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Mary Chalmers 1794 – 1873 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 08 Jun 1794

Birth Location: Gladsmuir

Death Date: 14 Nov 1873

Death Location: South Vennel Fisherow Musselburgh

Father: William Chalmers

Mother: Elizabeth Scott

Spouse(s): David Cairns

Children(s): Thomas Cairns, William Cairns, David Cairns, Helen Cairns, John Cairns, Robert Cairns, Christopher Cairns, Mary Cairns, James Cairns, Janet Cairns

Mary Chalmers was born in 1794 in Gladsmuir, the child of William Chalmers and Elizabeth Scott. Mary Chalmers married David Cairns, and had children including Thomas Cairns, William Cairns, David Cairns, Helen King Cairns, John Hay Cairns, Robert Cairns, Christopher Cairns, Mary Patterson Cairns, James Cairns, Janet Cairns. Mary Chalmers passed away in 1873 in South Vennel Fisherow Musselburgh.

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Biography

  • Mary Chalmers was born in 1794 in Gladsmuir, the child of William Chalmers and Elizabeth Scott.
  • Mary Chalmers married David Cairns, and had children including Thomas Cairns, William Cairns, David Cairns, Helen King Cairns, John Hay Cairns, Robert Cairns, Christopher Cairns, Mary Patterson Cairns, James Cairns, Janet Cairns.
  • Mary Chalmers passed away in 1873 in South Vennel Fisherow Musselburgh.

Immediate Family

Parents

William Chalmers
Birth Location: –
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Elizabeth Scott
Birth Location: –
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Spouses(s)

David Cairns
Birth Location: –
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Children(s)

Thomas Cairns
1821 – 1900
Birth Location: Tranent
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William Cairns
1822 –
Birth Location: Tranent
WC
David Cairns
1823 – 1896
Birth Location: Tranent
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Helen Cairns
1825 –
Birth Location: Dalkeith
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John Cairns
1827 –
Birth Location: St Clemontwells, [Wallyford] Inveresk
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Robert Cairns
1829 –
Birth Location: Inveresk
RC
Christopher Cairns
1831 – 1910
Birth Location: St , [Wallyford] Inveresk
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Mary Cairns
1833 – 1910
Birth Location: St , [Wallyford] Inveresk
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James Cairns
1836 –
Birth Location: Inveresk
JC
Janet Cairns
1836 – 1925
Birth Location: Inveresk
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Mary Chalmers's Ancestors

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Mary Chalmers
1794 – 1873
Birth Place: Gladsmuir
Parents
William Chalmers
Elizabeth Scott
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Mary Chalmers's Descendants

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Mary Chalmers (08 Jun 1794 – 14 Nov 1873) m. David Cairns
  1. 1. Thomas Cairns (21 Jul 1821 – 1900) m. Andrina Andrie
  2. 2. William Cairns (15 Aug 1822 – )
  3. 3. David Cairns (17 Nov 1823 – 27 Sep 1896) m. Mary Tweedale (1826 – 1892)
    1. 1. David Cairns (1848 – 1912) m. Agnes Murray (1847 – 1927)
      1. 1. Peter Cairns (09 Jun 1878 – Aft. 1895)
      2. 2. John Cairns (1880 – 1945) m. Mary (Briggs) Sutherland (1885 – 1959)
        1. 1. James (Briggs) Cairns (1905 – 1972)
      3. 3. Minnie Cairns
  4. 4. Helen (King) Cairns (24 Jul 1825 – )
  5. 5. John (Hay) Cairns (12 Jul 1827 – ) m. Jane Moodie (Abt. 1831 – 24 Feb 1908)
    1. 1. David (Moodie) Cairns (09 Aug 1856 – 20 Aug 1915) m. Joanna Yule
    2. 2. Johanna (Robertson Moodie) Cairns (31 Mar 1858 – 08 Sep 1858)
    3. 3. Robina (Francis Moodie) Cairns (19 Aug 1859 – 28 Aug 1911)
    4. 4. John Cairns (13 Oct 1861 – ) m. Isabella (Robertson) Ritchie
    5. 5. Robert (Scott) Cairns (05 Sep 1863 – 11 Mar 1864)
    6. 6. Edmond (Reid) Cairns (07 Jan 1865 – 12 Jan 1883)
    7. 7. Hugh (Moodie) Cairns (20 Feb 1867 – 12 Aug 1920) m. Ann Anderson
      1. 1. Archibald (Anderson) Cairns ( – 22 May 1915)
    8. 8. Jane (Wood Robertson Moodie) Cairns (18 May 1869 – 09 May 1934) m. Thomas Harrison
    9. 9. Robert (Scott) Cairns (22 Aug 1871 – ) m. Margaret (Lennox) Ayre
  6. 6. Robert Cairns (25 Sep 1829 – )
  7. 7. Christopher Cairns (16 Sep 1831 – 26 Sep 1910) m. Ann Henderson ( – 10 Jul 1860) m. Isabella (Mc) Farlane (Abt. 1832 – 20 Feb 1910)
    1. 1. Ann Cairns (16 Jan 1859 – ) m. James Saunders
    2. 2. David Cairns (02 Jul 1860 – 14 Jun 1868)
    3. 3. Christopher Cairns (21 Mar 1859 – 21 May 1868)
    4. 4. Margaret Cairns (05 Feb 1862 – )
    5. 5. Mary (Chalmers) Cairns (09 Jan 1864 – 07 Mar 1949) m. Duddingston
    6. 6. John (Mc Farlane) Cairns (20 Sep 1868 – 02 Sep 1871)
    7. 7. Isabella (Sharpe) Cairns (18 Feb 1869 – 03 May 1961)
    8. 8. Margaret Cairns (05 Mar 1871 – 29 Dec 1960) m. Andrew Simpson
    9. 9. John (Mc Farlane) Cairns (11 Jul 1874 – 31 Jan 1945) m. Elizabeth (Anderson) Rodger
  8. 8. Mary (Patterson) Cairns (28 Feb 1833 – 19 May 1910) m. Charles Burnet
    1. 1. Mary (Chambers) Burnet (10 Apr 1864 – )
    2. 2. Janet (Ewart) Burnet (03 Jan 1866 – )
    3. 3. Jemina Burnet (21 Jan 1868 – )
    4. 4. Janet (Nisbet) Burnet (17 Aug 1870 – )
    5. 5. Margaret (Robertson) Burnet (17 Mar 1872 – 1959)
    6. 6. James Burnet (17 Aug 1874 – 13 Nov 1957) m. Agnes (Hunter) Wallace
  9. 9. James Cairns (10 Oct 1836 – )
  10. 10. Janet Cairns (10 Oct 1836 – 06 Sep 1925)

Mary Chalmers's Timeline

2 Records

1794
08 Jun 1794
Birth of Mary Chalmers in Gladsmuir
Gladsmuir
1873
14 Nov 1873
Age 79
Death of Mary Chalmers in South Vennel Fisherow Musselburgh
South Vennel Fisherow Musselburgh

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 08 Jun 1794
    Event Place: Gladsmuir

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Custom Fact

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 14 Nov 1873
    Event Place: South Vennel Fisherow Musselburgh
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