Date: 28 Oct 2016. Links sent by Jon Toohey from Library Ireland, as follows:
He has found information which seem to indicate that Alexander, 1637-1701, the Archbishop had a brother called Austin who went to Ireland with him and Austin had at least two sons (Alexander and George) who remained in Ireland and in/near Dublin.
Son of Austin Cairncross of Naas, yeoman, who was brother of Alexander Cairncross, Bishop of Raphoe. He resided in Mary Street, and was a Freeman of the Guild of St. Luke in 1751, and Warden in 1760. He died in 1763.
Was brother of the foregoing Alexander Cairncross. He was apprenticed to Alexander Gordon, painter, in 1745; was admitted to the Freedom of the Guild of St. Luke in 1755, and became Warden in 1763. He lived in Liffey Street, and from 1769 in Cole's Lane. He died after 1783.
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