May Cairns. 1927. Greenock to Canada

[Rosinish]

1898 - 1921 Deaths, closest fit Renfrew (with nothing fitting in Greenock) is too young (I think)?

HINDS MARGARET 31
1915
572/2 253
Barrhead and Levern

The rest are too old although May could have been brought up by g/parents & g/mother named Margaret H*n* i.e.?

HYNDS MARGARET
61
1904
564/1 303
Greenock East

Annie

[Rosinish]

Can I ask, was May consistent using this on all births or anything else or did she ever use Mary as May is a known shortened version for Mary too?

Annie

[mclaughlan]

I have only ever known the name for my grandmother as May.

[Rosinish]

Not wishing to throw anyone off in the wrong direction but just in case there's something to be found for this marriage so I don't lose the info.

HYND MARGARET & CAIRNS THOMAS 1895
459/2 24
Buckhaven

Grasping at straws but people did move around & I haven't checked any census' yet!

Annie

[Rosinish]

SP has an 1898 birth in Dennistoun but nothing else for a May Cairns

Perhaps this Dennistoun one could be the key 

Sandra

Unfortunately not, parents Archibald Cairns & Mary Ann Donovan

Annie

[Annette7]

There are quite a lot of Margaret Hynes marriages in Ireland, even more for John Cairns - this is from marriage registrations on familysearch but unfortunately you can't get to see possible spouses. 

My gut instinct telling me parents - at least - were Irish rather than Scottish.

Annette

[Rosinish]

Annette,

I was beginning to wonder myself as the surname Hynes in various forms is not a Scottish name.

I've just realised, I hadn't asked what the father John's occ. was on the marriage?

May help to trace him (if he really existed)?

Annie

[mclaughlan]

John Cairns occupation was a labourer.   I really appreciate all the time you have taken in trying to help me.  Many Thanks.

[*Sandra*]

Ireland was mentioned as a possibility back in 2008.  Birth Indexes for Ireland were checked for 1898 - 1901. Nothing resembled a May Cairns was found in any quarter of any of those years.

https://www.ancestry.com/boards/thread.aspx?mv=flat&m=283&p=surnames.cairns

Even a previous posting on Rootschat in 2011 brought no further info.

http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php?topic=556410.0

There was another enquiry which drew no response (February 2014) asking for ................

Has anybody a Maggie Cairns born 1900 she has a brother William born 1898.  Her parents names were John and Maggie Cairns born around 1870.  The family lived at 12 Burn Street, Dunbartonshire in 1901.  Please contact me if any of this information matches with your Ancestors.

What connection does this have to May Cairns - do you suspect she was "Maggie" 

Presume this is who you meant :- 12 Burn Street Dumbarton in 1901 census ?

John Cairns   31 Maggie Cairns   31
William Cairns   3 Maggie Cairns   1

This post should have been linked to the earlier enquiry to save everyone going round and round in 7 pages of circles.

Sandra