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John Payne, (Jack) Cairns 1919 – 1999 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1919

Birth Location: New Zealand

Death Date: 5 Mar 1999

Death Location: Masterton, Masterton, Wellington, New Zealand

Father: Robert Cairns

Mother: Margaret Colhoun

Spouse(s): Clarice Knapp

Children(s): Lorraine Cairns, Helen Cairns, Terrence Cairns, Lindsay Cairns, Alison Cairns

The story of John Payne (Jack) Cairns began in 1919 in New Zealand, with parents Robert Cairns and Margaret Agnes Colhoun. As an adult, John Payne (Jack) Cairns wed Clarice Isabella Knapp. Their household included Lorraine Margaret Cairns, Helen Marion Cairns, Terrence Robert Cairns, Lindsay James Cairns and Alison Jacqueline Cairns. John Payne (Jack) Cairns's life came to an end in 1999 in Masterton, Masterton, Wellington, New Zealand.

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Parents

Robert Cairns
1875 – 1964
Birth Location: Ireland
RC
Margaret Colhoun
1878 – 1937
Birth Location: Gilky Hill, Upper Cumber, Londonderry, Northern Ireland
MC

Spouses(s)

Clarice Knapp
1920 – 2016
Birth Location: Woodville Manawatu New Zealand
CK

Children(s)

Lorraine Cairns
1943 –
Birth Location: Pahiatua, Wairarapa, New Zealand
LC
Helen Cairns
1946 –
Birth Location: Pahiatua, Wairarapa, New Zealand
HC
Terrence Cairns
1947 –
Birth Location: Woodville, Wairarapa, New Zealand
TC
Lindsay Cairns
1951 –
Birth Location: Woodville, Wairarapa, New Zealand
LC
Alison Cairns
1953 –
Birth Location: Pahiatua, Wairarapa, New Zealand
AC

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Year: 27 Mar 1920
    Event Place: Woodville, Manawatu, Manawatu-Wanganui, New Zealand

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Year: 1919
    Event Place: New Zealand

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Year: 5 Mar 1999
    Event Place: Masterton, Masterton, Wellington, New Zealand
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