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Peter Edward Cairns 1876 – 1964 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 12 Nov 1876

Birth Location: Taueru, Masterton, Wairarapa, New Zealand

Death Date: 26 Sep 1964

Death Location: Karori, Wellington, Wellington, New Zealand

Father: Patrick Cairns

Mother: Bridget Duffy

Spouse(s): Elizabeth Lawrie, Maude Williamson

Children(s): Norman Cairns, Lawrie Cairns

The birth of Peter Edward Cairns took place in 1876 in Taueru, Masterton, Wairarapa, New Zealand, to Patrick Cairns and Bridget Duffy. Peter Edward Cairns married Elizabeth Lawrie and Maude Gladys Williamson, and together they had Norman Leonard Arthur Cairns and Lawrie Joseph Cairns. Peter Edward Cairns's death occurred in 1964 in Karori, Wellington, Wellington, New Zealand.

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Parents

Patrick Cairns
1839 – 1917
Birth Location: Glasgow, Lanarch, Scotland
PC
Bridget Duffy
1840 – 1916
Birth Location: Coatbridge, Armagh, Ireland
BD

Spouses(s)

Elizabeth Lawrie
1877 – 1929
Birth Location: Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand
EL
Maude Williamson
1888 – 1973
Birth Location: Napier, New Zealand
MW

Children(s)

Norman Cairns
1904 – 1967
Birth Location: Petone, New Zealand
NC
Lawrie Cairns
1908 – 1945
Birth Location: Petone, New Zealand
LC

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Year: 12 Nov 1876
    Event Place: Taueru, Masterton, Wairarapa, New Zealand
    Record Source: Cairns Doole.FTW

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: Aft. 1876
    Event Place: Born Taueru, Masterton then to Makora Road Masterton

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1881
    Event Place: Petone

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: Aft. 1882
    Event Place: 26 High Street, Petone, New Zealand
    Record Source: Cairns Doole.FTW

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Education
    Event Year: Bet. 29 Jan 1883–15 Dec 1892
    Event Place: Petone Central School, New Zealand
    Record Source: Cairns Doole.FTW

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Occupation
    Event Year: 1900
    Event Place: Jackson Street, Petone
    Record Source: Cairns Doole.FTW

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1900
    Event Place: 1900 Jackson Street Petone
    Record Source: Cairns Doole.FTW

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: Bet. 1900–1902
    Event Place: Jackson Street, Machinist, in Electoral Rolls

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Occupation
    Event Year: Bet. 1900–1911
    Event Place: Machinist, Petone Electoral roll Data 1905-6, 1908, 1911
    Record Source: Cairns Doole.FTW

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: Bet. 1905–1911
    Event Place: Cuba street, Machinist on Lincoln Street,in Electoral Rolls

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: Bet. 1905–1911
    Event Place: Cuba street, Petone Electoral roll Data 1905-6, 1908, 1911
    Record Source: Cairns Doole.FTW

    Genealogy Event 12
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1910
    Event Place: Petone, Lower Hutt, Wellington, New Zealand
    Record Source: New Zealand, City & Area Directories, 1866-1954, BAB Microfilming; Auckland, New Zealand; Collection Title: New Zealand City & Area Directories, 1866-1955; Directory: Wise´s New Zealand Post Office Directory

    Genealogy Event 13
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1917
    Event Place: Wellington, New Zealand
    Record Source: New Zealand, World War I Army Reserve Rolls, 1916-1917

    Genealogy Event 14
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1920
    Event Place: Petone, Lower Hutt, Wellington, New Zealand
    Record Source: New Zealand, City & Area Directories, 1866-1954, BAB Microfilming; Auckland, New Zealand; Collection Title: New Zealand City & Area Directories, 1866-1955; Directory: Wise´s New Zealand Post Office Directory

    Genealogy Event 15
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1938
    Event Place: New Zealand
    Record Source: New Zealand, Electoral Rolls, 1853-1981, BAB Microfilming; Auckland, New Zealand; New Zealand Electoral Rolls, 1853-1981

    Genealogy Event 16
    Event Type: Education
    Event Place: Reached Standard 7 (highest level) maybe at Convent School, Hutt, Lower Hutt, New Zealand
    Record Source: Cairns Doole.FTW

    Genealogy Event 17
    Event Type: Occupation
    Event Place: Fisher's Piston Ring Factory with his son Laurie
    Record Source: Cairns Doole.FTW

    Genealogy Event 18
    Event Type: Occupation
    Event Place: Railway Workshops
    Record Source: Cairns Doole.FTW

    Genealogy Event 19
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: 64 Yule Street, Kilbirnie, Wellington, New Zealand
    Record Source: Cairns Doole.FTW

    Genealogy Event 20
    Event Type: Death
    Event Year: 26 Sep 1964
    Event Place: Karori, Wellington, Wellington, New Zealand
    Record Source: Cairns Doole.FTW

    Genealogy Event 21
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Year: Aft. 26 Sep 1964
    Event Place: from 62 Yule Street, Kilbirnie then Karori Cemetery, Wellington, New Zealand 03/C/11/026
    Record Source: Cairns Doole.FTW
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