Lillian Elizabeth Castell

Brief Life History of Lillian Elizabeth

When Lillian Elizabeth Castell was born on 28 June 1879, in Brooklyn, Kings, New York, United States, her father, Edward Washington Castell, was 32 and her mother, Rebecca G. Smith, was 28. She had at least 1 son with Robert Boyd Henderson Sr. She lived in Brooklyn, New York City, New York, United States in 1900 and New York City, New York, United States in 1915. She died on 28 July 1949, in Brooklyn, Kings, New York, United States, at the age of 70.

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Family Time Line

Robert Boyd Henderson Sr
1879–1956
Lillian Elizabeth Castell
1879–1949
Robert Boyd Henderson Jr
1900–1941

Sources (12)

  • Lilly Henderson, "United States, Census, 1930"
  • Lillie E Henderson, "United States, World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918"
  • Lillian Elizabeth Castell Henderson, "Find A Grave Index"

World Events (8)

1881 · The Assassination of James Garfield

Garfield was shot twice by Charles J. Guitea at Railroad Station in Washington, D.C. on July 2, 1881. After eleven weeks of intensive and other care Garfield died in Elberon, New Jersey, the second of four presidents to be assassinated, following Abraham Lincoln.

1882 · The Chinese Exclusion Act

A federal law prohibiting all immigration of Chinese laborers. The Act was the first law to prevent all members of a national group from immigrating to the United States.

1898 · War with the Spanish

After the explosion of the USS Maine in the Havana Harbor in Cuba, the United States engaged the Spanish in war. The war was fought on two fronts, one in Cuba, which helped gain their independence, and in the Philippines, which helped the US gain another territory for a time.

Name Meaning

Some characteristic forenames: Spanish Roberto, Amarilys, Carlos, Eduardo, Estevan, Francisco, Guadalupe, Humberto, Jorge, Manuel, Mateo, Pablo.

English and Scottish: variant of Castle .

Manx: shortened form of Gaelic Mac Asgaill ‘son of Ásketill’, an Old Norse personal name composed of the elements áss ‘god’ + ketill ‘sacrificial cauldron, helmet’. The Manx surname is cognate with Scottish Gaelic McAskill .

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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