Hi All,
I'm going to tag on to Anne's coat-tails if you will : 0)....
I am searching for my GFather, John Cairns, b. Antrim, Ire. (c. 1886) , only
c/o John Cairns and Jane Craig.
He left Ireland, headed for the U.S. in 1902 @ the age of sixteen, I'm
believing aboard the Majestic. He did not fair well w/his 'stepfather',
offering his Mom passage to the U.S.. She refused, so he set sail alone, or
w/an Aunt "Anne ?".
He m. Ann Godfrey (c. 1894-1899) , her parents a Richard/Robert Godfrey
(mom's maiden name ?? Hinchcliff, she from England) 1916 in Newark, N.J.,
they settled in Iselin, N.J. (where they are both buried), having three
sons, James, William, and Thomas (my Dad). My Dad claims he (father) never
spoke of Ireland, nor of his family there, only to say he was an only child,
and when queried as to whether he had any desire to return, he said that
"There is nothing left there for me son." So, am assuming he never had
further contact w/his family/friends abroad.
As someone else stated earlier, there seem to be so many Cairns' in
N.Ireland during this time period, and majority using the same first name,
it gets a bit frustrating when one has to have a life in between all of
this! LOL!
I wish everyone much luck in thier pursuits, and sooner or later 'our'
turn/day will come.
Take care all,
Deb
----- Original Message -----
From: A Paling
To: CAIRNS-L(a)rootsweb.com
Sent: Tuesday, February 22, 2005 4:54 AM
Subject: [CAIRNS] RE: CAIRNS-D Digest V05 #7
Hello everyone!
Wondered what on earth this tome was that came into my mail box!!
I am interested in CAIRNS from Ayr, Lanarkshire and Glasgow, Scotland, and
am looking on behalf of my daughter whose father was born a CAIRNS.
I think she is descended from William CAIRNS who married a Jane (Jeannie)
LOGAN in Hutchesontown in 1878. William's father was Bernard CAIRNS and
his
mother Rose Ann ROBERTSON, both of whom possibly came from Ireland in
early
1800s.
Anne,
Sheffield, U.K.
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