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Peter William, James Cairns 1890 – 1959 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1890

Birth Location: <Christchurch, Canterbury, New Zealand>

Death Date: 02 Nov 1959

Death Location: Christchurch, Canterbury, New Zealand

Father: Peter Cairns

Mother: Matilda Butler

Spouse(s): Zenobia KITTELTY

Children(s): Percival Cairns, Percival Cairns, Phyllis Cairns

Peter William James Cairns was born in <Christchurch, Canterbury, New Zealand> in 1890, to Peter Cairns and Matilda Beatrice Butler. Later in life, Peter William James Cairns married Zenobia Ethel KITTELTY; among their children were Percival Gladstone Cairns, Percival Duncan Cairns and Phyllis Zenobia Cairns. Peter William James Cairns died in Christchurch, Canterbury, New Zealand, 1959.

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Parents

Peter Cairns
1858 – 1929
Birth Location: Yarrow, Selkiek, Scotland
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Matilda Butler
1861 – 1918
Birth Location: Porto, Opopto, Portugal
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Spouses(s)

Zenobia KITTELTY
1895 – 1975
Birth Location: Lyall, Westland, New Zealand
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Children(s)

Percival Cairns
1916 –
Birth Location: Christchurch
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Percival Cairns
1917 – 1959
Birth Location: Christchurch, Canterbury, New Zealand
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Phyllis Cairns
1918 – 1987
Birth Location: Christchurch
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Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Year: 05 Dec 1889
    Event Place: Christchurch, Canterbury, New Zealand

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Year: 1890
    Event Place: <Christchurch, Canterbury, New Zealand>
    Record Source: CAIRNS.ged

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Year: 02 Nov 1959
    Event Place: Christchurch, Canterbury, New Zealand
    Record Source: CAIRNS.ged
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