshall, Fife, Scotland
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Spouses(s)

Elizabeth Wright
1882 – 1962
Birth Location: –
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Children(s)

Elizabeth CAIRNS
1913 – 1913
Birth Location: New Zealand
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Lilian Cairns
1914 – 1962
Birth Location: Lower Hutt, Wellington, New Zealand
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Dorothy Cairns
1917 – 1998
Birth Location: Lower Hutt, Wellington, New Zealand
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Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Year: abt 1887
    Event Place: Dysart, fifeshire

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Year: 4 Jul 1955
    Event Place: Thames, Auckland, New Zealand
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