David Morrison ERSKINE
1850 - 1931 (80 years)-
Name David Morrison ERSKINE Born 23 May 1850 Caradoc, Delaware County, Ontario, Canada (Upper Canada) 
[1] Gender Male Died 1931 Olds, Alberta, Canada Person ID I4297 Bob-Millie Family Tree Last Modified 12 Oct 2022
Father David ERSKINE
b. 1803, Portadown County, Armagh, Ireland
d. 29 Feb 1880, London Township, Ontario, Canada (Age 77 years) Relationship natural Mother Anne J. MORRISON
b. 23 Mar 1828, Portadown, Parish of Dumcree, Armagh, Ireland
d. 05 Jan 1883, London, Ontario, Canada (Age 54 years) Relationship natural Married 13 Nov 1845 Portadown, Seagoe, County Armagh, Ireland [2, 3] Family ID F690 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family Sarah FITZSIMONS
b. 1854, West Nissouri, Middlesex County, Ontario
d. 26 Apr 1899, Calgary, Alberta, Canada (Age 45 years) Married 14 Feb 1877 West Nissouri, Middlesex, Ontario [4, 5, 6] Children 1. Mary ERSKINE
b. 1878, Ontario, Canada
bur. Woodland, London (Section P,R) Middlesex London MX-152-6 [natural]2. Robert ERSKINE
b. 06 Mar 1880, Muskoka, Ontario, Canada
d. Alberta? [natural]3. Ernest ERSKINE
b. 1882, Calgary, Alberta, Canada [natural]4. Annie ERSKINE
b. 1883, Calgary, Alberta, Canada [natural]5. Louisa ERSKINE
b. 1886, Calgary, Alberta, Canada [natural]6. Lawrence ERSKINE
b. Abt 1892, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
d. 04 Nov 1893, Calgary, Alberta, Canada (Age 1 years) [natural]Photos 
Marriage: David Morrison Erskine to Sarah Fitzsimmons Marriage B: David Morrison Erskine to Sarah Fitzsimmons Last Modified 12 Oct 2022 Family ID F2198 Group Sheet | Family Chart
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Married - 14 Feb 1877 - West Nissouri, Middlesex, Ontario 
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Notes - NOTE 1./ 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 2./ Southern Alberta Pioneers and Their Descendants <<http://www.pioneersalberta.org/profiles/e.html#erskine>>
Erskine, David Morrison
He was born in London, Ontario in 1850, and moved west in 1886 and died in 1931 in Olds, Alberta. He married Sarah Fitzsimons at London, Ontario, in 1876. Sarah was born in 1854, at London and died in 1889 in Calgary, Alberta. They had six children. Mr Erskine was employed as a horse trainer and later was in road construction.
NOTE 3./ 1881 Parry Sound Ontario Census<<http://www.ogs.on.ca/ogspi/8eh/c188e004.htm#erskine>>
ERSKINE 1881 census 131o family 134
@ca.on.muskoka.parry_sound_village_&_parry_harbour_&_parry_island page 27 film C13244 lds1375880
electoral district of Muskoka but geographic district of Parry Sound
1 ERSKINE David m 30 Ont Meth Irish carpenter married
2 ERSKINE {?} Sarah f 26 Ont Meth Irish married
3 ERSKINE Mary f 3 Ont Meth Irish
4 ERSKINE Robert m 1 Ont Meth Irish
Name: Erskine, DavidSex: MAge: 30Place of Birth: Ont. (Ontario)Religion: MethodistEthnic Origin: IrishOccupation: CarpenterProvince: OntarioDistrict: Muskoka (131)Sub-district: Parry Sound & Parry Island (O)Page: 27Microfilm: C-13244Reference: RG31 - Statistics Canada
NOTE 4./ 1891 Calgary Alberta census, Name: David M Erskin
Gender: Male
Marital Status: Married
Age: 40
Birth Year: abt 1851
Birthplace: Ontario
Relation to Head of House: Head
Religion: Methodist
French Canadian: No
Father's Birth Place: Ireland
Mother's Birth Place: Ireland
Province: Territories
District Number: 197
District: Alberta
Subdistrict: Calgary
Archive Roll #: T-6425
Household Members: Name Age
David M Erskin 40
Sarah Erskin 36
Mary Erskin 13
Robert Erskin 11
Ernest Erskin 9
Annie Erskin 8
Louissa Erskin 5
NOTE 5./ 1901 Yale & Cariboo District, British Columbia, Canada census,
Name: David M Erskine
Gender: Male
Marital Status: Widowed
Age: 50
Birth Date: 23 May 1850
Birthplace: Ont
Relation to Head of House: Head
Racial or Tribal Origin: Irish
Nationality: Canadian
Religion: Methodist
Occupation: Carpenter
Province: British Columbia
District: Yale & Cariboo
District Number: 5
Sub-District: Yale (North/Nord)
Sub-District Number: K-1
Family Number: 132
Page: 13
Household Members: Name Age
David M Erskine 50
Walter G Lloyd 21
Edward Floder 24
Fredk Elliott 26
NOTE 6./ The Canadian County Atlas Digital Project
<<http://digital.library.mcgill.ca/countyatlas/printresults.php>>
Last Name First Name County Township Town Occupation Birthplace
Erskine David Middlesex London Carpenter; Builder Canada
Full record for Erskine, David
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 1: Lot #7
NOTE 7./ Historical Perspective: The Year Was 1885
The year was 1885 and the flow of settlers to western Canada increased greatly with the completion of the Canadian Pacific Railway.
And in Canada's North-West Territories there were rumblings of a rebellion. In what is now Saskatchewan and Alberta, three groups had grievances with the Canadian government in Ottawa. The Metis, descendants of fur traders and indigenous peoples, were concerned about legal claim to their land; white settlers were waiting for official property titles necessary to secure loans and felt their interests weren't represented; and the starving First Nations peoples who had been promised farming equipment and aid were angry that treaties weren't being observed.
The rebellion, which would only last for two months, was led by Louis Riel, a Metis who had fought for the rights of Manitoba residents during the Red River uprising in 1869-70. He formed a provisional government and armed forces. These forces clashed with government troops at Duck Lake and although the Metis claimed this first victory, the rebellion was subdued by the end of May, and Louis Riel was arrested and hung for treason.
In the United States, anti-Chinese sentiment was on the rise following the California gold rush, which had brought more than 100,000 Chinese to American shores. In September of 1885, violence erupted. In a Union Pacific Coal Mine in Rock Springs, Wyoming, there was a dispute over who had the right to work in a particularly rich area of the mine. Paid by the ton, white workers rioted, burning the Chinese quarter of town, and killing twenty-eight Chinese miners. The perpetrators were never prosecuted and Army troops had to be called in to protect those Chinese who wished to return to their homes.
In Chicago, Sarah E. Goode, a former slave, became the first African American woman to be awarded a patent from the U.S. government for her design of a “cabinet bed.” Her invention could be used as a cabinet by day, but opened into a bed for sleeping.
In June of 1885 the U.S. received a package--actually two hundred and fourteen packages. In them was the Statue of Liberty, waiting to be assembled on Bedloe’s Island. The statue would be unveiled in late October of 1886.
Great strides were made in the field of medicine in 1885, when Louis Pasteur successfully treated Joseph Meister for rabies with his new vaccine.
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. - [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?) - [S2183] Southern Alberta Pioneers and Their Descendants.
Erskine, David Morrison
He was born in London, Ontario in 1850, and west in 1886 and died in 1931 in Olds, Alberta. He married Sarah Fitzsimons at London, Ontario, in 1876. Sarah was born in 1854, at London and died in 1889 in Calgary, Alberta. They had six children. Mr Erskine was employed as a horse trainer and later was in road construction.
- [S1885] Middlesex Co Marriages 1876.
6334-77 David ERSKINE, 26, carpenter, Caradoc twp., London twp., s/o David & Ann, married Sarah FITZSIMONS, 22, West Nissouri, same, d/o Heatly & Mary, witn: George STEVENSON & James ERSKINE, both of London, 7 Dec 1876 at West Nissouri - [S2012] Ontario, Canada Marriages, 1857-1922.
Name: David Erskine
Spouse Name: Sarah Fitzsimons
Marriage Date: 7 Dec 1876
Marriage Place: West Nissouri Township
Delay Year: 1877
Registration Number: 60525
Archives of Ontario Microfilm: 24