Mary Nichol Cairns

1851 - 1926  (74 years)

• Name	Mary Nichol Cairns
  Birth	2 Nov 1851	Langholm, Dumfriesshire, Scotland   [1, 2]
  Gender	Female
  Census	2 Apr 1871	56 High Street, Hawick, Roxburghshire, Scotland   [3]
  	CAIRNS Mary, Head, Unm, 19, HouseKeeper, Langholm Dumfries CAIRNS Ellen, Sister, Unm, 17, Wool Hosiery Seamstress, Langholm Dumfries CAIRNS Margaret, Sister, Unm, 15, Wool Hosiery Seamstress, Langholm Dumfries CAIRNS Alexander, Brother, 13, Printer Compositor (apprentice), Langholm Dumfries CAIRNS William, Brother, 12, Scholar, Langholm Dumfries
  Census	5 Apr 1891	18 Bourtree Place, Hawick, Roxburghshire, Scotland   [4]
  	CAIRNS Mary, Head, Unm, 37, Dressmaker, Langholm Dumfries CAIRNS Ellen D,Sister, Unm, 35, Dressmaker, Langholm Dumfries CAIRNS Margaret, Sister, Unm, 33, House Keeper, Langholm Dumfries ANDERSON Jane Nichol, Cousin, 23, Milliners Shopwoman, Langholm Dumfries ANDERSON Madge, Cousin, 20, Dressmaker, Langholm Dumfries
  Census	31 Mar 1901	15 Beaconsfield St, Hawick, Roxburghshire, Scotland   [5]
  	CAIRNS Mary N, Head, Unm, 45, Dressmaker, Langholm Dumfries CAIRNS Ellen D, Sister, Unm, 43, Housekeeper (domestic), Langholm Dumfries TURNBALL Marguerite, Niece, 8, Scholar, Hawick Roxburghshire
  Census	2 Apr 1911	1 Buceleuch Terrace, Hawick, Roxburghshire, Scotland   [6]
  	CAIRNS Mary, Head, Single, 55, Dressmaker, Employer At Home, Langholm Dumfriess CAIRNS Ellen Douglas, Sister, Single, 53, Housekeeper (crossed out), Langholm Dumfriess TURNBULL Margaret Isabel, Niece, Single, 18, Clerk Solicitors Typist, Hawick Roxburghshire
  Death	24 Oct 1926	Craig House, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland   [7, 8]
  	Cause: Hypostatic Congestion - 5 days; Myocardial Degeration - 6 months 9 days; Senile Decay - 6
  	Mary Cairns Dressmaker (Retired), single At 10PM aged 75 years Usual Res: 47 High Street, Hawick Parents: William Cairns (Woollen Manufacturer) (dec) & Isabel Cairns MS Nichol (dec) J W Nichol (Not sure could be Turnbull), cousin, Wiltonbank Hawick
  Burial	28 Oct 1926	Wauchope Cemetery, Langholm, Dumfriesshire, Scotland   [9]
  	Mary CAIRNS Daughter of William Cairns, she died in Edinburgh, 24 Oct 1926 Erected in memory of ISABELLA NICHOL the beloved wife of William Cairns, Manufacturer, Ewes Mill, Langholm, who died at Stubholm on the 15th November 1861 aged 37 years “Blessed are the pure in heart for they shall see God” Also MARY CAIRNS their daughter who died on the 8th February 1850 aged 6 months and lies buried in Hawick Churchyard Also ELLEN DOUGLAS CAIRNS second daughter of the above who died at Hawick 11th August 1922 aged 68 years Also MARY CAIRNS daughter of the above who died at Edinburgh 24th October 1926 aged 74 years
  Death Notice	4 Nov 1926	"Southern Reporter", Selkirkshire, Scotland   [10]
  	CAIRNS At Edinburgh on the 24th ult, Mary Cairns late of Hawick, and last surviving daughter of late William Cairns (formerly of Ewes Mill, Langholm)
  AAA Last Date	22 Aug 2021
  Research Note	Cannot locate any of the family members on the 1881 Census. I suspect they may all be in the USA during this time period and then returned to Scotland.
  Person ID	I7814	Ailsa and Bill Family Histories

  
  

  Father	William Cairns,   b. 23 Nov 1824, Fleethaugh, Cavers, Roxburghshire, Scotland d. 1 May 1897, 68 Moulton Street, Charleston, Boston, Massachusetts, USA (Age 72 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Mother	Isabella Nichol,   b. Abt 1824, Hawick, Roxburghshire, Scotland d. 15 Nov 1861, Stubholm, Langholm, Dumfriesshire, Scotland (Age 37 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Family ID	F2566	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map

  Burial - 28 Oct 1926 - Wauchope Cemetery, Langholm, Dumfriesshire, Scotland  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Sources

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