George Cairncross

1887 - 1982  (94 years)

• Name	George Cairncross
  Born	25 Dec 1887	31 Primrose Street, Leith, Midlothian, Edinburgh
  Gender	Male
  Residence	1891	48 Bath Street, Leith, Midlothian, Edinburgh   [1]
  Residence	1901	26 North Junction Street, Leith, Edinburgh, Scotland   [2]
  Occupation	24 Dec 1908  [3]
  	Dock Foreman
  Residence	24 Dec 1908	26 North Junction Street, Leith, Edinburgh, Scotland   [3]
  Occupation	2 Apr 1911  [4]
  	dock foreman
  Residence	2 Apr 1911	Bonnington Grove, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland   [4]
  _UID	334E1AF3917D47809B6A74B768083A1E5B49
  Died	1982	Brisbane, Queensland, Australia   [3]
  Person ID	I5085	My Big Tree
  Last Modified	26 Jul 2013

  
  

  Father	George Cairncross,   b. 20 Sep 1867, Uphall, West Lothian, Scotland ,   d. 30 Apr 1941, Laverockbank Avenue, Leith, Midlothian, Scotland  (Age 73 years)
  Mother	Margaret Mutter,   b. 17 Sep 1863, West Linton, Peebleshire, Scotland ,   d. 10 Jul 1934, 24 Bonnington Grove, Edinburgh, Mid Lothian, Scotland  (Age 70 years)
  Married	10 Jun 1887	Roddinglaw, Ratho, Mid Lothian, Scotland   [3]
  Family ID	F1611	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Jessie Wardrop,   b. 1886, Leith, Midlothian, Scotland ,   d. 22 Oct 1982, Moreton Bay Nursing Care Unit Wynnum, QLD, Australia  (Age 96 years)
  Married	24 Dec 1908	209 Newhaven Road, Leith, Edinburgh, Scotland   [3]
  	Witnesses to the wedding of George Cairncross and Jessie Wardrop were Nelly D. Hyslop and Peter Wardrop
  Children	1. George Cairncross,   b. 8 Nov 1909, Leith, Midlothian, Scotland ,   d. 1982, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia  (Age 72 years)   2. James (Cecil) Thomson Cairncross,   b. 11 May 1914, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia ,   d. 13 Jan 1989, 62 Rodney Street, Lindum, QLD. Australia  (Age 74 years)   3. Andrew Thomas Cairncross   4. Margaret Mutter Cairncross
  Last Modified	29 Nov 2010
  Family ID	F3512	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  George sailed to Australia, as ship's Bosun, on the maiden voyage of the "Koopa" which then spent its time cruising from Brisbane to Moreton Bay as a ferry and day tripper. (Taken over during the war as a Fairmile tender.) Whether he brought his family out on the Koopa is unknown, but sometime between 1914 and 1915 the family came to Australia.

  
  

• Sources

  [S15] 1891 Census (Reliability: 3). [S16] 1901 Census (Reliability: 3). [S77] Terry Stewart (Reliability: 3). [S232] 1911 Census Scotland, Scotland., (n.d.) (Reliability: 3).