David ERSKINE
1803 - 1880 (77 years)-
Name David ERSKINE Born 1803 Portadown County, Armagh, Ireland 
[1] Gender Male Died 29 Feb 1880 London Township, Ontario, Canada [2, 3] Buried 02 Mar 1880 Woodland Cemetery, London, Ontario [4] Person ID I1437 Bob-Millie Family Tree Last Modified 12 Oct 2022
Father David ERSKINE
b. 1756
d. 20 Mar 1834, Tarsan, Armagh, East Seagoe, Ulster, Ireland (Age 78 years) Relationship natural Mother Janet UNKNOWN
b. 1776, Ireland
d. 02 Feb 1842, Tarsan, Armagh, East Seagoe, Ulster, Ireland (Age 66 years) Relationship natural Family ID F887 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family 1 Anne J. MORRISON
b. 23 Mar 1828, Portadown, Parish of Dumcree, Armagh, Ireland
d. 05 Jan 1883, London, Ontario, Canada (Age 54 years) Married 13 Nov 1845 Portadown, Seagoe, County Armagh, Ireland [5, 6] Children 1. Mary Jones ERSKINE
b. 08 Jan 1847, Banbury, Oxen, (Oxfordshire), England
d. 29 May 1856, London, Ontario, Canada (Age 9 years) [natural]2. Elizabeth Eleanor ERSKINE
b. 22 Mar 1848, Banbury, Oxen, (Oxfordshire), England
d. 08 Feb 1932, London, Ontario, Canada (Age 83 years) [natural]3. David Morrison ERSKINE
b. 23 May 1850, Caradoc, Delaware County, Ontario, Canada (Upper Canada)
d. 1931, Olds, Alberta, Canada (Age 80 years) [natural]4. Benjamin Jones Morrison ERSKINE
b. 30 Sep 1851, Delaware County, Ontario, Canada ( Upper Canada)
d. 25 Apr 1855, London, Ontario, Canada (Age 3 years) [natural]5. Robert Brian ERSKINE
b. 22 Dec 1854, London, Ontario, Canada
d. 29 May 1932, London, Ontario, Canada (Age 77 years) [natural]6. Mary Jannet Jones ERSKINE
b. 28 May 1857, London, Ontario, Canada
d. 19 Aug 1875, London, Ontario, Canada (Age 18 years) [natural]7. Jane Anne ERSKINE
b. 04 Feb 1859, London, Ontario, Canada
d. Aft 1911, London, Middlesex, Ontario (Age > 53 years) [natural]8. John William ERSKINE
b. 15 Dec 1860, London, Ontario, Canada
d. 12 Jan 1864, London, Ontario, Canada (Age 3 years) [natural]9. Harry ERSKINE
b. 20 Jul 1863, London, Ontario, Canada
d. Bef 1901, Hamilton, Wentworth, Ontario (Age < 37 years) [natural]Last Modified 12 Oct 2022 Family ID F690 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family 2 UNKNOWN
d. Bef 1845, Ireland? Children 1. James ERSKINE
b. Between 1820 and 1845, Ireland
d. Aft 1876, West Nissouri, Middlesex, Ontario??? (Age > 57 years) [natural]Last Modified 12 Oct 2022 Family ID F886 Group Sheet | Family Chart
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Event Map 
Died - 29 Feb 1880 - London Township, Ontario, Canada 
Buried - 02 Mar 1880 - Woodland Cemetery, London, Ontario = Link to Google Earth
Notes - NOTE 1./ 1851 Caradoc Twp , Middlesex Census: from the Ontario Gen Web Project at
<<http://ogw.census-sense.com/transcript.asp?id=1812&pg=11>>
DIV PG LN HS SURNAME FIRST SEX AGE MAR RESIDENCE BIRTH RELIGION OCCUPATION REMARKS
1 11 43 85 Erskine David M 47 M R 2 Lot 21 Ireland CofEngland Farmer
1 11 44 85 Erskine Ann J. (Anne) F 26 M Ireland CofEngland
1 11 45 85 Erskine Mary Janis F 5 S England CofEngland
1 11 46 85 Erskine Elizabeth Elenor F 4 S England CofEngland
1 11 47 85 Erskine David Mordon (Morson) M 2 S Canada CofEngland
1 11 48 85 Erskine Benjamin M 1 S Canada CofEngland
1 11 49 85 Erskine John M 36 S DelawRe Ireland CofEngland Weaver
An closer investigation of the actual 1851 census image provides that David had 6 family members in his household, and they all lived in a Log house. They seemed to have faired just about as well as their neighbours, 3 others of whom resided in the same type of dwelling, while there was one frame house, one brick house and one frame shanty according to the enumerator. RAM
NOTE 2./ ERSKINE 1861 census district 243; @ca.on.middlesex.london_township
Surname Given Age
ERSKINE David 56
ERSKINE Ann 34
ERSKINE David 11
ERSKINE Mary 4
ERSKINE Elizabeth 13
ERSKINE Jane 2
ERSKINE Robert 7
ERSKINE William 1
source: OGS London-Middlesex Branch publication #222 1861 Census Middlesex - London Township: Surnames A-L
NOTE 3./ 1871 London, Middlesex, Ontario census
Name Birth Year Birth Place Home in 1871
David Erskine abt 1803 Ireland London, Middlesex East, Ontario
Anne Erskine abt 1826 Ireland London, Middlesex East, Ontario
David Erskine abt 1851 Ontario London, Middlesex East, Ontario
Robert Erskine abt 1855 Ontario London, Middlesex East, Ontario
Mary Erskine abt 1858 Ontario London, Middlesex East, Ontario
Jane Erskine abt 1859 Ontario London, Middlesex East, Ontario
Harry Erskine abt 1864 Ontario London, Middlesex East, Ontario
NOTE 4./ Nissouri Township <<http://welcome.to/ontariogenweb>>
Believed to have been named for an Indian word meaning "gurgling waters". Split into West Nissouri (Middlesex County) & East Nissouri (Oxford County) in 1851
NOTE 5./ The Canadian County Didital Atlas Project: Full record for Erskine, David <<http://digital.library.mcgill.ca/countyatlas/showmap.php?Township=London&plotX=943&plotY=2431&getMap.x=68&getMap.y=12>>
Last Name Erskine
First Name David
Nativity Canada
Business Carpenter; Builder
Year Settled 1877
Post Office London
Township London
County Middlesex
Atlas Date 1878
Concession: I
Lot: 7
NOTE 6./ Historical Note: The Year Was 1818
The year was 1818 and the Convention of 1818decided the northern boundary of the United States and the southern boundary of Canada as being the 49th parallel, between the Lake of the Woods in Minnesota and the Rocky Mountains. The land west of the Rockies was under joint control of the U.S. and Britain. That boundary was settled in 1846 with the Oregon Treaty.
South of 49th parallel, Illinois was admitted as the twenty-first state. Initially the northern boundary was set just below the southern end of Lake Michigan, but at a population of around 36,000, Illinois was short of the necessary 60,000 minimum required for statehood. Illinois Congressional delegate, Nathaniel Pope, suggested that it would make better sense to move the boundary northward to include the City of Chicago and the area upon which the I & M Canal would be built, connecting the Great Lakes with the Mississippi River, and from there the Gulf of Mexico.
In the South, the First Seminole War resulted from the escalation of conflicts between the Seminoles and settlers who were moving into Seminole territory. The Seminoles provided a sanctuary for escaped slaves and this provided additional fuel for the fire. Andrew Jackson pursued the Seminoles into Florida, which was then under Spanish control. His victory led to the accession of Florida to the U.S. the following year.
In the Ohio River Valley, an epidemic of what was commonly called "milk sick" broke out and in October it claimed Abraham Lincoln's mother, Nancy Hanks Lincoln. At the time, the illness was attributed to many things, but only a few suspected the real culprit. It wasn't until the early 1900s that it was determined that milk from cows that had eaten snakeroot caused the illness. By then it had claimed many other victims, the majority of them infants.
In literature, a young Mary Shelley's most famous book-- Frankenstein--was published. 1818 also marked the first time the Christmas hymn Silent Night was sung in the small Austrian village of Oberndorf.
Sources - [S2019] Original Handwriting of David Erskine, Inscribed in a copy of John Bunyan's, "Pilgrims Progress".
Signed by David Erskine, is his list of all the names and dates of birth of his children written in his own handwriting and Dated October, 1854. book is in the possession of Peg Johnson. - [S2342] Woodland Cemetery Records, Dana Erskine Research, e-mail from Dana Erskine on 10-28-2003.
Hi Dana,
As I mentioned earlier, we do not keep records regarding how each person is
related. However, I was able to piece some information together from the stone. It appears the dates you have are correct, but the pieces of the puzzle are not put together correctly. David died February 29, 1880 and was buried in the cemetery of St. Pauls Cathedral March 2, 1880. Once Woodland opened, everyone in the old cemetery was transferred here. He was moved here with two other family
members in May of 1883. The stone says his wife was Anne, who died January
5, 1883.
As far as Mary, I have three listed. Mary A. Morrison, who died April 1, 1857, was the wife of Benjamin Morrison.
# 2 Mary Erskine, died May of 1856, was only a child of about 9.
# 3, Mary Erskine died August of 1875 at 18. The way the records are worded, I believe she was never married.
- [S2007] Ontario, Canada Deaths, 1869-1932.
Name: David Erskine
Death Date: 29 Feb 1880
Death Location: Middlesex
Gender: Male
Estimated birth year: abt 1803
Birth Location: Ireland
- [S1966] OCFA : Ontario Cemetery Finding Aid.
ERSKINE David Woodland, London (Section P,R) Middlesex London MX-152-6 - [S1741] LDS Internet site: David Erskine, British Isles: Two different references.
Reference #1: David ERSKINE : Sex: M : Marriage(s): Spouse: Anne MORRISON : Marriage: 13 Nov 1845 : 0415, Seagoe, Armagh, Ireland
Source Information: Batch number: Dates Source Call No. Type Printout Call No. Type : 701616 -1845 0101270 : Film NONE ( Film/fiche search results
Marriage records, 1845-1870 Ireland. General Registry Office )
Reference #2 : David ERSKINE : Sex: M : Marriage(s): Spouse: Anne MORRISON : Marriage: 15 Oct 1845 : Seagoe, Armagh, Ireland : Source : Information : Batch number: Dates Source Call No. Type Printout Call No. Type 7425211 - 0935191 : Film NONE ( Film/fiche search results Patron sheets, 1969-1991 Patron submitted forms )
Sheet: 17
- [S1909] Mormon Library, Holywood Road, Belfast Ireland, From the Lurgan register of marriages for 1845. (on microfilm).
Reference: 7/415 on microfilm: (? = not easy to read on microfilm)
3-11-1845: David Erskine, full age, widower, pensioner? of Tarson, parish of Seagoe, father David, a weaver, AND Anne Morrison, a minor, spinster, of Portadown, parish of Dumcree, father Benjamin Morrison, boatbuilder?
Both signed with an "x": Witnesses John Erskine and Benjamin Morrison.
The marriage was solemnized at the Meeting Houise at Portadown, Parish of Seagoe, County of Armagh, by Simpson J. Morrison.(chaplain?)
