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John Skuse

Male Abt 1796 - 1882  (86 years)


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Generation: 1

  1. 1.  John Skuse was born about 1796 in Ireland; died in 1882.

    Notes:

    8 children
    buried at Trinity Church, Lambeth; originally Irish Catholics but became Anglican when came to Westminster
    1851 census: John Skuse, 55, Farmer, living at Westminster with wife Ann, 3 sons, 4 daughters, RC, b. Ireland
    [HCM p. 1001]: John Skuse was born in Ireland, and in 1835 came to America, settled inthe Province of Ontario, Westminster Township, Middlesex County, on the 2nd Concession, on Lot 41. He was married in his native land to Miss Jennings, who bore him these children -- Mary A., Edward, Nathaniel, Eliza, Maggie, Ann, Thomas and Barnabas. Mr. Skuse cleared the land of the heavy timber with which it was covered, and made all the improvements. Here he passed his last days. He was one of the county's best citizens, and was a prosperous farmer. He and wife were members of the Church of England.

    John married Ann Jennings. Ann was born about 1804; died in 1877. [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. 2. Jane Skuse  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 1841 in Westminster, Middlesex, Ontario; died on 07 Aug 1861 in Metcalfe, Ontario.
    2. 3. Barnabas Skuse*  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 1843; died on 31 May 1890.
    3. 4. Annie Skuse  Descendancy chart to this point was born about 1845 in Westminster, Middlesex, Ontario; died in 1898 in Westminster, Middlesex, Ontario; was buried in Woodland.


Generation: 2

  1. 2.  Jane Skuse Descendancy chart to this point (1.John1) was born in 1841 in Westminster, Middlesex, Ontario; died on 07 Aug 1861 in Metcalfe, Ontario.

    Notes:

    buried at St. Mary's Cemetery, Metcalfe, Ont.
    1851 census: Jane Skuse, 7, living at Westminster with parents, 3 brothers, 3 sisters; b. Canada

    Jane married Charles Cawrse about 1858 in Metcalfe, Ontario. Charles was born in 1833 in St. Neot, Cornwall, England; died on 25 Apr 1920 in Salem, Oregon. [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. 5. John W. Cawrse  Descendancy chart to this point was born in Nov 1859 in Metclafe, Ontario; died on 27 Sep 1927 in London, Ont..

  2. 3.  Barnabas Skuse* Descendancy chart to this point (1.John1) was born in 1843; died on 31 May 1890.

    Notes:

    - a manufacturer and dealer in lime, cement, plaster of paris, salt, coal, wood, etc; prominent farmer at L77 NBETR
    Limestone from his farm was used for the London asylum, bridge abutments, foundations of St. Peter's Cathedral and other buildings.
    1851 census: Barnabas Skuse, 7, living at Westminster with parents, 2 brothers, 4 sisters; b. Canada
    Skuse 2
    [HCM p. 1001]: Barnabus Skuse, manufacturer and dealer in lime, cements, plaster paris, salt, coal, wood, &c., &c., also one of the prominent farmers of the township, is the son of John and Ann (Jennings) Skuse. ...Barnabas Skuse was born on the old homestead in 1843, and was reared to farm life. He secured a common school education, and married Miss Hannah Griffith, daughter of Nathan Griffith. She died several years after marriage, and Mr. Skuse took for his secon wife Miss Anna Griffith, sister of his first wife. Six children were the result of the last marriage - Eddie, Eliza, Jane, Harriet, Louise and Lizzie (twins). Mr. Skuse followed farming for some time, and then, in 1863, engaged in the lime trade until 1868. He then farmed until 1882, after which he bought his present farm, on which is a valuable lime quarry and good building stone, which Mr. Skuse disposes of in London, and is doing a large and successful business. He is well known in London, and furnished stone for the first Insane Asylum, for the Kensington Bridge, the Westminster Bridge, for Birrell's wholesale store, and the Catholic Cathedral. Mr. Skuse is a Reformer in politics, is a member of the Masonic fraternity, A.O.U.W., and a member of the Royal Aranum. His judgment is well respected by the people of the township, and he was appointed Deputy-Reeve for three years.

    Barnabas married Hannah Griffith*. Hannah (daughter of Nathan Griffith* and Jane McAdam*) was born in 1849; died on 02 May 1873. [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. 6. Louisa Skuse*  Descendancy chart to this point was born in Sep 1868; died on 15 Apr 1869.
    2. 7. Barnabas Skuse*  Descendancy chart to this point was born in May 1872; died on 08 Jul 1872.
    3. 8. John Skuse*  Descendancy chart to this point was born in Sep 1874; died on 22 Mar 1876.

    Barnabas married Annas Griffith on 21 Nov 1873 in Westminster, Middlesex, Ontario. Annas (daughter of Nathan Griffith* and Jane McAdam*) was born about 1853 in Westminster, Ontario; died on 09 Feb 1921 in London, Ontario. [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. 9. Edward Ellis Skuse  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 1875; died in 1952.
    2. 10. Eli E. Christopher Skuse*  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 1877; died in 1952.
    3. 11. Jane Jennie Skuse*  Descendancy chart to this point was born in Feb 1878; died on 20 Aug 1894.
    4. 12. Hannah Skuse  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 1881; died in 1947.
    5. 13. Louise Skuse  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 1884; died in 1963.
    6. 14. Elizabeth Skuse  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 1884; died in 1948.

  3. 4.  Annie Skuse Descendancy chart to this point (1.John1) was born about 1845 in Westminster, Middlesex, Ontario; died in 1898 in Westminster, Middlesex, Ontario; was buried in Woodland.

    Notes:

    buried Woodland
    1851 census: Ann Skuse, 5, living at Westminster with parents, 3 brothers, 3 sisters; b. Canada

    Annie married Henry Tunks. Henry (son of Richard Tunks* and Silvania Barnes*) was born in 1841; died on 18 Aug 1895; was buried in Woodland. [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. 15. John Henry Tunks  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 1865; died in 1941; was buried in Woodland.
    2. 16. Stanley E. Tunks  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 1867; died in 1897; was buried in Woodland.
    3. 17. Nathanial Tunks  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 1873 in Westminster, Middlesex, Ontario; died in 1933; was buried in Woodland.
    4. 18. Annie L. Tunks  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 1879; died in 1933.
    5. 19. Eliza Tunks  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 1885; died in 1952.
    6. 20. Clera Tunks  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 1886.


Generation: 3

  1. 5.  John W. Cawrse Descendancy chart to this point (2.Jane2, 1.John1) was born in Nov 1859 in Metclafe, Ontario; died on 27 Sep 1927 in London, Ont..

    Notes:

    buried Woodland Cemetery
    John W. Cawrse made bricks stamped JWC

    John married Annas Griffith. Annas (daughter of Nathan Griffith* and Jane McAdam*) was born about 1853 in Westminster, Ontario; died on 09 Feb 1921 in London, Ontario. [Group Sheet]


  2. 6.  Louisa Skuse* Descendancy chart to this point (3.Barnabas2, 1.John1) was born in Sep 1868; died on 15 Apr 1869.

    Notes:

    Skuse 2
    died age 7 months


  3. 7.  Barnabas Skuse* Descendancy chart to this point (3.Barnabas2, 1.John1) was born in May 1872; died on 08 Jul 1872.

  4. 8.  John Skuse* Descendancy chart to this point (3.Barnabas2, 1.John1) was born in Sep 1874; died on 22 Mar 1876.

    Notes:

    something's wrong: he was born 18 months after his mother died; stone specifically says he was a son of B&H Skuse
    DWT under Skuse gives his dates as 1869-1871; this makes more sense.
    Skuse 2
    died age 18 months


  5. 9.  Edward Ellis Skuse Descendancy chart to this point (3.Barnabas2, 1.John1) was born in 1875; died in 1952.

    Notes:

    5 children ttrough Isobel; only John Edward is at BSC

    Edward married Elinor Ella Nixon*. Elinor (daughter of James Nixon*+ and Margaret Peggy Walker*) was born in Nov 1874; died on 07 Apr 1901. [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. 21. Ella Skuse  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 1901; died in 1952.

    Edward married Isobel Rankin. [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. 22. John Edward Skuse*  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 1914; died in 1956.

  6. 10.  Eli E. Christopher Skuse* Descendancy chart to this point (3.Barnabas2, 1.John1) was born in 1877; died in 1952.

    Notes:

    Skuse 2

    Eli married Nettie R. Wyant*. Nettie (daughter of Frank Benjamin Wyant*+ and Sarah Maria Whitehead*+) was born in 1878 in U.S.A.. [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. 23. Annas Skuse  Descendancy chart to this point

  7. 11.  Jane Jennie Skuse* Descendancy chart to this point (3.Barnabas2, 1.John1) was born in Feb 1878; died on 20 Aug 1894.

    Notes:

    Skuse 2
    died age 16


  8. 12.  Hannah Skuse Descendancy chart to this point (3.Barnabas2, 1.John1) was born in 1881; died in 1947.

    Notes:

    no children

    Hannah married William Henry Graham. William was born in 1877; died in 1960. [Group Sheet]


  9. 13.  Louise Skuse Descendancy chart to this point (3.Barnabas2, 1.John1) was born in 1884; died in 1963.

  10. 14.  Elizabeth Skuse Descendancy chart to this point (3.Barnabas2, 1.John1) was born in 1884; died in 1948.

    Notes:

    no children

    Elizabeth married Edmund Dewar. Edmund was born in 1883; died in 1958. [Group Sheet]


  11. 15.  John Henry Tunks Descendancy chart to this point (4.Annie2, 1.John1) was born in 1865; died in 1941; was buried in Woodland.

    John married Alma Luella Cornell in 1889. Alma (daughter of George Rymal Cornell and Elizabeth Shannon) was born in 1867; died in 1952; was buried in Woodland. [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. 24. George Henry Tunks  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 1890; died in 1988; was buried in Komoka.
    2. 25. Earl Wesley Tunks  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 1892; died in 1947.
    3. 26. Lloyd Stanley Tunks  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 1897; died in 1909; was buried in Woodland.
    4. 27. Charles L. Tunks  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 1901; died in 1982.
    5. 28. William Stewart Tunks  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 1907; died in 1981; was buried in Poplar Hill.

  12. 16.  Stanley E. Tunks Descendancy chart to this point (4.Annie2, 1.John1) was born in 1867; died in 1897; was buried in Woodland.

  13. 17.  Nathanial Tunks Descendancy chart to this point (4.Annie2, 1.John1) was born in 1873 in Westminster, Middlesex, Ontario; died in 1933; was buried in Woodland.

    Nathanial married Ida Alberta. [Group Sheet]

    Nathanial married Ida Alberta. Ida was born in 1879; died in 1927; was buried in Woodland. [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. 29. Audrey Tunks  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 1905; died in 1959; was buried in Woodland.

  14. 18.  Annie L. Tunks Descendancy chart to this point (4.Annie2, 1.John1) was born in 1879; died in 1933.

    Annie married William J. Howlett. William was born in 1877; died in 1938. [Group Sheet]


  15. 19.  Eliza Tunks Descendancy chart to this point (4.Annie2, 1.John1) was born in 1885; died in 1952.

    Eliza married Clifton G. F. Bignell about 1924. [Group Sheet]


  16. 20.  Clera Tunks Descendancy chart to this point (4.Annie2, 1.John1) was born in 1886.


Generation: 4

  1. 21.  Ella Skuse Descendancy chart to this point (9.Edward3, 3.Barnabas2, 1.John1) was born in 1901; died in 1952.

    Notes:

    interred Oakland Cemetery, Delaware

    Ella married Frank Behnke in 1925. Frank was born in 1879; died in 1959. [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. 30. Gerald William Behnke  Descendancy chart to this point

  2. 22.  John Edward Skuse* Descendancy chart to this point (9.Edward3, 3.Barnabas2, 1.John1) was born in 1914; died in 1956.

    Notes:

    Skuse 2

    John married Grace Tambling. [Group Sheet]


  3. 23.  Annas Skuse Descendancy chart to this point (10.Eli3, 3.Barnabas2, 1.John1)

    Annas married George Goring. [Group Sheet]


  4. 24.  George Henry Tunks Descendancy chart to this point (15.John3, 4.Annie2, 1.John1) was born in 1890; died in 1988; was buried in Komoka.

    George married Hannah Frances in 1911. Hannah was born in 1894; died in 1932. [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. 31. Frances Alma Tunks  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 1912 in Komoka; died in 1999 in Delaware, Middlesex, Ontario.
    2. 32. Edith Helen Tunks  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 1914; died in 1995.

  5. 25.  Earl Wesley Tunks Descendancy chart to this point (15.John3, 4.Annie2, 1.John1) was born in 1892; died in 1947.

    Notes:

    WWI soldier
    murdered in Timmins


  6. 26.  Lloyd Stanley Tunks Descendancy chart to this point (15.John3, 4.Annie2, 1.John1) was born in 1897; died in 1909; was buried in Woodland.

  7. 27.  Charles L. Tunks Descendancy chart to this point (15.John3, 4.Annie2, 1.John1) was born in 1901; died in 1982.

    Notes:

    great grandfather of Jason Tunks

    Charles married Vera V. Graham in 1922. [Group Sheet]


  8. 28.  William Stewart Tunks Descendancy chart to this point (15.John3, 4.Annie2, 1.John1) was born in 1907; died in 1981; was buried in Poplar Hill.

    William married Mabel Emma Griffith in 1930. Mabel (daughter of Roy Russel Griffith and Eva Daniels) was born in 1913 in Westminster, Middlesex, Ontario; died in 2005 in Lobo, Middlesex, Ontario. [Group Sheet]


  9. 29.  Audrey Tunks Descendancy chart to this point (17.Nathanial3, 4.Annie2, 1.John1) was born in 1905; died in 1959; was buried in Woodland.

    Audrey married Percy Scanlon. Percy was born in 1900; died in 1972; was buried in Woodland. [Group Sheet]

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