Private 7564 Frederick Cassidy
Regiment/Unit: King's (Shropshire Light Infantry) - 1st Bn.
Theatre of War: Home (St Helens Hosp)
Age at death: 37
Date of death: 25th of December 1917
(Tuesday)
Born: St Helens, Lancs
Resided: St Helens, Lancs
Burial / Memorial: St Helens Cemetery - Sec 32 / Grave 214
BMD details:
Marriage:
09/05/1910 Fredericum Cassidy to Aliciam Harrison at Sacred Heart RC.
Buried 30/12/1917
Family details:
Husband of Mrs Alice Cassidy, of 60, Silkstone Street, St. Helens.
Widow Alice is legatee.
Census details:
1881 - 1 year old Frederick is living at 44 Parr Street, Parr, St Helens with parents Patrick (34), Mary Ann (27) and sister Catherine (2).
1891 - 11 years old schoolboy Frederick is living at 24 Mary Street, Widnes with parents Patrick (46), Mary Ann (34) and five siblings: Katie (12), [cas=325]William Cassidy[/cas] (9), James (7), Emma (4), Margaret (2 mths).
1901 - Shows 18 years old 'Bottle Makers Apprentice' Frederick living at 75 Glover Street, St Helens with his widowed mother Mary A (49) and four siblings: [cas=325]William Cassidy[/cas] (15), Emma (13), Margaret (8), Thomas (4).
1911 - Sees 30 years old 'Miner - Hewer' Frederick, his wife Alice (26) and daughter Maggie (11 mths) boarding with the Ashall family at 65 Silkstone Street, St Helens.
Notes:
[note=31]Two Cassidy Brothers who died in The Great War[/note]
[pic]imgs/WW1_misc/7564FrederickCassidy.jpg[/pic][caption]Army Registers of Soldiers' Effects, 1901-1929[/caption]
[pic]imgs/S1PWHYAOTV/CassidyF.jpg[/pic]
[caption]The headstone of Private Frederick Cassidy at St Helens Cemetery
(Photo courtesy of Jeff Keenan)[/caption]
SHROH ref. 324