The McCaskies of Peterborough Ontario

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James McAskey 1818 -1858 and his wife Ann Speer 1822 -1889 came from Tyrone.
They emigrated from Co Tyrone Ireland to Ontario Canada.
She travelled on the ship Envoy in 1851 with their children  
Their address in Ireland was noted as Omagh, which is the county town of Co Tyrone.

There were only 2 McAskie families in Tyrone in the late 18th Century.  and they lived in Ardstraw parish. Often passengers notes were only as accurate as the purser who took down the details so the spelling McAskey was probably inaccurate. It remains to be proved exactly how James connected to this family.

Strabane Workhouse and the Envoy 1851



James and Anne had 7 children in all, 3 born in Ireland, 3 born in Canada, another with birthplace unknown.
There was also William Burgess McCaskie born about 1844 in Ireland

They settled in Otonabee township in Peterborough Ontario.

Their children:-

1 Robert born 1842  2 William born 1844  3 Margaret Jane born 1846  - all born in Ireland
The other three were 4 Elizabeth born 28 May 1853, 5 Thomas James born 20 August 1855 and 6 John born abt 1858 - born in Canada.

Finally there was 7 Joe - I do not know when or where he was born

James, the father died 29 November 1858

1871 Census Ontario

Belmont township in Peterborough Anne McCaskie widow aged 45 with her 6 children. She was living in a log cabin Her son William was married by that time.

1 Robert born 1842 married Elizabeth Hooey (b 1844) had 5 known children and by 1868 they were living in Bexley Township after moving from Peterborough.
Wesleyan Methodist Baptisms shows 1st  3 children David George b 02/02/1865 in Belmont,  William Herbert b 11/10/1866 inn Belmont and Joseph Wilbert b 30/05/1868 in Cartwright

1871 Census Ontario

Simcoe North William & Robert McCaskie both age 28, born Ireland, Reformed Presbyterian, farmer. 

Peterborough North James McCaskey, aged 34, born Ireland Canadian Presbyterian, occupation farmer 

1885 Census  Iowa

Robert and his family were living at 83 Debuque St Webster City Hamilton County. By now Robert and Elizabeth had had 2 more children - born in Canada - viz Eva b 1870 and Edith b 1873.

John, Robert's brother was living with them. 

By 1890 brother John was gone and brother William was with them. David George married Lillie M. Stover 17 Aug 1886. She was born 1874 in Lyon IA Children Herald, b 1888, Edna b 1890 and Fay b 1895 Hamilton Co 1910 Census Iowa Robert and Elizabeth living with Eva and her husband Ralph W Willis (bookkeeper in Contractor's office), plus a granddaughter called Edna M McCaskie, aged 20 who was a saleslady in a dept store. 1920 Census Iowa Elizabeth living with Ralph and Eva at Cerro Gordo Co, Mason City - Ralph owned and managed a building company. Ralph and Eva still lived there in 1930. 1930 Census Beverley Hills Robert and Elizabeth Hooey's last daughter Edith 1873-1946 married Charles W Bossert - b 1883. In 1930 they were living in Beverley Hills California with their son Charles W - b 04 Feb 1911, also Edna, daughter of David McCaskie and Lillie Stover and Edith's brother Joseph.  Charles Senior was a travelling salesman and Edna was a Bookkeeper in a warehouse. Charles Junior died in 1996 in Westminster, Orange, California	Robert McCaskie 1910
	Elizabeth McCaskie 1920
	Bossert family Beverley Hills1930

2 William was born in 1844 - surname Burgess but he took the  McAskey name. He died 14 July 1928	Click image to enlarge

William Burgess McCaskie from Belleville - William was a Horse Trader and he had a glass eye
Connor and Coltson's Directory of Ontario County, 1869/70-Part 2.
Township of Brock shows McAskie, Wm., 12 n ½ 23 f. - I do not know if this is connected.

William married Elizabeth Stuart & they had the following 8 children:-

1 Alexander  b. 24 February 1869; d. 15 April 1937.

2  Henry b. 22 October 1874; d. 23 February 1954 married Agnes MacPherson 1 June 1893 in Belleville. served in WW1 - was a tinsmith. Henry signed up 1916

3 Albert  b. 29 December 1873; d. 24 April 1964 - his daughter was Norma

8 Helen  b. 16 June 1888; d. 4 November 1963.

Edward James married Margaret Caldwell

Children of Edward McCaskie and Margaret Caldwell are:

William Joseph Allan,   Frederick Gerard,   Raymond  Edward, Walter James  b. 1927; d. 1998    Arthur Leonard,   Bernard Albert, Madeline Elizabeth, Marion Margaret

William Joseph Allan had a son called Edward

Walter James married Jean Elizabeth Whitmore - they had 2 children presumably still living

Twin Fred married Madge Hosford from Cork Ireland in Biwabik Minnesota on 18 August 1903.

Fred and Madge had applied for naturalization in Hibbard Minnesota both in 1991.

They had 3 daughters and a son. One daughter was Gladys McCaskie

Gladys McCaskie (13 Oct 1905- 16 June 1941)

Charles Rudstrom (11 Nov 1900- July 1975)

Son Kenneth Rudstrom (4 Jun 1928-4 Apr 1996)

Gladys married Charles, from Winsconsin on 10 August 1925 *
See more about the Rudstroms and their DesRosier and Bonicatto connections at http://groups.yahoo.com/group/DesRosier_Family/

Western Land Grants (1870-1930) The Dominion Lands Act required that each homesteader provide proof that the land had been improved. When a homesteader felt that he met all conditions of his homestead entry, as outlined in the Dominion Lands Act, he filed an application with his local Dominion Lands Office.

McAskey applications were:-

3 Margaret Jane married Dafoe Robinson in 1867 in Newcastle District Ontario.Nothing more is known about him. In 1871 she married Hugh Nelson and settled in Asphodel Township, Peterborough County, Ontario

4 Elizabeth married Thomas A Dale 28 March 1877 - they moved to Albia Monroe Co., IA - see Rootsweb World Connect - select Eliza C McCaskie. Her brother 5 John died in 1939 in Oakview Monroe Co IA - in 1920 he was living with his niece Winnona Maggie Dale Patterson in Monroe Co

Children 5 and 6 - James and Joe - are on pages after the Rudstroms

* The next page shows pictures of Charles Rudstrom's parents and grandparents