William
Black
Cairncross
Born in Beechworth, Victoria, Australia
Ancestors 
Son of Thomas Cairncross
and Jean (Gillies) Cairncross
Brother of
Helen Chirnside Cairncross, Thomas Alexander Cairncross, Eliza (Cairncross) McGregor, Ebenezer Cairncross, John Cairncross, George Cairncross and Mary Gillies (Cairncross) Tulloch
Husband of
Elizabeth (Beaumont) Cairncross
— married
1881 in Victoria, Australia
Descendants 
Father of
William Cairncross, Jean Beaumont Cairncross, Alexander James Cairncross, Edward Thomas Cairncross, Elizabeth Cairncross, John Beaumont Cairncross, Alfred Beaumont Cairncross, Gertrude Elizabeth Cairncross, Herbert Cairncross, Gordon Cairncross, Stanley George Cairncross, Lillian Cairncross, Norman Chirnside Cairncross and Elsie (Cairncross) Horsburgh
Died
at about age 68
in Kensington, Victoria, Australia
Profile last modified
| Created 17 Sep 2017
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Biography
William Cairncross was born in the Colony of Victoria (1851-1900)
William Cairncross has Scottish Ancestors.
William Black Cairncross was born in 1859 in Beechworth, Victoria, Australia, the son of Scottish immigrants Jean Cairncross and Thomas Cairncross.[1]
He married Elizabeth Beaumont in 1881 in Victoria.[2] Their children were:
- William Cairncross (1881–1953)
- Jean Beaumont Cairncross (1882–1883)
- Alexander James Cairncross (1883–1919)
- Edward Thomas Cairncross (1884–1958)
- Elizabeth Cairncross (1886–1887)
- John Beaumont Cairncross (1886–1956)
- Alfred Beaumont Cairncross (1889–1966)
- Gertrude Elizabeth Cairncross (1891–1909)
- Herbert Cairncross (1892–1970)
- Gordon Cairncross (1895–1937)
- Stanley George Cairncross (1897–1966)
- Lillian Cairncross (1899–?)
- Norman Chirnside Cairncross (1900–1981)
- Elsie Cairncross (1902–?)
William died in 1927 in Kensington, Victoria, aged 68 years.[3]
Sources
- ↑ Birth Index, Victoria BDM 16497/1859 in 1859, CAIRNCROSS William Black, (F)Thos, (M)Jane (Gilles), born B'worth.
- ↑ Marriage Index, Victoria BDM 11/1881 in 1881, CAIRNCROSS William Black married BEAUMONT Elizabeth.
- ↑ Death Index, Victoria BDM 14848/1927 in 1927, CAIRNCROSS William Black, (F)CAIRNCROSS Thomas, (M)Jean (Gillis), died Kensington Hill, age 68.
- Victorian Pioneer Index 1836-1888
- Victorian Death Index 1921-1985
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