My Scottish "Wilkie" Family

Charles Wilkie

Male 1888 - 1918  (29 years)


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  1. 1.  Charles Wilkie was born on 24 Jun 1888 in Beath, Fife, Scotland; died on 12 Feb 1918 in Springhill, Cumberland County, Nova Scotia, Canada; was buried in Springhill, Cumberland County, Nova Scotia, Canada.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • 1891 Census: 1891, Beath, Fife, Scotland; 1891 Scotland Census
    • 1901 Census: 1901, Dalziel, Lanarkshire, Scotland; 1901 Scotland Census
    • Passenger Lists: 16 Mar 1904, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada; Canadian Passenger Lists
    • 1911 Census: 1911, Springhill, Cumberland County, Nova Scotia, Canada; 1911 Canadian Census
    • Marriage: 29 Mar 1912, Springhill, Cumberland County, Nova Scotia, Canada; to Frances Hawker

    Notes:

    Birth Registration: ScotlandsPeople 1888-410/00 0159, Page 53
    Charles Wilkie
    date: 24 June 1888 - 11 h 0 m PM
    Place: Lindsay Place, Beath, Fife, Scotland
    Sex: Male
    Parents: David Wilkie, General Labourer & Elizabeth Wilkie MS Boyd,
    Married: 1885 November 20th Dunfermline
    Informant: David Wilkie, Father, Present
    Registered: 09 July 1888 at Oakfield, Geo Terris, Registrar

    1891 Scotland Census:
    Civil Parish of Beath, West Fifeshire, Village of Oakfield, Page 49
    Household # 237

    David Wilkie, Head, Married, Age 40, General Labourer, Employed, Birthplace - Burnt Island, Fife
    Eliza Wilkie, Wife, Married, Age 35, Birthplace Lanarkshire, Carden
    David Wilkie, Son, Unmarried, Age 18, Coalminer, Employed, Birthplace Kinrossshire, Orwell
    Robert Wilkie, Son, Unmarried, Age 17, Coal Miner Pony Driver, Employed, Birthplace Logie, Clackmanananshire
    James Wilkie, Son, Age 4, Birthplace, Beath, Fifeshire
    Charles Wilkie, Son, Age 2, Birthplace, Beath, Fifeshire
    Janet Boyd, mother - in -law, Widow, Age 74?, Annuitant, Birthplace, Lanarkshire, Glasgow

    1901 Scotland Census - parish Dalziel; ED:15, Page 46, Line 18; Roll CSSCT1901_260
    Address: 82 Ladywell Road, Dalziel, Lanarkshire, Scotland
    James McDonald, Age 47 yr
    Mary McDonald, Age 52
    Thomas McDonald, Age 10
    John Colder, Age 17
    George Colder, Age 15
    James Wilkie, Age 14, Nephew
    Charlie Wilkie, Age 12, Nephew, Scholar
    Ralph Wilkie, Age 8, Nephew, Scholar

    Canadian Passenger Lists, 1865-1935 (ancestry.ca) Library & Archives Canada, RG76-C,
    Charles Wilkie, Age 15, est birth 1889, Date of Arrival - 16 March 1904
    Ship: Sardinian
    Port of Arrival: Boston Massachusetts & Halifax, Nova Scotia
    Port of Departure: Glasgow, Scotland & Liverpool, England

    1911 Canadian Census - Springhill, Nova Scotia, Line 18 (automated genealogy)
    Charles Wilkie, Age 23, Birthplace Scotland, Immigration Year 1902, Birth date May 1878*, Occupation Coal Miner Labourer- 'on strike'
    Charles is residing in the household of Mr & Mrs Smith - his Aunt and Uncle (McDonalds) and Brother Ralph Wilkie are a few lines above Charles
    * Charles birth certificate - from Scotlands People states his birth date as 24 June 1888 - so perhaps an enumerator error or misprint hw

    Marriage Certificate - Vital Statistics - Nova Scotia, Canada Marriages 1763-1932, Page 169, Book 1811, Reg # 62
    29 March 1912 , by License
    Place: Springhill, Cumberland County, Nova Scotia Canada
    Charles Wilkie - Age 22, Bachelor, Church of England, Miner, Residence - Springhill NS
    Birthplace: Fifeshire, Scotland
    Parents: David Wilkie & Elizabeth - Occupation Miner

    Bride: Frances Hawker, Age 23, Spinster, Church of England, Residence - Springhill NS
    Birthplace: New Glasgow, Pictou, Nova Scotia
    Parents: Henry Hawker & Ellen, Occupation Tinsmith
    Witnesses: Hovis Smith & Hattie Smith

    Death Certificate: Nova Scotia Deaths - 1864-1877, 1890-1957; Book 39, Page 164, Reg # 617
    Name: Charles Wilkie
    Male
    Date of Death: 12 February 1918
    Residence: Morris Street, Springhill, Nova Scotia
    Occupation: Miner
    Married
    Birthplace: Scotland
    Cause of Death: Primary - Asthma, Immediate - Heart Failure
    Length of Illness: 2 months
    Religion: Baptist
    Race: White
    MD: Dr. Wm J. Merdrope
    Undertaker: A. W. Brown
    Cemetery: Hillside, Springhill Nova Scotia
    Registered: February 13, 1918 by A. W. Brown

    1891 Census:
    Age 2 yrs, residing with Parents

    1901 Census:
    Age 12 yrs Scholar living with Aunt & Uncle McDonald

    Passenger Lists:
    Age 15 yrs

    1911 Census:
    Age 23 yrs Miner 'on strike'

    Charles married Frances Hawker on 29 Mar 1912 in Springhill, Cumberland County, Nova Scotia, Canada. Frances (daughter of H.W. Hawker and A.E. Berry) was born on 29 Oct 1888 in New Glasgow, Pictou, Nova Scotia, Canada; died on 6 Sep 1966 in New Glasgow, Pictou, Nova Scotia, Canada. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]




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