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- Birth Record Source: 1880-385-13
1881 Census:
Dwelling: Cottage, Muckhart, Perth, Scotland
Film 0203410, Vol 385, enum Dist 1, Page 1
Andrew Wilkie, married, age 29, Occupation ploughman, Birthplace Orwell, Kinross, Scotland
Janet Wilkie, married, age 37, ploughman's wife, Birthplace Ballingray, Kinross, Scotland
Magdalene Wilkie (Watson), unmarried, age 14,adopted daughter, Birthplace Kinglassie, Fife, Scotland
Charles Wilkie, age 9, scholar, Birthplace Ballingray, Kinross, Scotland
William Wilkie, age 7, scholar, Birthplace Cleish, Kinross, Scotland
Agnes Wilkie, age 5, scholar, Birthplace Portmoak, Kinross, Scotland
Andrew Wilkie, age 2, Birthplace, Portmoak, Kinross, Scotland
David Wilkie, age 4 mos., Birthplace Muckhart, Perth, Scotland **
1891 Scotland Census - Parish Civil - Beath, West Fife, Stevensonsbeath, Crosskeys, & Greenbank Cottages (1891-410-003-048)
#209,(Crosskeys) Page 48
Wilkie, Andw; Head, Marr, Age 42, Ploughman, Birthplace Kinrosshire, Orwell (2 rooms with windows)
Wilkie, Janet; Wife, Marr, Age 49, Outdoor Worker, Birthplace Fife, Ballingry
Wilkie, William, Son, Unmarr, Age 17, Ploughman, Birthplace Kinrossshire, Cleish
Wilkie, David, Son, Age 10, Scholar, Birthplace Perthshire, Muchart
Wilkie, Agnes, Dau, Age 15, Outdoor Worker, Birthplace Kinrossshire, Portmoak
Wilkie, Janet, Dau, Age 5, Scholar, Birthplace Fifeshire, Beath
Occupation - coal miner; After eye accident - pool hall worker in Castor for Harry Cousineau
1901 Scotland Census: Crossgates, Dunfermline, Fife; Pages 35 & 36, Mause Row #175
Andrew Wilkie, Head, Married, Age 57, Pithead Worker, Worker,Birthplace Kinrosshire, Orwell
Janet Wilkie, Wife, Married, Age 59, Birthplace Fifeshire, Balmain??
William Wilkie, Son, Widower, Age 27, Pithead worker, Worker, Birthplace Kinrosshire, Cleish
David Wilkie, Son, Single, Age 20, Occupation Blank, birthplace Muchart **
Admitted to Grand Lodge of Scotland (Masonic Order), St John Lodge, Crossgates, No. 540 on 5 June, 1911 - Signed David Reid - Grand Secretary.
1911 Scotland Census - Crossgates, Dunfermline Civil & Ecclesiastical Parish, Fife, Scotland; 1911-424/00 035/00 031
Lines 30-34 inclusive
Address: ?Aitkens Row #247
David Wilkie, Head, Age 30, married, Coal Miner, worker, Birthplace Muchart Perth
Ann Wilkie, Wife, Age 32, Married x 10 yr, 2 chn born, 2 chn alive, Birthplace Haddinton, Tranent
Andrew Wilkie, Son, Age 9, Single, at School, Birthplace Dunfermline, Fife
Janet Wilkie, Dau, Age 5, Single, at school, Birthplace Dalgetty Fife
Margaret Campbell, Age 18, Single, Boarder, Linen Weaver, Birthplace Fife, Dunfermline
Immigration:
Grampa Dave Wilkie purchased his sailing ticket on the steamship SS Pretorian for £30.00
The SS Pretorian was of the ALLAN Line. The ships' Masters Name was Blanchard Henry. More data on the SS Pretorian are as follows: Tonnage - 4375; Total No. of feet set aside for passengers - 10088; # of Passengers - 594; Port of Embarkation - Liverpool; Date of Sailing - 26 th of August, 1911; Where Bound - Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada; Arrival - 1:45 pm September 6, 1911. Passengers breakdown was;
Saloon - 44, 2nd cabin - 89; steerage - 155 for a total of 288.
SOURCE OF ABOVE INFO: The following entry was found on SHIPS LISTS, HALIFAX 1911-12, T-4741, R 929.371 3HI
21687 - £30.00 Wilkie, David Age - 31, Maried, Never been to Canada, Yes was recorded to the following questions; Permanent residence to be Canada, Able to read, Able to write. Homeland - Scotland, Nationality - Scotch,
Destination - Inverness, Nova Scotia, Occupation - miner, Religion- Presbyterian,
13 years in mining trade.
The entry just below Wilkie, David was SCOTT, WILLIAM
21686 - £30.00 - Scott, William, age - 38, Married, Occupation - miner,
Religion - Presbyterian, Destination - Inverness, Nova Scotia, 20 years in mining trade.
I believe Scott, William was Dave Wilkies' wifes' (Annie Scott Wilkie) brother.
Grampa Dave Wilkie worked in the coal mines of Crossgates, Dunfermline area Fife, Scotland, then in Glace Bay & New Waterton areas of Nova Scotia when he first migrated to Canada. Upon returning to Scotland - WWI was declared and again Grampa Dave was employed in coaling or fueling the warships at the naval base as well as working in the coal mines.
Returning to Canada:
Passengers Declaration -
David Wilkie, Age 40, Male, Married, Occupation Miner
Birthplace Muchart Perth
Citizenship - British
Religion - Protestant
Object in coming to Canada - "to settle"
Lived in Canada before at Waterford
Previous entry - Halifax, Sep 1911
Departed - Halifax 25 Apr 1914
Reason - to visit home
Yes to read & write
English spoken
Passage paid by self
Intend to remain Permanently in Canada - "Yes"
Destination: Sister - Mrs James Easton - Garden Plains, Alta
Railway Passage - CPR (Canadian Pacific Railway)
Nearest relative in departing Country: Wife - Mrs David Wilkie, Telfoods Row, Crossgates,
Personal Description: 5'7" tall; complexion - bright, Eyes - grey, Colour of Hair - light
Scar on left Cheek
Booking Agent: Third Class, Ticket #A64045 aboard SS Melita, departing Liverpool on 23 April 1920
1926 Prairie Provinces Census, Canada; Camrose County No 22, Alberta, Canada Castor town
Page 8; Lines 41 - 43 inclusive
Wilkie, David, Head, Male, Age 45, Birthplace Scotland
Wilkie, Annie, Wife, Female, Age 47, Birthplace Scotland
Wilkie, Andrew Son Male, Age 24, Birthplace Scotland
In the volunteer transcription found on Ancestry.ca and Familysearch.org - their surnames are noted as Nilkis, but I clearly read Wilkie
Upon returning to Canada he worked in coal mines in the Garden Plains area - along with his Brother in Law Jimmy Easton. The owners of those mines were Bob Unsworth and Bradshaw Mines. Later he worked for Remillard Mines - by Halkirk area - the location where Grampa suffered his eye injury due to dynamite that didn't ignite immediately but sometime later, 'blew', injuring Grampa in the face - forcing him to have many months of care in Calgary and Castor Hospitals - resulting in his glass eye.
I am uncertain of the exact date, but when Grampa Dave was working for Remillard mines either in the late 1930s or early 1940s, dynamite was lit and everyone had cleared the respective area for the explosion to occur; nothing happened - several miners went up a ladder to check why - and then it was Grampa's turn to check as the expected explosion hadn't occurred. Just as he reached the area - the explosion occurred - resulting in serious injuries to him - the loss of his Left eye as well as pieces of coal debris embedded in his skin - which remained for the remainder of his life - there was no way of removing this without serious skin grafting - neither expertise nor money was available for this option. To complicate matters further, there was no insurance for the workers in these small mines and no compensation when accidents happened. Grampa was taken to the Holy Cross Hospital in Calgary for treatments and a glass eye prosthesis. This exhausted his savings account and his Son Andy (my Dad) helped with the expenses. From that time onward, Grampa had a glass eye prosthesis - and again technology wasn't what it is today. The special type of glass used to come from Germany but during and after WWII, laboratories used another form of glass / plastics. It was not easy to insert the prosthesis into the orbit, cleanliness was required, both to the orbital cavity, the prosthesis as was lubrication. In the 21st century it is thought the life expectancy of a glass eye prosthesis is about 5 yrs - I wonder what it was back in the 1940s. Grampa never received any replacements - but used the first and only one he was given. He and our Father never returned to working in the mines following this accident.
Grampa found work in the local Pool Hall, working the tables, selling snacks and beverages as well as the cleaning of the establishment. He put in long hours - often 12 hour shifts on weekends & holidays - then a half-mile walk home after closing. Grampa never owned a car or drove a vehicle.
Alberta Registration of Death: 08-007887 1965
Name: Wilkie, David
Place of Death: Castor, AB - "Our Lady of the Rosary Hospital"
Date of Death: 29 Sep 1965
Length of Time Deceased Resided at Residence: 44 yrs
Resided in Alberta: 44 yrs
Resided in Canada: 44 yrs
Residence of Deceased: Castor, AB
Male
Cdn Citizenship
Racial Origin: Scotch
Place of Birth: Perth, Scotland** (according to birth certificate this is wrong, should be Fife, Scotland"
Date of Birth: 11 Nov 1880
Age: 84 yrs, 10 mos, 18 days
Occupation: Retired Miner
Industry: Coal Mining
Married - Widower
Wife's Name: Annie Scott
Name of Father: Wilkie, Andrew
Name of Mother: Brown, Janet
Parents Birthplace: Scotland
Informant:
A. Wilkie, Son, Sep 30 1965 Castor, AB
Burial: Castor Cemetery, Castor, AB 02 Oct 1965
Medical Certificate of Death: - David Wilkie
Date of Death: 29 Sep 1965, Male, Age 84
Cause of Death: Chronic Myocarditis x 6 mos
Embolism x 4 wks, Heart block x 2 wks
Signed: Dr. P.P. Kaye, Castor, AB
- (Research):
Birth Record Source: 1880-385-13
Parish of Muchart, County Perth
Name: David Wilkie
Date & Place: 1880 November 12 at 1 p.m.; Malliluch Muchart
Sex: Male
Parents: Andrew Wilkie, Ploughman & Janet Wilkie - MS Brown Married 1865 June 2nd, Ballingry Kinross
Informant: Andrew Wilkie - signed - Father
Registered: 13 November 1880 at Muchart
1881 Census:
Dwelling: Cottage, Muckhart, Perth, Scotland
Film 0203410, Vol 385, enum Dist 1, Page 1
Andrew Wilkie, married, age 29, Occupation ploughman, Birthplace Orwell, Kinross, Scotland
Janet Wilkie, married, age 37, ploughman's wife, Birthplace Ballingray, Kinross, Scotland
Magdalene Wilkie (Watson), unmarried, age 14,adopted daughter, Birthplace Kinglassie, Fife, Scotland
Charles Wilkie, age 9, scholar, Birthplace Ballingray, Kinross, Scotland
William Wilkie, age 7, scholar, Birthplace Cleish, Kinross, Scotland
Agnes Wilkie, age 5, scholar, Birthplace Portmoak, Kinross, Scotland
Andrew Wilkie, age 2, Birthplace, Portmoak, Kinross, Scotland
David Wilkie, age 4 mos., Birthplace Muckhart, Perth, Scotland **
1901 Scotland Census: Crossgates, Dunfermline, Fife; Pages 35 & 36, Mause Row #175
Andrew Wilkie, Head, Married, Age 57, Pithead Worker, Worker,Birthplace Kinrosshire, Orwell
Janet Wilkie, Wife, Married, Age 59, Birthplace Fifeshire, Balmain??
William Wilkie, Son, Widower, Age 27, Pithead worker, Worker, Birthplace Kinrosshire, Cleish
David Wilkie, Son, Single, Age 20, Occupation Blank, birthplace Muchart **
Admitted to Grand Lodge of Scotland (Masonic Order), St John Lodge, Crossgates, No. 540 on 5 June, 1911 - Signed David Reid - Grand Secretary.
1911 Scotland Census - Crossgates, Dunfermline Civil & Ecclesiastical Parish, Fife, Scotland; 1911-424/00 035/00 031
Lines 30-34 inclusive
Address: ?Aitkens Row #247
David Wilkie, Head, Age 30, married, Coal Miner, worker, Birthplace Muchart Perth
Ann Wilkie, Wife, Age 32, Married x 10 yr, 2 chn born, 2 chn alive, Birthplace Haddinton, Tranent
Andrew Wilkie, Son, Age 9, Single, at School, Birthplace Dunfermline, Fife
Janet Wilkie, Dau, Age 5, Single, at school, Birthplace Dalgetty Fife
Margaret Campbell, Age 18, Single, Boarder, Linen Weaver, Birthplace Fife, Dunfermline
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My Scottish "Wilkie" Family
1880 - 1965 (84 years)
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