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Record #4371
Name :
: Lily CASSIDY (1896 - )


Father
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Mother
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BMD and other details
Date of Birth
: 20 May 1896

Marriage (1)
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Marriage (2)
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Date of Death
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Abode (1) : Place of BirthEngland, Yorkshire, Leeds
Abode (2) : Place of Death / Burial
Sailing Information
Date of Arrival
: 15 Oct 1909
Country
: Canada

Ship
: Corsican

Placement Family
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Homes / Agencys
Institution (GB)
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Agency
: Catholic Emigration Association
NotesA birth registration was found for Lily Cassidy: Year of Registration: 1896; Quarter of Registration: Apr-May-Jun; District: Leeds (1837-1929); County: Yorkshire - West Riding; Volume: 9b; Page: 474 . Parents: Thomas and Mary Ann Cassidy. [POSSIBLE MATCH] Thomas Cassidy and Mary Ann Prest, married December quarter, 1892, Leeds, Yorkshire, England.

In 1891, Mabel Prest Cassidy, 1 year of age, was shown residing at 23 Lees Yard, South East Leeds, Yorkshire, England. Other family members included: Arthur Cassidy, 2 months; Mary Ann Cassidy, 28; and Thomas Cassidy, 30, boot finisher. (Source: 1891 Census of England; Class: RG12; Piece: 3683; Folio 28; Page 16; GSU roll: 6098793.) Her final
destination is given as Hintonburg, Ottawa, Ontario, in her admission records.

[POSSIBLE MATCH] A death registration was found for Thomas Cassidy: Estimated Birth Year: abt 1868; Year of Registration: 1896; Quarter of Registration: Oct-Nov-Dec; Age at Death: 28; District: Leeds (1837-1929); County: Yorkshire - West Riding; Volume: 9b; Page: 300.

In 1901, Lily Cassidy, 4 years of age, was shown as an inmate in the Leeds Union Workhouse School, Leeds, Yorkshire, England. (Source: 1901 Census of England; Class: RG13; Piece: 4227; Folio: 74; Page: 1.) Her sister, Mabel Cassidy, 9; and brother, Arthur Cassidy, 10, were shown as inmates an an unnamed school/institution run by Annie Farkin, matron, at 34 Springfield Terrace, Leeds, Yorkshire, England.

In 1905, Lily Cassidy, 11, arrived at Quebec, Canada, along with a group of 41 children from the Catholic Emigration Association en route to Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. (Brother, Arthur Cassidy, 14, arrived in Canada on the Bavarian in 1905; and sister Mabel Cassidy, 11, arrived in 1905 on the Bavarian.)

According to her admission records, Lily's last employer was Mrs. W. T. Jennings, Sheenboro, Pontiac, Quebec, Canada.

Lily was last seen sending her brother, Arthur Cassidy, off overseas during World War I, distraught at the idea of once again being separated from her brother with whom she had recently been reunited. No amount of searching ever located her and her brother pined over this all his life. 
ContributorsCreated : 2008-10-11 13:16:41 / From original database

Last Updated : 2009-01-19 19:05:38 /

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3090 ABRAHAM, Reginald Robert1908ENG, STS, Newcastle-under-Lyme Sep 1920 : Minnedosa CAN Catholic Emigration Association  
3091 ABRAHAM, Thomas William1906ENG, STS, Newcastle-under-Lyme Sep 1920 : Minnedosa CAN Catholic Emigration Association  
20734 ADAMS, William1893ENG,     Aug 1908 : Tunisian CAN Catholic Emigration Association  
5146 ALDWORTH, Cecil John1915ENG, HAM, Christchurch Oct 1928 : Montcalm CAN Catholic Emigration Association  
5145 ALDWORTH, Sidney Francis1912ENG, HAM, Christchurch Oct 1928 : Montcalm CAN Catholic Emigration Association  
10413 ALEXANDER, Dorothy May1903ENG, LND, Shoreditch Jul 1908 : Tunisian CAN Catholic Emigration Association  
6531 ALEXANDER, Edward1913ENG, LDN, London Apr 1930 : Duchess of Bedford CAN Catholic Emigration Association  
10414 ALEXANDER, Matilda Julia1902ENG, LND, Shoreditch Jul 1908 : Tunisian CAN Catholic Emigration Association  
8694 ALEXANDER, Rose1898ENG, LND, Hoxton Jul 1908 : Tunisian CAN Catholic Emigration Association  
11939 ALLCOCK, Sidney1911IND,    , Bombay Oct 1924 : Montcalm CAN Catholic Emigration Association  
8529 ALLEN, Daniel1898ENG, LDN, London Jul 1913 : Corsican CAN Catholic Emigration Association  
20732 ALLEN, Edward1894ENG,     Aug 1908 : Tunisian CAN Catholic Emigration Association  
22777 ALTASS, Frederick B1914ENG,     Aug 1929 : Montroyal CAN Catholic Emigration Association  
16569 ANDERSON, John1895ENG,     Jul 1906 : Tunisian CAN Catholic Emigration Association  
10503 APPLEBY, Ada1891ENG,     Jun 1905 : Bavarian CAN Catholic Emigration Association  
22831 APPLEBY, Charles1889ENG,     Sep 1904 : Bavarian CAN Catholic Emigration Association  
4426 ARCHER, Ida Mary1909ENG, WAR, Solihull Jun 1926 : Montclare CAN Catholic Emigration Association  
22344 ARCHER, R1895ENG,     Aug 1909 : Corsican CAN Catholic Emigration Association  
10453 ARMSTRONG, Lillian1908ENG, LAN, Liverpool Sep 1923 : Montcalm CAN Catholic Emigration Association  
22113 ATKINS, Valentine1915ENG, MDX, Edmonton May 1931 : Duchess of Bedford CAN Catholic Emigration Association  
4939 AUSTIN, William1909ENG, LAN, Liverpool Aug 1925 : Montnairn CAN Catholic Emigration Association  
14857 AUSTRIN, Wilfred1909ENG, HRT, Hertford May 1924 : Montcalm CAN Catholic Emigration Association  
4940 AYLING, Albert1910ENG,    , Portsmouth Aug 1925 : Montnairn CAN Catholic Emigration Association  
4757 BAINES, Evelyn Mary1911ENG, LAN, Liverpool May 1925 : Montclare CAN Catholic Emigration Association  
10505 BANFIELD, James 1908ENG,    , Burton on Trent Jul 1921 : Minnedosa CAN Catholic Emigration Association  
22345 BANNISTER, Alfred1896ENG,     May 1907 : Tunisian CAN Catholic Emigration Association  
18715 BARNES, John 1897ENG,     May 1912 : Corsican CAN Catholic Emigration Association  
6067 BARNETT, Patrick1892ENG,     Jun 1908 : Tunisian CAN Catholic Emigration Association  
11470 BARRETT, Richard1908ENG,    , Ashton under Lyne May 1923 : Montcalm CAN Catholic Emigration Association  
11500 BARRETT, Violet1909ENG, LDN, London Oct 1924 : Montcalm CAN Catholic Emigration Association  
IDNameDOBPlace of birthArrivals & ShipsDest.AgencyFamily links
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