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James Cairns 1814 – 1871 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 12 May 1814

Birth Location: Loanknowe, Eccles Parish, Berwickshire, Scotland

Death Date: 12 Dec 1871

Death Location: Forest,Plympton Twp, Lambton Co , Ontario Canada

Father: James Cairns

Mother: Elizabeth Patterson

Spouse(s): Elizabeth Anderson

Children(s): Thomas Cairns

James Cairns was born in 1814 in Loanknowe, Eccles Parish, Berwickshire, Scotland, the child of James Cairns and Elizabeth Patterson. James Cairns married Elizabeth Anderson, and had children including Thomas Cairns. James Cairns passed away in 1871 in Forest,Plympton Twp, Lambton Co , Ontario Canada.

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Biography

  • James Cairns was born in 1814 in Loanknowe, Eccles Parish, Berwickshire, Scotland, the child of James Cairns and Elizabeth Patterson.
  • James Cairns married Elizabeth Anderson, and had children including Thomas Cairns.
  • James Cairns passed away in 1871 in Forest,Plympton Twp, Lambton Co , Ontario Canada.

Immediate Family

Parents

James Cairns
1788 – 1867
Birth Location: Wiltonbourne, Wilton Parish, Berwickshire, Scotland
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Elizabeth Patterson
1785 – 1873
Birth Location: Antonhill, Eccles Parish, Berwick
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Spouses(s)

Elizabeth Anderson
1810 – 1899
Birth Location: Swinton and Simprin, Berwickshire, Scotland
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Children(s)

Thomas Cairns
1849 – 1943
Birth Location: Plympton Twp , Lambton Co, Ontario Canada
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James Cairns's Ancestors

Self
James Cairns
1814 – 1871
Birth Place: Loanknowe, Eccles Parish, Berwickshire, Scotland
Parents
James Cairns
1788 – 1867
Wiltonbourne, Wilton Parish, Berwickshire, Scotland
Elizabeth Patterson
1785 – 1873
Antonhill, Eccles Parish, Berwick
Grandparents
Thomas Cairns
1755 –
Berwickshire, Scotland
Mary Wilson
George Patterson
Anny Dods
1757 – 1795
Swinton and Simprin, Berwickshire, Scotland
Great-Grandparents
Ancestor Cairns
Unknown Dods
1730 –
2nd-Great-Grandparents

James Cairns's Descendants

1.
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James Cairns (12 May 1814 – 12 Dec 1871) m. Elizabeth Anderson (06 Nov 1810 – 24 Oct 1899)
  1. 1. Thomas Cairns (16 Jun 1849 – 07 Jul 1943) m. Barbara Hoy (06 Jul 1852 – 21 Aug 1897)
    1. 1. William (Hoy) Cairns (06 Oct 1881 – 29 Dec 1918) m. Annie Lunn (29 Jul 1890 – 24 Jun 1986)
      1. 1. Trevor (Hoy Lunn) Cairns (08 Jun 1913 – 30 Nov 1981) m. Doris (Maude) Hills (18 Jan 1919 – 08 May 2000)
        1. 1. Barbara (Jeanette) Cairns (20 Jan 1940 – 28 Sep 1940)
        2. 2. Clifford (Trevor) Cairns (31 Jan 1942 – ) m. Wilma (Dorothy) Miles (20 Aug 1944 – ) m. Anne (Miriam) Tooke (06 Dec 1949 – )
        3. 3. Leslie (Ronald) Cairns (18 Mar 1943 – )
        4. 4. Valerie Cairns (09 Feb 1946 – 09 Feb 1946)
        5. 5. Anna-Louise Cairns (23 Jan 1957 – ) m. Scott (Duncan) Arrol (12 Apr 1958 – )

James Cairns's Timeline

2 Records

1814
12 May 1814
Birth of James Cairns in Loanknowe, Eccles Parish, Berwickshire, Scotland
Loanknowe, Eccles Parish, Berwickshire, Scotland
1871
12 Dec 1871
Age 57
Death of James Cairns in Forest,Plympton Twp, Lambton Co , Ontario Canada
Forest,Plympton Twp, Lambton Co , Ontario Canada

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 12 May 1814
    Event Place: Loanknowe, Eccles Parish, Berwickshire, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 12 Dec 1871
    Event Place: Forest,Plympton Twp, Lambton Co , Ontario Canada
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