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Peter Cairns 1858 – 1929 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 09 Nov 1858

Birth Location: Yarrow, Selkiek, Scotland

Death Date: 03 Sep 1929

Death Location: Christchurch, Canterbury, New Zealand

Father: Peter Cairns

Mother: Eliza Lunn

Spouse(s): Matilda Butler

Children(s): Violet Cairns, Elizabeth Cairns, Ivy CAIRNS, Peter Cairns, Ethel CAIRNS, Lillian CAIRNS, Thomas Cairns, Percival Cairns, Frederick CAIRNS, Robin Cairns, Dora Cairns

Born in 1858 in Yarrow, Selkiek, Scotland, Peter Cairns was the child of Peter Cairns and Eliza Lunn. In time, Peter Cairns married Matilda Beatrice Butler, and they raised a family that included Violet Grace Cairns, Elizabeth May Cairns, Ivy CAIRNS, Peter William James Cairns, Ethel Beatrice CAIRNS, Lillian CAIRNS, Thomas Edwin Cairns, Percival Gladstone Cairns, Frederick Everard Butler CAIRNS, Robin Cairns and Dora Seddon Cairns. Peter Cairns died in Christchurch, Canterbury, New Zealand in 1929.

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Parents

Peter Cairns
1827 – 1910
Birth Location: Edinburgh
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Eliza Lunn
1832 – 1917
Birth Location: Scotland
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Spouses(s)

Matilda Butler
1861 – 1918
Birth Location: Porto, Opopto, Portugal
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Children(s)

Violet Cairns
1896 –
Birth Location: Christchurch, Canterbury, New Zealand
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Elizabeth Cairns
1887 –
Birth Location: Christchurch, Canterbury, New Zealand
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Ivy CAIRNS
1888 –
Birth Location: Christchurch, Canterbury, New Zealand
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Peter Cairns
1890 – 1959
Birth Location: <Christchurch, Canterbury, New Zealand>
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Ethel CAIRNS
1892 – 1915
Birth Location: Christchurch, Canterbury, New Zealand
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Lillian CAIRNS
1893 –
Birth Location: Christchurch, Canterbury, New Zealand
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Thomas Cairns
1895 – 1980
Birth Location: Christchurch, Canterbury, New Zealand
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Percival Cairns
1898 – 1978
Birth Location: Christchurch, Canterbury, New Zealand
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Frederick CAIRNS
1905 – 1981
Birth Location: Christchurch, Canterbury, New Zealand
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Robin Cairns
1906 – 1909
Birth Location: Christchurch, Canterbury, New Zealand
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Dora Cairns
1906 – 1907
Birth Location: New Zealand
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Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Year: 09 Nov 1858
    Event Place: Yarrow, Selkiek, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Year: 09 Nov 1858
    Event Place: Yarrow, Selkiek, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Year: 03 Sep 1929
    Event Place: Christchurch, Canterbury, New Zealand
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