JAMES CAIRNS JR
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3. JAMES CAIRNS JR: Third child born to James Cairns and Elizabeth
Patterson.
Born 12 May 1814, Eccles Parish, Berwickshire, Scotland, died
18 Dec 1871. In 1835, he married Elizabeth "Betsy" Anderson,
born
6 Nov 1810 died 24 Oct 1899. (d/o John
Anderson and Ellen Hoy).
Both buried North Plympton Cemetery, Plympton Twp., Lambton Co.,
Ont.
They had 8 children. Rachel, James, Elizabeth, Helen, Annie, John,
Thomas and William.
Emigrated to Plympton Twp., Lambton
Co., Ont., in 1847.
1. RACHEL CAIRNS: Born 20 Oct 1836, Stitchell,
Roxburghshire,
Scotland died 1 Aug 1916. On the 10 Feb 1871, she married
William Welsh, born Oct 1843, died 1 Nov 1922.
Both buried ??
They had 3 children. Elizabeth, Mary and Elizabeth.
(1)
ELIZABETH "Betsy" ELLEN WELSH: Born 16 Mar 1872.
She married David
Coulter, born c1870, died 1938.
Both buried
??
They had 1
child. Wallace.
(2) MARY
SUSAN WELSH: Born 23 May 1873. She married
Charles White.
They had no
children.
(3)
ELIZABETH ANN WELSH: Born 5 Oct 1874. On the 13 Dec
1922 she married
Walter Grieve who died in 1941.
They had no
children.
2. JAMES CAIRNS: Born 15 Mar 1837, Stitchell,
Roxbourghshire,
Scotland, died 3 Jan 1928. On the 2 Feb 1872, he married Margaret
Stirrett, born 4 Apr 1850, died 29 Feb 1928. (d/o George
Stirrett
and Jane Park).
Both buried Knox Church Cemetery, Camlachie, Ont.
They had 7 children. James, Jane, Ellen, Mary, Rachel, Margaret &
Sarah (Twins).
There could be another child,
possibly born c1882. Obit said they had
8 children.
(1) JAMES
ANDERSON CAIRNS: Born 19 Nov 1872, died 22 Sep
1959, Montrose, Calif.
He married Bertha Veil/Vail, who died in
1932.
Both buried Glendale
Cemetery, Montrose, Calif.
They had 1 known child.
James.
Have been told they had 3 more children all of whom died in
infancy.
James was a Druggist, but preferred Church work.
(2) JANE PARK
CAIRNS: Born 6 Feb 1874, died 29 Jan 1893.
Buried Knox Church
Cemetery, Camlachie, Ont.
(3) ELLEN
"Ella" MAE CAIRNS: Born 6 Feb 1876, died 16 Nov
1966. She married
John Tait.
Ellen buried Wyoming,
Ont.
Obit gives name as being Elizabeth Ellen Cairns.
(4) MARY
HENRIETTA CAIRNS: Born 27 Feb 1878, died 30 Jan
1883.
Buried Knox Church
Cemetery, Camlachie, Ont.
(5) RACHEL
MAE CAIRNS: Born 22 May 1880, died 1 Feb 1883.
Buried Knox Cemetery,
Camlachie, Ont.
(6) MARGARET
JANE CAIRNS: (Twin). Born 30 Sep 1884, died
2 Sep1961. On the 22
Dec 1910, she married John Anderson,
born 1879, died 1970.
Both buried Bunyan
Cemetery, Sarnia Twp., Ont.
They had 3 children.
Margaret, Maurice and Francis.
(7) SARAH MAE
CAIRNS: (Twin). Born 30 Sep 1884, died 1977.
On the 1 Dec 1913, she
married Clarence "Clare" Marriott, born
1876, died 1952.
Both buried
Wyoming, Ont.
They had 3
children. Ella, Bruce and Barbara.
3. ELIZABETH CAIRNS: Born 6 Oct 1839, Swinton
Parish,Berwickshire,
Scotland, died 17 Mar 1918. On the 12 Mar 1863, she married James
Lowrie, born 15 Mar 1822, died 9 May 1896.
Both buried North Plympton Cemetery, Plympton Twp., Ont.
They had 9 children. Annie, James#1, James#2, Elizabeth, Andrew,
Rachel, George, Jane and Joseph.
(1) ANNIE LOWRIE: Born 16 Jan 1864, died 22 Jan
1948. She
married William Wright.
They had 1 known
child. Ellen.
(2) JAMES LOWRIE #1: Born and died 10 Jan 1869.
(3) JAMES
LOWRIE #2: Born 5 Jan 1870, died 23 Jun 1930. In
1892 he married
Elizabeth Maidmant.
They had 1 child.
Eva.
In 1918 they were living in Portage la Prairie, Man.
(4) ELIZABETH
"Betsy" ELLEN LOWRIE: Born 30 Sep 1871, died
1934. In 1894, she
married David Gillatly, born 16 Jun 1865,
died 1938. (s/o John
Gillatly and Eliza Lunam).
Both buried
Wyoming, Ont.
They had 6
children. John, Ada, Eva, Roy, David and Ellen.
Also show Elizabeth born 13 Sep 1870.
(5) ANDREW
LOWRIE: Born 26 Mar 1873, died 1955. In 1903,
he married Jennie
Watson, born 1874, died 1945.
Both buried
Beechwood Cemetery, Forest, Ont.
They had 3
children. Jennie, James and Midlred.
(6) RACHEL
LOWRIE: Born 5 Dec 1874. She married Wesley
Park.
They had 1 child.
Irene.
(7) GEORGE
THOMAS LOWRIE: Born 17 Dec 1876, died 15 Feb
1947. In 1909, he
married Flora "Flossie" Olive Dodge, born
18 Aug 1887,
died 18 May 1959.
Both buried
Beechwood Cemetery, Forest, Ont.
They had 8
children. George, Lorne, Lena, Reubena, Nettie,
Lawson, Doris and
Phyllis.
(8) JANE
LOWRIE: Born 21 Nov 1878. In 1908, she married
George
Ironside who died in 1932.
They had 2
children. Roy and George.
(9) JOSEPH
WILLIAM LOWRIE: Born 11 Aug 1880, died 27 Jan
1959. On the 15 Feb
1905, he married Helen Ellen Gillatly, born
18 Sep 1881, died 26
Apr 1957. (d/o John Gillatly and Eliza
Lunam).
Both buried
Wyoming, Ont.
They had 5
children. Edna, Isla, Ollie, Ellen and Vera.
4. HELEN CAIRNS: Born 8 Jun 1842, Swinton Parish, Berwickshire,
Scotland, died 4 Oct 1869.
Buried North Plympton Cemetery, Plympton Twp., Ont.
5. ANNIE CAIRNS: Born 1 Jan 1846, Scotland, died 1847,
enroute to
Canada.
6. JOHN ANDERSON CAIRNS: Born 5 Apr 1848 Plympton Twp.,
Ont.,
died 16 Oct 1914. On the 24 Dec 1884, he married Margaret Purcell,
born 17 Oct 1855, died 25 Nov 1919.
Both buried Beechwood Cemetery, Forest, Ont.
They had 6 children. Mary, James, Robert, Elizabeth, Rachel and
Raka.
1901 Census shows Margaret born 17
Oct 1857. Stone for Margaret
reads 1856-1919.
(1) MARY
ELLEN CAIRNS: Born 14 Oct 1885, died 16 Jan 1954,
Calgary,
Alta. On the 30 Sep 1914 in Elrose, Sask., she
married Joseph A.
Smith, born 16 Oct 1883. (s/o Harry Smith
and Janet Agnes
Cairns).
Both buried
Calgary, Alta.
They had 2
children. Margaret and Marion.
1901
Census shows Mary born 14 Feb 1886.
(2) JAMES
ELMER CAIRNS: Born 10 Jan 1887, died 1977. He
married Louise
McNeil, born 1887, died 1966.
Both buried
Beechwood Cemetery, Forest, Ont.
They had no
children.
(3) ROBERT
JOHN CAIRNS: Born 14 Sep 1889, died 1963. In
1919, he married
Isabella McFarland, born 15 Aug 1892, died
1987. (s/o
Archibald McFarlane and Anna ?).
Both buried
Beechwood Cemetery, Forest, Ont.
They had no
children.
Also show Isabella 1892-1964.
(4)
ELIZABETH MARGARET CAIRNS: Born 8 May 1892, died
1981. Never
married.
Buried Beechwood
Cemetery, Forest, Ont.
(5) RACHEL
LILAH CAIRNS: Born 17 Sep 1895. On the 26 Dec
1918,
she married Oliver Blake Smith, born Jul 1891.
(s/o Harry Smith
and Janet Agnes Cairns).
They had 3
children. John, Henry and Helen.
(6) RAKA
"JANE" MILDRED CAIRNS: Born 21 Mar 1898. On the
27 Jun 1923,
she married Thomas Harold Wellington, born
1897, died 1940.
Both buried
Blackwell Cemetery, Sarnia Twp., Ont.
They had 2
children. David and Isabel.
Also show name as being Rebecca Jane Mildred Cairns.
7. THOMAS CAIRNS: Born 16 Jun 1849, Plympton Twp.,
Ont., died
7 Jul 1943, Portage la Prairie, Man. On the 11 Jun 1875, he
married Barbara Hoy, born 6 Jul 1852, Stratford, Ont., died 21 Aug
1897, Austin, Man. (d/o William Hoy and Margaret Brown).
Both buried Austin, Man.
They had 11 children. Margaret, Ellen, Alfred, Effie, William, Chester,
Edna, Thomas, Barbara, Garnet and Lindsey.
The following
article was written by their Great Granddaughter
MaryBeth (Saunders) Brown
THOMAS CAIRNS and BARBARA HOY
Barbara Hoy,
eldest daughter of Scottish parents William Hoy and
Margaret Brown, was born in Downie Township, Perth
County,
Ont., Canada, 6 Jul 1852. This may have been about
four years
after her parents arrived in Canada from near Hawick,
Berwickshire
Scotland. She married Thomas Cairns of Plympton
Township,
Lambton County, Ontario 11 June 1875.
Thomas the second youngest son of James Cairns and
Elizabeth
(Betsy) Anderson, also both of Scotland, was born in
Plympton
Township 16 June 1849.
The Registration of their marriage from The Ontario
Vital Statistics
Records states: Thos. Cairns age 25 years, residence
Downie
born in Canada, bachelor, Occupation Farmer, son of
James
Cairns and Elizabeth Anderson: Barbara Hoy age 22
years,
residence Downie, born Canada, Spinster Daughter of
William Hoy
and Margaret Brown: Witnesses William Cairns of
Plympton
(brother of the groom) and Isabella Hoy of Downie
(sister of the
bride). Married Downie June 11th 1875. Religion
Canadian
Presbyterian for both groom and bride. Married by
Rev. John K.
Hislop by Licence.
Shortly following the birth of their 3rd child,
Barbara and Thomas
arrived in Manitoba on 10 May 1879. They settled
first in the
Gladstone and later moved to the Emmeline District.
There were
8 more children born to this couple before Barbara
died of
Tuberculosis in 1897. She is buried in the Austin
Cemetery.
William Cairns, Thomas' brother wrote in 1931 about
Thomas
Cairns and Barbara Hoy. "Thomas Cairns married
Barbara Hoy.
Her father and Thomas' mother were first cousins. He
got her in
Downie Township from her father's home near Avonton.
They came
to Manitoba in 1879. Mrs. Cairns died in 1897 and
Thomas lives
retired in MacGregor, Manitoba. Their family losses
were very
severe. Only one son and four daughters are alive.
Two of the
boys lie in Flanders, died in honour of their
country. Russell is
working near MacGregor and stops with his folks at
times. Annie
is in Vancouver. Her husband has a wholesale fruit
business. The
other girls lived on farms and are all great
housekeepers. Their
families are all recorded in this tree."
The following is
taken from the obituary printed in the MacGregor
Newspaper, Thursday 15 July 1943.
"The death occurred in the Portage General
Hospital on July 7th,
1943 of another pioneer of the Austin and MacGregor
districts,
in the person of Mr. Thomas Cairns, at the ripe age
of 94 years.
He had been in failing health for some time.
Born at Plympton, Ontario on June 6th 1849, Thomas
Cairns was
married to Barbara Hoy of Stratford in 1873. (Note:
the
registration for this marriage gives the date as
1875). On May 10th
1879, they arrived in Manitoba, settling for a time
at Gladstone
and later moving to the Emmeline district. Mrs.
Cairns pre-deceased
her husband on August 21, 1897, and in 1915, Mr.
Cairns moved
to MacGregor to reside.
Mr. Cairns was a man who was well-known and highly
respected,
being a good neighbor and a kind father. In latter
years his hearing
and eye-sight failed, but he had been faithfully
cared for by his
son, Russell, and Daughters, Mrs. Perkins and Mrs.
Poyser.
He is survived by four daughters and one son: Mrs. A.
Lewis, of
Okotoks, Alta; Mrs. A. Perkins, of MacGregor; Mrs. R.
Poyser,
of Austin; Mrs A. Scott, of Vancouver, B.C.; Russell,
at home and
one brother, Mr. Wm., Cairns, of MacGregor. There are
also
twenty-one grandchildren and nineteen
great-grandchildren. Five
sons and one daughter pre-deceased their father,
including two
sons Garnet and Lindsay, who paid the supreme
sacrifice in the
World War 1914-1918.
The funeral was held Friday afternoon from the
MacGregor United
Church, and was attended by many relatives and
sympathizing
friends and neighbors.
Interment was in the family plot in the ustin
cemetery. McKillop's
had charge of the funeral."
The descendants of
Thomas and Barbara Cairns are as follows;
(1)
MARGARET ELIZABETH CAIRNS: Born 20 Jun 1875, died
29 Mar 1956,
Vancouver, B.C. On the 2 Mar 1898 in Portage
la Prairie,
Man., she married Albert Lewis, born 10 Mar 1872,
Tilsonburd, Ont.,
died 2 Mar 1944, High River, Alta.
Both buried
Okotoks, Alta.
They had 1
child. Edna.
(2)
ELLEN ISABELL CAIRNS: Born 2 Oct 1876, died 6 May
1978, Gladstone,
Man. In Dec 1896, she married Thomas
Collier, who died
18 Jan 1910.
Both buried
Austin, Man.
They had 5
children. James, Vera, Olive, Isabell and Richard.
Ellen re-married 24 Oct 1931 to Albert Perkins 1873-1946.
(3)
ALFRED JAMES CAIRNS: Born 27 Mar 1878, died 22 Nov
1898.
Buried
Austin, Man.
(4)
EFFIE CAIRNS: Born 23 Dec 1879, died 29 Dec 1887.
Buried
Austin, Man.
Also show name as being Effie Brown Cairns.
(5)
WILLIAM HOY CAIRNS: Born 6 Oct 1881, died 29 Dec 1918.
On the 8 Dec
1909, he married Annie Lunn, born 29 Jul 1889,
died 24 Jun
1986. (d/o John Lunn and Anselina Sharpe).
William
buried Austin, Man.
Annie buried
Memorial Gardens, Portage la Prairie, Man.
They had 7
children. Russell, Sterling, Jean & Trevor (Twins),
Elmer, Muriel and Chester.
Also show William and Annie being married 29 Jul 1909.
Annie
re-married in 1939 to William Edward Sparrow, born
1891,
died 8 Nov 1968.
Both buried
Memorial Gardens, Portage la Prairie, Man.
(6)
CHESTER ANDERSON CAIRNS: Born 1 Aug 1883, died
29 Dec 1887.
Buried
Austin, Man.
Also
show dates 31 Aug 1883-2 Jan 1888 and 28 Aug 1884
to 2 Jan 1888.
(7)
EDNA JANE CAIRNS: Born 9 Feb 1885, died 15 Feb 1981.
On the 26 Feb
1913, she married Reuben Poyser, born 1882,
died 9 Mar 1963.
Both buried
Austin, Man.
They had 3
children. Audrey, Barbara and Hazel.
(8)
THOMAS RUSSELL CAIRNS: Born 20 Feb 1887, died 18 Jul
1966. Never married.
Buried Austin,
Man.
Also show name as being: Russell Ornald Thomas Cairns
born 28 Feb 1887.
(9)
BARBARA IRENE "Annie" CAIRNS: Born 7 Jun 1889, died
22 Mar 1955,
North Vancouver, B.C. In 1911, she married
Thomas
Peers Scott, born 21 Dec 1879, died 10 Mar 1945.
Both buried
Ocean View Cemetery, Vancouver, B.C.
They had 6
children. Arlene, Frank, Velma, Muriel, John and
Robert.
Also show Annie as being born 7 Jun 1892.
(10)
GARNET CHESTER CAIRNS: Born 14 Mar 1892, died
26 Oct
1917. (WWI).
Buried
Waterloo Canadian Military Cemetery, France.
The following article was printed in the Free Press probably
in
early to mid 1917 with a picture of the 2 boys.
E.L.H. W. Cairns (Left) and Pte. G.C. Cairns
The names of these two young men, Pte. Lindsay H.W.
Cairns, and Pte. Garnet C. Cairns have been inscribed on
Canada's glorious roll of honor, both having made the
supreme sacrifice in France, the former on June 27th and
the
latter on October 26th. That they were loyally willing and
and
proud to do their bit for king and country is evidenced
by
the patriotic emblems which surround their photograph.
The
sentiment connected with this picture is one of these
human
and patriotic touches of the war. It was received by
their
father, Mr. Thomas Cairns, of MacGregor, but a short
time
before the news of their being killed in battle was
received, accompanied by messages of courage and hope
and
determination to play their part manfully. They were good
examples of those thousands of gallant sons that have been
given
by Canada for the great cause of human liberty and
justice, whose fame will be undying.
The
brothers left Winnipeg with Lt.-Col. Gillespie's battalion
in
October of last year. Another member of the Cairns family,
Russell, offered his services three times and has finally been
accepted. William Cairns a well-known business man of
MacGregor, is an uncle of these splendid lads. - Free Press.
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
In Memory of Private G.C. Cairns 43rd BN., Canadian
Infantry (Manitoba Regt.) who died on Friday 26th October
1917.
Remembered with honour: YPRES (MENIN GATE).
(11)
LINDSEY HARVEY WRIGHT CAIRNS: Born 17 Jul 1894,
died
27 Jun 1917, Vimy Ridge, France. (WWI).
Buried
Waterloo Canadian Military Cemetery, France.
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
In Memory of Private Lindsay Harvey Wright Cairns 43rd
BN., Canadian Infantry
(Manitoba Regt.) who died Wednesday
27 June 1917.
Remembered with honour:
LA CHAUDIERE MILITARY
CEMETERY, VIMY.
8. WILLIAM CAIRNS: Born 23 Sep 1853, died 17 Jul 1949. On the
30 Dec 1875, he married Jane Duncan, born 25 Feb 1852, died
28 Jun 1891.
William buried MacGregor, Man.
They had 5 children. James, Aylmer, William, Jennie and Walter.
William re-married 20 Sep 1892 to Annie Baird. (4 ch).
(1)
JAMES ALEXANDER CAIRNS: Born 6 Nov 1876, died 12 Dec
1882.
Buried Austin,
Man.
(2)
AYLMER ANDERSON CAIRNS: Born 20 Oct 1878, died
18 Dec 1882.
Buried Austin,
Man.
(3)
WILLIAM BERTY CAIRNS: Born 30 Jun 1882, died 16 Jan
1959. On the 20
Oct 1913, he married Beatrice Nichol.
They had 3
children. William, Alexander and Gordon.
(4)
JENNIE MAUDE CAIRNS: Born 17 Apr 1884, died 26 Mar
1970. On the 21
May 1913, she married William Moore, born
1871, died 1956.
Both buried
Morris, Man.
They had 3
children. Bessie, Eva and Janet.
William was a Lawyer and Mayor of Morris, Man.
(5)
WALTER JOHN CAIRNS: Born 17 Aug 1888, died 18 Sep
1888.
Buried Austin,
Man.
William Cairns 1853-1949
re-married 20 Sep 1892 to Annie Baird,
born 19 Mar 1862, died 15 Feb 1932.
William buried MacGregor, Man.
They had 4 children. Bessie, Alston, Eva and Janet.
(1)
BESSIE MARION CAIRNS: Born 21 Nov 1893, died before
1981. She
married Duncan C. MacLennan.
They
had 2 children. Harold and Marjorie.
(2)
ALSTON ANDERSON CAIRNS: Born 5 Dec 1894, died
18 Sep
1897.
Buried
Austin, Man.
(3)
EVA LILLIAN CAIRNS: Born 23 Nov 1896, died 8 Jan 1981.
On the 26
Jul 1916, she married Harold Irving Collins, who
died 3 Feb
1960.
Both buried
MacGregor, Man.
They had 7
children. Frederick, Murray, Helen, Muriel,
Arthur,
Harold and Gordon.
(4)
JANET BAIRD CAIRNS: Born 30 Jan 1899, died 1978. On
the
21 Jun 1922, she married Harry Gilbert Kilpatrick.
They
had 4 children. Evelyn, William, Ronald & Joan (Twins).
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