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Trying to find the family of Lillie Breslin(nee Nagle) She was christened either Cassie Mary McDillon Breslin or Mary Cassie in 1906 in Donegal, Ireland. Her father was Michael Breslin and Mary McGlanaghy. She emigrated to U.S. when she was about 17 years old. Her married name was Nagle. She died in 1993 in England and is buried in Donegal, Ireland. Can anyone help me find her family in America. :)
CJF
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the death reg (in Surrey) 1993 eng is for mary cassie Nagle and gives d.o.b.as 8 Dec 1908
Suz
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She's Lilly Breslin (age 4) in 1911 census-
http://www.census.nationalarchives.ie/pages/1911/Donegal/Ballintra/Kilgole/479728/
No birth registration under Cassie/Catherine, Lillie/Elizabeth although there are quite a few Mary Breslins registered.
http://search.labs.familysearch.org/recordsearch/start.html#p=collectionDetails&c=fs%3A1408347
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Have a birth record for Mary Cassie (Lillie) McDillon Breslin b.1908 to Michael Breslin and Mary McGlanaghy.
Would love if anyone in United States had any information on her. Maybe family of her husband. Her married name was Nagle.
CJF
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Bit confused about this-
Have a birth record for Mary Cassie (Lillie) McDillon Breslin b.1908 to Michael Breslin and Mary McGlanaghy.
Di you have her birth certificate?
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Yeah have birth certificate for Lillie Breslin Nagle
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Have a birth record for Mary Cassie (Lillie) McDillon Breslin b.1908 to Michael Breslin and Mary McGlanaghy.
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Yeah have birth certificate for Lillie Breslin Nagle
Exactly what name does appear on her birth certificate?
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Would anyone have any information about Mary Cassie McDillon Breslin born in Donegal in Dec 1906 and who emigrated to United States in 1924 She was known as "Lillie". She married a man by name of Nagle. Lillie died in Surrey, England in 1993 and is buried in Donegal. Can anyone help? Would love to know more about her life in United States.
CJF
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Previous Thread:-
http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php/topic,467428.0.html
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Another duplicate post has appeared on the Surrey board
http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php?action=post;topic=471603.0;num_replies=3 link corrected
http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php/topic,471603.0.html
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And also on the US board:-
http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php/topic,471605.0.html
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Hi,
Yeah, we found her death record and fact that she gave her date of birth as 1908. I have her birth certificate and it states that she was born in December 1906. Although she was christened Mary Cassie McDillon Breslin, she was known as Lillie as is stated on Census for 1911 Have no idea why she was given the christen name McDillon! Can find no reference in other family names.
CJF
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If Mary/Lillie/Cassie/Mcdillon - Breslin/Nagle went to the USA in 1923 ish then she would only appear on a passenger list or the 1930 Census.
Unfortunately there does not appear to be any sign of a Mary/Lillie/Cassie/McDillon Breslin or Nagle on the 1930 Census or listed on a passenger list (with parents Michael and Mary.) No sign either on a UK incoming passenger list. :(
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If it is on the death certificate it could be helpful to share information about where in Surrey her last residence was.
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Trying to find the family of Lillie Breslin(nee Nagle) She was christened either Cassie Mary McDillon Breslin or Mary Cassie in 1906 in Donegal, Ireland. ... Her married name was Nagle.
Nee refers to a maiden name which in this case is Breslin.Do you have information from baptismal register or are you just guessing about the names which might appear there?
we found her death record and fact that she gave her date of birth as 1908. I have her birth certificate and it states that she was born in December 1906.
The information on a death certificate is not provided by the deceased but by an informant. In this case it may be that the person was not aware of the actual birthdate or perhaps Lillie herself had subtracted a few years from her age at some stage.
Once again, exactly what name does appear on her birth certificate?
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Looking for information of whereabouts of family of Mary Cassie McDillon Breslin(known as Lilly) b. Dec 1906 in Donegal, Ireland to Mary McGlanaghy & Michael Breslin. We were told she emigrated to United States (not sure when). We have a birth certificate for her but don't know why she was given christen name McDillon. We know she married a man by name of Nagle in America but she came to live in Surrey, England where she died in 1993. She was brought back to Donegal to be buried.
Would love to hear from family members or anyone with information about her.
CJF
Threads on same person merged ~ moderator
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I get the impression that whilst you have the death entry details you don't actually have a copy of the death certificate. It could state the name of her husband (even if deceased) and this would give you a lead to search in the US and establish where they lived and where any family might be.
It seems to be the only option you have.
Annette
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Sorry I'm no relation but did have a look for some possible immigration/emigration data on her. There are a couple of possible entries that maybe you could determine are definitely yes or no....
First is an immigration for a Mary Breslin from Londonderry to New York arriving on the Tuscania 15 Apr 1930. Sadly the 1930 census was taken as of 1 April. The manifest indicates her closest relative in Ireland is a brother named James Breslin, Kilgole, Bridgetown, Donegal. Her destination in the US is Atlantic City, New Jersey to a cousin named Mrs. Bessie Tompkins, Marlborough Blenheim, Atlantic City, New Jersey. The physical description of Mary has her at 5 feet tall, brown hair, blue eyes, no identifying marks. I checked the census and there is a Bessie Tompkins in Atlantic City who was born in Ireland and is employed as a domestic at the Dennis Hotel there. She is recorded as age 35 and is shown as divorced. There is no immigration year for her and she is not shown as naturalized. I'm thinking this is your Mary as the manifest has a penciled in mark of C. McD after her name. It was her intention to immigrate permanently.
Now for the second interesting record. There is a Mary Cassie Breslin who sails from Belfast to New York arriving 18 Sep 1938. SHe is shown as age 31 and claims to be a citizen of the US. SHe was naturalized at the District Court of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 17 Jun 1936. Her returning address in Pittsburgh is 3818 Alder St.
If both of these prove to be records for your Mary Breslin then you have a little better idea of her whereabouts while in the US.
Best wishes
Jean
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Hi,
You're our saviour!! We've found our Mary Cassie McDillon Breslin. Thank you so so much. We thought we found her months ago but it turned out to be wrong woman. We are thrilled.
Regards,
CJF
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Looking at the passenger list, I think her address might be 5818 Alder St. The typewriting is small & a bit hard to read.
The Social Security Death Index has a Mary C. Nagle born 10 Dec. 1906 and died 29 Apr. 1993. Could that be her?
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Looking previously at reply no 12 I had not thought of looking at UK incoming passengers lists at the time but just looked now and found this;
UK Incoming passenger lists
Landed at Londonderry having embarked at New York port on 22 April 1912
Ship was called the Columbia and the shipping line was Anchor Line
Michael Breslin occupation Fireman aged 37
Mary Breslin occupation nil aged 32
Mary Breslin aged 4
Annie Breslin aged 2
for each person:
Country of last permanent residence United States
Country of intended future residence Ireland
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Hello Onebigfamily,
Apologises if reply 12 confuses you. At the time we were looking for a Lillie Breslin(nee Nagle) christened either Cassie Mary McDillon Breslin or Mary Cassie in 1906 in Donegal, Ireland who emigrated to U.S. when she was about 17 years old. The passenger lists and Census referred to in that reply covered 1923/24 to 1930.
The young lady was still in Ireland on the 1911 Census with the parents.
Hope this helps to clarify.
Hello Jean,
Brilliant "sleuthing" to notice C McD after the name of Mary.
Regards
Sandra.
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I'm glad the records are what you were looking for. Sometimes those tiny clues like the manifest notations make things click a little louder. Thank goodness for those who leave the clues behind for us to find!
I'm also glad that Shellyesq checked the Pittsburgh address closely! Guess it's time for me to break down and get the prescription eyeglasses! :-\
Best wishes
Jean