Born in Ontario, Canada
Ancestors 
Daughter of James Cairns
and Christina (Watson) Cairns
Sister of
William John Cairns, Kelso Carmichael Cairns, Lorenzo Lafayette Cairns and Thomas Alger Cairns
Wife of
Philip Reginald Morris
— married
30 Apr 1917 in Newmarket, York County, Ontario, Canada
Mother of
Alan Cairns Morris and [private daughter (1930s - unknown)]
Died
at about age 95
in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada [uncertain]
[uncertain]Profile last modified
| Created 17 Aug 2016
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Biography
In 1913, Jean Cairns was the fifth woman called to the bar in Ontario, and the first woman member of the Hamilton Law Association. She practised law with her husband Philip and later with her daughter Alma Malcolm.
She was the informant, "Mrs. Jean Morris", to the death of her father James Cairns in 1932.
Sources
- 1891 Census, Port Elgin, North Bruce County, Ontario, Canada, Page 63 line 17, Cairns, Jenny (Library and Archives Canada) census photo
- 1901 Census, Huntsville, Muskoka and Parry Sound, Ontario, Canada, line 39 Cairns, Jennie (Library and Archives Canada) census photo
- "Ontario Marriages, 1869-1927," database with images, FamilySearch marriage record photo : 10 April 2015, Philip Reginald Morris and Jean Cairns, 30 Apr 1917; citing registration , New Market, York, Ontario, Canada, Archives of Ontario, Toronto; FHL microfilm 2,130,929.
- Alexander C. Malcolm, Lawyer website [1] Diversifying the bar: lawyers make history, page 56
- The Hamilton Law Association - History [2]
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