David Morrison ERSKINE

Male 1850 - 1931  (80 years)


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  • Name David Morrison ERSKINE 
    Born 23 May 1850  Caradoc, Delaware County, Ontario, Canada (Upper Canada) Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Gender Male 
    Died 1931  Olds, Alberta, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I4297  Bob-Millie Family Tree
    Last Modified 12 Oct 2022 

    Father David ERSKINE
              b. 1803, Portadown County, Armagh, Ireland Find all individuals with events at this location
              d. 29 Feb 1880, London Township, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 77 years) 
    Relationship natural 
    Mother Anne J. MORRISON
              b. 23 Mar 1828, Portadown, Parish of Dumcree, Armagh, Ireland Find all individuals with events at this location
              d. 05 Jan 1883, London, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 54 years) 
    Relationship natural 
    Married 13 Nov 1845  Portadown, Seagoe, County Armagh, Ireland Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 3
    Family ID F690  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Sarah FITZSIMONS
              b. 1854, West Nissouri, Middlesex County, Ontario Find all individuals with events at this location
              d. 26 Apr 1899, Calgary, Alberta, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 45 years) 
    Married 14 Feb 1877  West Nissouri, Middlesex, Ontario Find all individuals with events at this location  [4, 5, 6
    Children 
     1. Mary ERSKINE
              b. 1878, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
              bur. Woodland, London (Section P,R) Middlesex London MX-152-6 Find all individuals with events at this location  [natural]
     2. Robert ERSKINE
              b. 06 Mar 1880, Muskoka, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
              d. Alberta? Find all individuals with events at this location  [natural]
     3. Ernest ERSKINE
              b. 1882, Calgary, Alberta, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [natural]
     4. Annie ERSKINE
              b. 1883, Calgary, Alberta, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [natural]
     5. Louisa ERSKINE
              b. 1886, Calgary, Alberta, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [natural]
     6. Lawrence ERSKINE
              b. Abt 1892, Calgary, Alberta, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
              d. 04 Nov 1893, Calgary, Alberta, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 1 years)  [natural]
    Photos
    Marriage: David Morrison Erskine to Sarah Fitzsimmons
    Marriage: David Morrison Erskine to Sarah Fitzsimmons
    Marriage B: 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

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsMarried - 14 Feb 1877 - West Nissouri, Middlesex, Ontario Link to Google Earth
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  • Photos
    Middlesex County: Concession 1 Lot 7
    Middlesex County: Concession 1 Lot 7
    1851 Caradoc, Middlesex, Canada West: David Erskine
    1851 Caradoc, Middlesex, Canada West: David Erskine
    Marriage: David Morrison Erskine to Sarah Fitzsimmons
    Marriage: David Morrison Erskine to Sarah Fitzsimmons
    Marriage B: David Morrison Erskine to Sarah Fitzsimmons
    Marriage B: David Morrison Erskine to Sarah Fitzsimmons
    1881 Parry Sound & Parry Island, Muskoka, Ont: David Erskine
    1881 Parry Sound & Parry Island, Muskoka, Ont: David Erskine
    1891 Calgary Alberta : David M Erskine
    1891 Calgary Alberta : David M Erskine

  • 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 
    1. [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.

    2. [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


    3. [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?)

    4. [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.


    5. [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

    6. [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