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Rev. James CAIRNCROSS
(Abt 1791–1851)
Hannah Hedley McKAY
(1795-After 1851)
James Edmund CAIRNCROSS
(1830 –1893)
Elizabeth LINDSAY
(1835 –1928)
Edmund William CAIRNCROSS
(1873 –1939)

 

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Spouses & Children

1. Eva Maude MORROW

Edmund William CAIRNCROSS 2 3 4
  • Born: 26 December 1873, Shakespeare, Perth County, Ontario, Canada 4 5 6 7
  • Marriage (1): Eva Maude MORROW on 3 October 1899 in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada 1 2
  • Died: 25 July 1939, South Pasadena, Los Angeles County, California, USA at age 65 8
  • Buried: 31 July 1939, North Hollywood, Los Angeles County, California, USA

bullet   Cause of his death was Left Basal and Occipital skull fracture (Accident - RR Crossing - motor vehicle with stream train).

bullet   Other names for Edmund were Ed CAIRNCROSS,5 Ed. W. CAIRNCROSS,9 Edmond CAIRNCROSS,6 William Edmund CAIRNCROSS 10 and Edmund CARENCROSS.7

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bullet  General Notes

EDMUND WILLIAM CAIRNCROSS was born 26 Dec 1873 in Shakespeare, Ontario, Canada, the son of James Cairncross and Elizabeth Lindsey of Scotland. Shortly after his birth his family moved to Birtle, Manitoba, Canada.

As a young man, Edmund worked as a carpenter and builder in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. It was there that he met Eva Maude Morrow (1874 –1947), a young lady from Listowel. Listowel was fairly close to his own birthplace of Shakespeare. Edmund married Eva in Winnipeg on 3 October 1899.

First-born was their daughter Bessie (1900), followed by Stanley (1902), and their son Joe (1907). Then about 1909 Ed took his family from Winnipeg and moved to Idaho to join his brother James. Youngest daughter Marcia was born in Buhl, Idaho in 1910.

After remaining in the Twin Falls area for a little over 10 years, the family then moved to California and settled in Glendale. In addition to his carpentry work, building houses and apartments, Edmund also became a real estate broker.

When a train hit his car at a road crossing in South Pasadena on 25 July 1939, Edmund Cairncross was killed outright. He was 65 years old. After the inquest, he was buried in Valhalla Memorial Gardens on 31 July 1939. His wife Eva lived for another 7˝ years until she died on 23 Jan 1947 at the age of 72 years. Eva was laid to rest at Glendale Forest Lawn.

— brief bio written for FindAGrave, 28 Aug 2016, kmh.

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bullet  Death Notes

When a train hit his car at the railroad crossing of Arroyo Verde Drive and the Santa Fe tracks, Ed Cairncross was killed outright. Although he died in South Pasadena, his usual residence was Glendale.

bullet  Burial Notes

Valhalla Memorial Park

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bullet  Recorded Events in His Life

  • Moved: to Idaho (1907), then to California (1921).
  • He appeared on the census in 1891 in Birtle, Marquette, Manitoba, Canada.

    1891 census - "Marquette" District of Manitoba:
    Division 1, Location: Birtle Town;
    pg 14, Family #73, Entry #7
    Film #T-6293 (I believe this refers to the film # of
    the Canadian Archives):

    James CAIRNCROSS, age 61, b. Scotland; Presbyterian; Farmer; (so b ca 1830)

    others in same household:
    Elizabeth CAIRNCROSS, age 52, b. Scotland, Presbyterian (b ca 1839)
    James R. CAIRNCROSS, age 24, b. Ontario, Presbyterian (so b ca 1867)
    Matilda CAIRNCROSS, age 20, b Ontario, Presbyterian (b ca 1871)
    Edward W. CAIRNCROSS, age 17, b Ontario, Presbyterian (b ca 1874)
  • He worked as a carpenter in 1901 in Winnipeg, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. 5

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  • He appeared on the 1901 Census of Canada in 1901 in Winnipeg, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. 5

    1901 census of Canada:
    District: MB WINNIPEG (City/Cité) (#12)
    Subdistrict: Ward/Quartier No. 1 A-3 Page 3
    Schedule 1 Microfilm T-6435
    line 42, household #30


    CAIRNCROSS, Ed, head, M, b 26 Dec 1873, age 27, b O r, Scotch, Presby; carpenter;
    " , Eva M., wife, F, b 1 Nov 1875, age 25; b O r, Scotch, Presby;
    " , Bessie E., daughter, F, b 29 July 1900; 1?; b W M, Scotch, Presby;
  • He immigrated per 1910 census in 1909. 6
  • He immigrated per 1920 census in 1910. 7
  • He worked as a builder of houses on 16 April 1910 in Buhl, Twin Falls County, Idaho, USA. 6

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  • He appeared on the 1910 US Federal Census on 16 April 1910 in Buhl, Twin Falls County, Idaho, USA. 6

    Broadway #41/44:
    Cairncross, Edmond; head; 36 (b ca 1874), M1, 10; b Can/English;fa & mo b Scot/English; immigration 1909; alien; Builder/house
    " , Eva M, wife; 32, M1, 10; 4 children/4 living; b Can/English; fa b Irish/English; mo b Can/English; immigration 1909
    " , Stanley, son; 9; b Can/English; fa & mo b Can/English; immigration 1909
    " , Bessie, daur; 8; b Can/English; fa & mo b Can/English; immigration 1909
    ", Joseph, son; 2; b Can/English; fa & mo b Can/English; immigration 1909
    " , Baby, daur; 0; b Idaho; fa & mo b Can/English
  • He had a residence in 1914 in Twin Falls, Twin Falls County, Idaho, USA. 9
  • He was naturalized per 1920 census in 1918. 7

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  • He had a residence on 12 September 1918 in Twin Falls, Twin Falls County, Idaho, USA. 4
  • He was described as medium height, medium build, blue eyes, brown hair on 12 September 1918 in Twin Falls, Twin Falls County, Idaho, USA. 4

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  • He appeared on the 1920 US Federal Census on 23 January 1920 in Twin Falls, Twin Falls County, Idaho, USA. 7

    1920>>Idaho>>Twin Falls Co>>Twin Falls City Precinct
    5, ED 255;
    pg 289B (stamped); enumerated 23 Jan 1920;
    img 40 of 42;
    line 52
    #458/490/549

    CARENCROSS, Edmund, head; 46; emig 1910/nat/1918; b Ontario Can/english;  both parents b Scotland/Scottish; agent/insurance;
    " , Eva, daur *(obvious error in relationship); 43, emig 1910/nat/1918; b Ontario Can/English; fa b Ireland/Irish; mo b Ontario Can/English;
    " , Bessie, daur; 19, single; emig 1910/nat/1918; b Manitoba Can/Engl; both parents b Ontario Can/English;
    " , Stanley, son; 17; emig 1910/nat/1918; b Manitoba Can/English; both parents b Ontario Can/English;
    " , Joseph, son; 12; emig 1910/na/; b Manitoba Can/English; both parents b Ontario Can/English;
    " , Marcia, daur, 9; b Idaho, both parents b Ontario Can/English;
  • He worked as a building carpenter before 25 July 1939 in Glendale, Los Angeles County, California, USA.
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Edmund married Eva Maude MORROW, daughter of Andrew McCullum MORROW and Jane ROTHWELL, on 3 October 1899 in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada.1 2 (Eva Maude MORROW was born on 8 July 1874 in Listowel, Perth County, Ontario, Canada,11 died on 23 January 1947 in Glendale, Los Angeles County, California, USA 1 8 11 and was buried on 28 January 1947 in Glendale, Los Angeles County, California, USA.). The cause of her death was Congestive Failure, 2 Month; Arteriosclerotic Heart Disease, 4 yrs.


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bullet   Sources   bullet

  1. John B. Craven, “The Hainings and the Cravens: A Twentieth Century Family History” (mss. privately published in 1995, but it was a work in progress. John continued to update, add content, and re-write his manuscript up until his death in 2014.), Ch 19.
  2. Manitoba, Canada — Vital Statistics Index. Manitoba government website:  http://web2.gov.mb.ca/cca/vital/Query.php
  3. Kirsty M. Haining.
  4. Ancestry.com, U.S., World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917 –1918 [database on-line] (Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2005. Original data: United States, Selective Service System. World War I Selective Service System Draft Registration Cards, 1917 –1918. Washington, DC: National Archives and Records Administration. M1509, 4,582 rolls. Imaged from Family History Library microfilm.).
  5. Ancestry.com, 1901 Census of Canada [database on-line] (Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc., 2006. Original data: Library and Archives Canada. Census of Canada, 1901. Ottawa, Canada: Library and Archives Canada. RG31, T-6428 to T-6556), Ed Cairncross household, Winnipeg, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada.
  6. Ancestry.com, 1910 United States Federal Census [database on-line] (Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2006. Original data: Thirteenth Census of the United States, 1910. NARA microfilm publication T624, 1,178 rolls. Records of the Bureau of the Census, Record Group 29. National Archives, Washington, DC), Edmond Cairncross household, Buhl, Twin Falls County, Idaho, USA.
  7. Ancestry.com, 1920 United States Federal Census [database on-line] (Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2010. Images reproduced by FamilySearch. Original data: Fourteenth Census of the United States, 1920. NARA microfilm publication T625, 2076 rolls. Records of the Bureau of the Census, Record Group 29. National Archives, Washington, DC), Edmund Carencross family, Twin Falls City, Twin Falls County, Idaho, USA.
  8. Death Certificate (digital or paper copy of official death record privately held by Kirsty M. Haining).
  9. Idaho Death Certificates, 1911–1937, database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FLT4-981 : accessed 24 February 2016), James R. Cairncross, 19 Dec 1914; citing Twin Falls, Twin Falls, Idaho, reference File #9774, Department of Health and Welfare, Boise; FHL microfilm 1,509,282.
  10. John B. Craven, “The Hainings and the Cravens: A Twentieth Century Family History” (mss. privately published in 1995, but it was a work in progress. John continued to update, add content, and re-write his manuscript up until his death in 2014.), ch 3, p 26.
  11. Ancestry.com, California, Death Index, 1940 –1997 [database on-line] (Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2000. Original data: State of California. California Death Index, 1940 –1997. Sacramento, CA, USA: State of California Department of Health Services, Center for Health Statistics).


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