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Alice Case was born in Rainham, Kent, circa 1872.¹
The siblings Alice, Joseph, Eleanor, Ada, Edith, Hilda and Coral were listed in the 1891 census at Station Cottages in Teynham, Kent, with their parents, Joshua Case and Sarah Ann Masters. Alice was a cook with domestic duties.¹

Alice left London on 4 January 1893, on board the 'Rimutaka', bound for Wellington.²

Coral's birth was registered between January 1890 and March 1890 in Teynham, Kent.^1,2
The siblings Alice, Joseph, Eleanor, Ada, Edith, Hilda and Coral were listed in the 1891 census at Station Cottages in Teynham, Kent, with their parents, Joshua Case and Sarah Ann Masters.¹

Eleanor Mary Case, Ada Maud Jane Case, Edith Blanch Eveline Case, Hilda May Mildred Case and Coral Blanch Agnes Case left London on 1 September 1897 on board the 'Ionic', bound for Wellington in the company of their mother Sarah Ann Masters.⁴

She married Herbert Harold Timms in New Zealand in 1911.³

Coral died in 1920 in New Zealand.⁵

Coral's birth was registered between January 1888 and March 1888 in Faversham, Kent.¹

Coral's death was registered between October 1888 and December 1888 in Faversham, Kent.²

Edith's birth was registered between July 1884 and September 1884 in Teynham, Kent.^1,2
The siblings Alice, Joseph, Eleanor, Ada, Edith, Hilda and Coral were listed in the 1891 census at Station Cottages in Teynham, Kent, with their parents, Joshua Case and Sarah Ann Masters.¹

Eleanor Mary Case, Ada Maud Jane Case, Edith Blanch Eveline Case, Hilda May Mildred Case and Coral Blanch Agnes Case left London on 1 September 1897 on board the 'Ionic', bound for Wellington in the company of their mother Sarah Ann Masters.³

Eleanor's birth was registered between April 1880 and June 1880 in Gilingham, Kent. Although she appears in the 1891 census as 'Helena' this may have been a mis-heard 'Eleanor.^2,1'
The siblings Alice, Joseph, Eleanor, Ada, Edith, Hilda and Coral were listed in the 1891 census at Station Cottages in Teynham, Kent, with their parents, Joshua Case and Sarah Ann Masters.²

Eleanor Mary Case, Ada Maud Jane Case, Edith Blanch Eveline Case, Hilda May Mildred Case and Coral Blanch Agnes Case left London on 1 September 1897 on board the 'Ionic', bound for Wellington in the company of their mother Sarah Ann Masters.³

Hilda's birth was registered between July 1886 and September 1886 in Teynham, Kent.^2,3
The siblings Alice, Joseph, Eleanor, Ada, Edith, Hilda and Coral were listed in the 1891 census at Station Cottages in Teynham, Kent, with their parents, Joshua Case and Sarah Ann Masters.³

Eleanor Mary Case, Ada Maud Jane Case, Edith Blanch Eveline Case, Hilda May Mildred Case and Coral Blanch Agnes Case left London on 1 September 1897 on board the 'Ionic', bound for Wellington in the company of their mother Sarah Ann Masters.⁴

She married Arthur Ebenezer Forsaith, son of Thomas Forsaith and Ada Mary Hall, in Auckland on 24 April 1906. Although this marriage is documented on their daughter's birth certificate, it does not appear in the NZ Marriage indexes. If it did occur, it would be bigamous, as Arthur was still married to Agnes; also, Arthur claims to have been born in Melbourne!¹

Hilda's second marriage was to Andrew Charles Gillies in 1947 in Mosman, Sydney, New South Wales.⁵

She was widowed on the death of her husband Andrew on 5 June 1956.^6,7

Hilda died on 11 December 1962 in Chatswood, Sydney, New South Wales.^8,9 She was buried on 18 December 1962 at the Macquarie Park Cemetery in Nth Ryde.⁹

Joseph's birth was registered between April 1877 and June 1877 in Gilingham, Kent.^1,3
The siblings Alice, Joseph, Eleanor, Ada, Edith, Hilda and Coral were listed in the 1891 census at Station Cottages in Teynham, Kent, with their parents, Joshua Case and Sarah Ann Masters.¹

Joseph Joshua Case left London on 16 October 1895 on board the 'Kaikoura', bound for Wellington in the company of his father Joshua Case.⁴

Joseph died in 1948 in Liverpool, New South Wales.⁵

Joshua's birth was registered between April 1848 and June 1848 in Plumstead, Kent.^1,2

He married Sarah Ann Masters at St Mary's Church in Chatham, Medway, Kent, on 27 October 1872.^1,3,4

He was listed in the 1891 census as Head of Family at Station Cottages in Teynham, Kent, with his wife Sarah; he was a brickmaker and she was a shopkeeper. Their children Alice, Joseph, Eleanor, Ada, Edith, Hilda and Coral were listed as living with them.¹

He left London on 16 October 1895 on board the 'Kaikoura', bound for Wellington, accompanied by Joseph Joshua.⁵

Ignatius James Lawrence Casey was born in Petersburg, Frome, South Australia, on 18 July 1916.^1,2

He married Lorna May Forsaith, daughter of Frederick William Forsaith and Florence Celia Hart, at St Michael's in Clare, South Australia, on 10 August 1943.^3,4

Ignatius died on 13 February 1985 in South Australia at age 68.⁵ He was cremated at the Centennial Park in Pasadena on 15 February 1985.⁶

Margaret was born at 86 Windsor St in Hamilton, Lanarkshire, on 18 February 1881, the daughter of John CASSIDY and Margaret WATT, maiden name KNOX.¹

She married William Scott at 15 Partickhill Rd in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, on 26 August 1904.^2,3

Margaret's second marriage was to Robert Adam (Bertie) Ferguson, son of James (Jimmie) Ferguson and Mary Duncan Adam, on 18 September 1912 at St James manse in Old Kilpatrick, Dunbartonshire. Robert, an electrical engineer, increased his age by 2 years to 28 (possibly to be closer to his bride's claimed age of 30?).²

She was listed in the 1921 census at 30 McDougall St in Camlachie, Glasgow, Lanarkshire, with her husband Robert; he was an engineer with Wm Beardmore's. Their children Robert and Jamesina were listed as living with them, as were Margaret's daughters from her first marriage, Margaret Knox Scott and Jane McAndrew McFarlane Scott.⁴

She was widowed at age 83 on the death of her husband Robert on 29 September 1964.⁵

Margaret died in 1967 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire.⁶