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Walter Beveridge CAIRNS 1840 – 1910 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1840

Birth Location: Aberdour, Fife, Scotland

Death Date: 29/7/1910

Death Location: Kurow, Waitaki, Canterbury, New Zealand

Father: John (SwinlayTr)

Mother: Janet Beveridge

Spouse(s): Mary GEDDES

Children(s): Robert CAIRNS

Early life: Walter Beveridge CAIRNS arrived in Aberdour, Fife, Scotland in 1840, born to John Cairns (SwinlayTr) and Janet Beveridge. Over time, Walter Beveridge CAIRNS formed a family with Mary Ann GEDDES, which included Robert Andrew CAIRNS. Walter Beveridge CAIRNS concluded life in Kurow, Waitaki, Canterbury, New Zealand in 1910.

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Parents

John (SwinlayTr)
1808 – 1877
Birth Location: Wemyss Fife Scotland
J(
Janet Beveridge
1811 – 1885
Birth Location: Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland
JB

Spouses(s)

Mary GEDDES
1840 – 1925
Birth Location: Middlesex, England
MG

Children(s)

Robert CAIRNS
1870 – 1953
Birth Location: Wharekuri, Waitaki District, Otago, New Zealand
RC

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Year: 1840
    Event Place: Aberdour, Fife, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Year: 29/7/1910
    Event Place: Kurow, Waitaki, Canterbury, New Zealand
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