Robert
Caskie
Born about in Old Kilpatrick, Dumbarton, Scotland
Son of James Caskie
and Catherine (Maclaren) Caskie
[sibling(s) unknown]
Husband of
Jessie (Boyd) Caskie
— married
7 Jun 1867 (to 20 May 1873) in Milton, Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland
Husband of
Janet (Harley) Caskie
— married
8 Apr 1874 (to before 1901) in Cathcart, Renfrewshire, Scotland
Descendants 
Father of
Christina Gowans Caskie, Catherine (Caskie) Allan, James Wallace Caskie, Janet Caskie, Robert Wallace Caskie and Jessie Harley (Caskie) Tollman
Died
at about age 63
in Cathcart, Renfrewshire, Scotland
Profile last modified
| Created 5 Jul 2013
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Biography
- Based on his age at death, Robert Caskie would have been born about 1843.
- In the 1851 census Robert (age 8), Scholar, was the son of James Caskey in Castle Street, Dunoon, Dunoon and Kilmun, Argyll.[1]
Name Age Relation Sex Occupation Birth Place James Caskey 37 Head M Quarryman Dunoon, argyleshire Catharine Caskey 34 Wife F Kilmarnock, argyles Catharine Caskey 10 Daughter F Servant At Home Duntocher, Dumbartonshire Robert Caskey 8 Son M Scholar Kilpatrick, Dumbartonshire Jane Caskey 6 Daughter F Dunoon, argyleshire Agnes Caskey 3 Daughter F Dunoon, argyleshire James Caskey 10 Mo Son M Dunoon, argyleshire John Mcdonald 24 Lodger M Mason Boness, Linlithgowshire Joseph Manson 30 Lodger M Shoemaker Perth, Perthshire
- Robert Caskie married Jessie Boyd in the parish of Milton, Glasgow, Lanarkshire on 7 June 1867.[2]
- Jessie and Robert had three children:
- Jessie Caskie or Boyd died in the Rutherglen district of Lanarkshire in 1873, aged 28,[3] and the following year, Robert married Janet Harley in the parish of Cathcart, Renfrewshire on 30 April 1874.[4]
- Robert had a further three children with Janet:
- In the 1881 census Robert (age 38), Builder Employing 1 Man & 3 Boys., was in Cathcart, Renfrewshire.[5]
Name Age Relation Sex Birth Place Robert Caskie 38 Head M Old Kilpatrick, Dumbartonshire Janet Caskie 34 Wife F Glasgow, Lanarkshire Robert Caskie 4 Son M Cathcart, Renfrewshire Jessie Caskie 3 Daughter F Cathcart, Renfrewshire
- In the 1891 census Robert (age 48), Builder, was in Park Cottage, Cathcart, Renfrewshire.[6]
Name Age Relation Sex Birth Place Occupation Robert Caskie 48 Head M O Kilpatrick, Dumbartonshire Builder Janet Caskie 46 Wife F Glasgow, Lanarkshire Robert Caskie 14 Son M Cathcart, Renfrewshire Apprentice Draughtsman Jessie Caskie 13 Daur (Daughter) F Cathcart, Renfrewshire
- In the 1901 census Robert (age 58), Stone Mason, was in Eaglesham Rd Raeside Cottage, Cathcart, Renfrewshire.[7]
Name Age Relation Sex Birth Place Robert Caskie 58 Head M Old Kilpatrick, Dumbartonshire Jessie Caskie 23 Daughter F Cathcart, Renfrewshire Isabella Caskie 6 Granddaughter F Cathcart, Renfrewshire Janet Caskie 2 Granddaughter F Cathcart, Renfrewshire
- Robert died in 1906 in the Cathcart district of Lanarkshire aged 63.[8]
Sources
- ↑ 1851 Census:
"1851 Scotland Census"
Parish: Dunoon and Kilmun; ED: 5; Line: 10; Roll: CSSCT1851_109; Year: 1851
Ancestry Record 1851Scotland #1329346 (accessed 18 April 2022)
Robert Caskey (8) son, Scholar, in household of James Caskey (37) in Castle Street, Dunoon, Dunoon and Kilmun, Argyll. Born in Kilpatrick, Dumbartonshire. - ↑ "Scotland Marriages, 1561-1910", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XT13-Y2Y : 11 February 2020), Jessie Boyd in entry for Robert Caskie, 1867.
- ↑ Statutory death indexes; CASKIE, JESSIE; 28; GILSON; 1873; 654/ 114; Rutherglen; from www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk
- ↑ "Scotland Marriages, 1561-1910", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XYQM-SJ4 : 11 February 2020), Janet Harley in entry for Robert Caskie, 1874.
- ↑ 1881 Census: "1881 Scotland Census"
Parish: Cathcart; ED: 3; Page: 28; Line: 2; Roll: cssct1881_162
Ancestry Record 1119 #1247718 (accessed 18 April 2022)
Robert Caskie (38), Builder Employing 1 Man & 3 Boys., head of household in Cathcart, Renfrewshire. Born in Old Kilpatrick, Dumbartonshire. - ↑ 1891 Census: "1891 Scotland Census"
Parish: Cathcart; ED: 4A; Page: 9; Line: 19; Roll: CSSCT1891_177
Ancestry Record 1108 #2053118 (accessed 18 April 2022)
Robert Caskie (48), Builder, head of household in Park Cottage, Cathcart, Renfrewshire. Born in O Kilpatrick, Dumbartonshire. - ↑ 1901 Census: "1901 Scotland Census"
Parish: Cathcart; ED: 8; Page: 9; Line: 15; Roll: CSSCT1901_188
Ancestry Record 1101 #1363624 (accessed 18 April 2022)
Robert Caskie (58), Stone Mason, head of household in Eaglesham Rd Raeside Cottage, Cathcart, Renfrewshire. Born in Old Kilpatrick, Dumbartonshire. - ↑ Statutory death indexes; CASKIE, ROBERT; 63; 1906; 560/ 234; Cathcart (Lanark); from www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk
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Thank you to James Allan for creating WikiTree profile Caskie-13 through the import of Allan ONLY No2 on Jul 4, 2013.
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