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Bridget Hanley/Hanly born abt 1813 or 1823 Longford Ireland. Married surname Gilhooley/Gillowley and had a son James born abt 1843. Bridget then went on to marry a Patrick Cassidy and their first child Mary Ann born abt 1856. The 1861 census states Mary Ann was born in Ireland but then all other census states Walsall Staffordshire but no trace of any birth can I find on UK bmd.
Please can anyone help it would be much appreciated.

For info 1861:

Name:Mary Ann Cassady
Age:5
Estimated birth year:1856
Relation:Daughter
Father's name:Patrick Cassady
Mother's name:Bridget Cassady
Gender:Female
Where born:Ireland
Civil Parish:Leeds
Ecclesiastical parish:St Stephen
Town:Leeds
County/Island:Yorkshire
Country:England
Registration district:Leeds
Sub-registration district:North Leeds

Patrick Cassady 48
Bridget Cassady 38
James Geluly 18, step-son, b Ireland
Mary Ann Cassady 5
Thomas Cassady 2/12 b Leeds

Bridget now showing as Ann and age is out:


Name:Thomas Casedy
Age:10
Estimated birth year:abt 1861
Relation:Son
Mother's name:Ann Casedy
Gender:Male
Where born:Leeds, Yorkshire, England
Civil Parish:Leeds
Ecclesiastical paris:St Thomas
Town:Leeds
County/Island:Yorkshire
Country:England
Registration district:Leeds
Sub-registration district:North Leeds

Ann Casedy 58
Mary A Casedy 15
Thomas Casedy 10
Henry Kilburn 20

Ann shown as Wife - have you found Patrick in 1871?

Hi Potty I cannot find Patrick in the 1871 census but do know he died in late 1871.

I have the birth cert for Thomas Cassidy and info on there is how I know his mother was Hanley and then Giliiowley and then Cassidy. Thomas Cassidy was the only one born in Leeds from 1856 to 1964 so I am sure this is right.

Mary Ann married a Simon Anskaijis name changed to Hansgate when she was abt. 16

Thank for your help

1871 England, Wales & Scotland Census Transcription

First name(s) Patrick
Last name Cassidy
Relationship Pauper Inmate
Marital status Married
Gender Male
Age 66
Birth year 1805
Occupation: Cloth dresser
Birth county as transcribed IRELAND
Birth place Ireland
Street Leeds Workhouse
Parish Leeds
City Leeds
County Yorkshire, Yorkshire (West Riding)
Registration district Leeds
Archive reference RG10
Piece number 4558
Folio 107 Page 7

Thought this record might be for Thomas- but he gives his next of kin as Brother, Patrick:

First name(s) THOMAS
Last name CASSIDY
Birth year 1861
Birth town LEEDS
Birth county YORKSHIRE
Birth country ENGLAND
Denomination: Roman Catholic
Service number 2389
Document Type Attestation
Attestation year 1879
Attestation Day 21
Attestation Month 7
Attestation age years 18
Attestation age months 5
Attestation Corps 6TH BDE
Attestation service number 2389
Series WO97 chelsea pensioners british army service records 1760-1913

Hi Gritty
Thank you. I wonder if this is why Bridget called herself Ann on the 1871 census
also both their ages have changed

Thank you

Hi Gritty
You have now I think answered a puzzle.
In the 1881 census there is a Bridget Cassidy born 1824 Ireland a widow and living with her is a Patrick Cassidy Brother in law and also her son Patrick born 1863
and a daughter named Margaret Hanley born 1853 in Warrington. I have tried and still can only find 1 Thomas Cassidy born in Leeds in 1861
I will now try and back track on this family.
Can you point me in the right direction for the info you found on Thomas's military record
Thanks again

Sorry, I should have put where the record came from- it's from Find My Past. If I get time later, I'll take another look, see if I can spot anything else.

Barbara/Gritty,

the Thomas on the Military record certainly looks like the one on the 1861/71 census. His age would be right. He was discharged in 1891 and seems to have married another Mary Ann and had two children, Mabel b1890, Leeds and Arthur b1891, Leeds. Both the children are in a home in 1901 and I can find Arthur going to Canada in 1905.

The military record is on FMP.

Margaret "Hanley" on the 1881 is married and I don't think it is "Hanley" - it looks more like "Houley" to me and there is this marriage:

Marriages Jun 1872 (>99%)

****Cassady Margaret Keighley 9a 348 Scan available - click to view
****HOWLEY Michael Keighley 9a 348 Scan available - click to view
TAYLOR John Keighley 9a 348 Scan available - click to view
Wade Mary Keighley 9a 348

The same family are on the 1871 and Bridget's husband is John.

Hi Potty
What I am sure of is that Mary Ann Cassidy married a Simon Anskaitijis and the name then change to Samuel Hansgate and her father was Patrick Cassidy
and on all the census's from then on it states she was born in Walsall but cannot find any trace of her birth

I have the birth cert for Thomas Cassidy born 1861 in Leeds and his father is Patrick and his mother Bridget Hanley formerly Gillowley has she was married before. This proves the 1861 census.

Then everything gets very cloudy. In a census for 1881 there is a Bridget Cassidy living in Bingley Yorkshire with a brother in law Patrick Cassidy unless one of her sisters also married a Patrick Cassidy and a son Patrick and a daughter Margaret Hanley.
I must be getting old has I am having a problem getting my head around this

Thanks for all the input

Barbara, I think you can discount the Bingley family - this looks like them in 1871. Patrick, 44, is actually shown as a in separate household:


Name:Margaret Cassidy
Age:19
Estimated birth year:abt 1852
Relation:Daughter
Father's name:John Cassidy
Mother's name:Bridgett Cassidy
Gender:Female
Where born:Ireland
Civil Parish:Bingley
Ecclesiastical parish:Holy Trinity
Town:Bingley

John Cassidy 42
Bridgett Cassidy 48
James Cassidy 21
Margaret Cassidy 19
Mary Cassidy 16
Kathleen Cassidy 11
Patrick Cassidy 8
Patrick Cassidy 44

Hi Potty
Thank you I think you are right will have to keep looking

Thanks again