Historically the Cairns name traces its roots back to the Midlothian region of  Scotland. The earliest confirmed ancestor of our Cairns line is John Cairns of Clackmanna. It was his grandson James Bain who emigrated to Australia in 1862.

Biographies are available for the following family members

• Roderick Chisholm 
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