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After a long hiatus, I am reviewing message boards and noticed these remarks about John Kearns in Ballydogherty.  He is an ancestor.  The surname, though, may or may not be Kearns.  Literacy was not widespread at that time and whoever may have been doing documents may have just picked the Kearns as surname ...... or not.

Descendants of this Kearns became Cairns at some point after the marriage of John Kerns of Ballydogherty to Elizabeth Ann(e) Quin of Ballygorman in 1851.  This couple were parents to my great-grandfather Joseph Cairns.  Joseph in documents I have found listed his place of birth variously as either Gilford or Loughghilly. 

Elizabeth Anne's father was Michael Quin, who lived nearby to John Kearns in the Griffith's Valuation.

isobel:

I believe Blaris Parish straddled Counties Antrim and Down. 

The townland of Broughmore is on the western end of Blaris, almost due east of Lisburn.  It is bounded by Lurganure, Maze and Gortnacor.

In Griffith's, there were three John Wilsons and two Jane Wilsons listed in Blaris Parish in 1864:
 
           Johns:  Aghnatrisk, Magherageery and Ravernet.
            Janes:  Carnreagh and Magherageery.

Happy hunting.


Donn Cairns
Colorado Springs

Wow.  You all are wonderfully skilled.  I believe we can now, unequivocally, say this is a photo of who we believed it to be.

jim1:  The reason I was a bit disappointed with the late WWI period is that the young woman we believed this to be emigrated to the US in early 1911.  Her father and an older brother had emigrated the year before so, perhaps, this photo could have been intended either for her absent family members or, possibly for a beau she knew she might never see again.

LittleNell:  Where did you find the directory information?  It does look like the company was on Argyle Street in 1910/early 1911.  Certainly close enough to the period you found and I would like to use your source to research other establishments that are/may be related to my ancestors (John Cairns, Bootmaker in Johnstone and Cairns Marmalade in Paisley) to see what became of those businesses.

IgorStrav:  Spot on.  This girl was born Jan 27, 1891.

Thanks to all of you.

Treetotal:  Sorry.  All I have is the front scan and a notation that it was a Post Card along with the photographer information.

jim1:  Thanks.  I am trying to confirm this is a photo of a specific person.  If it does date from later part of WWI, this would not be who we think it is.  Interesting observations on the clothing.

Fortitude,

A Maria Irwin (father John) married Michael Quin (father Michael) on 7 Aug 1859 in Loughgilly, Co. Armagh.

Maria and Michael had a son, George, born 15 May 1869 in Mullaglass, Co. Armagh.