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Samuel Cassidy

Samuel Cassidy

Born
1797-01-01 12:00:00
Died
1855-11-02 12:00:00
Gender
Male
Place of migration
Migrated to/Born in Australia

Samuel Cassidy was born in Cavan around 1797.

According to the Muster Rolls and Casualty Returns of the British East India company, he enlisted in the Bengal Artillery from Cavan in 1809, and arrived in India aboard the 'Union' in March 1809. He served for around 12 years before becoming a casualty in 1821. He was invalided to Chunar from Hufsingabad and presumably sometime after this returned to England where he was admitted as an Out-Pensioner at Chelsea Hospital on Sept 19th, 1821. He continued to receive a military pension for the rest of his life. (Interestingly a James Cassidy from Bailieborough also enlisted in an artillery unit and arrived in Bengal in 1816. He was 18 years old at e time and had a wife Bridget. He died while on service in India in 1821. Perhaps a relative?)

Samuel returned to Cavan and married Mary Rutherford sometime around 1826. They had five sons whose baptisms are recorded in the Church of Ireland parish of Bailieborough. In 1840, while living at Skeagh lake near Bailieborough, Samuel applied for a free passage to South Australia for himself, his wife and children.

Four more children (3 sons and a daughter) were born to the couple in South Australia. The family lived at Emigration Square in Adelaide, then at Cowandilla (now a suburb of Adelaide) until 1853 when Samuel obtained 316 acres of land at Port Gawler. He died at Port Gawler in Nov 1855.

More information can be found in the family history I wrote and posted online. The story of Samuel commences in Ch 12 see https://bpbond.ucoz.com/CH12.htm

Associated communities

Cavan

County Cavan, or An Cabhán in Irish, lies in Ulster and borders on Northern Ireland.  It is known as "The Lakeland County" as it is reputed to have 365 lakes.  Our county town is Cavan and we have a population of approximately 76,092.  We look forward to helping you connect with your ancestors' place of origin. 

Other ancestors in this community

Buildings in this community

  • Clements Estate & Tenant Maps KILDRUMSHERDAN

    Location: Cavan

    Kildrumsherdan, Co Cavan

  • First Presbyterian (Corglass) Church

    Location: Cavan

    Bailieborough, County Cavan

  • House 1 Drumcoghill Lower, Killashandra, Tullyhunco, Cavan, Ireland

    Location: Cavan

    House 1 Drumcoghill Lower, Killashandra, Tullyhunco, Cavan, Ireland

  • Cloughoughter Castle

    Location: Cavan

    Lough Oughter, Cavan, Ireland

Timeline events in this community

  • 1850s

    Emigration to Australia - John & Jane (Leahy) Duignan & 2 sons

    <p>John, Jane, and their 2 sons, John Joseph and James Henry, departed on 'The Lucy' from Liverpool, arriving 4 months later on 25 Jul 1850, at Port Adelaide, South Australia, Australia. In the few years prior to their departure, the family was living in Killashandra parish, Cavan (potentially Cornafane).</p>

    1850-03-25 12:00:00

  • 1930s

    Travelling Folk in the 1930s

    <p>Between 1937 and 1939, primary school pupils across the Republic of Ireland interviewed the elderly in their neighborhood to collect and record local stories and folklore from the 19th century. "The Schools Collection" as it became known is held by the Dúchas Folklore Collection in UCD and is and has been digitized online at duchas.ie. One of the topics schoolchildren were asked to write about were "Travelling Folk" or An Lucht Siúil. </p> <p>Here is a selection of what "settled" children wrote about travelers in the late 1930s.</p>

    1938-01-01 12:00:00

  • 1920s

    1925 All Ireland Senior Gaelic Football Final

    1926-01-10 12:00:00

  • 1920s

    1928 All Ireland Senior Gaelic Football Final

    1928-09-30 12:00:00

Bailieborough (Cavan)

Our aim is to connect all people with a link to Bailieborough (Cavan). You may live here, have visited here or maybe are tracing ancestors who left long ago. In any case, we’re sure to have lots to share and are delighted to welcome you.

Other ancestors in this community

Buildings in this community

  • Lourdesville Secondary School

    Location: Bailieborough (Cavan)

    Bailieborough, Co. Cavan

  • F. McDonald, William Street/Anne Street, Bailieborough, Co. Cavan.

    Location: Bailieborough (Cavan)

    WilliamSt./Anne Street, Bailieborough, Co. Cavan

  • Two shops, one sign.

    Location: Bailieborough (Cavan)

  • First Bailieborough (Corglass) Presbyterian Church

    Location: Bailieborough (Cavan)

    Bailieborough Cavan

Timeline events in this community

  • 1930s

    Travelling Folk in the 1930s

    <p>Between 1937 and 1939, primary school pupils across the Republic of Ireland interviewed the elderly in their neighborhood to collect and record local stories and folklore from the 19th century. "The Schools Collection" as it became known is held by the Dúchas Folklore Collection in UCD and is and has been digitized online at duchas.ie. One of the topics schoolchildren were asked to write about were "Travelling Folk" or An Lucht Siúil. </p> <p>Here is a selection of what "settled" children wrote about travelers in the late 1930s.</p>

    1938-01-01 12:00:00

  • 1860s

    The Porra Donnellys Abroad

    <p>This is Part 2 of the story of the Donnelly descendants of the three brothers that arrived and settled in Greaghnadarragh, Bailieborough, Cavan in the early 1800's that emigrated. It is the stories of five members of the Porras, my branch of the Donnellys.</p>

    1866-01-01 12:00:00

  • 1860s

    The Donnellys of Greaghnadarragh Abroad

    <p>Following on from the story of the three Donnelly brothers that arrived in Greaghnadarragh, Bailieborough, Cavan in the early 1800's and settled there raising through their descendants five branches of their families, the following is Part 1 of the life and times of some members of those families that emigrated to America.</p>

    1860-01-01 12:00:00

  • 1870s

    Dr. Richard Ryan, appointed Medical Officer to Bailieborough Workhouse.

    <p>This article was published in The Anglo Celt on 11 December 1926, it detailed the appointment of Dr. Richard Ryan.</p>

    1871-07-12 12:00:00