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Hi David,

There are a number of people researching the name Cassenet on Ancestry.  Several list the names of the Peter Vincent as above.

I am curious to know how when and why the family left france

Did you find anything more about the BOYS REFUGE PANDON HOUSE?  From the 1911 census it would appear that my husband's granddad was an inmate though at that time he was 23!  All other details match.

Thanks for background. Great photo of our hard to trace Dominic Michael!

There is a Dublin family by the way, with father John and sons showing as carpenters.  Wife Eliza Hanley www.census.nationalarchives.ie/pages/1901/Dublin/Mountjoy/Lr__Gloucester_St_/1327380/

I can trace Edward, who married a Kate Donnelly in 1902 www.census.nationalarchives.ie/pages/1911/Dublin/North_Dock/Corporation_Buildings/29311/ Poor couple must have lost at least 10-15 children as babies or very young children. This includes a Kathleen who was born April-June 1919 in Dublin and died a few months later there. This is what got me looking to see if I could see a possible birth for Dominic there then to fit with his comments of him being a twin. No joy though 

Checking all options really as Dominic looks likely as we know to have been creative with his past 

Monica

Hi Monica,

After a very long time without new information, I have had another breakthrough.  I thought you might like an update.

It has been proved through DNA testing that Dominic Michael Stringer was born Dominic Cunningham Casey on 14/4/1922 in Bonhill Street, Glasgow.  His parents were John Patrick Casey and Martha Burt.  He was number 10 of FIFTEEN children!  Only five survived to adulthood.  Sadly, my discovery of the brothers and sisters came too late to try and contact them.  I am still trying to find out if there are any nieces or nephews that are still living.  Weirdly it is much harder to trace the living!

Dominic married (the first time) on 30/12/1940 to Elizabeth Smith.  they had a daughter, also called Elizabeth in September 1941.  His marriage certificate shows him as "Gunner RA now on war service".  The daughter is still alive and at the grand age of 76, my husband found he had a half sister!  Perhaps this is why the name Eliza was familiar to me? 

There is a D Casey 6RAA shown as missing at Singapore.  This link to the RA is still a work in process.  DCC/DMS great grandfather was John Casey born circa 1830 Ireland.  John married Mary Clark also born about 1830 in Ireland.

It would appear that the link to Ireland is only tenuous, but i have yet to look more closely at his mothers family. Lots more clues to track to see what else comes out of the woodwork!

Daisy1942

Theres a document I found about my great x 2 gran Catherine Gillespie saying she lived at Hosies Land Govanhill in the 1880s- does anyone know where that was and what it was?

Do you have Burt or Casey in your family tree?  I have John Patrick Casey who married Martha Burt (1909)  They had twin girls who both died.  One twin was Catherine Gillespie Casey sadly she died soon after birth.

According to my tree, Martha Burt's mother was Elizabeth J Shepherd, daughter of Isabella Gillespie (b 1846?) and John Shepherd.

Hi  Monivea, shanew147, thebestmummyo, tomma, Doolinsharon, pamd and syljun

This is something of a very long shot.  do any of your families connect to Glasgow?  I am looking for the following names:  Burt,Casey, Cunningham, Curran, Duff, Fotheringham, McBide, McFarlane, McGurk, McPherson, Rafter(s)/Raferty, Shepherd and Smith.

Burt and Casey are the main family names the others have married into thes families between 1990 (ish) and 1950's. 

If any of you have a connection to these families in Glasgow please contact me.

Thanks folks!