Can you identify lady in picture?

AN American has written to the Times wondering if any of our readers can identify the woman in this picture.

Mr. Ken Ray, from Palm Harbor, Florida, says the gentleman with her is a Thomas Cairns who was born in Ballymena in 1876 and emigrated to the United States in 1897.

Once there he opened a grocery business and sponsored a number of persons from his native area to come to the United States (Troy, New York area).

Mr. Ray thinks the woman may be his mother but has not been able to determine for sure.

Anyone who can shed any light on the matter should contact the Times on 028 276 66216.