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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. William Cairns married Jane Dougan, and had children including Frances Cairns. William Cairns passed away in 1855 in Dalkeith, Midlothian, Scotland.

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Biography

  • In 1824, William Cairns entered the world in Ireland, born to Walter Cairns and Margret Sibbald.
  • William Cairns married Jane Dougan, and had children including Frances Cairns.
  • William Cairns passed away in 1855 in Dalkeith, Midlothian, Scotland.

Immediate Family

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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William Cairns's Ancestors

Self
William Cairns
1824 – 1855
Birth Place: Ireland
Parents
Walter Cairns
1782 – 1834
Newstead, Drumelzier, Peeblesshire, Scotland
Margret Sibbald
1793 – 1870
Broughton, Peeblesshire, Scotland
Grandparents
William Cairns
1751 – 1782
Drumelzier, Peeblesshire, Scotland
Isabel Freter+
1743 –
Eddelston, Peebles, Scotland
James Sibbald
1754 – 1798
Manor, Peebles, Scotland
Margaret Martin
1760 – 1831
Peeblesshire, Scotland
Great-Grandparents
William Sibbald
Alison Tod
1718 –
2nd-Great-Grandparents

William Cairns's Descendants

1.
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William Cairns (1824 – 1855) m. Jane Dougan (c1826 – Bef 1855)
  1. 1. Frances Cairns (c1848 – ) m. James Higgins (abt 1849 – )
    1. 1. James Higgins (abt 1867 – )
    2. 2. William (J) Higgins (abt 1869 – )
    3. 3. Margaret Higgins (20 Feb 1871 – 26 July 1939) m. John Tracey (1870 – 7th July 1890) m. Thomas Lipsette (abt 1871 – 26 Jan 1920)
      1. 1. Isabella Lipsett (06 Dec 1894 – )
      2. 2. Margaret Lipsette (07 Sep 1896 – )
      3. 3. Mary (E) Lipsett (29 Aug 1898 – )
      4. 4. Thomas Lipsette (06 Feb 1901 – )
      5. 5. Anthony Lipsett (30 Nov 1902 – 1929)
      6. 6. Joseph Lipsett (30 Apr 1905 – 2 Aug 1963)
      7. 7. Alexander Lipsett (27 Aug 1909 – 1938)
      8. 8. Minnie Lipsett (1915 – 1915)
      9. 9. Francis Lipsette (abt 1893 – )
    4. 4. Bella Higgins (abt 1876 – )

William Cairns's Timeline

3 Records

1824
1824
Birth of William Cairns in Ireland
Ireland
1848
Jun 1848
Age 24
William Cairns was married in Dalkeith & North Leith, Midlothian, Scotland
Dalkeith & North Leith, Midlothian, Scotland
1855
1855
Age 31
Death of William Cairns in Dalkeith, Midlothian, Scotland
Dalkeith, Midlothian, Scotland

Sources

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

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

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