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Robert Andrew CAIRNS 1870 – 1953 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 07 Jun 1870

Birth Location: Wharekuri, Waitaki District, Otago, New Zealand

Death Date: 11 Aug 1953

Death Location: Dunedin City, Otago, New Zealand

Father: Walter CAIRNS

Mother: Mary GEDDES

Spouse(s): Mary Frewin

Children(s): Mary CAIRNS, Robert CAIRNS, Frances CAIRNS, Josephine CAIRNS, Teresa CAIRNS, Ellen Cairns

The story of Robert Andrew CAIRNS began in 1870 in Wharekuri, Waitaki District, Otago, New Zealand. Robert Andrew CAIRNS married Mary Frances Frewin, and had children including Mary Margaret (Molly) CAIRNS, Robert Andrew CAIRNS, Frances Monica CAIRNS, Josephine Agnes (Jo) CAIRNS, Teresa Agatha CAIRNS, Ellen Ann Cairns. Robert Andrew CAIRNS passed away in 1953 in Dunedin City, Otago, New Zealand.

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Biography

  • The story of Robert Andrew CAIRNS began in 1870 in Wharekuri, Waitaki District, Otago, New Zealand.
  • Robert Andrew CAIRNS married Mary Frances Frewin, and had children including Mary Margaret (Molly) CAIRNS, Robert Andrew CAIRNS, Frances Monica CAIRNS, Josephine Agnes (Jo) CAIRNS, Teresa Agatha CAIRNS, Ellen Ann Cairns.
  • Robert Andrew CAIRNS passed away in 1953 in Dunedin City, Otago, New Zealand.

Immediate Family

Parents

Walter CAIRNS
1840 – 1910
Birth Location: Aberdour, Fife, Scotland
WC
Mary GEDDES
1840 – 1925
Birth Location: Middlesex, England
MG

Spouses(s)

Mary Frewin
1883 – 1946
Birth Location: Hawea Flat, Queenstown-Lakes District, Otago, New Zealand
MF

Children(s)

Mary CAIRNS
1906 – 1992
Birth Location: Cromwell, Central Otago New Zealand.
MC
Robert CAIRNS
1908 – 1910
Birth Location: Shingle creek, Roxburgh, Otago, New Zealand
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Frances CAIRNS
1912 – 1917
Birth Location: New Zealand
FC
Josephine CAIRNS
1913 – 2003
Birth Location: Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand
JC
Teresa CAIRNS
1915 – 1990
Birth Location: New Zealand
TC
Ellen Cairns
1918 – 2009
Birth Location: Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand
EC

Robert CAIRNS's Ancestors

Self
Robert CAIRNS
1870 – 1953
Birth Place: Wharekuri, Waitaki District, Otago, New Zealand
Parents
Walter Beveridge CAIRNS
1840 – 1910
Aberdour, Fife, Scotland
Mary (Ann) GEDDES
1840 – 1925
Middlesex, England
Grandparents
John (Cairns) (SwinlayTr)
1808 – 1877
Wemyss Fife Scotland
Janet Beveridge
1811 – 1885
Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland
Adam Geddes
1807 – 1886
Hockley, Northumberland, England
Charlotte Butler
1803 – 1864
Winkfield, Berkshire, England
Great-Grandparents
Robert Cairns
1784 – 1852
Margaret Hutton
1785 – 1863
Walter BEVERIDGE
1776 – 1825
Margaret Grieve
1780 – 1863
John Butler
1775 – 1840
Sarah Barr
1783 – 1864
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Richard Butler
1750 – 1800
Ann HOLMES
1752 –

Robert CAIRNS's Descendants

1.
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Robert (Andrew) CAIRNS (07 Jun 1870 – 11 Aug 1953) m. Mary (Frances) Frewin (28 Sep 1883 – 24 July 1946)
  1. 1. Mary (Margaret (Molly)) CAIRNS (27 Jan 1906 – 6 Jul 1992) m. Peter (Edward) Anderson (21 April 1893 – 18 May 1971)
    1. 1. Edward (Peter ( Peter )) ANDERSON (16 Sep 1929 – 6 Mar 2009)
  2. 2. Robert (Andrew) CAIRNS (03 Oct 1908 – 03 Dec 1910)
  3. 3. Frances (Monica) CAIRNS (1912 – 17 Oct 1917)
  4. 4. Josephine (Agnes (Jo)) CAIRNS (27 Dec 1913 – 30 Jan 2003) m. Edward (Allen) HAIR (01 Mar 1905 – 27 Apr 1960)
    1. 1. Colleen (Josephine Agnes) HAIR (06 01 1943 – 28 12 2014)
    2. 2. JOHN HAIR
  5. 5. Teresa (Agatha) CAIRNS (1915 – 14 Dec 1990) m. James (Henry) Kilner (14 Jun 1916 – 15 June 2008)
    1. 1. Frances (Elizabeth) Kilner (12 Oct 1941 – ) m. Peter Whitlock m. Gary (Rowland) McHardy (Abt. 1938 – 18 Oct 2000)
      1. 1. Keith (Warren) Kilner (Abt. 16 Dec 1959 – ) m. Donna Smith
        1. 1. Chantel (Teresa) Kilner (22 Jul 1982 – )
      2. 2. Murray (Stephen) Kilner (16 Jul 1960 – ) m. Shirley m. Janice
        1. 1. Mellisa Kilner
        2. 2. Toni (Lee) Kilner (18 Oct 1989 – )
        3. 3. Barry Kilner (25 Dec 1991 – )
        4. 4. Murray (Robert) Kilner (25 Dec 1992 – )
        5. 5. James (Robert) Kilner
      3. 3. Barry (James) Kilner (06 Jul 1961 – ) m. Laura Bragge
      4. 4. Tony (Paul) Kilner (15 Dec 1963 – ) m. Sonia Herbert (19 Jan 1967 – )
        1. 1. Courtney (Kathleen) Kilner (05 Jan 1996 – )
        2. 2. Caitlyn (Jean) Kilner (17 Jun 1999 – )
  6. 6. Ellen (Ann) Cairns (15 June 1918 – 9 December 2009) m. Sidney (Wilfred) TAYLOR (24 Nov 1919 – 8 Jul 1981) m. Sidney (Wilfred) Taylor (abt 1920 – 8 Jul 1981)
    1. 1. Lindsay (Robert) TAYLOR (18 Dec 1939 – 12 Jun 2022)
    2. 2. Colin (Sidney) TAYLOR (10 Mar 1943 – 30 Mar 2023)
    3. 3. Nola (Anne) TAYLOR (27 Sep 1944 – 31 Aug 2018)
    4. 4. Brian (Vincent) TAYLOR (8 May 1947 – 18 Jan 2018)

Robert CAIRNS's Timeline

3 Records

1870
07 Jun 1870
Birth of Robert Andrew CAIRNS in Wharekuri, North Otago, New Zealand
Wharekuri, North Otago, New Zealand
1870
07 Jun 1870
Birth of Robert Andrew CAIRNS in Wharekuri, Waitaki District, Otago, New Zealand
Wharekuri, Waitaki District, Otago, New Zealand
1953
11 Aug 1953
Age 83
Death of Robert Andrew CAIRNS in Dunedin City, Otago, New Zealand
Dunedin City, Otago, New Zealand

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 07 Jun 1870
    Event Place: Wharekuri, North Otago, New Zealand

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 07 Jun 1870
    Event Place: Wharekuri, Waitaki District, Otago, New Zealand
    Record Source: Australia and New Zealand, Find A Grave Index, 1800s-Current

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 11 Aug 1953
    Event Place: Dunedin City, Otago, New Zealand
    Record Source: Australia and New Zealand, Find A Grave Index, 1800s-Current

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Andersons Bay, Dunedin City, Otago, New Zealand
    Record Source: Australia and New Zealand, Find A Grave Index, 1800s-Current
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