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Thomas Edwin Cairns 1895 – 1980 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 26 Feb 1895

Birth Location: Christchurch, Canterbury, New Zealand

Death Date: 23 Jul 1980

Death Location: Christchurch, Canterbury, New Zealand

Father: Peter Cairns

Mother: Matilda Butler

Spouse(s): Pearl DOWNING

Children(s): George Cairns, Beverley Cairns

1895 marked the beginning of Thomas Edwin Cairns's life in Christchurch, Canterbury, New Zealand, to parents Peter Cairns and Matilda Beatrice Butler. Eventually, Thomas Edwin Cairns married Pearl Victoria DOWNING, and they welcomed George Edwin Cairns and Beverley Doreen Pearl Cairns. Thomas Edwin Cairns passed in 1980 at Christchurch, Canterbury, New Zealand.

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Parents

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

Pearl DOWNING
1889 –
Birth Location: Christchurch, Canterbury, New Zealand
PD

Children(s)

George Cairns
1918 – 2005
Birth Location: –
GC
Beverley Cairns
1929 –
Birth Location: Christchurch, Canterbury, New Zealand
BC

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Year: 1895
    Event Place: Battersea Street, Sydenham, Christchurch, Canterbury, New Zealand

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Year: 26 Feb 1895
    Event Place: Christchurch, Canterbury, New Zealand

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Year: 23 Jul 1980
    Event Place: Christchurch, Canterbury, New Zealand
    Record Source: CAIRNS.ged
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