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James Briggs Cairns 1905 – 1972 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1905

Birth Location: 68 Arthur St. Cowdenbea

Death Date: 1972

Death Location: Western General Hospital, Edinburgh

Father: John Cairns

Mother: Mary Sutherland

Spouse(s):

Children(s): Archie Cairns, Helen Cairns

James Briggs Cairns was born in 1905 in 68 Arthur St. Cowdenbea, the child of John Cairns and Mary Briggs Sutherland. James Briggs Cairns had children, including Archie Cairns and Helen Cairns. In 1972, James Briggs Cairns passed away in Western General Hospital, Edinburgh.

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Parents

John Cairns
1880 – 1945
Birth Location: Millwynd I, Musselburgh
JC
Mary Sutherland
1885 – 1959
Birth Location: 16 Baltic Street Leith
MS

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Archie Cairns
Birth Location: –
AC
Helen Cairns
Birth Location: –
HC

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Year: 1905
    Event Place: 68 Arthur St. Cowdenbea

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Year: 1972
    Event Place: Western General Hospital, Edinburgh
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