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Canada Lookup Request / Re: May Cairns. 1927. Greenock to Canada
« on: Friday 27 July 18 15:45 BST (UK) »
May Cairns had 6 children. Only one child had a middle name which was Rose.
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Canada Lookup Request / Re: May Cairns. 1927. Greenock to Canada
« on: Friday 27 July 18 15:00 BST (UK) »
I contacted scotland's people in 2008 regarding the marriage certificate of May Cairns to try and decipher her mother's maiden surname. They had no luck. Thank you all for your help. I hope one day I will get answers.
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Canada Lookup Request / Re: May Cairns. 1927. Greenock to Canada
« on: Thursday 26 July 18 23:29 BST (UK) »
John Cairns occupation was a labourer. I really appreciate all the time you have taken in trying to help me. Many Thanks.
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Canada Lookup Request / Re: May Cairns. 1927. Greenock to Canada
« on: Thursday 26 July 18 21:34 BST (UK) »
I have only ever known the name for my grandmother as May.
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Canada Lookup Request / Re: May Cairns. 1927. Greenock to Canada
« on: Thursday 26 July 18 20:52 BST (UK) »
Margaret Taylor was Alexander McLaughlan's sister. May's parents according to the marriage certificate were both deceased in 1921. I have never found a marriage for May's parents or deaths. I have also considered May could of been Mary with no luck searching for May. My mum was aged 15 when both parents had died and never knew if her mum had any siblings.
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Canada Lookup Request / Re: May Cairns. 1927. Greenock to Canada
« on: Thursday 26 July 18 18:17 BST (UK) »
Thank you Rosie all that was stated on Ancestry record was May Cairns born about 1900 in Scotland. Thank you Annette I also think May Cairns mum's surname was Hynes.
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Canada Lookup Request / Re: May Cairns. 1927. Greenock to Canada
« on: Thursday 26 July 18 16:37 BST (UK) »
My mum was led to believe her mum was born in 1900 Greenock, also May's wedding certificate stated she was 21 in 1921. Living in Greenock. It was between the years 1927 and 1935 I thought May had travelled to Canada. If the lady May Cairns had been my May Cairns. There is a record on Ancestry which is too large to up load as attachment.
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Canada Lookup Request / Re: May Cairns. 1927. Greenock to Canada
« on: Thursday 26 July 18 14:36 BST (UK) »
I apologise in the delay getting back to answer you all. Well all I know Alexander and May married 19th August 1921. They had their first 3 children. Around 1927 moved to Birkenhead, Cheshire. Alexander worked in Camel Lairds ship yards. My mum was born 1936, then another two girls were born 1938 and 1940. Alexander died in 1944. May died my Grandmother died in 1951 Birkenhead, Cheshire. The elder siblings never spoke about the family from Scotland except that is where the family had lived. Alexander was born in Port Glasgow 1896. I have a copy of his birth details. I have no details of Mays birth so she could of been born anyway. According to UK 1939 electoral records of Birkenhead May was born 17.03.1899. I have a death record for her which does not really give me any more details. A friend of mine saw that a May Cairns had emigrated to Canada in 1927 details are on Ancestry. I have been unable to break my grandmothers wall down. I have also had a DNA test hoping to find some answers as yet no luck. I have put many messages on sites hoping a family member might be able to link May to their tree. Many Thanks to you all for your help.
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Canada Lookup Request / Re: May Cairns. 1927. Greenock to Canada
« on: Wednesday 25 July 18 18:54 BST (UK) »
Many thanks for your replies CaroleW and Rosie17.