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John "Jack" Cairns 1915 – 1959 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 31 Oct 1915

Birth Location: Toxteth Park, Liverpool, Lancashire, England

Death Date: Apr - Jun 1959

Death Location: Liverpool North, Lancashire, England

Father: John Cairns

Mother: Margaret Campbell

Spouse(s): Barbara Devlin

Children(s): John Cairns, Margaret None, Alistair None, Christine None

The story of John "Jack" Cairns began in 1915 in Toxteth Park, Liverpool, Lancashire, England. John "Jack" Cairns married Barbara Denim Devlin, and had children including John Cairns, Margaret, Alistair, Christine. John "Jack" Cairns passed away in 1959 in Liverpool North, Lancashire, England.

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Biography

  • The story of John "Jack" Cairns began in 1915 in Toxteth Park, Liverpool, Lancashire, England.
  • John "Jack" Cairns married Barbara Denim Devlin, and had children including John Cairns, Margaret, Alistair, Christine.
  • John "Jack" Cairns passed away in 1959 in Liverpool North, Lancashire, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

John Cairns's Ancestors

Self
John Cairns
1915 – 1959
Birth Place: Toxteth Park, Liverpool, Lancashire, England
Parents
John Cairns
1889 – 1961
Lugar, Auchinleck, Ayrshire, Scotland
Margaret (Dunsmuir (Dunsmore)) Campbell
1888 – 1917
Old Cumnock, Ayr
Grandparents
John Cairns
1852 – 1925
Ireland
Jane ((Jeanie)) Hamilton
1856 –
county down, Ireland
William (Mccurdy) Campbell
1864 – 1913
Riccarton, Ayrshire
Jane\Jennie Ross
1866 – 1943
Old Cumnock, Ayrshire, Scotland
Great-Grandparents
James Cairns*
1823 – 1857
Elizabeth Williamson
1821 – 1880
Sarah Strachan
1832 – 1889
Alexander Ross
1833 – 1919
Margaret Dunsmore
1836 – 1919
2nd-Great-Grandparents
James Cairns
1800 –
Agnes Johnston
1800 –
James Williamson
1798 – 1866
Agnes Shields
1801 – 1863
Stewart Strachan
1793 – 1857
Frances (Strachan)
1795 – 1878
Alexander Ross
1804 – 1867
Robert Dunsmore
1810 – 1870
Penwall Baillie
1817 – 1876

John Cairns's Descendants

1.
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John ("Jack") Cairns (31 Oct 1915 – Apr - Jun 1959) m. Barbara (Denim) Devlin (15 Feb 1919 – 12 Jun 2016)
  1. 1. John Cairns m. Lindsay's (Mother) Brown
    1. 1. Denham (Brown) Cairns (13 Sep 1980 – 6 Dec 2004)
    2. 2. Lindsay Cairns
  2. 2. Margaret
  3. 3. Alistair
  4. 4. Christine

John Cairns's Timeline

4 Records

1915
31 Oct 1915
Birth of John "Jack" Cairns in Liverpool, Lancashire, England
Liverpool, Lancashire, England
1915
31 Oct 1915
Birth of John "Jack" Cairns in Toxteth Park, Liverpool, Lancashire, England
Toxteth Park, Liverpool, Lancashire, England
1959
Apr - Jun 1959
Age 44
Death of John "Jack" Cairns in Liverpool North, Lancashire, England
Liverpool North, Lancashire, England
1993
1993
Age 78
Death of John "Jack" Cairns in Catrine, Ayrshire, Scotland
Catrine, Ayrshire, Scotland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 31 Oct 1915
    Event Place: Liverpool, Lancashire, England
    Record Source:
    [1] UK, British Army World War I Service Records, 1914-1920
    [2] England & Wales, Civil Registration Death Index, 1916-2007, General Register Office; United Kingdom; Volume: 10d; Page: 384
    [3] England & Wales, Civil Registration Birth Index, 1837-1915

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 31 Oct 1915
    Event Place: Toxteth Park, Liverpool, Lancashire, England

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1993
    Event Place: Catrine, Ayrshire, Scotland
    Record Source: England & Wales, Civil Registration Death Index, 1916-2007, General Register Office; United Kingdom; Volume: 10d; Page: 384

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: Apr - Jun 1959
    Event Place: Liverpool North, Lancashire, England

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