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Author: dtcairns1
Surnames: Cairns
Classification: queries
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Fintry is quite a distance from my Cairns' ancestry, but since you also mentioned
Renfrew as a geographic reference, here is what I have.
My Great-Grandfather was Joseph Cairns, b. 1862 in Gilford, N. Ireland. (His father's
name was John, a farmer.) He married Rachel Donaldson of Knocknagor in 1883. They moved
to Johnstone, Renfrewshire about a year after marriage. Their childrens' names were
John, Joseph, James, Elizabeth, Margaret, Christian (died young), William, Thomas and
Christopher.
Joseph had a brother, John, who, in the 1901 census, also lived in Johnstone. His wife
was Mary. Their children were A. Eliza, Mary, Charlie, Robert, Sam, Maria, Sarah, Joseph,
Rachel and John.
Joseph, Rachel and family emigrated to Maine in the US in 1910/1911.
I know nothing more of John and Mary's family, other than their young son Joseph came
to visit his uncle Joseph (my GGF) in 1913 and on the ship's manifest, he gave his
father's address as Renfrew, Scotland.
Donn Cairns
Colorado Springs, CO
dtcairns(a)comcast.net
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