Lyle, Sorry for the delay in answerinh your query,but my health is not too good at the moment & age is catching up with me. My GGFather,Henry James Cairns,was born in 1870 in Midlothian,Scot. He died in Capetown in 1934.
Hi father was james Cairns,born in 1835 in Carrington,Midlothian,Scot. Died in Lochgelly,Fife,Scot in 1920. He married a Mary Hunter,1843-1915.
It would appear that there is no connection in our 2 families.Good hunting in your quest.Don.