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William Cairns 1485 – 1555 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1485

Birth Location: Orchardton Castle, Auchincairn, Kirkcudbrightshire, Scotland

Death Date: 1555

Death Location: Scotland

Father: John Cairnis

Mother: A McGee

Spouse(s): Margaret Agnew

Children(s): William Cairnis, Peter Cairns, John Cairnis, Thomas Adair, Ballentyne Cairns, Henry Cairnis, Elizabeth Cairnis

The story of William Cairns of Orchardton began in 1485 in Orchardton Castle, Auchincairn, Kirkcudbrightshire, Scotland. William Cairns of Orchardton married Margaret Agnew, and had children including William Cairnis, Peter Cairns, John Cairnis, Thomas Agnew Adair, Ballentyne Cairns, Henry Cairnis, Elizabeth Cairnis. William Cairns of Orchardton passed away in 1555 in Scotland.

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Biography

  • The story of William Cairns of Orchardton began in 1485 in Orchardton Castle, Auchincairn, Kirkcudbrightshire, Scotland.
  • William Cairns of Orchardton married Margaret Agnew, and had children including William Cairnis, Peter Cairns, John Cairnis, Thomas Agnew Adair, Ballentyne Cairns, Henry Cairnis, Elizabeth Cairnis.
  • William Cairns of Orchardton passed away in 1555 in Scotland.

Immediate Family

Parents

John Cairnis
1423 – 1493
Birth Location: Orchardton, Scotland
JC
A McGee
Birth Location: –
AM

Spouses(s)

Margaret Agnew
1481 – 1506
Birth Location: Genoch, Antrim, , Ireland
MA

Children(s)

William Cairnis
1502 – 1558
Birth Location: Orchardton, , , Scotland
WC
Peter Cairns
1506 – 1593
Birth Location: Kipp, Scotland
PC
John Cairnis
1530 – 1568
Birth Location: Cults, Fife, Scotland
JC
Thomas Adair
1680 – 1755
Birth Location: Antrim, , Ulster, Ireland
TA
Ballentyne Cairns
1817 – 1882
Birth Location: Kilmarnock, Ayrshire, Scotland
BC
Henry Cairnis
– 1568
Birth Location: Muretoun, Scotland
HC
Elizabeth Cairnis
– 1573
Birth Location: , , , Scotland
EC

William Cairns's Ancestors

Self
William Cairns
1485 – 1555
Birth Place: Orchardton Castle, Auchincairn, Kirkcudbrightshire, Scotland
Parents
John Cairnis
1423 – 1493
Orchardton, Scotland
A McGee
Grandparents
John (De) Carnys
1385 – 1456
Johnston Terrace, Edinburgh, City of Edinburgh, United Kingdom
Elizabeth
Great-Grandparents
William Carnys
1322 – 1387
Crawford
2nd-Great-Grandparents
William Carnys
1300 – 1322
Unknown

William Cairns's Descendants

1.
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William Cairns (1485 – 1555) m. Margaret Agnew (1481 – 1506)
  1. 1. William Cairnis (1502 – 1558)
  2. 2. Peter Cairns (1506 – 1593) m. Ann Brown
    1. 1. Isobel Cairns
  3. 3. John Cairnis (1530 – 1 May 1568) m. Margaret McCulloch
    1. 1. John Cairns (1560 – 1603) m. Margaret Hamilton (1562 – 1606)
      1. 1. Alexander Cairns (1580 – 1635) m. Jane Scott
        1. 1. John (Inglis) Carnes (1614 – 1678) m. Jane (E) Miller
  4. 4. Thomas (Agnew) Adair (1680 – 1755)
  5. 5. Ballentyne Cairns (1817 – 22 Aug 1882)
  6. 6. Henry Cairnis ( – 1 May 1568)
  7. 7. Elizabeth Cairnis ( – 1573)

William Cairns's Timeline

2 Records

1485
1485
Birth of William Cairns of Orchardton in Orchardton Castle, Auchincairn, Kirkcudbrightshire, Scotland
Orchardton Castle, Auchincairn, Kirkcudbrightshire, Scotland
1555
1555
Age 70
Death of William Cairns of Orchardton in Scotland
Scotland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1485
    Event Place: Orchardton Castle, Auchincairn, Kirkcudbrightshire, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1555
    Event Place: Scotland
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