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William Cairns 1864 – 1945 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 7 Oct 1864

Birth Location: Coaltown of Wemyss, Fife, Scotland

Death Date: 3 Nov 1945

Death Location: Glasgow, Scotland

Father: David Cairns

Mother: Helen Hunter

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Children(s):

In 1864, William Cairns entered the world in Coaltown of Wemyss, Fife, Scotland, born to David P Cairns and Helen Thomson Hunter. William Cairns died in 1945 in Glasgow, Scotland.

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David Cairns
1820 – 1865
Birth Location: Wemyss, Fife, Scotland
DC
Helen Hunter
1825 – 1906
Birth Location: Dysart, Fife
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    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Year: 7 Oct 1864
    Event Place: Coaltown of Wemyss, Fife, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1871
    Event Place: Pathhead or Dunnikier, Dysart, Fife, Scotland
    Record Source: 1871 Scotland Census

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Year: 3 Nov 1945
    Event Place: Glasgow, Scotland
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