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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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IDNameDOBPlace of birthArrivals & ShipsDest.AgencyFamily links
4369 CASSIDY, Arthur1891ENG, YKS, Leeds May 1905 : Bavarian CAN Catholic Emigration Association  
7268 CASSIDY, Gerard J1912ENG, DUR, Gateshead Sep 1929 : Duchess of Atholl CAN Catholic Emigration Association  
13866 CASSIDY, Joseph1873ENG,     May 1887 : Circassian CAN Liverpool Catholic Childrens Protective Society (now Nugent Care)  
18392 CASSIDY, Joseph1889ENG,     Jul 1902 : Tunisian CAN Unknown  
4371 CASSIDY, Lily1896ENG, YKS, Leeds Oct 1909 : Corsican CAN Catholic Emigration Association  
4370 CASSIDY, Mabel Prest1890ENG, YKS, Leeds Jun 1905 : Bavarian CAN Catholic Emigration Association  
13864 CASSIDY, Michael John1880ENG, LAN, Liverpool May 1887 : Circassian CAN Liverpool Catholic Childrens Protective Society (now Nugent Care)  
13865 CASSIDY, Patrick1874ENG, LAN, Liverpool May 1887 : Circassian CAN Liverpool Catholic Childrens Protective Society (now Nugent Care)  
14297 CASSIDY, Raymond Sidney1888ENG, HAM, Portsea Island Jul 1900 : Lake Megantic CAN Bristol Emigration Society