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Thomas James Cahill

Thomas James Cahill

Male 1881 - 1940  (58 years)

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Generation: 1

  1. 1.  Thomas James CahillThomas James Cahill was born on 9 Jul 1881 in Bandon, Cork, Munster, Ireland (son of Patrick Cahill and Emma Templeton); died on 4 Jul 1940 in Stratton on the Fosse, Somerset, England, UK; was buried on 6 Jul 1940 in Stratton on the Fosse, Somerset, England, UK.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Military Service: Regimental Sergeant Major - Irish Guards
    • Occupation: Regimental Sergeant Major, 1st Irish Guards
    • Occupation: 29 Jun 1910, Farnborough, Berkshire, England, UK; Colour Sergeant, Irish Guards
    • Residence: 29 Jun 1910, Farnborough, Berkshire, England, UK; Address:
      Blenheim Barracks, North Camp, Farnborough, Berkshire, England,
    • Occupation: 26 Feb 1912, London, Middlesex, England, UK; Sergeant, 1st Irish Guards
    • Residence: 26 Feb 1912, London, Middlesex, England, UK; Address:
      2 Casemate, Tower of London, London, England, UK
    • Occupation: 3 Nov 1913, Sandhurst, Berkshire, England, UK; Staff Sergeant, Royal Military College
    • Residence: 3 Nov 1913, Sandhurst, Berkshire, England, UK; Address:
      5G Block, New Married Quarters, Royal Military College, Sandhurs
    • Residence: 27 Aug 1915, Bandon, Cork, Munster, Ireland; Address:
      Castle Road, Bandon, Cork, Munster, Ireland
    • Military Award: 8 Dec 1917; Croix de Guerre
    • Military Award: 1 Jan 1919; Distinguished Service Medal
    • Occupation: 2 Feb 1920, Chelsea, London, England, UK; Regimental Sergeant Major, 1st Irish Guards
    • Residence: 2 Feb 1920, Chelsea, London, England, UK; Address:
      S.1-2 Quarters, Chelsea Barracks, Chelsea, London, England, UK
    • Occupation: 17 Nov 1921, Windsor, Berkshire, England, UK; Regimental Sergeant Major, 1st Irish Guards
    • Residence: 17 Nov 1921, Windsor, Berkshire, England, UK; Address:
      Married Quarters, Victoria Barracks, Windsor, Berkshire, England
    • Occupation: 29 Oct 1923, Stratton on the Fosse, Somerset, England, UK; Regimental Sergeant Major, 1st Irish Guards
    • Residence: 29 Oct 1923, Stratton on the Fosse, Somerset, England, UK; Address:
      St. Bedes, Stratton on the Fosse, Somerset, England, UK
    • Occupation: 14 Aug 1937; O.T.C. Instructor at Boys College (retired)
    • Occupation: 4 Jul 1940, Stratton on the Fosse, Somerset, England, UK; O.T.C. Instructor at Boys College (retired)
    • Residence: 4 Jul 1940, Stratton on the Fosse, Somerset, England, UK; Address:
      St. Bedes, Stratton on the Fosse, Somerset, England, UK
    • Occupation: 10 Apr 1943; Regimental Sergeant Major, Irish Guards (Retired)

    Notes:

    Died:
    Regimental Sergeant Major Thomas Cahill, Distinguished Service Medal, Croix de Guerre, was the senior Non-Commissioned Officer of the 1st Battalion throughout the majority of the First World War, including the Battles of the Somme and Passchendaele, before serving for several years as a Yeoman of the Guard at St James' Palace.

    He finally retired to Downside, where he served as senior instructor to our contingent for many years until his death from throat cancer in 1940.

    He is buried here, in the churchyard of St Benedict's, having been given a full military funeral in the Abbey Church by Downside cadets.

    https://www.downside.co.uk/rebadging-ceremony/

    Thomas married Helena Catherine O'Leary on 29 Jun 1910 in Folkestone, Kent, England, UK. Helena (daughter of Edward M. O'Leary and Catherine A. Sullivan) was born on 9 Jun 1887 in Tallow, Waterford, Munster, Ireland; died on 10 Apr 1943 in Stratton on the Fosse, Somerset, England, UK; was buried in Stratton on the Fosse, Somerset, England, UK. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. Patrick Edward Cahill was born on 23 Feb 1912 in London, Middlesex, England, UK; died on 21 Feb 1993 in Australia.
    2. Thomas James Cahill was born on 6 Oct 1913 in Sandhurst, Berkshire, England, UK; died on 18 Oct 1981 in Epsom, Surrey, England, UK.
    3. John Arthur Cahill was born on 8 Aug 1915 in Bandon, Cork, Munster, Ireland; died on 26 Sep 1970 in Salisbury, Rhodesia; was buried in Salisbury, Rhodesia.
    4. Kathleen Christina Cahill was born on 24 Dec 1919 in Chelsea, London, England, UK; died on 7 Feb 1996 in Eastbourne, Sussex, England, UK.
    5. William Francis Cahill was born on 16 Oct 1921 in Windsor, Berkshire, England, UK; died in 1950 in Uxbridge, Middlesex, England, UK.
    6. Michael Joseph Patrick Cahill was born on 19 Sep 1923 in Stratton on the Fosse, Somerset, England, UK; died on 11 Mar 1943 in 300 miles South East of Prins Christianssund, Greenland; was buried in Stratton on the Fosse, Somerset, England, UK.

Generation: 2

  1. 2.  Patrick Cahill was born in 1834 in Ballylooby, Tipperary, Munster, Ireland (son of John Cahill and Honora Condon); died in 1924 in Cork, Munster, Ireland.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Military Award: Good Conduct Medal with gratuity of ?10
    • Military Award: Long Service Medal
    • Baptism: 8 Mar 1834, Ballylooby, Tipperary, Munster, Ireland
    • Military Service: Between 21 Jun 1853 and 10 Jun 1873; 84th (York and Lancaster) Regiment of Foot
    • Military Award: Between 1857 and 1859; Indian Mutiny Medal D with clasp
    • Military Service: 1 Jul 1873, Curragh, Cork, Munster, Ireland; 3rd Battalion - Royal Munster Fuseliers
    • Occupation: 29 Jun 1910; Army Pensioner

    Notes:

    Military Service:
    Service no. 3014
    Served 20 years and 357 days.
    5 years and10 months in the East Indies.
    1 year and 10 months in Malta.
    11 months in Jamaica.



    Military Service:
    Sergeant

    Patrick married Emma Templeton on 9 Apr 1860 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England, UK. Emma (daughter of Unknown and Sarah Ann Templeton) was born in 1844 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England, UK; died in 1925 in Bandon, Cork, Munster, Ireland. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 3.  Emma Templeton was born in 1844 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England, UK (daughter of Unknown and Sarah Ann Templeton); died in 1925 in Bandon, Cork, Munster, Ireland.
    Children:
    1. Frances Cahill was born in 1876 in Cork, Munster, Ireland.
    2. Honora Maud Cahill was born on 23 Jun 1879 in Bandon, Cork, Munster, Ireland; died in 1939 in Brentford, Middlesex, England, UK.
    3. 1. Thomas James Cahill was born on 9 Jul 1881 in Bandon, Cork, Munster, Ireland; died on 4 Jul 1940 in Stratton on the Fosse, Somerset, England, UK; was buried on 6 Jul 1940 in Stratton on the Fosse, Somerset, England, UK.
    4. Amelia Georgina Cahill was born on 8 Jan 1883 in Bandon, Cork, Munster, Ireland; died on 16 Jun 1957 in Haverfordwest, Pembrokeshire, Wales, UK.


Generation: 3

  1. 4.  John Cahill was born about 1810.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Occupation: Tailor

    John married Honora Condon on Yes, date unknown. Honora was born about 1810. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 5.  Honora Condon was born about 1810.
    Children:
    1. 2. Patrick Cahill was born in 1834 in Ballylooby, Tipperary, Munster, Ireland; died in 1924 in Cork, Munster, Ireland.

  3. 6.  Unknown

    Unknown married Sarah Ann Templeton on Yes, date unknown. Sarah (daughter of John Templeton and Frances Watson) was born in 1818 in Chatham, Kent, England, UK; died in 1877 in Ecclesall Bierlow, Yorkshire, England, UK; was buried on 1 Aug 1877 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England, UK. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  4. 7.  Sarah Ann Templeton was born in 1818 in Chatham, Kent, England, UK (daughter of John Templeton and Frances Watson); died in 1877 in Ecclesall Bierlow, Yorkshire, England, UK; was buried on 1 Aug 1877 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England, UK.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Baptism: 22 Feb 1818, Frindsbury, Kent, England, UK

    Children:
    1. 3. Emma Templeton was born in 1844 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England, UK; died in 1925 in Bandon, Cork, Munster, Ireland.
    2. Sarah Ann Templeton was born in 1845 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England, UK.
    3. John Templeton was born in 1848 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England, UK.


Generation: 4

  1. 14.  John Templeton was born in 1792 in Kellan, Cavan, Ireland; died in 1851 in Ecclesall Bierlow, Yorkshire, England, UK; was buried on 5 Oct 1851 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England, UK.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Military Service: 6 May 1812; 85th Foot Regiment
    • Military Service: 14 Jun 1819, Chatham, Kent, England, UK; Appointed Schoolmaster Sergeant
    • Military Service: Between 9 Aug 1820 and 15 Apr 1841; 3rd Dragoon Guards - Prince of Wales Own
    • Occupation: 1851, Yorkshire, England, UK; Schoolmaster

    John married Frances Watson on 31 Dec 1816 in Westminster, London, England, UK. Frances was born in 1801 in London, Middlesex, England, UK; died in 1871 in Ecclesall Bierlow, Yorkshire, England, UK; was buried on 22 Oct 1871 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England, UK. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 15.  Frances Watson was born in 1801 in London, Middlesex, England, UK; died in 1871 in Ecclesall Bierlow, Yorkshire, England, UK; was buried on 22 Oct 1871 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England, UK.
    Children:
    1. 7. Sarah Ann Templeton was born in 1818 in Chatham, Kent, England, UK; died in 1877 in Ecclesall Bierlow, Yorkshire, England, UK; was buried on 1 Aug 1877 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England, UK.
    2. Thomas Templeton was born in 1820 in Chatham, Kent, England, UK; died in 1879 in Dewsbury, Yorkshire, England, UK.
    3. Harriet Templeton was born in 1823.
    4. George Templeton was born in 1824 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland, UK; died in 1897 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England, UK; was buried on 6 Jul 1897 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England, UK.
    5. John Templeton was born in 1828 in Ireland.
    6. Richard Templeton was born in 1831 in Coventry, Warwickshire, England, UK; died in 1908 in North Wingfield, Derbyshire, England, UK; was buried on 21 Dec 1908 in North Wingfield, Derbyshire, England, UK.
    7. Frances Templeton was born in 1833 in Brighton, Sussex, England, UK; died in 1919 in Ecclesall Bierlow, Yorkshire, England, UK; was buried on 10 Oct 1919 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England, UK.
    8. William Templeton was born in 1835 in Dublin, Dublin, Leinster, Ireland.
    9. Susannah Templeton was born in 1841 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland, UK.