Alexander Cairns

ID # 5726, (1838-1912)
BirthAlexander Cairns was born on 20 August 1838 at Scotland. 
MarriageHe married Isabel Moffatt, daughter of Stephen Moffatt and Jane Thompson, on 30 May 1872 at North Dumfries Township, Waterloo Co..
Mrge reg. North Dumfries, Waterloo County
Alexander Cairns, 34, widower, machinist, Presbyterian. Born Scotland, residing Galt. Parents Alex Cairns and Elizabeth Wallace.
Isabella Moffat, 36, spinster, Presbyterian. Born and residing North Dumfries. Parents Stephen Moffat and Jane Thompson.
Witnesses Thomas Moffat of North Dumfries and Robert Taylor of Galt, Ont.
On 30 May 1872, at Galt, by Robert Acheson.
 
DeathHe died in 1912. 
BurialHe was buried at Section 1, Mountview Cemetery, Galt. 
NoteHe Alexander Cairns married two Isabellas. His first wife was Isabella Keating. They were apparently married in Scotland, for they appear in the 1871 census in Galt with their eldest son, Alexander, age 11, also born Scotland. Their second son is shown as 'Perish', age 10, born Ontario.

The gravestone of Isabella Keating in section 1 of Mountview Cemetery, Galt, reads:

Isabella Keating, wife of Alex'r Cairns, died June 19, 1871. Aged 36 years. There is rest in heaven.

Isabella's death registration confirms the date of her death. 
Last Edited23 Feb 2018