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James Cooper CAIRNS 1850 – 1919 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 12 Oct 1850

Birth Location: Barony, Lanarkshire, SCOT

Death Date: 10 Aug 1919

Death Location: Norsewood, Hawkes Bay, NZ

Father: James Cairns

Mother: Jane Cooper

Spouse(s): Jessie Ritchie

Children(s): Archibald Cairns

In 1850, James Cooper CAIRNS entered the world in Barony, Lanarkshire, SCOT, born to James Cairns and Jane "Jean" Cooper. James Cooper CAIRNS married Jessie Ritchie, and had children including Archibald Douglas Cairns. James Cooper CAIRNS passed away in 1919 in Norsewood, Hawkes Bay, NZ.

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Biography

  • In 1850, James Cooper CAIRNS entered the world in Barony, Lanarkshire, SCOT, born to James Cairns and Jane "Jean" Cooper.
  • James Cooper CAIRNS married Jessie Ritchie, and had children including Archibald Douglas Cairns.
  • James Cooper CAIRNS passed away in 1919 in Norsewood, Hawkes Bay, NZ.

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James CAIRNS's Ancestors

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James CAIRNS
1850 – 1919
Birth Place: Barony, Lanarkshire, SCOT
Parents
James Cairns
1811 – 1857
Larkhall, Dalserf, Lanarkshire, Scotland
Jane ("Jean") Cooper
1823 – 1898
Dalserf, Lanarkshire, Scotland
Grandparents
Thomas Cairns
1781 –
, Dalserf, Lanark, Scotland
Agnes Graham
1794 – 1875
Barony, Lanarkshire, Scotland
James Cooper
1786 – 1822
Larkhall, Dalserf
Hannah Rickard
1790 – 1859
Dalserf, Lanarkshire
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

James CAIRNS's Descendants

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James (Cooper) CAIRNS (12 Oct 1850 – 10 Aug 1919) m. Jessie Ritchie (01 May 1868 – 23 March 1937)
  1. 1. Archibald (Douglas) Cairns (1897 – ) m. Unknown m. Unknown

James CAIRNS's Timeline

2 Records

1850
12 Oct 1850
Birth of James Cooper CAIRNS in Barony, Lanarkshire, SCOT
Barony, Lanarkshire, SCOT
1919
10 Aug 1919
Age 69
Death of James Cooper CAIRNS in Norsewood, Hawkes Bay, NZ
Norsewood, Hawkes Bay, NZ

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 12 Oct 1850
    Event Place: Barony, Lanarkshire, SCOT

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 10 Aug 1919
    Event Place: Norsewood, Hawkes Bay, NZ

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