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Cairns, Earl (UK, 1878)

 

Creation: let. pat. 27 Sep 1878

 

Family name: Cairns

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Arms:

Gules three Martlets Argent within a Bordure of the second charged with three Trefoils slipped Vert

Crest:

A Martlet Argent charged on the breast with a Trefoil slipped Vert

Supporters:

On either side a Hawk wings expanded proper collared belled and chained Or, holding in its beak a Trefoil slipped Vert

Motto:

Effloresco (I flourish)

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Hugh McCalmont [Cairns], 1st Baron Cairns later 1st Earl Cairns, PC

2nd son of Capt William Cairns, of Parkmount, co. Antrim, by his first wife Rosanna Johnston, dau. of Hugh Johnston, of Belfast

born

27 Dec 1819

mar.

9 May 1856 Mary Harriet MacNeile (d. 29 Oct 1919), 1st dau. of John MacNeile, of Parkmount, co. Antrim, by his wife Charlotte Lavinia Dallas, dau. of Lieut Gen Sir Thomas Dallas GCB

children

1. Hugh Cairns (dvp. an infant 22 Jul 1858)

2. Hon Arthur William Cairns, later 2nd Earl Cairns

3. Hon Herbert John Cairns, later 3rd Earl Cairns

4. Hon Wilfrid Dallas Cairns, later 4th Earl Cairns

5. Hon Douglas Halyburton Cairns of Carnach (b. 5 Sep 1867; d. 6 Mar 1936), mar. 21 Jan 1908 Lady Constance Anne Montagu-Douglas-Scott (b. 10 Mar 1877; d. 7 May 1970), 2nd dau. of William Henry Walter [Montagu-Douglas-Scott], 6th Duke of Buccleuch, by his wife Lady Louisa Jane Hamilton, 3rd dau. of James [Hamilton], 1st Duke of Abercorn, and had issue

1. Lady Lilias Charlotte Cairns (b. 3 Feb 1860; d. 5 Sep 1889), mar. 5 Mar 1878 as his second wife Rev Henry Neville Sherbrooke, Vicar of Clifton, co. Nottingham (b. 3 Feb 1846; d. 2 Oct 1916), 2nd son of Capt Henry Porter Lowe later Sherbrooke DL, of Oxton Hall, co. Nottingham (brother of Robert [Lowe], 1st Viscount Sherbrooke), by his wife Louisa Anne Fleming Fane, 1st dau. of William Fane HEICS (by his wife Louisa Hay Dashwood, 3rd dau. of Thomas Dashwood HEICS), 5th son of Hon Henry Fane MP (by his wife Anne Batson, dau. of Edward Buckley Batson, of Avon Tyrrell, co. Southampton), 2nd son of Thomas [Fane], 8th Earl of Westmorland, and had issue

2. Lady Kathleen Mary Cairns (b. 30 Jul 1870; d. 17 Feb 1939), mar. 30 Jul 1896 Rev Edward Francis Whateley Eliot, Canon of Gibraltar, Archdeacon in Italy, Chaplain of St Michael's Church, Beaulieu-sur-Mer, France (d. 29 Jun 1943), 3rd son of Rev Canon William Eliot

died

2 Apr 1885

created

27 Feb 1867 Baron Cairns, of Garmoyle in the County of Antrim

27 Sep 1878 Viscount Garmoyle, of Garmoyle in the County of Antrim, and Earl Cairns

suc. by

son

note

barrister, Middle Temple 1844; Member of Parliament (Conservative) for Belfast 1852-66; QC and Bencher, Lincoln's Inn, 1856; Solicitor-General 1858-59;  knighted 1858; Attorney-General 1866;  Lord Justice of Appeal in Ordinary 1866-68; Privy Councillor 1866; Chancellor of Dublin University 1867-85; Lord Chancellor 1867-68 and 1874-80; Leader of the Opposition in the House of Lords 1868-74

 

Arthur William [Cairns], 2nd Earl Cairns

born

21 Dec 1861

mar.

19 Dec 1887 Olivia Elizabeth Berens OBE (mar. (2) 1 Jun 1899 Maj Roger Cyril Hans Sloane-Stanley, of Paultons, Romsey, co. Hampshire and Roundhill, Lyndhurst, co. Hampshire;  d. 20 Jun 1951), 2nd dau. and cohrss. of Alexander Augustus Berens, of Castlemead, Windsor, co. Berkshire, by his wife Louisa Winifred Stewart, dau. of Rev Edward Stewart, Rector of Lainston, co. Hampshire

only child

1. Lady (Louise) Rosemary Kathleen Virginia Cairns MBE (b. 10 Mar 1889; dsp. 17 May 1962), mar. 20 Apr 1909 Wyndham Raymond [Portal], 1st Viscount Portal

died

s.p.m. 14 Jan 1890

suc. by

brother

note

Private Secretary to the President of the Board of Trade 1885

 

Herbert John [Cairns], 3rd Earl Cairns

born

17 Jul 1863

died

14 Jan 1905

suc. by

brother

note

a partner in the Elswick Ordnance Company

 

Wilfrid Dallas [Cairns], 4th Earl Cairns, CMG DL

born

28 Nov 1865

mar.

12 Jul 1894 Olive Cobbold (d. 19 Sep 1952), 4th dau. of John Patteson Cobbold MP, of The Cliffe, Ipswich, co. Suffolk (by his wife Adela Harriette Dupuis, dau. of Rev John George Dupuis, Vice-Provost of Eton), 1st son and heir ap. of John Chevalier Cobbold MP, of Holywells, Ipswich, co. Suffolk, by his wife Lucy Patteson, 3rd dau. of Rev Henry Patteson, Rector of Drinkstone and of Wortham, co. Suffolk

children

1. Hon Hugh Wilfred John Cairns DSO, styled Viscount Garmoyle, ADC to General Officer Commander-in-Chief Southern Command 1937-38, served in World War II (b. 9 Jun 1907; dvp. and sp. Jul 1942), mar. 2 Jun 1936 Barbara Elizabeth Franklyn (mar. (2) 28 Oct 1948 Sir John Nicholson Hogg, only son of Sir Malcolm Nicholson Hogg; d. 1998), 2nd dau. of Capt Arden Franklyn, of New Place, Shedfield, co. Southampton, and 33 Bryanston Square, London W1

2. Hon David Charles Cairns, later 5th Earl Cairns

1. Lady Hester Margaret Cairns (b. 3 Aug 1895; d. 19...), mar. 7 Jun 1917 Rt Hon Capt Robert Croft Bourne MP, of Fyfield Manor (b. 15 Jul 1888; d. 7 Aug 1938), only son of Col Gilbert Charles Bourne DL, of Cowarne Court, co. Hereford, and Tubney House, Abingdon, co. Berkshire, by his wife Constance Margaret Graham Croft, 1st surv. dau. of Sir John Frederick Croft, 2nd Bt., and had issue

2. Lady Ursula Helen Cairns (b. 14 Jun 1899; d. 19...), mar. 7 Jun 1921 Capt John Roland Abbey, of Greyfriars, Storrington, co. Sussex, and Wyvis Lodge, Evanton, co. Ross (b. 23 Nov 1896; d. 19...), 1st son of William Henry Abbey, of Sedgwick Park, Horsham, co. Sussex, by his wife Florence Belcher, dau. and hrss. of Henry Belcher, of Hove, co. Sussex, and had issue

3. Lady Sheila Mary Cairns (b. 9 Apr 1905), mar. 26 Nov 1930 Maj Charles Ivor Patrick Holroyd (d. 20 Jan 1976), only son of Maj Charles Patrick Holroyd, of Langton House, Blandford, co. Dorset, and has issue

4. Lady Catherine Olive Cairns (b. 14 Mar 1912; d. 18 Mar1955)

died

23 Oct 1946

suc. by

son

note

served in the South African War 1902; CMG 1915; Lt Col, London Rifle Brigade; Deputy Lieutenant, Somerset

 

David Charles [Cairns], 5th Earl Cairns, GCVO CB DL

born

3 Jul 1909

mar.

16 Apr 1936 Barbara Jeanne Harrisson Burgess (b. c. 1917; d. 12 May 2000), yst. dau. of Sydney Harrisson Burgess, of Heathfield, Bowdon, co. Chester

children

1. Hon Simon Dallas Cairns, later 6th Earl Cairns

2. Hon (Hugh) Andrew David Cairns, of Knowle Hill Farm, Ulcombe, Maidstone, co. Kent (b. 27 Aug 1942), mar. 22 Oct 1966 Elizabeth Bell, dau. of Lt Col Francis Cecil Leonard Bell DSO MC, of Cross Glades, Chiddingfield, co. Surrey, and has issue

1. Lady Elizabeth Olive Cairns (b. 12 Jul 1944; d. 13 Oct 1998), mar. 27 May 1965 Capt Martin Ralph Lowe, only son of Maj Ralph Mason Lowe, of Castle End, Ross-on-Wye, co. Hereford, and had issue

died

21 Mar 1989

suc. by

son

note

served in World War II; President, Royal Naval College Greenwich 1958-61; CB 1960; KCVO 1961; Rear-Admiral 1961; Marshal of the Diplomatic Corps 1962-71; President, Navy League 1966-77; GCVO 1972; Extra Equerry to Queen Elizabeth II 1972-89; Deputy Lieutenant, Suffolk 1973

 

Simon Dallas [Cairns], 6th Earl Cairns, CVO CBE

born

27 May 1939

mar.

4 Feb 1964 Amanda Mary Heathcoat-Amory, only dau. of Maj Edgar Fitzgerald Heathcoat-Amory, of Oswaldkirk Hall, co. York, by his wife Sonia Myrtle Denison, only dau. of Capt Edward Conyngham Denison MVO RN, of Coke's House, Pulborough, co. Sussex

children

1. Hon Hugh Sebastian Frederick Cairns, styled Viscount Garmoyle (b. 26 Mar 1965), mar. 19 Dec 1991 Juliet Palmer, only dau. of Andrew Eustace Palmer CMG CVO, of Little Missenden, co. Buckingham, Ambassador to Cuba 1986-88 and to the Holy See 1991-95, by his wife Davina Cecil Barclay, yst. dau. of Sir Roderick Edward Barclay GCVO KCMG, and has issue:

1a. Hon Oliver David Andrew Cairns (b. 7 Mar 1993)

1a. Hon Tara Davina Amanda Cairns (b. 3 pr 1995)

2a. /Hon Harriet Cairns (b. 3 Mar 1998)

2. Hon (David) Patrick Cairns (b. 27 May 1967), mar. 1993 Francesca L Rena, dau. of Oliver Rena, of Little Venice, London W2, and has issue

3. Hon Alistair Benedict Cairns (b. 16 May 1969), mar. 26 Sep 1998 Arabella L Sim, dau. of Campbell Sim, of Four Elms, co. Kent, and has issue

note

businessman, holding directorships in several major companies; Receiver-General, Duchy of Cornwall 1990-2000; CBE 1992; CVO 2000

 

 Last updated 3 Aug 2003

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Titles:

6th Earl Cairns

(United Kingdom, let. pat. 27 Sep 1878)

6th Viscount Garmoyle

(United Kingdom, let. pat. 27 Sep 1878)

6th Baron Cairns, of Garmoyle in the County of Antrim

(United Kingdom, let. pat. 27 Feb 1867)

 

Addresses:

1 Bessborough Gardens, London SW1V 2JQ

Bolehyde Manor, Alington, nr. Chippenham, Wiltshire SN14 6LW

Tel Office:  0171-222 7979

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