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William T CAIRNS 1881 – 1973 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 25 Nov 1881

Birth Location: Temuka Southland

Death Date: 07 Jul 1973

Death Location: Christchurch, Canterbury, New Zealand

Father: William CAIRNS

Mother: Margaret Alexander

Spouse(s): Anna Jerard

Children(s): Myrtle Cairns, Herbert Cairns, Thelma Cairns, Hilda Cairns, Noel Cairns, Joan Cairns, Cecil Cairns

In 1881, William T CAIRNS entered the world in Temuka Southland, born to William CAIRNS and Margaret (Maggie) Jane Alexander. William T CAIRNS married Anna Elizabeth Jerard, and had children including Myrtle Lily Cairns, Herbert William Cairns, Thelma Elizabeth "Fanny" Cairns, Hilda Mavis Cairns, Noel Arthur Stanley Cairns, Joan Gwendoline Cairns, Cecil Reginauld Cairns. William T CAIRNS passed away in 1973 in Christchurch, Canterbury, New Zealand.

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Biography

  • In 1881, William T CAIRNS entered the world in Temuka Southland, born to William CAIRNS and Margaret (Maggie) Jane Alexander.
  • William T CAIRNS married Anna Elizabeth Jerard, and had children including Myrtle Lily Cairns, Herbert William Cairns, Thelma Elizabeth "Fanny" Cairns, Hilda Mavis Cairns, Noel Arthur Stanley Cairns, Joan Gwendoline Cairns, Cecil Reginauld Cairns.
  • William T CAIRNS passed away in 1973 in Christchurch, Canterbury, New Zealand.

Immediate Family

Parents

William CAIRNS
1840 – 1918
Birth Location: Presbyterian, Dromara, Down, Ireland
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Margaret Alexander
1849 – 1935
Birth Location: Drumloagh, County Downs, Northern Ireland
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Spouses(s)

Anna Jerard
1885 – 1965
Birth Location: wellington nz
AJ

Children(s)

Myrtle Cairns
1903 – 1995
Birth Location: Christchurch, Canterbury, New Zealand
MC
Herbert Cairns
1905 – 2000
Birth Location: Christchurch, Canterbury, New Zealand
HC
Thelma Cairns
1910 – 1946
Birth Location: Christchurch, New Zealand
TC
Hilda Cairns
1912 –
Birth Location: –
HC
Noel Cairns
1918 – 1979
Birth Location: –
NC
Joan Cairns
1920 – 1924
Birth Location: –
JC
Cecil Cairns
1908 – 1991
Birth Location: Christchurch, Canterbury, Nouvelle-Zélande
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William CAIRNS's Ancestors

Self
William CAIRNS
1881 – 1973
Birth Place: Temuka Southland
Parents
William CAIRNS
1840 – 1918
Presbyterian, Dromara, Down, Ireland
Margaret ((Maggie) Jane) Alexander
1849 – 1935
Drumloagh, County Downs, Northern Ireland
Grandparents
John (Cairns) Kearns
1808 – 1896
Drumlough, Down, Northern Ireland
Margaret Bingham
1822 – 1902
Thomas Alexander
1818 – 1898
Carnew, Down, Northern Ireland
Margaret Bingham
1823 – 1898
County Down, Ireland
Great-Grandparents
David Alexander
1795 – 1873
Joseph Bigham
Sarah
2nd-Great-Grandparents

William CAIRNS's Descendants

1.
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William (T) CAIRNS (25 Nov 1881 – 07 Jul 1973) m. Anna (Elizabeth) Jerard (14/2/1885 – 24 October 1965)
  1. 1. Myrtle (Lily) Cairns (1 Jan 1903 – 08 Jan 1995)
  2. 2. Herbert (William) Cairns (14 Nov 1905 – 4 Oct 2000)
  3. 3. Thelma (Elizabeth "Fanny") Cairns (14 Jun 1910 – Jun 1946)
  4. 4. Hilda (Mavis) Cairns (25 Aug 1912 – )
  5. 5. Noel (Arthur Stanley) Cairns (24 Apr 1918 – 1979)
  6. 6. Joan (Gwendoline) Cairns (11 Sep 1920 – Jun 1924)
  7. 7. Cecil (Reginauld) Cairns (16 April 1908 – 16 December 1991)

William CAIRNS's Timeline

2 Records

1881
25 Nov 1881
Birth of William T CAIRNS in Temuka Southland
Temuka Southland
1973
07 Jul 1973
Age 92
Death of William T CAIRNS in Christchurch, Canterbury, New Zealand
Christchurch, Canterbury, New Zealand

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 25 Nov 1881
    Event Place: Temuka Southland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 07 Jul 1973
    Event Place: Christchurch, Canterbury, New Zealand

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Bromley, Christchurch City, Canterbury, New Zealand
    Record Source: Australia and New Zealand, Find a Grave™ Index, 1800s-Current
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