William Cairns

1824 - 1897  (72 years)

• Name	William Cairns
  Birth	23 Nov 1824	Fleethaugh, Cavers, Roxburghshire, Scotland
  Baptism	6 Jan 1825	Cavers, Roxburghshire, Scotland   [1, 2]
  	Alexander Cairns, Labourer, Fleethaugh, and Margaret Miller his wife, had twins born on the 23rd November 1824 and Baptised on the 6th January 1825 by the Rev Mr Henderson, Hawick named William and Helen
  Gender	Male
  Census	30 Mar 1851	Buccleuch Square, Langholm, Dumfriesshire, Scotland   [3]
  	CAIRNS William, Head, Mar, 25, Woollen Manufacturer in Firm of Two, Employing 11 men, 2 Women, 4 Boys & 2 Girls, Cavers Roxburgh CAIRNS Isabella, Wife, Mar, 26, Hawick, Roxburghshire
  Census	7 Apr 1861	Elizabeth Street, Langholm, Dumfriesshire, Scotland   [4]
  	CAIRNS William, Head, Mar, 35, Woollen Manufr Mstr Emp 49 Workers, Cavers Roxburghshire - 4 Rooms CAIRNS Isabella, Wife, Mar, 37, Hawick Roxburgh CAIRNS Mary, Dau, 9, Scholar, Langholm Dumfries CAIRNS Ellen, Dau, 7, Scholar, Langholm Dumfries CAIRNS Margaret, Dau, 5, Scholar, Langholm Dumfries CAIRNS Alexander, Son, 3, Langholm Dumfries CAIRNS William, Son, 2, Langholm Dumfries
  Death	1 May 1897	68 Moulton Street, Charleston, Boston, Massachusetts, USA   [5]
  	William Cairns Married, aged 66 Res: 68 Moulton Street Occupation: Wool Sorter Born: Scotland Parents: Alexander Cairns & Margaret Miller, both born Scotland
  Death Notice	2 May 1897	"The Boston Globe", USA   [6]
  	CAIRNS At 68 Moulton St, Charelstown, May 1, William Cairns. Funeral Private
  AAA Last Date	22 Aug 2021
  Person ID	I7790	Ailsa and Bill Family Histories

  
  

  Father	Alexander Cairns,   b. Abt 1800, Roxburghshire, Scotland d. Bef 1841, Roxburghshire, Scotland (Age < 40 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Mother	Margaret Miller,   b. Abt 1798, Cavers, Roxburghshire, Scotland d. 22 Oct 1870, 56 High Street, Hawick, Roxburghshire, Scotland (Age 72 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Family ID	F2563	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Isabella Nichol,   b. Abt 1824, Hawick, Roxburghshire, Scotland d. 15 Nov 1861, Stubholm, Langholm, Dumfriesshire, Scotland (Age 37 years)
  Marriage	10 Oct 1848	Hawick, Roxburghshire, Scotland   [1, 7]
  	10 Oct 1848 The Banns of Marriage have been proclaimed in the Parish Church here between William Cairns and Isabella Nichol, both in the Parish of Hawick, and no objections offered. James Murray, Session Clerk
  Children	1. Mary Cairns,   b. Abt Aug 1849, Hawick, Roxburghshire, Scotland d. 5 Feb 1850, Hawick, Roxburghshire, Scotland (Age 0 years)  [Father: natural]   2. Mary Nichol Cairns,   b. 2 Nov 1851, Langholm, Dumfriesshire, Scotland d. 24 Oct 1926, Craig House, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland (Age 74 years)  [Father: natural]   3. Ellen Douglas Cairns,   b. 24 Aug 1853, Langholm, Dumfriesshire, Scotland d. 11 Aug 1922, 47 High Street, Hawick, Roxburghshire, Scotland (Age 68 years)  [Father: natural] + 4. Margaret Cairns,   b. 16 Jul 1855, High Street, Langholm, Dumfriesshire, Scotland d. 8 Mar 1897, 25 Beaconsfield Terrace, Hawick, Roxburghshire, Scotland (Age 41 years)  [Father: natural] + 5. Alexander D Cairns,   b. 29 Apr 1857, Langholm, Dumfriesshire, Scotland d. 11 May 1902, Hartford, Connecticut, USA (Age 45 years)  [Father: natural]   6. William N Cairns,   b. 10 Feb 1859, Langholm, Dumfriesshire, Scotland  [Father: natural]
  Family ID	F2566	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 2	Elizabeth Flanders,   b. Abt 1834, North Andover, Massachusetts, USA
  Marriage	24 Dec 1875	North Andover, Massachusetts, USA   [8]
  	William Cairns, Res: North Andover Aged: 45 Occ: Wool Sorter Born: Scotland Parents: Alexander & Margaret Second Marriage Elizabeth Flanders Res: North Andover Aged: 41 Born: North Andover Parents: Simon & Mary First Marriage John H Clifford Minister Uterenian? Church North Andover
  Children	1. Simon Flanders Cairns,   b. 13 Oct 1877, North Andover, Massachusetts, USA  [Father: natural]
  Family ID	F2567	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map

  Marriage - 10 Oct 1848 - Hawick, Roxburghshire, Scotland  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Sources

  [S1] Certificate held on file:. [S11] Scotland, Record Office BDM Indexes, Url: www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk, FHL Film Cavers 102285 Viewed and Copied at GSQ 5 Aug 2016. [S25] Compiler: GRO Scotland, 1851 Scottish Census, Record Type: Census, (Name: New Register House Edinburgh, www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk, 30 March 1851;), 1851 Langholm Dumfriesshire, Reg 839 ED 3 Page 31 - via Ancestry. [S64] Compiler: GRO Scotland, 1861 Scottish Census, Record Type: Census, (Name: New Register House Edinburgh, www.scotlandspeople.co.uk, 7 April 1861;), 1861 Langholm Dumfriesshire, Reg 839, ED 3, Page 1. [S84] USA, BDM Record, Compiler Address: USA Govt, Massachusetts, Death Records 1841 - 1915 - No 4101 - Via Ancestry. [S10] Newspaper, Type: Various Papers, The Boston Globe, Massachusetts, USA - May 2 1897, Page 7 - Deaths. [S11] Scotland, Record Office BDM Indexes, Url: www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk, 1848 Hawick Roxburghshire, 789/00 0060. [S84] USA, BDM Record, Compiler Address: USA Govt, Massachusetts, Marriage Records, 1840 - 1915 - No 25 - Via Ancestry.