James Cassidy (abt. 1791 - 1847)

Born about 1791 in Ireland [uncertain]

Died 27 Apr 1847 at about age 56 in Windsor, New South Wales, Australia

Convicts After the Third Fleet 1792-1868

Biography

James Cassidy was born in Ireland.

James Cassidy was a convict after the Third Fleet transported to New South Wales

James CASSIDY.^[1]

James was a convict transported to Australia in 1825 aboard Ann & Amelia, for 7 years. Tried at Dublin. Many of the prisoners aboard this ship were Irish political prisoners.

By 1839, he was married and working at Windsor as a schoolteacher and is still listed there in the 1841 census.

He died in 1847, aged 56 and is buried in the Catholic Cemetery at Windsor, New South Wales along with his wife Esther Elizabeth (1800-1871).

Notes

His wife's maiden name may have been Fox. Possibly a child named Edward also born in Ireland.

Sources

1. ↑ Profile created by Veronica Williams 03:27, 5 September 2014 (EDT)

• Cemetery Visit, J.Walton, 4 Sep 2014

• State Records Authority of New South Wales; Kingswood, New South Wales, Australia; 1828 Census;

• State Records Authority of New South Wales; Kingswood, New South Wales, Australia; Returns of the Colony ('BlueBooks'), 1822-1857; Collection Number: Series 1286; Publication Year: 1839.

• State Records Authority of New South Wales; Kingswood, New South Wales, Australia; 1841 Census;

• Ann and Amelia 1825