William James Cairns

1807 - 1873  (66 years)

• Name	William James Cairns
  Born	1807	Ireland
  Gender	Male
  Died	1873	Ormstown, Le Haut-Saint-Laurent, Quebec, Canada
  Person ID	I21926	Brown Genealogy
  Last Modified	19 Sep 2024

  
  

  Family	Sarah Brown,   b. 2 Mar 1837, Elgin, Huntingdon, Beauharnois, Quebec, Canada ,   d. 1 Jul 1912, Hinchinbrooke, Monteregie Region, Quebec, Canada  (Age 75 years)
  Married	17 Apr 1857	Elgin, Huntingdon, Beauharnois, Quebec, Canada
  Children	1. John Cairns,   b. 14 Jul 1862, Hinchinbrooke, Monteregie Region, Quebec, Canada ,   d. 30 Jul 1918, Rockburn, Monteregie, Quebec, Canada  (Age 56 years)  [natural]   2. Nancy Eliza Cairns,   b. 8 Nov 1865, Hinchinbrooke, Monteregie Region, Quebec, Canada ,   d. 29 Mar 1938, Huntingdon, Beauharnois, Quebec, Canada  (Age 72 years)  [natural]   3. William George Cairns,   b. 8 May 1868, Hinchinbrooke, Monteregie Region, Quebec, Canada ,   d. 25 Oct 1937, Huntingdon, Beauharnois, Quebec, Canada  (Age 69 years)  [natural]   4. Robert Thistle Cairns,   b. 14 Nov 1871, Hinchinbrooke, Monteregie Region, Quebec, Canada ,   d. 16 May 1895, Hinchinbrooke, Monteregie Region, Quebec, Canada  (Age 23 years)  [natural]
  Last Modified	19 Sep 2024
  Family ID	F7417	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  "William James Cairns was the oldest son of William Cairns and Nancy Emberson. He was born 1807 in Ireland and immigrated to Canada in 1823, with his parents. He married first, Eliza Baird.They had nine children; Caroline, David, Sara Ann, Elizabeth, William, Sarah Jane, James, Catherine and Elisa. After Eliza died in 1853 he married Sarah Brown, dau. of John Brown and Martha Thistle. They were married on April 17, 1856 in Elgin. To this second union were born four children: John, Nancy (Nettie) Eliza, William George and Robert Thistle. He died in Ormstown at the age of 66 years." -- FindAGrave