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William Cairns 1765–1794 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 20 Dec 1765

Birth Location: Wemyss, Fife, Scotland

Death Date: 1794

Death Location: Scotland

Father: Archibald Cairns

Mother: Helen Herd

Spouse(s):

Children(s):

The story of William Cairns began in 1765 in Wemyss, Fife, Scotland. William Cairns passed away in 1794 in Scotland.

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Biography

  • The story of William Cairns began in 1765 in Wemyss, Fife, Scotland.
  • William Cairns passed away in 1794 in Scotland.

Immediate Family

Parents

Archibald Cairns
1743–1793
Birth Location: Wemyss, Fifeshire, Scotland
AC
Helen Herd
1745–
Birth Location: Wemyss, Fifeshire
HH

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

William Cairns's Ancestors

Self
William Cairns
1765–1794
Birth Place: Wemyss, Fife, Scotland
Parents
Archibald Cairns
1743–1793
Wemyss, Fifeshire, Scotland
Helen Herd
1745–
Wemyss, Fifeshire
Grandparents
William (Herd \) Hird
1686–1747
Wemyss, Fife, Scotland, UK
Elspet Fawtone
1685–
Wemyss, Fife, Scotland
Great-Grandparents
Androw Fawtone
1650–
Janet Geddie
1652–
2nd-Great-Grandparents

William Cairns's Timeline

2 Records

1765
20 Dec 1765
Birth of William Cairns in Wemyss, Fife, Scotland
Wemyss, Fife, Scotland
1794
1794
Age 29
Death of William Cairns in Scotland
Scotland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 20 Dec 1765
    Event Place: Wemyss, Fife, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1794
    Event Place: Scotland
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