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Surnames: Cairns
Classification: Query
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Have you read about William Cairns & Agnes Gregg in H C Lawlor's Book of Cairns
& Cairnes? They married about 1758 & died in 1775 & 1785 and are buried in
Carmoney Churchyard in N Ireland. It says that Agnes was the heiress of William Gregg of
Parkmount. Heiress would infer no brothers alive when her father died and if she had
sisters it would probably say joint heiress so there are probably no more siblings.
William & Agnes had one son Nathan who had 2 sons, Daniel & William. William had
3 sons & 10 daughters, his second son Hugh became Lord Chancellor of England and was
created first Earl Cairns. If you think this is the line you are researching e-mail me
direct for full details.