Hello
This is my first post to this list. I am searching for any information about
JOHN JAMES CASSIDY or CASSEDY. On older records the name is Cassidy but
eventually settles on Cassedy. According to his marriage certificate his
father was WILLIAM CASSIDY.
The earliest record i have is his marriage in Calcutta, India in 1860 to
ARABELLA WEBB, a widow (possibly of PHILIP LEWIS WEBB), her father's name
was given as THOMAS ALCOCK on the certificate, although i have some
information that her name may have been ARABELLA JANE KELLY born in 1833 in
Inniscarra, County Cork, Ireland, parents THOMAS KELLY and CATHERINE. John
James was a hotel keeper in Calcutta from 1865 - 1873, at which point all
trace of him in India ends.
John James and Arabella had 6 children born in Calcutta, 3 of which died in
infancy. The others were ARABELLA JANE born 1862, FRANCES REBECCA born 1866
and my grandfather ANDREW JOHN born 1872.
Some or all of the family appear in Inniscarra (sometimes spelled
Inishcarra) as Andrew John is christened there 12 Oct 1873. A MARY KATE
CASSIDY is born in Cork City 26 Feb 1875 to parents John Cassidy and
Arabella Kelly, although i don't know if it is the same family.
According to a family story Andrew John was brought up by an uncle, he
eventually appears in Southampton, England and marries DAISY ELLEN TOUT in
1900. He spent some time in Canada and the USA and served on the USS Harvard
during the Spanish-American war 1898-99.
His mother Arabella dies in Cardiff, Wales in 1897, where Frances Rebecca
marries THOMAS THOMAS in 1895. I do not know what happened to John James, or
even if he left India.
I would be very happy to hear from anyone who may have any more information.
Regards Colin Cassedy, Malaga Spain. colincassedy(a)hotmail.com
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