Lily was born on November 27th, 1913 in Birkenhead.1 Lily's father was William Thomas Cairns and her mother was Annie Smith. She had three brothers and a sister, named Albert, George, Alexander and Ruth. She was the second youngest of the five children. She had two half-brothers and two half-sisters, named Francis, Joseph, Elizabeth and Mary. She died at the age of 63 on January 24th, 1977 in London.1