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


Father
:
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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3021 ABBOTT, Alice1899ENG,     May 1912 : Corsican CAN MacPherson Homes  
3022 ABBOTT, Bertie1894ENG, SFK, Ipswich May 1909 : Corsican CAN Barnardos sharonmx5 , patty_in_ms  
3057 ABBOTT, Harold Lancelot1895ENG, SSX, Steyning Jul 1911 : Corsican CAN Labourers & Domestics  
3059 ABBOTT, James1896IRL, MEA, Trim May 1911 : Corsican CAN Labourers & Domestics  
3155 ACTON, Laura1892ENG, WAR, Aston May 1911 : Corsican CAN Labourers & Domestics  
10055 ADDISON, Annie 1900ENG,     Apr 1911 : Corsican CAN Louisa Birt  
3970 ADDISON, Florence1893ENG, LAN, Liverpool May 1908 : Corsican CAN Louisa Birt  
17049 AFFLECK, Adelaide Mary1897ENG, LND, Camberwell Jun 1910 : Corsican CAN Unknown Catholic Group  
25704 AFFORD, Lily1901ENG,     May 1909 : Corsican CAN Louisa Birt  
10891 AITKEN, Donald1901ENG,     May 1909 : Corsican CAN Barnardos  
2851 ALCE, William Henry1894ENG, SSX, Seaford May 1911 : Corsican CAN Louisa Birt  
9623 ALDRICH, Francis Vincent1900ENG, SSX, Brighton May 1910 : Corsican CAN Unknown Catholic Group  
10218 ALEXANDER, Edward Bubbings1901ENG, SSX, Rye May 1913 : Corsican CAN MacPherson Homes  
10219 ALEXANDER, Kathleen1904ENG, KEN May 1913 : Corsican CAN MacPherson Homes  
10217 ALEXANDER, Leslie1902ENG, KEN May 1913 : Corsican CAN MacPherson Homes  
8696 ALLABUSH, George1899ENG, LND, Canning Town May 1908 : Corsican CAN Louisa Birt  
23751 ALLEN, Ada1896ENG,     May 1909 : Corsican CAN Barnardos  
8529 ALLEN, Daniel1898ENG, LDN, London Jul 1913 : Corsican CAN Catholic Emigration Association  
20448 ALLEN, Esther1895ENG,     May 1908 : Corsican CAN Louisa Birt  
20467 ALLEN, Janette1896ENG,     May 1908 : Corsican CAN Louisa Birt  
25649 ALLEN, John1895ENG,     May 1909 : Corsican CAN Catholic Emigration Society  
22547 ALLEN, Thomas1897ENG,     Jun 1913 : Corsican CAN Waifs & Strays  
6398 ALLEN, William1897ENG,     Jul 1910 : Corsican CAN Unknown Catholic Group  
20154 ALLEY, Clara Celia1894ENG, LAN, Liverpool May 1911 : Corsican CAN Louisa Birt  
20159 ALLEY, Emma1891ENG, LAN, Liverpool May 1911 : Corsican CAN Louisa Birt  
6312 ALLEY, Henry Herbert1896ENG, LAN, Liverpool May 1910 : Corsican CAN Louisa Birt  
20204 ALWAY, Reginald Wilfrid1896ENG, GLS, Barton Regis May 1911 : Corsican CAN Louisa Birt  
13127 AMBROSE, James1900ENG,     May 1909 : Corsican CAN Barnardos  
22781 ANDERSON, Jane1901ENG,     May 1913 : Corsican CAN MacPherson Homes  
20141 ANDREWS, James1896ENG,     May 1911 : Corsican CAN Louisa Birt  
IDNameDOBPlace of birthArrivals & ShipsDest.AgencyFamily links
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