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William (twin) Cairns 1739 – 1748 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 28 Mar 1739

Birth Location: Wemyss, Fife, Scotland

Death Date: Bef 1748

Death Location: Fife, Scotland

Father: David Cairns

Mother: Margaret Cairns

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In 1739, William (twin) Cairns entered the world in Wemyss, Fife, Scotland, born to David Cairns and Margaret Dick Cairns. William (twin) Cairns passed away in 1748 in Fife, Scotland.

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Biography

  • In 1739, William (twin) Cairns entered the world in Wemyss, Fife, Scotland, born to David Cairns and Margaret Dick Cairns.
  • William (twin) Cairns passed away in 1748 in Fife, Scotland.

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William Cairns's Ancestors

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William Cairns
1739 – 1748
Birth Place: Wemyss, Fife, Scotland
Parents
David Cairns
1708 – 1762
Wemyss, Fife, Scotland, UK
Margaret (Dick) Cairns
1714 – 1794
Wemyss, Fife, Scotland, UK
Grandparents
Robert (Kearney) Cairns
1679 – 1730
East Wemyss, Fife, Scotland
Mary (Janet) NUCKLE
1680 – 1741
Wemyss, Fife, Scotland
William Dick
1685 – 1723
Wemyss., Scot., Fifeshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
Christian (G) Hay
1695 – 1726
Wemyss, Fife, Scotland
Great-Grandparents
David Cairns
1639 – 1722
Elspeth Gray
1646 – 1721
Andrew Nicoll\Nuckle
1652 –
Janet Black
1649 – 1693
JAMES DICK
1663 –
ELIZABETH DONALDSON
1662 –
JOHN HAY
1661 – 1710
Grissell Cook
1680 – 1730
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Helen Bell
1605 –
ANDREW GRAY
1614 –
Elisabeth Turpie
1616 – 1692
Andrew Nicol
1636 –
Sir Dick
1643 – 1728
Issobell Craig
1641 –
William Donaldson
1640 – 1700
Issobell Malcome
1640 – 1710
Dr HAY
1638 – 1699
Agnes Flemming\Fleeming
1633 – 1693
William Cook
1655 – 1705
Christian Stocks
1644 – 1724

William Cairns's Timeline

2 Records

1739
28 Mar 1739
Birth of William (twin) Cairns in Wemyss, Fife, Scotland
Wemyss, Fife, Scotland
1748
Bef 1748
Age 9
Death of William (twin) Cairns in Fife, Scotland
Fife, Scotland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 28 Mar 1739
    Event Place: Wemyss, Fife, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: Bef 1748
    Event Place: Fife, Scotland

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