George Jr., John (Jack) and Boyd lived with their father. While in Freetown, they worked in the potato warehouses during the winter. Later George was employed on a C.N. dining car, and lived in Halifax. Jack m. Bessie MacDonald of Bedeque and worked with the C.N. Car department in Charlottetown. George Sr. and Jack are now deceased.

PATRICK CAIRNS Patrick Cairns, his wife Susan and four children left County Monaghan ca. 1850 and came to PE].

One source of information says that they settled in Newton but according to the Thompson-Holland map traced by Nigel in 1875 the Cairns are shown as having 100 acres on the east side of code 94, north of the Nodd Road in South Freetown. This land was later occupied by Marcus Clow in 1884, which deed, states that Terrance Cairns owned a tract of 110 acres of land on the south of this land. In 1985 this land, about 100 acres, is owned by Everett Reeves. In 1882 Terrance leased 25 acres east of the above property on the Nodd Road.

Patrick and Susan had four children b. in Ireland and surname Cairns. 2a Mary b. before 1850. She lived in Kinkora, n.m. She d. ca. 1920 and is bur. in Kinkora. 2b Ann b. before 1850. She lived in Kinkora, n.m. She d. ca. 1920 and is bur. in Kinkora. 20 Frank b. before 1850. He lived in Kinkora. He m. and had at least one child, Frank, who was blind. +2d Terrance b. in 1848 and d. 1899. He m. Elizabeth Hughes, Shamrock.

+2d Terrance Cairns The information on Patrick above describes the leasing and or possession of land by Terrance Cairns.

Terrance and Elizabeth (Hughes) Cairns had four children surname Cairns.

3a 2d Mary b. in 1888, n.m. 3b 2d Patrick b. in 1890. He d. 1970.

3c 2d James n.m. He worked in the Royal Bank in Summerside for several years. He enlisted and served in World War I until he was killed in action.

3d 2d John. He left home at 16 years of age and went to Berlin, NH.

ROBERT AND JOHN (GLEN) CAIRNS James Proudfoot, his wife Jennet Cairns and son, Christopher landed on P.E.I. 11 June 1832 on the boat “Isabella”. They left Woodside, Airelgirth, Scotland on 2nd of Apr. 1832.

It is believed that they settled about 14 miles from Charlottetown on the Malpek(sic) Road because letters were addressed there from Scotland.

The Public Accounts of P.E.I. also state that James Proudfoot and his son Christopher were Commissioners for Roads, Bridges and Wharves in District No. 3 of Queens County from 1859-1861

respectively.

In January 1973, a chest full of old letters and documents belonging to Mary Jane (Cairns) Proudfoot, who was a granddaughter of Robert Cairns and mother of John Andrew Proudfoot, was found. It was hidden behind a drawer in an old hi-boy chest of drawers around 1830 or earlier.

The letters and documents reveal that Mrs. James Proudfoot (Jennet Cairns) was a sister of John and Robert Cairns who emigrated to PE]. in 1832 and 1840 respectively and also a sister of Aunty Jane Miller and Aunty Mary Ryan who came to Dunstaffnage with the Cairns family in 1840 and later moved to Freetown. Another sister, Margaret Cairns (1799-1868) and brother, Andrew Cairns (1788-1808) were found inscribed along with their parents on a momument in Dryfesdale Church Cemetery in Lockerbie, Dumfriesshire, Scotland by Rev. William and Winnifred (Cairns) McDowell on a research trip and visit to Scotland in 1962.

These letters and documents about Cairns and Proudfoots on P.E.I. have been compiled by Elizabeth Ellen (Betty) Proudfoot, Calgary, Alberta with encouragement and advice from William E. Johnstone,

Kensington.

John (Glen) Cairns was b. at Broombush Farm, Lockerbie, Scotland in 1787. He was a son of Christopher (1745—1830) and Elizabeth (Bennie) (1751-1841) Cairns. His first wife (name unknown) d. leaving a son, William

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