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James Cairns 1848 – 1892 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 2 January 1848

Birth Location: Wemyss, Fife, Scotland, United Kingdom

Death Date: Aft. 1892

Death Location: Govan, Lanarkshire, Strathclyde, Scotland, United Kingdom

Father: David Cairns

Mother: Helen Hunter

Spouse(s): Elisabeth DRYBURGH

Children(s): David Cairns, James Cairnes, John Cairns, William Cairns, Andrew Cairns, Thomas Cairns

James Cairns was born in 1848 in Wemyss, Fife, Scotland, United Kingdom, the child of David P Cairns and Helen Thomson Hunter. James Cairns married Elisabeth DRYBURGH, and had children including David Cairns, James Cairnes, John Dryburgh Cairns, William Cairns, Andrew Cairns, Thomas Cairns. James Cairns passed away in 1892 in Govan, Lanarkshire, Strathclyde, Scotland, United Kingdom.

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Biography

  • James Cairns was born in 1848 in Wemyss, Fife, Scotland, United Kingdom, the child of David P Cairns and Helen Thomson Hunter.
  • James Cairns married Elisabeth DRYBURGH, and had children including David Cairns, James Cairnes, John Dryburgh Cairns, William Cairns, Andrew Cairns, Thomas Cairns.
  • James Cairns passed away in 1892 in Govan, Lanarkshire, Strathclyde, Scotland, United Kingdom.

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James Cairns's Ancestors

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James Cairns
1848 – 1892
Birth Place: Wemyss, Fife, Scotland, United Kingdom
Parents
David P Cairns
1820 – 1865
Wemyss, Fife, Scotland
Helen (Thomson) Hunter
1825 – 1906
Dysart, Fife
Grandparents
John Cairns
1775 – 1862
Wemyss, Fife, Scotland
Janet (Drybrough \) Dryburgh
1779 – 1862
Wemyss, Fife, Scotland
James Hunter
Isabel Matheson
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

James Cairns's Descendants

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James Cairns (2 January 1848 – Aft. 1892) m. Elisabeth DRYBURGH (12 MAY 1851 – 23 Sep 1891)
  1. 1. David Cairns (abt 1876 – )
  2. 2. James Cairnes (1879 – May 1911)
  3. 3. John (Dryburgh) Cairns (15 Jan 1877 – 24 September 1950)
  4. 4. William Cairns (1884 – )
  5. 5. Andrew Cairns (1887 – )
  6. 6. Thomas Cairns (1890 – )

James Cairns's Timeline

5 Records

1848
17 JAN 1848
Birth of James Cairns in Wemyss, Fife, Scotland, United Kingdom
Wemyss, Fife, Scotland, United Kingdom
1848
2 Jan 1848
Birth of James Cairns in Coaltown Of Wemyss, Fife, Scotland
Coaltown Of Wemyss, Fife, Scotland
1848
2 January 1848
Birth of James Cairns in Wemyss, Fife, Scotland, United Kingdom
Wemyss, Fife, Scotland, United Kingdom
1892
Aft. 1892
Age 44
Death of James Cairns in Govan, Lanarkshire, Strathclyde, Scotland, United Kingdom
Govan, Lanarkshire, Strathclyde, Scotland, United Kingdom
1902
10 August 1902
Age 54
Death of James Cairns in Govan, Lanarkshire, Strathclyde, Scotland, United Kingdom
Govan, Lanarkshire, Strathclyde, Scotland, United Kingdom

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 17 JAN 1848
    Event Place: Wemyss, Fife, Scotland, United Kingdom

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 2 Jan 1848
    Event Place: Coaltown Of Wemyss, Fife, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 2 January 1848
    Event Place: Wemyss, Fife, Scotland, United Kingdom
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 10 August 1902
    Event Place: Govan, Lanarkshire, Strathclyde, Scotland, United Kingdom
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: Aft. 1892
    Event Place: Govan, Lanarkshire, Strathclyde, Scotland, United Kingdom

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