Roy Franklin Cairns

1878 - 1965  (86 years)

• Name	Roy Franklin Cairns  [1, 2, 3]
  	Birth reg lists him as John Cairns. Later in life he was known as Roy F. Cairns, including his death data.
  Born	15 May 1878	Halton County, Ontario, Canada   [1, 3]
  Gender	Male
  Move	1896	Calgary, Alberta, Canada   [4]
  	Moved west to Calgary from Ontario.
  Census	16 Apr 1901	Nasagaway, Halton County, Ontario, Canada   [2]
  	1. Weir, Eliza, female, head, widowed, born 12 January 1866, age 35, born Ontario, Irish, Canadian, Presbyterian, farmer, can read and write 2. _____, [Thurmithee?], female, daughter, single, 6 October 1890, 10, Ontario, attended school 10 months, can read and write 3. _____, Cairns, male, son, single, 26 September 1892, 8, Ontario, attended school 10 months, can read and write 4. _____, [Robert E.?], female, [son?], 21 August 1896, 6, Ontario, attended school 8 months, can read and write 5. Cairns, Roy, male, brother, single, 15 May 1879, 21, Ontario, Irish, Presbyterian, farmer, earnings $600, can read and write 6. _____, [Thumerter?], female, sister, born 26 July 1873, 27, Irish, Presbyterian, can read and write 7. _____, Louisa, female, sister, 5 May 1877, 22, Irish, Ontario, can read and write Louisa, above, should be "Mariah Luisa Cairns" found in birth records, though the birth dates don't match.The birth record gave Mariah Luisa Cairns' birth date as 8 June 1876, where this census gives it as 5 May 1877. "Roy Cairns" listed above has the same birthdate as Maria and Samuel's son John on 5 May 1878 (according to birth registration. Roy must have been a nickname or a second given name. It seems likely that the one who appears to be "Thurmeter," age 27, is the same as Maria and Samuels child registered as Mary Catherine, born on 26 July 1871. The birth date in this record agrees. It appears that the name given for her here is the same as one of Eliza's daughters, though it is not clear what that name is, precisely.
  Narrative	The Cairns History states that Roy stayed around Nassagaway for a while, then "went to the west and married and settled there."  [5]
  Died	11 Jan 1965	2310 1st St. SE, Calgary, Alberta, Canada   [3, 4]
  	His residence.
  Buried	Garden of Peace, Calgary, Alberta, Canada   [3]
  Person ID	I337	Gilmore-Donald
  Last Modified	15 Feb 2017

  
  

  Father	Samuel Cairns,   b. Abt 1828, Campbellville, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 3 Dec 1893, Campbellville, Ontario, Canada  (Age ~ 65 years)
  Mother	Maria Gilmore,   b. 6 Aug 1839, Ireland ,   d. 9 Feb 1900  (Age 60 years)
  Married	Abt 1859  [5, 6]
  Narrative	The Cairns family history document indicates they had 10 children, but names them as "Margaret, Richard, William, Eliza, Samuel Jr. Harriet, Henrietta, Charles, Louisa and Roy." There is some discrepancy between this list and those found in census and in birth/death/marriage records.  [5]
  Family ID	F116	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Documents

  Birth reg, John Cairns, 1878, naming parents Samuel Cairns and Maria "Gilmour." Halton County, Ontario, birth registration no. 008521, for John Cairns (1878); digital image, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : downloaded 5 July 2015); citing Archives of Ontario, Series MS929, reel 33.

  
  

• Sources

  [S281] Halton County, Ontario, birth registration no. 008521, for John Cairns (1876); digital image, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : downloaded 5 July 2015); citing Archives of Ontario, Series MS929, reel 33. [S361] 1901 census of Canada, Ontario, population schedule, Halton (68), subdistrict Nasagaway, p. 11, dwelling 113, family 113, Eliza Weir; digital image, Library and Archives Canada (http://www.bac-lac.gc.ca/ : accessed 33 September 2015); Censuses > Census of 1901 > image no. z000066850. [S759] Mabel Kiessling (volunteer, Alberta [Canada] Family Histories Society) to Janis Walker Gilmore, email with spreadsheet attachment, 10 February 2017, subject "RE: Burial/Cemetery Information Query." The spreadsheet contained a database entry from The Garden of Peace Cemetery, Calgary, for Roy F. Cairns (18801965).C. [S772] "Cairns," Calgary Herald (Calgary, Alberta, Canada), 12 January 1965, p. 27, [col. not stated]. [S266] Roy William Cairns, "The Cairns Family History," unpublished document, written 12 April 1964, in Milton, Ontario); transcription, posted by dcairns456621, "Cairns/Lewis Family Tree," tree pages, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed 27 June 2015), for Samuel Cairns, born 1828, Ontario, Canada, and wife Maria Gilmore. The author, Mr. Cairns, lived 1900-1980. Transcription by Jennifer Schuyler Silvera, 2005, Milton, Ontario. [S265] rsboulton_1, "Boulton Family Tree," tree pages, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed 27 June 2015), for Samuel Cairns, born 1828, Ontario, Canada.