#321, Wilfrid Dallas CAIRNS CMG DL, 4th Earl Cairns
| Born | 1865 in 79 Eaton Place, London |
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| Died | 1946 | Education | Wellington |
| Father | Hugh MacCalmont CAIRNS (1819 - 1885) |
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| Mother | Mary Harriet McNEILE (1833 - 1919) |
Lord Cairns was educated at Wellington. He was commissioned into The Rifle Brigade achieving the rank of Lt in 1885; Capt in 1895; Maj in 1898 and Lt Col in 1905. He served in South Africa in 1902 and in Europe in WWI. He succeeded to the Earldom on the death of his brother (who had been his best man) in 1905. He bought and restored Farleigh House in Farleigh Hungerford, Somerset and lived there most of the second half of his life. He was succeeded by his son David Charles
Timeline
Born
Death of Father, Hugh MacCalmont CAIRNS
Married Olive COBBOLD in St Michael's Church, Chester Sq, London
Birth of Daughter, Hester Margaret CAIRNS
Birth of Daughter, Ursula Helen CAIRNS
Birth of Daughter, Sheila Mary CAIRNS
Birth of Son, Hugh (Hugo) Wilfrid John CAIRNS
Birth of Son, David Charles CAIRNS
Birth of Daughter, Katharine Olive CAIRNS
Death of Mother, Mary Harriet McNEILE
Death of Son, Hugh (Hugo) Wilfrid John CAIRNS
Died 1946