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John Cairns 1857 – 1920 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 25 Nov 1857

Birth Location: Ballynagarrick, County Down, Ireland

Death Date: 26 Jul 1920

Death Location: Wakanui, Ashburton, New Zealand

Father: Ebenezer Cairns

Mother: Margaret Magginis

Spouse(s): Margaret McCleary

Children(s): Sarah Cairns, Margaret Cairns, Samuel Cairns, Joseph Cairns, David Cairns, William Cairns, Elizabeth Cairns, John Cairns, Isabella Cairns, Robert Cairns, Jane Cairns

In 1857, John Cairns entered the world in Ballynagarrick, County Down, Ireland, born to Ebenezer Cairns and Margaret Magginis. In 1875, John Cairns immigrated to Lyttelton, NZ, from County Down on the Lady Jocely. John Cairns married Margaret McCleary, and had children including Sarah Ann Cairns, Margaret Cairns, Samuel Cairns, Joseph Ebenerzer Cairns, David Cairns, William Cairns, Elizabeth Cairns, John Cairns, Isabella Cairns, Robert Ezekiel Cairns, Jane Cairns. John Cairns passed away in 1920 in Wakanui, Ashburton, New Zealand.

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Biography

  • In 1857, John Cairns entered the world in Ballynagarrick, County Down, Ireland, born to Ebenezer Cairns and Margaret Magginis.
  • In 1875, John Cairns immigrated to Lyttelton, NZ, from County Down on the Lady Jocely.
  • John Cairns married Margaret McCleary, and had children including Sarah Ann Cairns, Margaret Cairns, Samuel Cairns, Joseph Ebenerzer Cairns, David Cairns, William Cairns, Elizabeth Cairns, John Cairns, Isabella Cairns, Robert Ezekiel Cairns, Jane Cairns.
  • John Cairns passed away in 1920 in Wakanui, Ashburton, New Zealand.

Immediate Family

Parents

Ebenezer Cairns
1821 –
Birth Location: Ballynagarrick, County Down, Ireland
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Margaret Magginis
1826 –
Birth Location: Ballynagarrick, County Down, Ireland
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Spouses(s)

Margaret McCleary
1859 – 1903
Birth Location: Knocknamuckly, Down, Ireland
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Children(s)

Sarah Cairns
1890 – 1903
Birth Location: New Zealand
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Margaret Cairns
1891 –
Birth Location: –
MC
Samuel Cairns
1892 – 1914
Birth Location: New Zealand
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Joseph Cairns
1893 –
Birth Location: New Zealand
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David Cairns
1894 –
Birth Location: New Zealand
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William Cairns
1896 – 1910
Birth Location: –
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Elizabeth Cairns
1897 –
Birth Location: –
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John Cairns
1898 –
Birth Location: –
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Isabella Cairns
1900 – 1985
Birth Location: –
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Robert Cairns
1901 –
Birth Location: New Zealand
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Jane Cairns
1902 –
Birth Location: –
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John Cairns's Ancestors

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John Cairns
1857 – 1920
Birth Place: Ballynagarrick, County Down, Ireland
Parents
Ebenezer Cairns
1821 –
Ballynagarrick, County Down, Ireland
Margaret Magginis
1826 –
Ballynagarrick, County Down, Ireland
Grandparents
John Cairns
John Maginnis
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Great-Grandparents
Ancestor Cairns
2nd-Great-Grandparents

John Cairns's Descendants

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John Cairns (25 Nov 1857 – 26 Jul 1920) m. Margaret McCleary (17 May 1859 – 17 Apr 1903)
  1. 1. Sarah (Ann) Cairns (1890 – 23 Nov 1903)
  2. 2. Margaret Cairns (Abt. 1891 – ) m. Jack Moore
    1. 1. Mervyn Moore
      1. 1. Owen Moore
    2. 2. Wallace Moore m. Unknown Butterick
    3. 3. Lester Moore m. Unknown Giles
    4. 4. Margaret Moore m. Unknown Butterick
  3. 3. Samuel Cairns (1892 – Bet. 1914–1918)
  4. 4. Joseph (Ebenerzer) Cairns (1893 – ) m. Mary (Helen) Andersen
    1. 1. Helen Cairns m. David Binns
      1. 1. Judith Binns
      2. 2. Margaret Binns
      3. 3. Jennifer Binns
      4. 4. Christine Binns
      5. 5. Susanne Binns
    2. 2. Gordon Cairns ( – Bet. 1993–1998)
      1. 1. Peter Cairns
      2. 2. Jillian Cairns
      3. 3. Michael Cairns
  5. 5. David Cairns (1894 – ) m. Agnes (Burgin) Fairbairn
    1. 1. Margaret Cairns m. Harold Bennett
      1. 1. David Bennett
      2. 2. Robert Bennett
      3. 3. Geoffrey Bennett
    2. 2. Jean Cairns m. John Burton
  6. 6. William Cairns (1896 – 1910)
  7. 7. Elizabeth Cairns (Abt. 1897 – ) m. Jim Blair
    1. 1. Unknown Blair
    2. 2. Unknown Blair
    3. 3. Unknown Blair
    4. 4. Betty Blair m. Unknown McCormick m. Unknown Dixon
      1. 1. Bessie McCormick m. Ross Sloper
        1. 1. Valerie Sloper
      2. 2. Unknown McCormick
      3. 3. Unknown McCormick
      4. 4. Unknown McCormick
      5. 5. Unknown Dixon
  8. 8. John Cairns (Abt. 1898 – ) m. Thelma Saville
    1. 1. John Cairns m. Marie Bird
      1. 1. Beverley Cairns m. John Waugh
        1. 1. Jamie Waugh
        2. 2. Danny Waugh
      2. 2. David Cairns m. Susan Dunn
      3. 3. Gillian Cairns m. Chris Newland
        1. 1. Kimberley Newland
    2. 2. Shirley Cairns m. Dean Parkes
      1. 1. Warwick Parkes
      2. 2. Dianne Parkes
      3. 3. Alistair Parkes
      4. 4. Russell Parkes
    3. 3. Isabel Cairns m. Murray Gill
      1. 1. Alison Gill m. John Driscol
      2. 2. Judith Gill m. Unknown Snelling
      3. 3. Elizabeth Gill
      4. 4. Lynette Gill
  9. 9. Isabella Cairns (Abt. 1900 – 29 May 1985)
  10. 10. Robert (Ezekiel) Cairns (Abt. 1901 – ) m. Frances (Alice) Miller m. Margret (Ellen) Page
    1. 1. Unknown Cairns
    2. 2. Unknown Cairns
    3. 3. Unknown Cairns
  11. 11. Jane Cairns (Abt. May 1902 – )

John Cairns's Timeline

3 Records

1857
25 Nov 1857
Birth of John Cairns in Ballynagarrick, County Down, Ireland
Ballynagarrick, County Down, Ireland
1875
21 Jan 1875
Age 18
John Cairns immigrated in Lyttelton, NZ, from County Down on the Lady Jocelyn
Lyttelton, NZ, from County Down on the Lady Jocelyn
1920
26 Jul 1920
Age 63
Death of John Cairns in Wakanui, Ashburton, New Zealand
Wakanui, Ashburton, New Zealand

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 25 Nov 1857
    Event Place: Ballynagarrick, County Down, Ireland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Immigration
    Event Date: 21 Jan 1875
    Event Place: Lyttelton, NZ, from County Down on the Lady Jocelyn

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Occupation
    Event Place: farmed at Wakanui near Ashburton

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 26 Jul 1920
    Event Place: Wakanui, Ashburton, New Zealand
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