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William Cairns 1880 – 1923 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 12 Sep 1880

Birth Location: Glentunnel, Canterbury, New Zealand

Death Date: 02 Jul 1923

Death Location: Sydney, Australia

Father: Thomas Cairns

Mother: Annie Mitchell

Spouse(s): Mary Unknown

Children(s):

William Cairns was born in 1880 in Glentunnel, Canterbury, New Zealand, the child of Thomas Somerville Cairns and Annie Mitchell. William Cairns married Mary Unknown. William Cairns passed away in 1923 in Sydney, Australia.

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Biography

  • William Cairns was born in 1880 in Glentunnel, Canterbury, New Zealand, the child of Thomas Somerville Cairns and Annie Mitchell.
  • William Cairns married Mary Unknown.
  • William Cairns passed away in 1923 in Sydney, Australia.

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William Cairns's Ancestors

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William Cairns
1880 – 1923
Birth Place: Glentunnel, Canterbury, New Zealand
Parents
Thomas Somerville Cairns
1851 – 1940
Cambusnethan, Lanarkshire, Scotland
Annie Mitchell
1853 – 1911
Wishaw, Lanarkshire, Scotland
Grandparents
James Cairns
1816 – 1867
Scotland
Margaret Somerville
1823 – 1863
Scotland
Thomas Mitchell
1821 – 1874
Isabella (Bryson) McFarlane
1825 – 1881
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2nd-Great-Grandparents

William Cairns's Timeline

2 Records

1880
12 Sep 1880
Birth of William Cairns in Glentunnel, Canterbury, New Zealand
Glentunnel, Canterbury, New Zealand
1923
02 Jul 1923
Age 43
Death of William Cairns in Sydney, Australia
Sydney, Australia

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 12 Sep 1880
    Event Place: Glentunnel, Canterbury, New Zealand

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 02 Jul 1923
    Event Place: Sydney, Australia

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