CASEY, James

1834 - 1909  (75 years)

• Name	CASEY, James
  Birth	1834	Killanan, County Galway, Ireland
  	He died in 1909. According to his obituary he was in his 75th year, which fits with 1834.
  Gender	Male
  Emigration	1863
  	According to obituary he immigrated to NZ in 1863, however he was married in Sydney in 1865 so maybe this is the date he immigrated to Australia, then to NZ a few years later. Death certificate says he has been in NZ for 46 years. That fits with the 1863 date. Have looked for his name on passenger lists but James Casey is a fairly common name. A possibility - 1863 departed from Liverpool, aged 30 with brother John aged 21. Ship Vanguard. Arrived 1 Nov 1863 to Melbourne. However this doesn't fit with a (questionable) census record that someone on Ancestry has for him in England 1851 which lists him having a brother John who is 6 years older than him.
  Occupation	1865	Sydney
  	Labourer
  Residence	1865	Sydney
  	Clarence Street
  Married	21 Sep 1865	Sydney, New South Wales
  	Mary Malley
  Occupation	1903
  	Contractor
  	Source: Marriage certificate of Joseph Michael Casey
  Residence	1909	Dunedin
  	6 Leith avenue
  	Death notice New Zealand Tablet, Volume XXXVII, Issue 26, 1 July 1909, Page 1021
  Death	28 Jun 1909	Dunedin New Zealand
  	Ancestry database Death Notice in Otago Daily Times , Issue 14579, 19 July 1909, Page 3 On June 28, at his residence, 6 Leith Avenue, James, the dearly beloved husband of Mary Casey and father of Mrs P. Walsh, Mrs W. Bell, and Mrs J. Columb; in his seventy-fifth year R.I.P. Cemetery Records: Southern Cemetery, Otago. James Casey and Mary Casey. Also Nellie Florence Casey (died 27 Aug 1989) and Francis Thomas (died 17 Feb 1881) Block 50, plot 7 Tall square white marble stone and obelisk on top.
  Burial	30 Jun 1909	Southern Cemetery, Dunedin
  	Death certificate.
  Person ID	I3493	Main Tree | Hooper Ancestors
  Last Modified	27 Nov 2015

  
  

  Father	CASEY, William
  Mother	CONNOR, Mary
  Family ID	F1099	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	MALLEY, Mary,   b. 1843, Moycullen, County Galway, Ireland d. 14 Nov 1917, Dunedin, New Zealand (Age 74 years)
  Marriage	21 Sep 1865	St Mary's Cathedral, Sydney
  Children	1. CASEY, William,   b. 25 May 1867, Pelichet Bay, New Zealand d. 1948 (Age 80 years)   2. CASEY, Mary-Anne,   b. 25 May 1867, Pelichet Bay, New Zealand d. 1938 (Age 70 years)   3. CASEY, Catherine,   b. 1869   d. 1944 (Age 75 years)   4. CASEY, James,   b. 1870   d. 1947 (Age 77 years)   5. CASEY, Margaret,   b. 1872   d. 1948 (Age 76 years)   6. CASEY, John,   b. 1873   d. 1962 (Age 89 years)   7. CASEY, Patrick,   b. 1876   d. 1948 (Age 72 years)   8. CASEY, Joseph Michael,   b. 4 May 1878, New Zealand d. 13 Oct 1958, Auckland, New Zealand (Age 80 years)   9. CASEY, Ernest,   b. 1880   d. 1947 (Age 67 years)   10. CASEY, Francis,   b. 1880   d. 1881 (Age 1 year)   11. CASEY, Peter,   b. 1881   d. 1977 (Age 96 years)   12. CASEY, Thomas,   b. 1883   d. 1918 (Age 35 years)   13. CASEY, Nellie,   b. 1886   d. 1898, Dunedin (Age 12 years)   14. CASEY, Leonard,   b. 1888   d. 1964 (Age 76 years)
  Family ID	F1098	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	30 Apr 2014

  
  

• Notes

  New Zealand Tablet, Volume XXXVII, Issue 26, 1 July 1909, Page 1017 Obituary MR. JAMES CASEY, DUNEDIN. We regret to record the death of a very old resident of Dunedin in the person of Mr. James Casey, of Leith avenue, who passed away on Monday in his 75th year. The deceased, who was a highly esteemed member of the Cathedral parish, was born in County Galway, and came out to New Zealand in 1863. Soon after his arrival he settled in Dunedin, where he had resided ever since, with the exception of a short time spent on the diggings. He had been a member of the local branch of the Hibernian Society for close on forty years, and for twenty years was a trustee of the branch. It is a rather remarkable fact that his nine sons are also members of the same branch. The deceased, who had been ill for about four months, was constantly visited by the Cathedral clergy, and died fortified by all the rites of the Church of which he was a devoted member. He leaves a widow, nine sons, three daughters, and several grandchildren to mourn their loss. The funeral, which took place on Wednesday afternoon, was a large and representative one, and included members of the Hibernian Society in regalia. ? R.I.P. Death notice: "...father of Mrs P. Walsh, Mrs W. Bell and Mrs J. Columb"