James
Mearns
Born in Saint Cuthberts, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland
Ancestors 
Son of George Mearns
and Helen (McGill) Mearns
Brother of
Charles Wilson Mearns, Samuel Joseph Mearns [half], John Mearns [half], Alexander Mearns [half] and Susanna Mearns [half]
Husband of
Miriam (Braithwait) Mearns
— married
12 Jun 1865 in St Anne's Church, Belfast, County Antrim, Ireland
Descendants 
Father of
George Mearns, Sarah (Mearns) McElnay, James Mearns, Teresa (Mearns) Woods and Charles Mearns
Died
at age 65
in Reilly Street, Banbridge, County Down, Ireland
Profile last modified
| Created 11 Feb 2018
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Biography
James Mearns has Irish ancestors.
James Mearns was born in Scotland.
James was born in 1844. Son of George Mearns and Helen McGill
He was Baptised at Saint Cuthberts, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland, parents George Mearns and Helen McGill. [1]
In 1861 the Mearns family lived in Jedburgh, Roxburghshire, Scotland.[2]
James Mearns (21) Fireman married Miriam Braithwait (19) Seamstress, both from Belfast, on 12 June 1865 at St Anne's Church, Belfast, County Antrim, Ireland, fathers Richard Braithwait (Store Keeper) & George Mearns (Gas Works Manager), witnesses Isiah Braithwait and Mary Wallace.[3][4] [5]
Children -
- George Mearns (1866–1909)
- Sarah Mearns McEnlay (1867– )
- James Mearns (1869– )
- Teresa Mearns Woods (1872–1948)
- Charles Mearns (1874–1875)
Son George was born in Mount Street, Dromore, County Down, James was a Gas Manager.
On 31 March 1901 the Mearns family lived at 26 Reilly Street (West Urban) Banbridge, Down, Ireland. [6]
He passed away in 1910, aged 65, married Gas Manager. Daughter Sarah McEnlay was present at his death. [7] [8]
Sources
- ↑ Scotland, Select Births and Baptisms, 1564-1950
- ↑ 1861 Scotland Census
- ↑ Ireland, Select Marriages, 1619-1898
- ↑ Ireland, Civil Registration Marriages Index, 1845-1958
- ↑ Civil Records at irishgenealogy.ie - Marriages (Belfast)
- ↑ 1901 Ireland Census
- ↑ Ireland, Civil Registration Deaths Index, 1864-1958
- ↑ Civil Records at irishgenealogy.ie - Deaths (Banbridge)
- Ancestry.com Family Trees
- Ireland, Births and Baptisms for their children
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It may be possible to confirm family relationships with James by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with James:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with James by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with James:
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~3.12%
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