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Robert Cairns 1853 – 1924 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1853

Birth Location: Maboy, County Antrim, Ireland

Death Date: 1924

Death Location: New Zealand

Father: William Cairns

Mother: Jane Lithgow

Spouse(s): Mary Lamont

Children(s): Agnes Cairns, William Cairns, Mary Cairns, Frances Cairns, Robert Cairns, Peg Cairns, Jean Cairns, Unknown Cairns, Stuart Cairns, Lizzie Cairns, John Cairns

Robert Cairns was born in 1853 in Maboy, County Antrim, Ireland, the child of William Cairns and Jane Lithgow. Robert Cairns later married Mary Lamont, and together they raised children including Agnes Cairns, William Cairns, Mary Cairns, Frances Cairns, Robert Cairns, Peg Cairns, Jean Cairns, Unknown Cairns, Stuart Cairns, Lizzie Cairns and John Cairns. In 1924, Robert Cairns passed away in New Zealand.

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Parents

William Cairns
Birth Location: –
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Jane Lithgow
Birth Location: –
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Spouses(s)

Mary Lamont
1850 – 1936
Birth Location: Gortaheron, County Antrim, Ireland
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Children(s)

Agnes Cairns
1875 –
Birth Location: Glasgow, Lanarch, Scotland
AC
William Cairns
1876 –
Birth Location: Glasgow, Lanarch, Scotland
WC
Mary Cairns
1877 –
Birth Location: Oamaru, New Zealand
MC
Frances Cairns
1879 –
Birth Location: Oamaru, New Zealand
FC
Robert Cairns
1879 –
Birth Location: Oamaru, New Zealand
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Peg Cairns
1881 – 1970
Birth Location: Oamaru, New Zealand
PC
Jean Cairns
1883 – 1920
Birth Location: New Zealand
JC
Unknown Cairns
1885 –
Birth Location: Oamaru, Otago, New Zealand
UC
Stuart Cairns
1886 – 1886
Birth Location: Oamaru, New Zealand
SC
Lizzie Cairns
1888 – 1955
Birth Location: Oamaru, Otago, New Zealand
LC
John Cairns
1888 – 1917
Birth Location: Oamaru, New Zealand
JC

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Year: 1853
    Event Place: Maboy, County Antrim, Ireland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Immigration
    Event Year: 1878
    Event Place: Came to NZ in 1878 and settled in Oamaru

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Year: 1924
    Event Place: New Zealand
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