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Thomas Somerville Cairns 1851 – 1940 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 27 May 1851

Birth Location: Cambusnethan, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Death Date: 03 Sep 1940

Death Location: Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand

Father: James Cairns

Mother: Margaret Somerville

Spouse(s): Annie Mitchell

Children(s): James Cairns, Thomas Cairns, Adam Cairns, Alexander Cairns, William Cairns, David Cairns, George Cairns, Isabella Cairns, James Cairns, Margaret Cairns, Christina Cairns

Thomas Somerville Cairns was born in 1851 in Cambusnethan, Lanarkshire, Scotland, the child of James Cairns and Margaret Somerville. Thomas Somerville Cairns married Annie Mitchell, and had children including James Cairns, Thomas Mitchell Cairns, Adam Cairns, Alexander Mitchell Cairns, William Cairns, David Mitchell Cairns, George Mitchell Cairns, Isabella McFarlane Cairns, James Cairns, Margaret Somerville Cairns, Christina Walker Cairns. Thomas Somerville Cairns passed away in 1940 in Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand.

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Biography

  • Thomas Somerville Cairns was born in 1851 in Cambusnethan, Lanarkshire, Scotland, the child of James Cairns and Margaret Somerville.
  • Thomas Somerville Cairns married Annie Mitchell, and had children including James Cairns, Thomas Mitchell Cairns, Adam Cairns, Alexander Mitchell Cairns, William Cairns, David Mitchell Cairns, George Mitchell Cairns, Isabella McFarlane Cairns, James Cairns, Margaret Somerville Cairns, Christina Walker Cairns.
  • Thomas Somerville Cairns passed away in 1940 in Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand.

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Thomas Cairns's Ancestors

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Thomas Cairns
1851 – 1940
Birth Place: Cambusnethan, Lanarkshire, Scotland
Parents
James Cairns
1816 – 1867
Scotland
Margaret Somerville
1823 – 1863
Scotland
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2nd-Great-Grandparents

Thomas Cairns's Descendants

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Thomas (Somerville) Cairns (27 May 1851 – 03 Sep 1940) m. Annie Mitchell (07 Feb 1853 – 17 Nov 1911)
  1. 1. James Cairns (19 Sep 1874 – 13 Dec 1875)
  2. 2. Thomas (Mitchell) Cairns (28 Nov 1875 – 06 Jan 1960) m. Emma (Jane) Williams
    1. 1. Thomas (Mitchell) Cairns (1912 – )
  3. 3. Adam Cairns (20 Apr 1877 – 16 Oct 1956) m. Catherine (Hannah) Williams (1885 – 1949)
    1. 1. Annie (Mitchell) Cairns (17 May 1911 – ) m. Unknown
    2. 2. Thomas (Somerville) Cairns (14 Sep 1913 – 26 Dec 1974) m. Margaret Robertson
      1. 1. Anthony Cairns
      2. 2. David Cairns
    3. 3. Catherine (Martin) Cairns (1918 – ) m. Unknown
  4. 4. Alexander (Mitchell) Cairns (22 Dec 1878 – 15 Aug 1879)
  5. 5. William Cairns (12 Sep 1880 – 02 Jul 1923) m. Mary Unknown
  6. 6. David (Mitchell) Cairns (04 Dec 1881 – 04 Oct 1952) m. Jessie (Hearn) Aitken
  7. 7. George (Mitchell) Cairns (14 Aug 1883 – 26 Dec 1933) m. Maggie (Houston) Burns (1887 – ) m. Catherine (Gardner) McNee (1888 – 1928)
    1. 1. James (Burns) Cairns (1907 – 03 Oct 1961)
    2. 2. George (William) Cairns (1922 – 19 Nov 1995) m. Mary (Reid) McGinigle (08 Apr 1922 – 27 Jul 1995)
      1. 1. Moira Cairns m. Unknown Edge
    3. 3. William Cairns (1924 – )
    4. 4. John (Spencer) Cairns (1926 – )
  8. 8. Isabella (McFarlane) Cairns (22 Sep 1884 – 13 May 1936) m. William (Stewart) Buchanan
  9. 9. James Cairns (1886 – 18 Sep 1942) m. Lavinia (Rosina) McLean
  10. 10. Margaret (Somerville) Cairns (1888 – 18 Oct 1958) m. John (Thomas) Donaldson
  11. 11. Christina (Walker) Cairns (01 Feb 1890 – 09 Jun 1981) m. Walter (Henderson) Wilson (1887 – 1935)

Thomas Cairns's Timeline

2 Records

1851
27 May 1851
Birth of Thomas Somerville Cairns in Cambusnethan, Lanarkshire, Scotland
Cambusnethan, Lanarkshire, Scotland
1940
03 Sep 1940
Age 89
Death of Thomas Somerville Cairns in Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand
Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand

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    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 27 May 1851
    Event Place: Cambusnethan, Lanarkshire, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 03 Sep 1940
    Event Place: Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand

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