AITKEN/CAIRNS family line

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[sewal46]

I too am a granddaughter of David Cairns Aitken. He married Catherine (Kate) Leahy in 1891. A daughter of theirs, Mary Janet (or Janette) married William John Rudkins. My mother, Moira Estelle, was a daughter of theirs. She married Norman George Walsh. I am the eldest of their children. I can fill in a fair bit of information about David and Janet'sfamily.

[sewal46]

I too am a great granddaughter of David Cairns Aitken. He married Catherine (Kate) Leahy in 1891. A daughter of theirs, Mary Janet (or Janette) married William John Rudkins. My mother, Moira Estelle, was a daughter of theirs. She married Norman George Walsh.  I can fill in a fair bit of information about David and Janet's family.

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[fred2derf]

Hello,

I have these families in my tree and a few days ago revisited this part of my tree.

I don't know who the informant was but I rule out Robert as being George's father.

Both George and Thomas named their second daughter Isabella with a middle name of Borthwick. It's unlikely to be mother's name so possibly grandmother or earlier for George and Thomas.

The 1852 arrival was not the first for George and Thomas.

Thomas aged 19 first arrived in 1841 per 'Herald' and his father is listed as John (wright)

George aged 19 first arrived in 1842 per 'Margaret' and his father is listed as James (mason)

They are either half-brothers or cousins and unlikely to be brothers.

George has not been found in 1841 census yet.

No likely marriage has been found for their parents. No likely maiden name has been found for Isabella. There are several middle names besides Borthwick and Cairns - Moffat, Murray, Munsden.


Fred

[fred2derf]

Janet CAIRNS parents - Thomas & Janet
Children
John James
Janet Cairns
Isabella Margaret Borthwick
Thomas Cairns
Georgina
David
Marion Moffat
Elizabeth Mary

Margaret's parents - Robert & Elizabeth
Children
Elizabeth
Isabella Borthwick
Jane Munsden
John
Margaret
Charlotte

Naming pattern would suggest parents were John & Isabella so it is curious the 1852 shipping record has James & Isabella for both George and Thomas. Also parents listed as deceased by 1852 but no idea when or where they died.

No parents listed on death reg for Thomas.

Thomas and family ended up in Townsville. In later years George and family were in Brisbane.

Many things will remain a mystery.

Fred