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Thomas Cairns 1865 – 1903 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 29 Dec 1865

Birth Location: Bleary, Down, Ireland

Death Date: 4 Aug 1903

Death Location: Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Father: Adam Cairns

Mother: Janet McLean

Spouse(s): Sarah Boyce

Children(s): Edward Cairns

Thomas Cairns was born in 1865 in Bleary, Down, Ireland, the child of Adam Cairns and Janet McLean. Thomas Cairns married Sarah Boyce, and had children including Edward Cairns. Thomas Cairns passed away in 1903 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland.

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Biography

  • Thomas Cairns was born in 1865 in Bleary, Down, Ireland, the child of Adam Cairns and Janet McLean.
  • Thomas Cairns married Sarah Boyce, and had children including Edward Cairns.
  • Thomas Cairns passed away in 1903 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland.

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Thomas Cairns's Ancestors

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Thomas Cairns
1865 – 1903
Birth Place: Bleary, Down, Ireland
Parents
Adam Cairns
1831 – 1911
Cambusnethan, North Lanarkshire, Scotland
Janet McLean
1836 – 1920
Douglas, Lanarkshire, Strathclyde, Scotland
Grandparents
Adam Cairns
1784 – 1835
Cambusnethan, Lanarkshire, Scotland
Janet Paterson
1791 – 1878
West Calder , West Lothian, or Carstairs, Lanark, Scotland
James McLean
1814 – 1871
Crawford, Lanark
Sarah Adamson
1817 – 1856
Crawford, Lanark
Great-Grandparents
David Adamson
1797 –
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Thomas Cairns's Descendants

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Thomas Cairns (29 Dec 1865 – 4 Aug 1903) m. Sarah Boyce (14 Jun 1862 – 29 Oct 1953)
  1. 1. Edward Cairns (13/04/1896 – 1967) m. Florence Duncan (20/12/1890 – 11/02/1933)
    1. 1. George (Duncan) Cairns (1924 – 1997) m. Jean (Mary Cairns) Stephen (17 Oct 1921 – 14 Aug 2010)
      1. 1. Maureen (Anne) Cairns m. Keith Woodhouse

Thomas Cairns's Timeline

2 Records

1865
29 Dec 1865
Birth of Thomas Cairns in Bleary, Down, Ireland
Bleary, Down, Ireland
1903
4 Aug 1903
Age 38
Death of Thomas Cairns in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland
Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 29 Dec 1865
    Event Place: Bleary, Down, Ireland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 4 Aug 1903
    Event Place: Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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