Looking for Cairns Alexander came to Canada in 1849 as per Canada census 1901 and
settled in Saint John NB
Descendants of Alexander Cairns
Generation No. 1
1. ALEXANDER1 CAIRNS was born 1826. He married JANE MCLEOD. She was born May 1831.
Children of ALEXANDER CAIRNS and JANE MCLEOD are:
i. MARY E2 CAIRNS, b. June 08, 1856.
ii. CLARA A CAIRNS, b. July 23, 1859.
iii. WM A CAIRNS, b. Abt. 1864; d. May 26, 1920, St Elizabeth Hospital
Brighton MA at age 56,.
iv. JOSEPH V CAIRNS, b. February 14, 1868.
v. FREDERICK C CAIRNS, b. January 1870.
vi. FANNIE FRANCES ROBINSON CAIRNS, b. August 31, 1873 (Source:
PANBF23160 Ref 1-1-66-290.); d. May 03, 1954, Saint John NB (Source: PANB F20841 Vol 213
Reg 2449.).
2. vii. DEWITT T CAIRNS, b. May 30, 1877; d. January 09, 1964.
viii. AMY W CAIRNS, b. March 15, 1880.
ix. JULIA CAIRNS, b. August 03, 1861; d. April 17, 1932, Queens Co; m. (1)
WILLIAM T PRATT, August 18, 1897, Queens Co NB; b. August 20, 1824; d. September 23, 1909;
m. (2) WILLIAM STENNING JR HARDING, January 05, 1912, Queens Co NB; b. June 22, 1841,
Saint John NB; d. December 19, 1928, Welsford Queens Co NB.
Generation No. 2
2. DEWITT T2 CAIRNS (ALEXANDER1) was born May 30, 1877, and died January 09, 1964. He
married IRENE SEAMANS June 18, 1919 in Queen St Methodist (Source: PANB F16142 ref B4/1919
Number 1459.). She died November 12, 1987.
Children of DEWITT CAIRNS and IRENE SEAMANS are:
i. DORIS3 CAIRNS, b. May 27, 1920; m. DONALD L VINCENT, June 18, 1949,
Saint John NB (Source: PANB F120053 Ref B4/1949 Number 2424.).
ii. DEWITT ALEXANDER CAIRNS, b. July 08, 1922; d. August 14, 1999, Saint
John.
3. iii. FRANCES JULIA CAIRNS, b. January 18, 1924, Saint John NB at home on
Pitt St.
iv. STANLEY L CAIRNS, b. March 12, 1926; m. RUTH.
v. CONSTANCE PAULINE CAIRNS, b. July 11, 1928; m. GEORGE POLLEY, June
14, 1947, Saint John NB (Source: PANB F20046 Ref B4/1947 Number 2937.).