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John Cairns 1779 – 1877 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 21 Nov 1779

Birth Location: Wemyss, Fife, Scotland

Death Date: Prior to 1877

Death Location: Scotland

Father: John Cairns

Mother: Catherine\Katherine Christie

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Children(s):

The story of John Cairns began in 1779 in Wemyss, Fife, Scotland. John Cairns passed away in 1877 in Scotland.

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Biography

  • The story of John Cairns began in 1779 in Wemyss, Fife, Scotland.
  • John Cairns passed away in 1877 in Scotland.

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John Cairns's Ancestors

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John Cairns
1779 – 1877
Birth Place: Wemyss, Fife, Scotland
Parents
John I (twin) Cairns
1740 – 1796
Wemyss, Fife, Scotland
Catherine\Katherine Christie
1747 – 1797
Wemyss, Fife, Scotland
Grandparents
David Cairns
1708 – 1762
Wemyss, Fife, Scotland, UK
Margaret (Dick) Cairns
1714 – 1794
Wemyss, Fife, Scotland, UK
JOHN CHRISTIE
1718 – 1765
East Wemyss, Fife, Scotland
Ann Thomson
1723 – 1750
Auchterderran, West Wemyss, Fifeshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
Great-Grandparents
Robert Cairns
1679 – 1730
Mary NUCKLE
1680 – 1741
William Dick
1685 – 1723
Christian Hay
1695 – 1726
HENDRY CHRISTIE
1692 –
CATHREN LAMBERT
1690 –
JOHN THOMSON
1694 – 1769
Katherine Geddie
1693 – 1746
2nd-Great-Grandparents
David Cairns
1639 – 1722
Elspeth Gray
1646 – 1721
Andrew Nicoll\Nuckle
1652 –
Janet Black
1649 – 1693
JAMES DICK
1663 –
ELIZABETH DONALDSON
1662 –
JOHN HAY
1661 – 1710
Grissell Cook
1680 – 1730

John Cairns's Timeline

2 Records

1779
21 Nov 1779
Birth of John Cairns in Wemyss, Fife, Scotland
Wemyss, Fife, Scotland
1877
Prior to 1877
Age 98
Death of John Cairns in Scotland
Scotland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 21 Nov 1779
    Event Place: Wemyss, Fife, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: Prior to 1877
    Event Place: Scotland

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