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Margaret Wylie DEXTER (1870 - 1947)

Children	Self + Spouses	Parents	Grandparents	Greatgrandparents
	Margaret Wylie DEXTER (1870 - 1947) + John CAIRNS (1848 - 1901)	John DEXTER (1833 - 1882)	John DEXTER
			Charlotte ABBOTT
		Margaret Wylie MATHIE (1840 - 1892)	John MATHIE (1809 - 1877)	William MATHIE
				Elizabeth CUSINE
			Elizabeth WALLACE (1817 - 1855)	John WALLACE
				Margaret WYLIE

b. 1870 at Brisbane, Queensland, Australia

m. 1899 John CAIRNS (1848 - 1901) at Queensland, Australia

d. 1947 at Brisbane, Queensland, Australia aged 77

Near Relatives of Margaret Wylie DEXTER (1870 - 1947)
Relationship	Person	Born	Birth Place	Died	Death Place	Age
Grandfather	John DEXTER
Grandmother	Charlotte ABBOTT
Grandfather	John MATHIE	1809	Dunfermline, Fifeshire, Scotland	1877	London, Middlesex, England	68
Grandmother	Elizabeth WALLACE	1817	North Leith, Edinburgh, Scotland	1855	Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland	38
Father in Law	John CAIRNS
Mother in Law	Rosanna MILLAN
Father	John DEXTER	1833	London, Middlesex, England	1882	Queensland, Australia	49
Mother	Margaret Wylie MATHIE	1840	Leith, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland	1892	Cairns, Queensland, Australia	52
Self	Margaret Wylie DEXTER	1870	Brisbane, Queensland, Australia	1947	Brisbane, Queensland, Australia	77
Husband	John CAIRNS	abt 1848	Scotland	1901	Cairns, Queensland, Australia	53
Brother	John George DEXTER	1863	Brisbane, Queensland, Australia	1883	Brisbane, Queensland, Australia	20
Brother	Thomas Stanley DEXTER	1865	Brisbane, Queensland, Australia	1866	Brisbane, Queensland, Australia	1
Brother	Stanley Cowell DEXTER	1867	Brisbane, Queensland, Australia	1867	Brisbane, Queensland, Australia	0
Sister	Emma Jane DEXTER	1869	Brisbane, Queensland, Australia	1932		63
Sister	Agnes Annie DEXTER	1873	Brisbane, Queensland, Australia	1873	Brisbane, Queensland, Australia	0
Uncle	William MATHIE	1841	Leith, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland	1841	Leith, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland	0
Aunt	Elizabeth Cusine (Consine) MATHIE	1842	Gorbals, Lanarkshire, Scotland	1915	Brisbane, Queensland, Australia	73
Uncle	Richard MADILL	abt 1845	Cootehill, Co Cavan, Ireland	1909	Mackay, Queensland, Australia	64
Aunt	Janet Wallace MATHIE	1844	Gorbals, Lanarkshire, Scotland
Uncle	John Wallace MATHIE	1846	Gorbals, Lanarkshire, Scotland	1847	North Leith, Edinburgh, Scotland	1
Aunt	Jane Halkerstone MATHIE	1848	Gorbals, Lanarkshire, Scotland
Aunt	Helen Smith MATHIE	1849	Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland	1927	Manly, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia	78
Uncle	Charles Diedrick Nicolaus KRUCK			1933	Manly, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
Aunt	Agnes Ness MATHIE	1851	Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland	1938	Shaftsbury, Waikato, New Zealand	87
Uncle	Reuben James SEALES
Cousin	Elizabeth Sarah Thompson MADILL	1871	Mackay, Queensland, Australia	07 Oct 1929	Mackay, Queensland, Australia	58
Cousin	Josephine May (Mary) MADILL	1873	Queensland, Australia	1935	Townsville, Queensland, Australia	62
Cousin	Agnes Mathie MADILL	1875	Queensland, Australia	1953	Brisbane, Queensland, Australia	78
Cousin	Jane Akinson MADILL	1877	Queensland, Australia	1967	Queensland, Australia	90
Cousin	John Kaven MADILL	31 Dec 1878	Queensland, Australia	1953	Mackay, Queensland, Australia	75
Cousin	Joseph Wallace MADILL	29 Jan 1881	Queensland, Australia	1963	Queensland, Australia	82
Cousin	Richard Thompson MADILL	28 Aug 1883	Queensland, Australia	1884	Queensland, Australia	1
Brother in Law	Richard Ash KINGSFORD	1821	Canterbury, Kent, England	1902	Cairns, Queensland, Australia	81

Events in Margaret Wylie DEXTER (1870 - 1947)'s life
Date	Age	Event	Place	Notes	Src
1870		Margaret Wylie DEXTER was born	Brisbane, Queensland, Australia	Note 1
1882	12	Death of father John DEXTER (aged 49)	Queensland, Australia	Note 2	60
1892	22	Death of mother Margaret Wylie MATHIE (aged 52)	Cairns, Queensland, Australia	Note 3	18, 60
1899	29	Married John CAIRNS (aged 51)	Queensland, Australia	Note 4	52, 60
1901	31	Death of husband John CAIRNS (aged 53)	Cairns, Queensland, Australia	Note 5	52, 60
1947	77	Margaret Wylie DEXTER died	Brisbane, Queensland, Australia	Note 6

Note 1: 1870 B11898 Margaret Wylie Dexter John Margaret Wylie Mathie

Note 2: 1882 C2519 John Dexter John Dexter Charlotte Abbott Brisbane Courier 7 Sept 1882 DEATHS. DEXTER.—On the 22nd August, John Dexter, late of Queen-street, aged 50 years, after a long and painful illness.

Note 3: Cairns Post 23 Mar 1892 RHODES.—On the 19th inst., at Cairns, MARGARET RHODES, the beloved mother of EMMA and MAGGIE DEXTER. Aged 46 years. Deeply regretted. RHODES.—On the 19th inst,, at Cairns, MARGARET, beloved wife of JOHN RHODES. Aged 46 years. 1892 C738 Margaret Wylie Rhodes John Mathie Elizabeth Wallace

Note 4: Australia, Marriage Index, 1788-1950 Name John Cairns Spouse Name Margaret Wylie Dexter Marriage Date 18 Dec 1899 Marriage Place Queensland Registration Place Queensland Registration Year 1899 Registration Number 002447 Page number 3676 Household Members NameAge NameJohn Cairns NameMargaret Wylie Dexter Brisbane Courier 3 Feb 1900 CAIRNS-DEXTER - On the 18th Dec, 1899, at the vicarage, Townsville, by the Rev. Stanley Marris, John Cairns to Margaret Wylie Dexter, both of Cairns.

Note 5: Australia, Death Index, 1787-1985 Name John Cairns Death Date 16 Jun 1901 Death Place Queensland Father's Name John Cairns Mother's Name Rosanna Millan Registration Year 1901 Registration Place Queensland Registration Number 000679 Page number 3676 Morning Post (Cairns) 18 June 1901 Suicide ot Mc John Cairns. On Sunday morning Cairns, was shocked to its centre with the almost incredible news that Mr John Cairns, the well-known princi- pal of John Cairns, Limited, had at 10.30 a.m. committed suicide by shooting himself with a revolver through the head. The fatal deed was effected in his office during the quiet of Sunday morning, just a few minutes prior to Mr C. Martin attending the office, where he was due at 10.30. at the request of the de ceased, who on the previous afternoon asked him to be down in the morning, sharp, at 10.30. When Mr'Martin was passing the Empire Hotel he heard a shot, but attached no importance to it until told by Antonio, the well-known Austrian fisherman, who was outside the office that "someone had fired a revolver. When Mr Martin, who was cor- respondence clerk for Mr Cairns, entered, he found his late chief lying dead on his back on his office floor with a revolver near his hand, a pool of blood pointing unmistakably to what had occurred: Mr Cairns was one of our most respected citizens, trusted by everybody and universally esteemed. He had been identified with the district for nearly twenty years and was ever to the front whenever his purse or energies were appealed to. He was a charitable kind-hearted man, an indulgent father, good husband, and is every way a worthy citizen. His health, however, has been far from right for many months, and business worries have latterly troubled him a lot. It is but fair and just to say that his mind was unbalanced when he took his life -the result of long standing nervous disorder. On all sides genuine expressions of heartfelt regret have been voiced and not an unkind or uncharitable whisper has been ven- tured. He leaves a widowand one child, and three children by his first wife. The body was removed to his home in Shield-street and the funeral took place at 5 p.m. the same day, when a large number of sincere friends paid him the last homage possible. The age of deceased has been variously stated, but we believe he was approaching the ??

Note 6: 1947 B11712 Margaret Wylie Cairns John Dexter Margaret Wylie Mathie

Source References:

52. Type: Australia Birth Marriage Death Index 1787 - 1985 Record

- Reference = (Marriage)

- Notes: Australia, Marriage Index, 1788-1950 Name John Cairns Spouse Name Margaret Wylie Dexter Marriage Date 18 Dec 1899 Marriage Place Queensland Registration Place Queensland Registration Year 1899 Registration Number 002447 Page number 3676 Household Members NameAge NameJohn Cairns NameMargaret Wylie Dexter

60. Type: Newspaper, Title: Trove, http://trove.nla.gov.au

- Reference = (Marriage)

- Notes: Brisbane Courier 3 Feb 1900 CAIRNS-DEXTER - On the 18th Dec, 1899, at the vicarage, Townsville, by the Rev. Stanley Marris, John Cairns to Margaret Wylie Dexter, both of Cairns.

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