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John McCafferty (1887-1922)

John McCafferty (1887-1922), known as "The Didicoi Boy" was born in Fife, Scotland. His father was Arthur McCafferty (1864-1940), a Scottish boxer and a member of the Norman Conks razor gang. James' mother was Elizabeth de Souza (1870-1967), a gypsy woman from Belfast, Ireland.

John was a professional boxer, going by the name "The Didicoi Boy" because of his mixed gypsy heritage.

Whilst in Ireland as a 15 year old boy, he married a local Irish woman named Siobhan O'Connell (1886-1902), and they had a son, Noah (1902-1986) in Dublin. Siobhan died in childbirth.

He took his son with him back to the UK, and at some point began a relationship with an Australian woman named Margaret McQuarrie (1875-1915). When they met, Margaret had 4 children (two by her husband and two by her German lover). They would go on to have 3 children together, who all took the surname Parry from Margaret's husband:

James (1904-1979) Thomas George (1909-1980) Mary Margaret (1910-1940)

John later returned to Ireland and participated in the Irish War for Independence. He died in 1922 during the Irish civil war.