HOME      FORUM      HELP      SEARCH      
News : The Surname Interests Table (SIT), the Database for Special Interests Groups (DBSIG) and Ancestral Anniversaries
are now "mobile friendlier" more here ...
The RootsChat Reference Library

RootsChat.Com »  RootsChat Reference Library »   Database for Special Interest Groups (DBSIG) »   British Home Children : Quick Search

Record #2844
Name :
: George CASEY (1903 - 1989)


Father
:
Mother
:
BMD and other details
Date of Birth
: 1903

Marriage (1)
:
Marriage (2)
:

Date of Death
: 1989
Abode (1) : Place of BirthEngland, Worcestershire, Redditch
Abode (2) : Place of Death / Burial
Sailing Information
Date of Arrival
: 9 Jun 1909
Country
: Canada

Ship
: Carthaginian

Placement Family
:
Homes / Agencys
Institution (GB)
:

Agency
: Middlemore
NotesEdward Casey and his brother George Casey, were born in Redditch, a city to the south of Birmingham, England. Both boys were placed in the Middlemore Emigration Home in Birmingham before they were sent out to Canada. They arrived in Canada in June 1909 on the vessel Carthaginian, with 130 British Emigrant Children on board. Edward (Teddy) was only four years old and George was six.

George Casey?s situation was very different than his brother Teddy?s. George was assigned to the Alexander Munroe household. Alexander, a widower, had lost his wife Alexis (MacInnis) Munroe in 1901 and his only son, Archie, drowned in 1906. When George Casey arrived in 1909, Alexander Munroe was already an elderly man of 73.

A hard worker, George Munroe enlisted in Home Defense by 1917 and was stationed at the Marconi Wireless Station in Louisbourg. As a young man he went to sea and travelled the world, serving as first mate of vessels out of Louisbourg and Sydney.

In later years, when he returned to Sydney, George was employed as an iron rigger with the Dominion Coal Company and served with the 6th Battalion Garrison Regiment during the 2nd World War. George married Maude (MacDonald) Mac Donald, a widow with six children. They had two daughters of their own: Georgina, who married Fred Milley, and Alice, who married Guy MacQueen. George and Maude raised their family in Glace Bay and their door was always open and the teapot on to family and friends. There was always a lot of company in the George Munroe house. He never owned a car, preferring to walk wherever he needed to go. Both Teddy and George were fluent in Gaelic, the language they learned soon after coming to Kennington Cove.

George had some contact with England at some point in his life. He had among his possessions a beautiful picture of his grandmother signed ?To George with a Grannie?s love.? George Charles Casey Munroe passed away in 1989, at age 87, two years after his beloved wife Maude. 
ContributorsCreated : 2007-11-03 10:53:47 / From original database

Last Updated : 2009-01-19 19:04:18 /

Family History ResearchersRootsChatters with family connections to George CASEY:



 
Readers Comments

Surnames starting with:   A  B  C  D  E  F  G  H  I  J  K  L  M  N  O  P  Q  R  S  T  U  V  W  X  Y  Z  30 Entries        
Page: [1] 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 1495 Entries        
IDNameDOBPlace of birthArrivals & ShipsDest.AgencyFamily links
5126 ABBOTT, Emily1886ENG,     May 1898 : Siberian CAN Middlemore  
3011 ABBOTT, Frederick1896ENG, WAR, Birmingham Jun 1906 : Siberian CAN Middlemore  
3012 ABBOTT, George1893ENG, WAR, Birmingham Jun 1906 : Siberian CAN Middlemore  
3058 ABBOTT, Herbert William1893ENG, WAR, Aston, Erdington Jun 1906 : Siberian CAN Middlemore  
3140 ACKROYD, Frances May1899M__,     Jun 1915 : Carthaginian CAN Middlemore  
3143 ACKROYD, Mabel Emma1904IRL,     Jun 1915 : Carthaginian CAN Middlemore  
3144 ACKROYD, William Henry1906IND,    , Quetta Jun 1915 : Carthaginian CAN Middlemore  
6924 ADAMS, Ann Elizabeth1867ENG,     Jun 1878 : Sarmatian CAN Middlemore  
8778 ADAMS, George1875ENG,     Jun 1887 : Lake Ontario CAN Middlemore  
8128 ADIE, Dorothy May1914ENG, WAR, Birmingham Jul 1928 : Newfoundland CAN Middlemore  
10057 ADIE, Henry1896ENG, WAR, Aston Jun 1906 : Siberian CAN Middlemore  
10056 ADIE, Mary1895ENG,     Jun 1906 : Siberian CAN Middlemore  
5834 ADKINS, Edith May1907ENG, WAR, Alcester Jun 1910 : Mongolian CAN Middlemore  
9641 AGAR, John1905ENG,     Jun 1911 : Carthaginian CAN Middlemore  
8129 AGER, Arthur Charles1915ENG, WAR, Birmingham Jul 1928 : Newfoundland CAN Middlemore  
23376 ALEXANDER, Walter1906ENG,     May 1920 : Minnedosa CAN Middlemore  
4645 ALLDRIDGE, Arthur1897ENG, WAR, Birmingham Jun 1904 : Carthaginian CAN Middlemore  
4640 ALLDRIDGE, Francis1889ENG, WAR, Birmingham Jun 1896 : Corean CAN Middlemore  
4644 ALLDRIDGE, Harry1892ENG, WAR, Birmingham Jun 1904 : Carthaginian CAN Middlemore  
4639 ALLDRIDGE, John Leonard1884ENG, WAR, Birmingham Jun 1896 : Corean CAN Middlemore  
4641 ALLDRIDGE, Ruth Rebecca1890ENG, WAR, Birmingham Jun 1896 : Corean CAN Middlemore  
4643 ALLDRIDGE, Violet1893ENG, WAR, Birmingham Jun 1904 : Carthaginian CAN Middlemore  
4642 ALLDRIDGE, William Henry1886ENG, WAR, Birmingham Jun 1896 : Corean CAN Middlemore  
9650 ALLEN, Dorothy1903ENG,     Jun 1911 : Carthaginian CAN Middlemore  
17060 ALLEN, Edward1887ENG,     Jun 1899 : Siberian CAN Middlemore hlomiller  
3860 ALLEN, Florence Elizabeth1891ENG, WAR, Birmingham Jun 1902 : Siberian CAN Middlemore  
4703 ALLEN, Thomas Henry1899ENG, WOR, Kings Norton May 1907 : Carthaginian CAN Middlemore  
12871 ALLEN, Walter Harry1883ENG, WOR, Kidderminster Jun 1895 : Carthaginian CAN Middlemore  
16328 ALLMAN, Sophia Mary Ann1875ENG, MDX, St. George in the East Jun 1885 : Lake WWnnipeg CAN Middlemore  
6925 ALLSUPP, Eliza Matty1865ENG,    , Upton on Severn Jun 1878 : Sarmatian CAN Middlemore  
IDNameDOBPlace of birthArrivals & ShipsDest.AgencyFamily links
Page: [1] 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 1495 Entries        
Surnames starting with:   A  B  C  D  E  F  G  H  I  J  K  L  M  N  O  P  Q  R  S  T  U  V  W  X  Y  Z  30 Entries