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William Cairns 1824 – 1855 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1824

Birth Location: Ireland

Death Date: 1855

Death Location: Dalkeith, Midlothian, Scotland

Father: Walter Cairns

Mother: Margret Sibbald

Spouse(s): Jane Dougan

Children(s): Frances Cairns

In 1824, William Cairns entered the world in Ireland, born to Walter Cairns and Margret Sibbald. Years later, William Cairns married Jane Dougan, and the couple became parents to Frances Cairns. William Cairns died in 1855 in Dalkeith, Midlothian, Scotland.

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Parents

Walter Cairns
1782 – 1834
Birth Location: Newstead, Drumelzier, Peeblesshire, Scotland
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Margret Sibbald
1793 – 1870
Birth Location: Broughton, Peeblesshire, Scotland
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Spouses(s)

Jane Dougan
– 1855
Birth Location: ?
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Children(s)

Frances Cairns
Birth Location: Ireland
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Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Year: 1824
    Event Place: Ireland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Year: Jun 1848
    Event Place: Dalkeith & North Leith, Midlothian, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Year: 1855
    Event Place: Dalkeith, Midlothian, Scotland

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