Tenth Generation (Continued)
Family of Catherine COMPTON (203) & Robert CRESWELL
303. Harry Compton CRASWELL (Catherine COMPTON9, Edward8, Thomas7, Ann6, John5, John4, Tristram3, John “the Elder”2, Edward1). Born on 19 Aug 1827 in Lot 17, PEI, Canada. Christened on 23 Sep 1827 in C Of E, Richmond, PEI, Canada.
- 1827 PEI Baptismal Index
Child's Full Name Hary Compton Craswell
Birth Date 19 August 1827
Place of Birth Lot 17
Baptismal Date 23 September 1827
Place of Baptism
Officiating Clergy L.C. Jenkins
Father's Name Robert Craswell
Mother's Name Katherine Compton
Church Name Church of England
Church Location Richmond
Record Book Number 1
Record Book Page 51
RESEARCH NOTES:
- May have died young? Younger brother given same name.
- i Horatio "Harry" Compton Craswell #70255 b. 19 Aug 1827, Egmont Bay Prince Edward Island, Occ./Title: ?, d. about 1840. - don’t know where the middle name Horatio came from??! - not in baptism record.
- if he lived, could this be him?: NOV. 02, 1849, MARRIED AT ST. ELEANORS ON THE 27TH ULT., BY THE REV. DR. WIGGINS, ETHELRED CRASWELL OF MILL VALE, LOT 13, TO MATILDA, ELDEST DAUGHTER OF HENRY CRASWELL OF ST. ELEANORS.
- Portrait of the late Harry Craswell found in a 1917 Charlottetown Paper by M Gaudet - was it of this Harry or a later one?
- 1827 PEI Baptismal Index
Child's Full Name Hary Compton Craswell
Birth Date 19 August 1827
Place of Birth Lot 17
Baptismal Date 23 September 1827
Place of Baptism
Officiating Clergy L.C. Jenkins
Father's Name Robert Craswell
Mother's Name Katherine Compton
Church Name Church of England
Church Location Richmond
Record Book Number 1
Record Book Page 51
RESEARCH NOTES:
- May have died young? Younger brother given same name.
- i Horatio "Harry" Compton Craswell #70255 b. 19 Aug 1827, Egmont Bay Prince Edward Island, Occ./Title: ?, d. about 1840. - don’t know where the middle name Horatio came from??! - not in baptism record.
- if he lived, could this be him?: NOV. 02, 1849, MARRIED AT ST. ELEANORS ON THE 27TH ULT., BY THE REV. DR. WIGGINS, ETHELRED CRASWELL OF MILL VALE, LOT 13, TO MATILDA, ELDEST DAUGHTER OF HENRY CRASWELL OF ST. ELEANORS.
- Portrait of the late Harry Craswell found in a 1917 Charlottetown Paper by M Gaudet - was it of this Harry or a later one?
304. William Rufus* CRASWELL (Catherine COMPTON9, Edward8, Thomas7, Ann6, John5, John4, Tristram3, John “the Elder”2, Edward1). Born on 19 Aug 1827 in Summerside, PEI, Canada. Christened on 23 Sep 1827 in Richmond, PEI, Canada. William Rufus* died bef 1911; he was 83.
- 1827 PEI Baptismal Index
Child's Full Name William Rufus Craswell
Birth Date 19 August 1827
Place of Birth
Baptismal Date 23 September 1827
Place of Baptism
Officiating Clergy L.C. Jenkins
Father's Name Robert Craswell
Mother's Name Katherine Compton
Church Name Church of England
Church Location Richmond
Record Book Number 1
Record Book Page 51
- 1863 PEI PARO Marriage Record
Marriage Record
Groom's Name William Rufus Craswell
Groom's Residence Lot 17
Groom's Status Bachelor
Bride's Name Mary Ann Acron
Bride's Residence Egmont Bay
Bride's Status Spinster
Source RG19/s3/ss5: Marriage bonds, 1863
- 1891 Canada census, living in Lot 17, Prince, PEI
Name Age
William R Crandell [Craswell] 63 - M, 63, M, PEI, parents England, Methodist, farmer
Mary A Crandell [Craswell] 58 - F, 58, M, wife, PEI, parents PEI, Methodist
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Ema S Craswell 20 - F, 20, Daug, PEI x 3, Meth
Robert W Craswell 26 - M, 26, Son, PEI x 3, C Presb, farmer
John W Craswell 24 - M, 24, son, PEI x 3, -, farmer
- 1901 Census of Canada - living with son John’s family ...
Subdistrict: Lot (township/canton) 17, PRINCE (East/Est), PRINCE EDWARD ISLAND
District Number: 133
Subdistrict Number: c-2
Archives Microfilm: T-6510
2 11 12 Creswell John W M Head M Dec 26 1866 34
2 12 12 Creswell Bertha A F Wife M Apr 25 1875 25
2 13 12 Creswell Marion G. F Daughter S Jun 6 1897 3
2 14 12 Creswell Roy S. M Son S Dec 14 1898 2
2 15 12 Creswell Wm. R. M Father M Aug 16 1827 73
2 16 12 Creswell Mary Ann F Mother M May 6 1832 68
2 17 12 Creswell Emma S. F Sister S Feb 9 1871 30
- Compiled by another researcher: 30. William `Rufus' Craswell #15081 (7.Robert3, 2.William2, 1.James1) b. 19 Aug 1827, Egmont Bay Prince Edward Island, Occ./Title: ?, m. 26 Mar 1863, Mary Anne Acorn #15082, b. ___ 1834, (daughter of John Acorn #30063 and Eleanor Moore #30065) Occ./Title: Homemaker.
- 1827 PEI Baptismal Index
Child's Full Name William Rufus Craswell
Birth Date 19 August 1827
Place of Birth
Baptismal Date 23 September 1827
Place of Baptism
Officiating Clergy L.C. Jenkins
Father's Name Robert Craswell
Mother's Name Katherine Compton
Church Name Church of England
Church Location Richmond
Record Book Number 1
Record Book Page 51
- 1863 PEI PARO Marriage Record
Marriage Record
Groom's Name William Rufus Craswell
Groom's Residence Lot 17
Groom's Status Bachelor
Bride's Name Mary Ann Acron
Bride's Residence Egmont Bay
Bride's Status Spinster
Source RG19/s3/ss5: Marriage bonds, 1863
- 1891 Canada census, living in Lot 17, Prince, PEI
Name Age
William R Crandell [Craswell] 63 - M, 63, M, PEI, parents England, Methodist, farmer
Mary A Crandell [Craswell] 58 - F, 58, M, wife, PEI, parents PEI, Methodist
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Ema S Craswell 20 - F, 20, Daug, PEI x 3, Meth
Robert W Craswell 26 - M, 26, Son, PEI x 3, C Presb, farmer
John W Craswell 24 - M, 24, son, PEI x 3, -, farmer
- 1901 Census of Canada - living with son John’s family ...
Subdistrict: Lot (township/canton) 17, PRINCE (East/Est), PRINCE EDWARD ISLAND
District Number: 133
Subdistrict Number: c-2
Archives Microfilm: T-6510
2 11 12 Creswell John W M Head M Dec 26 1866 34
2 12 12 Creswell Bertha A F Wife M Apr 25 1875 25
2 13 12 Creswell Marion G. F Daughter S Jun 6 1897 3
2 14 12 Creswell Roy S. M Son S Dec 14 1898 2
2 15 12 Creswell Wm. R. M Father M Aug 16 1827 73
2 16 12 Creswell Mary Ann F Mother M May 6 1832 68
2 17 12 Creswell Emma S. F Sister S Feb 9 1871 30
- Compiled by another researcher: 30. William `Rufus' Craswell #15081 (7.Robert3, 2.William2, 1.James1) b. 19 Aug 1827, Egmont Bay Prince Edward Island, Occ./Title: ?, m. 26 Mar 1863, Mary Anne Acorn #15082, b. ___ 1834, (daughter of John Acorn #30063 and Eleanor Moore #30065) Occ./Title: Homemaker.
On 26 Mar 1863 when William Rufus* was 35, he married Mary Anne ACORN/ACRON. Born on 6 May 1832. Mary Anne died aft 1911; she was 78.
- Daughter of John Acorn and Eleanor Moore
- 1911 Canada census: Mary Ann Creswell living with son John and family, widow, 79, May 1832
RESEARCH NOTES
- can’t find baptism in PEI index.
- Daughter of John Acorn and Eleanor Moore
- 1911 Canada census: Mary Ann Creswell living with son John and family, widow, 79, May 1832
RESEARCH NOTES
- can’t find baptism in PEI index.
They had the following children:
533i.
Robert William “Will” CRASWELL (1864-1931)
534ii.
John Wesley CRASWELL (1867-)
535iii.
Emma Susanna CRASWELL (1871-)
536iv.
Frederick James CRASWELL (~1874-)
305. Arthur Spencer CRASWELL (Catherine COMPTON9, Edward8, Thomas7, Ann6, John5, John4, Tristram3, John “the Elder”2, Edward1). Born on 16 Sep 1829 in Lot 17, PEI, Canada. Christened on 11 Oct 1829 in Richmond Church of England, Prince, PEI, Canada.
- 1829 PEI Baptismal Record
Child's Full Name Arthur Spencer Craswell
Birth Date 16 September 1829
Place of Birth Lot 17
Baptismal Date 11 October 1829
Officiating Clergy Wm.W Walker
Father's Name Robert Craswell
Mother's Name Catherine Compton
Church Name Church of England
Church Location Richmond
Record Book Number 1
Record Book Page 70
- 1855 PEI PARO Marriage Record
Groom's Name Arthur Spencer Craswell
Groom's Residence Lot 17
Bride's Name Sarah Compton
Bride's Residence Lot 17
Bride's Status Widow/Widower
Source RG19/s3/ss5: Marriage bonds, 1855
- 1866 PEI PARO Marriage Record
Groom's Name Arthur Craswell
Groom's Residence St. Eleanors
Groom's Status Widow/Widower
Bride's Name Isabella Peterson
Bride's Residence Miramichi, NB
Bride's Status Spinster
Source RG19/s3/ss5: Marriage bonds, 1866
From other researchers:
- CHILDREN: 4 [by first wife Sarah]: George Arthur, b 30 Nov 1857 St. Eleanor; Catherine Sarah c 21 Dec 1864 and Lisle Compton Craswell (twin, same christening) d. 3 May 1880 Atchison Kansas of consumption living with her aunt on Craswell side; Gertrude Catherine Emily b 11 Jan 1860 St. Eleanors c 7 Apr 1862 St. Eleanors d in US probablly Maine.
- Arthur sent his children to his sister in Kansas at some point after Sarah died. Then preceded to marry again to Isabella Patterson. and had 7 more children. As far as I can figure, Arthur died in Massachusetts and Isabella
in Chicago.
- Arthur Craswell’s second wife, Isabella, was from Miramichi, New Brunswick
From the Summerside Progress, published on AUG. 13, 1866, MARRIED AT ST. ELEANORS ON THE 6TH INST., BY MR. BROWN, J.P., ARTHUR CRASWELL, SECOND SON OF ROBERT OF ST. ELEANORS TO ISABELLA PETERSON OF MIRAMICHI, NEW BRUNSWICK.
- 31. Arthur Spencer Craswell #111644 (7.Robert3, 2.William2, 1.James1) b. 16 Sep 1829, Lot # 17 Prince Prince Edward Is BNA, Occ./Title: ?, m. 13 Jun 1855, By/At: St. Eleanors Prince Edward Island, Sarah Davies Tanton #111645, Occ./Title: Homemaker.
- 1829 PEI Baptismal Record
Child's Full Name Arthur Spencer Craswell
Birth Date 16 September 1829
Place of Birth Lot 17
Baptismal Date 11 October 1829
Officiating Clergy Wm.W Walker
Father's Name Robert Craswell
Mother's Name Catherine Compton
Church Name Church of England
Church Location Richmond
Record Book Number 1
Record Book Page 70
- 1855 PEI PARO Marriage Record
Groom's Name Arthur Spencer Craswell
Groom's Residence Lot 17
Bride's Name Sarah Compton
Bride's Residence Lot 17
Bride's Status Widow/Widower
Source RG19/s3/ss5: Marriage bonds, 1855
- 1866 PEI PARO Marriage Record
Groom's Name Arthur Craswell
Groom's Residence St. Eleanors
Groom's Status Widow/Widower
Bride's Name Isabella Peterson
Bride's Residence Miramichi, NB
Bride's Status Spinster
Source RG19/s3/ss5: Marriage bonds, 1866
From other researchers:
- CHILDREN: 4 [by first wife Sarah]: George Arthur, b 30 Nov 1857 St. Eleanor; Catherine Sarah c 21 Dec 1864 and Lisle Compton Craswell (twin, same christening) d. 3 May 1880 Atchison Kansas of consumption living with her aunt on Craswell side; Gertrude Catherine Emily b 11 Jan 1860 St. Eleanors c 7 Apr 1862 St. Eleanors d in US probablly Maine.
- Arthur sent his children to his sister in Kansas at some point after Sarah died. Then preceded to marry again to Isabella Patterson. and had 7 more children. As far as I can figure, Arthur died in Massachusetts and Isabella
in Chicago.
- Arthur Craswell’s second wife, Isabella, was from Miramichi, New Brunswick
From the Summerside Progress, published on AUG. 13, 1866, MARRIED AT ST. ELEANORS ON THE 6TH INST., BY MR. BROWN, J.P., ARTHUR CRASWELL, SECOND SON OF ROBERT OF ST. ELEANORS TO ISABELLA PETERSON OF MIRAMICHI, NEW BRUNSWICK.
- 31. Arthur Spencer Craswell #111644 (7.Robert3, 2.William2, 1.James1) b. 16 Sep 1829, Lot # 17 Prince Prince Edward Is BNA, Occ./Title: ?, m. 13 Jun 1855, By/At: St. Eleanors Prince Edward Island, Sarah Davies Tanton #111645, Occ./Title: Homemaker.
On 13 Jun 1855 when Arthur Spencer was 25, he first married Sarah Williams (Davies?) TANTON, daughter of George Davies TANTON (1795-1844) & Mary WOOD (1801-1852), in St Eleanors, Prince, PEI, Canada. Born on 4 Feb 1824 in Lot 17, Prince, PEI, Canada. Christened on 21 Mar 1824 in Richmond Church of England, Prince, PEI, Canada. Sarah Williams (Davies?) died in Summerside, PEI, Canada, on 26 Dec 1864; she was 40. Buried in 1864 in St Johns Anglican Church, St Eleanors, PEI, Canada.
- 1824 PEI PARO Baptismal Record
Child's Full Name Sarah Williams Tanton
Birth Date 4 February 1824
Place of Birth Lot 17
Baptismal Date 21 March 1824
Officiating Clergy J.C Jenkins
Father's Name George Davies Tanton
Mother's Name Mary Wood
Church Name Parish
Church Location Richmond
Record Book Number 1
Record Book Page 12
From other researchers:
- Sarah was a sister of Mary Jane who married Alfred's brother, Edmund. Their father, George Tanton Jr. built the St. Eleanor's Courthouse and Jail and was murdered in 1844. After Alfred's death, Sarah married Arthur Spencer Craswell and had five more children.
- MARRIAGE: twice. “Arthur Spencer Craswell, St. Eleanors and Sarah Compton (widow) married by license at St. Eleanors by Rev. Herbert Read.” Witness William Tanton, Sarah Craswell and George Tanton.
- CHILDREN:
- 4 by first marriage (Compton);
- 4 by second marriage (Craswell): George Arthur, b 30 Nov 1857 St. Eleanor; Catherine Sarah c 21 Dec 1864 and Lisle Compton Craswell (twin, same christening) d. 3 May 1880 Atchison Kansas of consumption living with her aunt on Craswell side; Gertrude Catherine Emily b 11 Jan 1860 St. Eleanors c 7 Apr 1862 St. Eleanors d in US probablly Maine.
- 1865 JAN 27 [date published in The Islander, PEI], DIED ON THE 26TH ULT., AGED 43 YEARS [=> born 1821], SARAH, WIFE OF ARTHUR S. CRASWELL.
OR
The Islander – Jun 29, 1855
Married. On the 13th inst., at St. Eleanor’s by the Rev. J. Herbert Read, B.C. Rector, Mr. Arthur Craswell, to Mrs. S. Compton, both of St. Eleanor’s.
RESEARCH NOTES:
- NAME: previously entered only as Sarah Tanton
- BIRTH: probably born in PEI as her birthdate 4 Feb 1824 and baptism date 21 Mar 1824 Richmond Parish PEI are very close together. However, her age at death (43) puts her birth year in 1821 instead?
- 1824 PEI PARO Baptismal Record
Child's Full Name Sarah Williams Tanton
Birth Date 4 February 1824
Place of Birth Lot 17
Baptismal Date 21 March 1824
Officiating Clergy J.C Jenkins
Father's Name George Davies Tanton
Mother's Name Mary Wood
Church Name Parish
Church Location Richmond
Record Book Number 1
Record Book Page 12
From other researchers:
- Sarah was a sister of Mary Jane who married Alfred's brother, Edmund. Their father, George Tanton Jr. built the St. Eleanor's Courthouse and Jail and was murdered in 1844. After Alfred's death, Sarah married Arthur Spencer Craswell and had five more children.
- MARRIAGE: twice. “Arthur Spencer Craswell, St. Eleanors and Sarah Compton (widow) married by license at St. Eleanors by Rev. Herbert Read.” Witness William Tanton, Sarah Craswell and George Tanton.
- CHILDREN:
- 4 by first marriage (Compton);
- 4 by second marriage (Craswell): George Arthur, b 30 Nov 1857 St. Eleanor; Catherine Sarah c 21 Dec 1864 and Lisle Compton Craswell (twin, same christening) d. 3 May 1880 Atchison Kansas of consumption living with her aunt on Craswell side; Gertrude Catherine Emily b 11 Jan 1860 St. Eleanors c 7 Apr 1862 St. Eleanors d in US probablly Maine.
- 1865 JAN 27 [date published in The Islander, PEI], DIED ON THE 26TH ULT., AGED 43 YEARS [=> born 1821], SARAH, WIFE OF ARTHUR S. CRASWELL.
OR
The Islander – Jun 29, 1855
Married. On the 13th inst., at St. Eleanor’s by the Rev. J. Herbert Read, B.C. Rector, Mr. Arthur Craswell, to Mrs. S. Compton, both of St. Eleanor’s.
RESEARCH NOTES:
- NAME: previously entered only as Sarah Tanton
- BIRTH: probably born in PEI as her birthdate 4 Feb 1824 and baptism date 21 Mar 1824 Richmond Parish PEI are very close together. However, her age at death (43) puts her birth year in 1821 instead?
They had the following children:
537i.
George Arthur CRASWELL (1857-)
538ii.
Gertrude Catherine Emily CRASWELL (1860-1914)
539iii.
Catherine Sarah CRASWELL (Twin) (~1864-)
540iv.
Lisle Compton CRASWELL (Twin) (~1864-1880)
On 6 Aug 1866 when Arthur Spencer was 36, he second married Isabella PETERSON in St Eleanors, Prince Co, PEI, Canada. Born ca 1830.
From other researchers:
- Arthur Craswells second wife, Isabella, was from Miramichi, New Brunswick [no children listed for this marriage]. (from announcement in the paper)
- Another researcher says they had 7 more children?
From other researchers:
- Arthur Craswells second wife, Isabella, was from Miramichi, New Brunswick [no children listed for this marriage]. (from announcement in the paper)
- Another researcher says they had 7 more children?
306. Sarah Mary CRASWELL (Catherine COMPTON9, Edward8, Thomas7, Ann6, John5, John4, Tristram3, John “the Elder”2, Edward1) 
. Born on 15 May 1834 in St Eleanors, Prince Co, PEI, Canada. Christened on 6 Jul 1834 in Summerside, PEI, Canada. Sarah Mary died in Kansas, USA, on 15 Nov 1889; she was 55. Buried in 1889 in Mt Vernon Cemetery, Atchison, Atchision, Kansas, USA.
- 1834 PEI PARO Baptismal Record
Child's Full Name Sarah Mary Craswell
Birth Date 15 May 1834
Place of Birth St. Eleanors
Baptismal Date 6 July 1834
Officiating Clergy A.V.G Wiggins
Father's Name Robert Craswell
Mother's Name Catherine Compton
Church Name Church of England
Church Location Richmond
Record Book Number 1
Record Book Page 110
- 1889 memorial for Sarah Mary Craswell Schurman
Birth: May 15, 1835 Prince Edward Island, Canada
Death: Nov. 17, 1889
Parents:
Robert Creswell (1796 - 1876)
Catherine Compton Creswell (1801 - 1872)
Spouse:
Caleb Schurman (1829 - 1916)
Children:
Arthur Spencer Schurman (1863 - 1957)*
Sibling:
Sarah Mary Craswell Schurman (1835 - 1889)
Harry Compton Creswell (1845 - 1932)*
*Calculated relationship
Burial: Mount Vernon Cemetery, Atchison, Atchison County, Kansas, USA
Created by: FranzJr
Record added: Jul 12, 2010
Find A Grave Memorial# 54869163
RESEARCH NOTES
From other researchers:
- Sarah Mary married Caleb Shurman on Feb 4, 1862 and that they moved to Kansas, where Sarah died on Nov 15, 1899, leaving 2 children.
- Details about them and their children are in Ross Graves books "William Schurman, Loyalist of Bedeque, PEI and His Descendants"
- had 4 children
- 32. Sarah Mary Craswell #15080 (7.Robert3, 2.William2, 1.James1) b. 15 May 1834, St. Eleanors Prince Edward Island, Occ./Title: Homemaker, m. 4 Feb 1862, By/At: St. Eleanors Prince Edward Island, Caleb Schurman #15079, b. 8 Dec 1829, Sherbrooke Prince Prince Edward Is BNA, (son of William "Squire William" Schurman #86655 and Mary Maxfield #86657) Occ./Title: Farmer, d. 15 Sep 1916, Effingham Atchison Kansas USA. Sarah died 15 Nov 1889, Effingham Atchison Kansas USA.
Children:
97. i Arthur Spencer Schurman #86427 b. 11 Jan 1863.
98. ii Alveretta "Etta" Schurman #86428 b. 26 Dec 1864.
99. iii Ernest `Percy' Schurman #86429 b. 30 Dec 1866.
100. iv Frederick Robert Schurman #86430 b. 6 Jul 1870.
. Born on 15 May 1834 in St Eleanors, Prince Co, PEI, Canada. Christened on 6 Jul 1834 in Summerside, PEI, Canada. Sarah Mary died in Kansas, USA, on 15 Nov 1889; she was 55. Buried in 1889 in Mt Vernon Cemetery, Atchison, Atchision, Kansas, USA.- 1834 PEI PARO Baptismal Record
Child's Full Name Sarah Mary Craswell
Birth Date 15 May 1834
Place of Birth St. Eleanors
Baptismal Date 6 July 1834
Officiating Clergy A.V.G Wiggins
Father's Name Robert Craswell
Mother's Name Catherine Compton
Church Name Church of England
Church Location Richmond
Record Book Number 1
Record Book Page 110
- 1889 memorial for Sarah Mary Craswell Schurman
Birth: May 15, 1835 Prince Edward Island, Canada
Death: Nov. 17, 1889
Parents:
Robert Creswell (1796 - 1876)
Catherine Compton Creswell (1801 - 1872)
Spouse:
Caleb Schurman (1829 - 1916)
Children:
Arthur Spencer Schurman (1863 - 1957)*
Sibling:
Sarah Mary Craswell Schurman (1835 - 1889)
Harry Compton Creswell (1845 - 1932)*
*Calculated relationship
Burial: Mount Vernon Cemetery, Atchison, Atchison County, Kansas, USA
Created by: FranzJr
Record added: Jul 12, 2010
Find A Grave Memorial# 54869163
RESEARCH NOTES
From other researchers:
- Sarah Mary married Caleb Shurman on Feb 4, 1862 and that they moved to Kansas, where Sarah died on Nov 15, 1899, leaving 2 children.
- Details about them and their children are in Ross Graves books "William Schurman, Loyalist of Bedeque, PEI and His Descendants"
- had 4 children
- 32. Sarah Mary Craswell #15080 (7.Robert3, 2.William2, 1.James1) b. 15 May 1834, St. Eleanors Prince Edward Island, Occ./Title: Homemaker, m. 4 Feb 1862, By/At: St. Eleanors Prince Edward Island, Caleb Schurman #15079, b. 8 Dec 1829, Sherbrooke Prince Prince Edward Is BNA, (son of William "Squire William" Schurman #86655 and Mary Maxfield #86657) Occ./Title: Farmer, d. 15 Sep 1916, Effingham Atchison Kansas USA. Sarah died 15 Nov 1889, Effingham Atchison Kansas USA.
Children:
97. i Arthur Spencer Schurman #86427 b. 11 Jan 1863.
98. ii Alveretta "Etta" Schurman #86428 b. 26 Dec 1864.
99. iii Ernest `Percy' Schurman #86429 b. 30 Dec 1866.
100. iv Frederick Robert Schurman #86430 b. 6 Jul 1870.
On 4 Feb 1862 when Sarah Mary was 27, she married Caleb SCHURMAN in St Eleanors, Prince, PEI, Canada. Born on 8 Dec 1829 in Sherbrooke, Prince, PEI, Canada. Caleb died in Effingham, Atchison, Kansas, USA, on 15 Sep 1916; he was 86. Buried in 1916 in Mt Vernon Cemetery, Atchison, Atchision, Kansas, USA.
- Caleb Schurman #15079, b. 8 Dec 1829, Sherbrooke Prince Prince Edward Is BNA, (son of William "Squire William" Schurman #86655 and Mary Maxfield #86657) Occ./Title: Farmer, d. 15 Sep 1916, Effingham Atchison Kansas USA.
- 1916 memorial for Caleb Schurman
Birth: 1829
Death: Sep. 17, 1916
Spouse:
Sarah Mary Craswell Schurman (1835 - 1889)*
Children:
Arthur Spencer Schurman (1863 - 1957)*
*Calculated relationship
Burial: Mount Vernon Cemetery, Atchison, Atchison County, Kansas, USACreated by: FranzJr
Record added: Jul 12, 2010
Find A Grave Memorial# 54869161
- Caleb Schurman #15079, b. 8 Dec 1829, Sherbrooke Prince Prince Edward Is BNA, (son of William "Squire William" Schurman #86655 and Mary Maxfield #86657) Occ./Title: Farmer, d. 15 Sep 1916, Effingham Atchison Kansas USA.
- 1916 memorial for Caleb Schurman
Birth: 1829
Death: Sep. 17, 1916
Spouse:
Sarah Mary Craswell Schurman (1835 - 1889)*
Children:
Arthur Spencer Schurman (1863 - 1957)*
*Calculated relationship
Burial: Mount Vernon Cemetery, Atchison, Atchison County, Kansas, USACreated by: FranzJr
Record added: Jul 12, 2010
Find A Grave Memorial# 54869161
They had the following children:
541i.
Arthur Spencer SCHURMAN (1863-1957)
542ii.
Alveretta "Etta" SCHURMAN (1864-1946)
543iii.
Ernest Percy* SCHURMAN (1866-1896)
544iv.
Frederick Robert SCHURMAN (1870-1944)
307. Helen Adriana CRASWELL (Catherine COMPTON9, Edward8, Thomas7, Ann6, John5, John4, Tristram3, John “the Elder”2, Edward1). Born on 11 Mar 1837 in Summerside, PEI, Canada. Christened on 23 Apr 1837 in Richmond, PEI, Canada.
- PEI Baptismal Index
Child's Full Name Helen Adriana Craswell
Birth Date 11 March 1837
Place of Birth Lot 1 [ baptised in Richmond, so this likely should read Lot 17]
Baptismal Date 23 April 1837
Place of Baptism
Officiating Clergy A.V.G. Wiggins
Father's Name Robert Craswell
Mother's Name Catherine Compton
Church Name Church of England
Church Location Richmond
Record Book Number 1
Record Book Page 126
- vii Helen Adriana "Annie" Craswell #111653 b. 11 Mar 1837, Lot # 17 Prince Prince Edward Is BNA, Occ./Title: Spinster dsp, d. living 1880, Kansas USA.
- PEI Baptismal Index
Child's Full Name Helen Adriana Craswell
Birth Date 11 March 1837
Place of Birth Lot 1 [ baptised in Richmond, so this likely should read Lot 17]
Baptismal Date 23 April 1837
Place of Baptism
Officiating Clergy A.V.G. Wiggins
Father's Name Robert Craswell
Mother's Name Catherine Compton
Church Name Church of England
Church Location Richmond
Record Book Number 1
Record Book Page 126
- vii Helen Adriana "Annie" Craswell #111653 b. 11 Mar 1837, Lot # 17 Prince Prince Edward Is BNA, Occ./Title: Spinster dsp, d. living 1880, Kansas USA.
308. Robert Frederick CRASWELL (Catherine COMPTON9, Edward8, Thomas7, Ann6, John5, John4, Tristram3, John “the Elder”2, Edward1). Born on 9 Feb 1840 in St Eleanors, Prince Co, PEI, Canada. Christened on 29 Mar 1840 in Richmond, Prince, PEI, Canada.
- 1840 PEI Baptismal Index
Child's Full Name Robert Frederick Craswell
Birth Date 9 February 1840
Place of Birth St. Eleanors
Baptismal Date 29 March 1840
Place of Baptism
Officiating Clergy A.V.G. Wiggins
Father's Name Robert Craswell
Mother's Name Catherine Compton
Church Name Church of England
Church Location Richmond
Record Book Number 1
Record Book Page 140
- from another researcher:
viii Robert Frederick "Fred" Craswell #70259 b. 9 Feb 1840, North St. Eleanors Prince PEI BNA, Occ./Title: ?.
- 1840 PEI Baptismal Index
Child's Full Name Robert Frederick Craswell
Birth Date 9 February 1840
Place of Birth St. Eleanors
Baptismal Date 29 March 1840
Place of Baptism
Officiating Clergy A.V.G. Wiggins
Father's Name Robert Craswell
Mother's Name Catherine Compton
Church Name Church of England
Church Location Richmond
Record Book Number 1
Record Book Page 140
- from another researcher:
viii Robert Frederick "Fred" Craswell #70259 b. 9 Feb 1840, North St. Eleanors Prince PEI BNA, Occ./Title: ?.
309. Francis CRASWELL (Catherine COMPTON9, Edward8, Thomas7, Ann6, John5, John4, Tristram3, John “the Elder”2, Edward1). Born abt 1843 in PEI, Canada. Christened on 25 Feb 1844 in Richmond, PEI, Canada.
- 1844 PEI Baptismal Index:
Child's Full Name Francis Craswell
Birth Date
Place of Birth
Baptismal Date 25 February 1844
Place of Baptism
Officiating Clergy A.V.G. Wiggins
Father's Name Robert Craswell
Mother's Name Catherine Conpton
Church Name Church of England
Church Location Richmond
Record Book Number 1
Record Book Page 161
From another researcher:
- v Francis Craswell #111651 Occ./Title: ?.
- 1844 PEI Baptismal Index:
Child's Full Name Francis Craswell
Birth Date
Place of Birth
Baptismal Date 25 February 1844
Place of Baptism
Officiating Clergy A.V.G. Wiggins
Father's Name Robert Craswell
Mother's Name Catherine Conpton
Church Name Church of England
Church Location Richmond
Record Book Number 1
Record Book Page 161
From another researcher:
- v Francis Craswell #111651 Occ./Title: ?.
310. Harry Compton CRESWELL (Catherine COMPTON9, Edward8, Thomas7, Ann6, John5, John4, Tristram3, John “the Elder”2, Edward1) . Born on 5 Jul 1845 in St Eleanors, Prince Co, PEI, Canada. Christened on 17 Aug 1845 in Richmond Church of England, Prince, PEI, Canada. Harry Compton died in 3975 W 14th Avenue, Vancouver, BC, Canada, on 9 Feb 1932; he was 86. Buried on 11 Feb 1932 in Mountain View Cemetery, Vancouver, BC Canada. Occupation: farmer.
- 1845 PEI Baptism Index:
Child's Full Name Harry Compton Craswell
Birth Date
Place of Birth St. Eleanors
Baptismal Date 17 August 1845
Place of Baptism
Officiating Clergy A.V.G. Wiggins
Father's Name Ribert Craswell
Mother's Name Catherine Compton
Church Name Church of England
Church Location Richmond
Record Book Number 1
Record Book Page 171
- 1871 Harry Compton Creswell, married Margery Ann Bell in St. Eleanors on Aug 9, 1871.
- 1876 he inherited the farm from his father Robert, as per an installment of a series of articles written by Hubert G Compton titled “A Short Sketch of North St. Eleanors", this one published in the Charlottetown Guardian 16 Dec 1906:
“The writer in his last omitted mentioning, Robert, the youngest of the Craswell family. He settled on part of the last purchase a little beyond the Post Office. He became a very prosperous farmer and at his death bequeathed this valuable property to his youngest son Harry. This farm did not extend to Richmond Bay, as the burying place of the first settlers in Lot 17 intervened between it and the Bay.
The ground in use for burials was enclosed by a substantial stone wall and a cross erected in the centre of the enclosure. Father Poirier P.P. of Mischouche had the cross placed there in the year 1840 or about that time. The same priest had the remains taken up and place in Miscouche cemetery many years since, but those who cultivate this field at the present day are strangers to these facts.”
Comments from his descendant::
- “[this article] specifically mentions my great-grandfather Harry Compton Creswell (he seems to have been the one who changed the ‘a’ to ‘e’) and my g-g- grandfather Robert, and their property with the house I was able to find on my first visit to PEI. It’s interesting that the farm did not extend to Richmond Bay, because I always understood it did and that’s want the 1880’s atlas showed. Sounds like the original situation may have changed when the graves were moved - and, more interesting, this does sound like it was the French cemetery.”]
- They farmed on land that was right on the edge of Richmond (now Malpeque) Bay and had ten children.
- Harry and his wife Marjorie had ten children. The family rhyme, perhaps to remember all their names was:
“There was Laura and Nellie and Winnie and Katie,
And Eva and Rachie so bold,
Then Annie and Jennie and Austin and Freddie,
The half of them all has never been told.”
They moved west to Saskatchewan, with most of his children, in 1905. He bought a farm at Long Lake, Saskatchewan, but also a house in Regina.
- 1881 Census of Canada
Name: Harry Craswell
Gender: Male
Marital Status: Married
Age: 33
Birth Year: 1848
Birthplace: Prince Edward Island
Religion: Church of England
Nationality: Scotch (Scotish)
Occupation: Farmer
Province: Prince Edward Island
District Number: 1
District: Prince
Sub-District Number: R
Subdistrict: Lot 17
Household Members:
Name Age
[On page 27 (also on page are the Edger Craswell family, & part of a Compton family (incl Lisle & Jemima)]
Harry Craswell 33 - M, 33, b PEI, C of E, Scotch, Farmer, married
Margery Craswell 28 - F, 28, b PEI, C of E, Scotch,married
Laurra Craswell 9 - F, 9, b PEI, C of E, English
Nelly Craswell 6 - F, 6, b PEI, C of E, English
Winnie Craswell 4 - F, 4, b PEI, C of E, English
[on page 28 (same image)]…
Katie Craswell 2 - F, 2, b PEI, C of E, English
Fanny Craswell 4/12 - F, 4/12, Dec, b PEI, C of E, English
[also on this page are the Albert & Mary Compton family, the William and Mary Ann Craswell family, the Thomas Beattie family, and at the bottom, John Andrew .,..]
- 1891 Census of Canada
Name: Harrey C Craswell [Harrey C Creswell] [Harry Compton Creswell]
Gender: Male
Marital Status: Married
Age: 42
Birth Year: abt 1849
Birthplace: Prince Edward Island
Relation to Head of House: Head
Religion: Church of England
French Canadian: No
Spouse's Name: Mary A Craswell
Father's Birth Place: England
Mother's Birth Place: Nova Scotia
Province: Prince Edward Island
District Number: 134
District: Prince
Subdistrict: Lot 17
Household Members:
Name Age
Harrey C Craswell 42 - M, 42, M, b PEI, father England, mother NS, CofE, farmer, employer of 1
Mary [Marery] A Craswell 38 - F, 38, M, wife, b PEI, father Scotland, mother NB, CofE
Helen B Craswell 16 - F, 16, daughter, b PEI x 3, CofE
Minnie M Craswell 14 - F, 14, daughter, b PEI x 3, CofE
Katy G Craswell 12 - F, 12, daughter, b PEI x 3, CofE
Eva J Craswell 10 - F, 10, daughter, b PEI x 3, CofE
horatie [Horatio] N Craswell 8 - M, 8, son, b PEI x 3, CofE
Annie M Craswell 6 - F, 6, daughter, b PEI x 3, CofE
Janet M Craswell 4 - F, 4, daughter, b PEI x 3, CofE
- 1901 Census of Canada
Subdistrict: Lot (township/canton) 17, PRINCE (East/Est), PRINCE EDWARD ISLAND
District Number: 133
Subdistrict Number: c-2
Archives Microfilm: T-6510 [Everyone in household born PEI]
2 37 16 Creswell Harry C. M Head M Jul 6 1848 52 [film really says 1848], Farmer
2 38 16 Creswell Marjorie F Wife M Jun 17 1852 48, Scotch
2 39 16 Creswell Eva J F Daughter S Dec 8 1880 20
2 40 16 Creswell Horatio T M Son S Dec 17 1882 18
2 41 16 Creswell Annie M. F Daughter S Aug 4 1884 16
2 42 16 Creswell Janet M. F Daughter S Dec 12 1886 14 [mis-indexed as James M]
2 43 16 Creswell Austin A M Son S Jun 21 1891 9
2 44 16 Creswell Fredk. K. M Son S Dec 18 1893 7
[on the same page are the farms of: William and Harriet ANDREW, Henry and Catherine COMPTON, John and Bertha CRESWELL, Charles and Emma ANDREW, George and Matilda ANDREW, Eugene and Barbara CRESWELL, and Colins CRESWELL] Image is faint and sometimes hard to read.
- 1905 Harry and Margery, moved to Saskatchewan with all their children except their two eldest daughters. They lived in Regina, although Harry bought a farm at Long Lake first, and then at Arcola. I don't know whether any of the children ever lived on the farm; I know my grandmother [Janet] didn't.
- 1905 (this might be him): Saskatchewan, Canada, Residents Index (SRI), 1800-2012
Name: Harry Creswell
Residence Date: 1905
Residence Place: Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada
Description: settled
- 1906 Prairie Census, District: SK Assiniboia West District (#12)
Subdistrict: 37 C (City of Regina) Page 32:
34 224 Creswell H. C. Head M M 58 PEI PO Regina res: Lowest Block 368, no livestock
35 224 Creswell Marjorie Wife F M 54 PEI
36 224 Creswell H. N. Son M S 23 PEI
37 224 Creswell Winnifred Daughter F S 26 PEI
38 224 Creswell Jannet Daughter F S 19 PEI
39 224 Creswell Austin Son M S 15 PEI
40 224 Creswell Fred Sister [son] M S 13 PEI
On next page, same household:
Eyre Kerry? Ann Lodger F M 69 England Immig 1904 PO Regina Lowest Block 368?
Sinefeson? Rebeca Lodger F S 30 PEI
Jones Wess? Lodger M S 27 Ont
Jones Arthur Lodger M S 24 Ont
West Albert Lodger M S 26 NS
Stephens Vaughn Lodger M S 23 NB
Creswell J? W Lodger M S 28 PEI
- 1911 Census of Canada / Saskatchewan / Assiniboia / 20 Townships 7 / page 20:
28 15 Creswell H.C. M Head M Jul 1848 63 1901
29 15 Creswell Marjorie F Wife M Jun 1851 59 1901
30 15 Creswell A??rt?? M Son S Jun 1890 20 1901 [name hard to read - almost like “Arthur” and “Austin” are written on top of each other]
31 15 Creswell Fredric M Son S Jan 1894 17
- 1916 Canada Census of Manitoba, Saskatchewan, and Alberta
Name: Hary Cresswell [Harry (Compton) Creswell] [Hary Creswell]
Gender: Male
Marital Status: Married
Age: 67
Est. Birth Year: 1849
Birthplace: Prince Edward Island
Home in 1916: 19, Assiniboia, Saskatchewan
Address: 8, 5, 2, Brock
Racial or Tribal Origin: English
Relation to Head of Household: Self
Spouse's Name: Margery Cresswell
Sub District Desc.: Townships 7 and 8, ranges 4 and 5, W. 2nd M., including the Village of Kisby and exclusive of the town of Arcola
Abode: Twp 8, range 5, meridian west 2, Brock Municipality
Household Members:
Name Age
Hary Cresswell 67 - head, M, M, 67, PEI, Presby, Canadian, English, farmer, OA on farm
Margery Cresswell 63 - wife, M, M, 63, PEI, Presb, Canadian, Scotland, none
Fredrich Cresswell 21 - sun, M, S, 21, PEI, Presb, Canadian, English, none
Bill Cresswell [assumed] 35 - servant, M, M, 35, Austria, Cathlic, immig 1910, al, Austrian, Labourer, Worker on farm
- 1917 (as listed on son Austin’s Officer Declaration papers): father H.C. Creswell living in Kisbey, Sask.
- 1917 Saskatchewan, Canada, Residents Index (SRI), 1800-2012
Name: H. C. Creswell
Residence Date: 1917
Residence Place: Kisbey, Saskatchewan, Canada
Description: resided
- 1932: Harry died 9 Feb 1932, Vancouver British Columbia CAN.
"British Columbia Death Registrations, 1872-1986,"
Death Date: 09 Feb 1932
Death Place: Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Name: Harry Compton Creswell
Gender: Male
Age: 83y 6m 3d
Birth Date: 06 Jul 1848
Birthplace: , Prince Edward Island
Marital Status: Married
Spouse:
Father: Robert Creswell
Mother: Catherine Compton
Film Number: 1952656
Digital Folder Number: 4437655
Image Number: 405
British Columbia Archives Film Number: B13145
Registration Number: 41694
Additional information from film: Residence and place of death - 3975 W 14th Ave, Vancouver; Retired farmer; Length of residence: 4 month at place of death, 6 years in BC, life in Canada; father - Robert Creswell, England, mother - Catherine Compton, England; informant - Gertrude Catherine Creswell, daughter, of 3975 W 14th Ave; COD - general and coronary arterio sclerosis - mycardial weakness for 2 years, contributory: dilation of heart and heart failure, pulmonary oedema 21 days, no operation before death, attended by F Buller MD, 925 W Georgia Street from Jan 27, 1932 - Feb 9 1932, last seen alive on Feb 7, 1932. Died at 8.00 am Feb 9 1932. Undertaker Center & Hanna Let. Vancouver.
- 1932 memorial for Harry Compton Creswell
Birth: Jul. 5, 1845 Prince Edward Island, Canada
Death: Feb. 9, 1932 Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Parents:
Robert Creswell (1796 - 1876)
Catherine Compton Creswell (1801 - 1872)
Spouse:
Margery Creswell (____ - 1942)
Children:
Gertrude Catherine Creswell (1879 - 1972)*
Horatio Nelson Creswell (1882 - 1941)*
Annie May Creswell Stordy (1884 - 1983)*
Arthur Austin Creswell (1892 - 1982)*
Sibling:
Sarah Mary Craswell Schurman (1835 - 1889)*
Harry Compton Creswell (1845 - 1932)
*Calculated relationship
Burial: Mountain View Cemetery, Vancouver, Greater Vancouver Regional District, British Columbia, Canada
Plot: HORNE2/*/12/051/0011
Maintained by: Remember
Originally Created by: Headstone Genealogist
Record added: Apr 23, 2008
Find A Grave Memorial# 26287194
- Obituary news clipping (no date or source recorded), kept in the family bible:
Last Rites Are Held for Harry Crompton Cresswell [penned corrections: Compton Creswell]
Funeral services for harry Crompton Creswell, aged 84, who died Tuesday at 3975 West Fourteenth, were held Thursday at the chapel of Center & Hanna, funeral directors. Rev H M Rae officiated and burial was in Moiuntain View Cemetery.
The deceased was born in Prince Edward Island in 1848. His father, the late Robert Creswell, was one of the early settlers of Prince Edward Island,d having reached there from Egland with his parents at the age of 14.
In 1905 the decease came west, settling in Saskatchewan. Six years ago he came to Vancouver. Besides his wife, he is survived by seven daughters, Mrs. V C Stordy, Mrs. G W Smith and Miss Catherine Creswell, all of Vancouver; Mrs. Charles Head of Regina, Mrs. W C Jones of Winnipeg and Mrs C E Seaman and Mrs W M Atkinson of Boston, and three sons, Austin of Seattle, Fred of Regina, and H N Creswell of Winnipeg.
- from another family researcher: “In 2002, I rented a car and headed north toward Richmond Bay, trying to relate the current roads and landscape to where Harry Compton Creswell's house was shown on the 1880 Atlas of Prince Edward Island. As I drove past Compton Rd, I realized I'd inadvertently driven into a private driveway. When the owner appeared, an elderly man named Mr McCormack, he was able to tell me that his grandfather had purchased it from the Creswells. So I'm almost sure it's the house in which Catherine grew up, though possibly with additions and modernizations. I was very glad I'd taken the photo when I returned several years later to find the house was no longer there.”
- 2013: from another researcher, the house is still standing, structurally sound, but unoccupied and in sad disrepair. “The house is located on North Drive in St Eleanors. It is the last house down on the right. I don't know the civic address.”
RESEARCH NOTES
- Two sons [of Robert and Catherine Creswell] were given the same name (Harry Compton Creswell) - last son given same name as first. The 2nd Harry was the ancestor (great-grandfather) of a family researcher. Father’s name misspelled on one Harry’s baptismal index entry (Ribert Craswell). Death record says he was born 6 JUl 1848 - if true couldnn’t have been baptised 1845.
- Is this the correct family?
1921 Saskatchewan, Canada, Residents Index (SRI), 1800-2012
Name: Creswell
Residence Date: 1921
Residence Place: Arcola, Saskatchewan, Canada
Description: resided
- Is this connected? Is the date mis-indexed?
Saskatchewan, Canada, Residents Index (SRI), 1800-2012
Name: H. C. Creswell
Residence Date: 1882
Residence Place: Arcola, Saskatchewan, Canada
Description: resided
- the following from another researcher contains discrepancies: [since updated]
25. Harry Compton Creswell #37088 (5.Robert2, 1.William1) Occ./Title: Farmer, married Marjory Bell #37089, Occ./Title: Homemaker. Harry died Vancouver British Columbia.
Children:
81. i Laura Creswell #70260.
82. ii Nelly Creswell #70261.
83. iii Winnie Creswell #37090.
iv Kate Creswell #70262 Occ./Title: Maiden dsp.
v Eva Creswell #70263 Occ./Title: Maiden dsp.
vi Horatio Creswell #70264 Occ./Title: ? dsp.
84. vii Annie Creswell #70265.
85. viii Jennie Creswell #70266.
ix Austin Creswell #70267.
x Frederick "Fred" Creswell #70268.
Revised:
33. Harry Compton Craswell/Creswell #37088 (7.Robert3, 2.William2, 1.James1) b. 5 Jul 1845, North St. Eleanors Prince PEI BNA, Occ./Title: Farmer, m. 9 Aug 1871, By/At: St. Eleanors Prince PEI BNA, Marjorie Ann Bell #37089, Occ./Title: Homemaker. Harry died 9 Feb 1932, Vancouver British Columbia CAN.
Children:
101. i Laura Watson Creswell #70260 b. 27 May 1872.
102. ii Helen Bell "Nell" Creswell #70261 b. 29 Sep 1874.
103. iii Winnifred "Winnie" Mahala Creswell #37090 b. 1 Dec 1876.
iv Gertrude Catherine "Kate" Creswell #70262 b. 10 Jan 1879, North St. Eleanors Prince PEI CAN, Occ./Title: Maiden dsp.
104. v Eva Josephine Creswell #70263 b. 8 Dec 1880.
105. vi Horatio "Rache" Nelson Creswell #70264 b. 14 Dec 1882.
106. vii Annie "Ann" May Creswell #70265 b. 4 Aug 1886.
107. viii Janet Marion "Jen" Creswell #70266 b. 14 Dec 1888.
ix Arthur `Austin' Creswell #70267 b. 21 Jun 1891, North St. Eleanors Prince PEI CAN, Occ./Title: ? dsp, m. Cora Elliot #121018, b. ___ 1897, Tweed Ontario CAN, Occ./Title: Homemaker.
108. x Frederick "Fred" Harry Creswell #70268.
. Born on 5 Jul 1845 in St Eleanors, Prince Co, PEI, Canada. Christened on 17 Aug 1845 in Richmond Church of England, Prince, PEI, Canada. Harry Compton died in 3975 W 14th Avenue, Vancouver, BC, Canada, on 9 Feb 1932; he was 86. Buried on 11 Feb 1932 in Mountain View Cemetery, Vancouver, BC Canada. Occupation: farmer.- 1845 PEI Baptism Index:
Child's Full Name Harry Compton Craswell
Birth Date
Place of Birth St. Eleanors
Baptismal Date 17 August 1845
Place of Baptism
Officiating Clergy A.V.G. Wiggins
Father's Name Ribert Craswell
Mother's Name Catherine Compton
Church Name Church of England
Church Location Richmond
Record Book Number 1
Record Book Page 171
- 1871 Harry Compton Creswell, married Margery Ann Bell in St. Eleanors on Aug 9, 1871.
- 1876 he inherited the farm from his father Robert, as per an installment of a series of articles written by Hubert G Compton titled “A Short Sketch of North St. Eleanors", this one published in the Charlottetown Guardian 16 Dec 1906:
“The writer in his last omitted mentioning, Robert, the youngest of the Craswell family. He settled on part of the last purchase a little beyond the Post Office. He became a very prosperous farmer and at his death bequeathed this valuable property to his youngest son Harry. This farm did not extend to Richmond Bay, as the burying place of the first settlers in Lot 17 intervened between it and the Bay.
The ground in use for burials was enclosed by a substantial stone wall and a cross erected in the centre of the enclosure. Father Poirier P.P. of Mischouche had the cross placed there in the year 1840 or about that time. The same priest had the remains taken up and place in Miscouche cemetery many years since, but those who cultivate this field at the present day are strangers to these facts.”
Comments from his descendant::
- “[this article] specifically mentions my great-grandfather Harry Compton Creswell (he seems to have been the one who changed the ‘a’ to ‘e’) and my g-g- grandfather Robert, and their property with the house I was able to find on my first visit to PEI. It’s interesting that the farm did not extend to Richmond Bay, because I always understood it did and that’s want the 1880’s atlas showed. Sounds like the original situation may have changed when the graves were moved - and, more interesting, this does sound like it was the French cemetery.”]
- They farmed on land that was right on the edge of Richmond (now Malpeque) Bay and had ten children.
- Harry and his wife Marjorie had ten children. The family rhyme, perhaps to remember all their names was:
“There was Laura and Nellie and Winnie and Katie,
And Eva and Rachie so bold,
Then Annie and Jennie and Austin and Freddie,
The half of them all has never been told.”
They moved west to Saskatchewan, with most of his children, in 1905. He bought a farm at Long Lake, Saskatchewan, but also a house in Regina.
- 1881 Census of Canada
Name: Harry Craswell
Gender: Male
Marital Status: Married
Age: 33
Birth Year: 1848
Birthplace: Prince Edward Island
Religion: Church of England
Nationality: Scotch (Scotish)
Occupation: Farmer
Province: Prince Edward Island
District Number: 1
District: Prince
Sub-District Number: R
Subdistrict: Lot 17
Household Members:
Name Age
[On page 27 (also on page are the Edger Craswell family, & part of a Compton family (incl Lisle & Jemima)]
Harry Craswell 33 - M, 33, b PEI, C of E, Scotch, Farmer, married
Margery Craswell 28 - F, 28, b PEI, C of E, Scotch,married
Laurra Craswell 9 - F, 9, b PEI, C of E, English
Nelly Craswell 6 - F, 6, b PEI, C of E, English
Winnie Craswell 4 - F, 4, b PEI, C of E, English
[on page 28 (same image)]…
Katie Craswell 2 - F, 2, b PEI, C of E, English
Fanny Craswell 4/12 - F, 4/12, Dec, b PEI, C of E, English
[also on this page are the Albert & Mary Compton family, the William and Mary Ann Craswell family, the Thomas Beattie family, and at the bottom, John Andrew .,..]
- 1891 Census of Canada
Name: Harrey C Craswell [Harrey C Creswell] [Harry Compton Creswell]
Gender: Male
Marital Status: Married
Age: 42
Birth Year: abt 1849
Birthplace: Prince Edward Island
Relation to Head of House: Head
Religion: Church of England
French Canadian: No
Spouse's Name: Mary A Craswell
Father's Birth Place: England
Mother's Birth Place: Nova Scotia
Province: Prince Edward Island
District Number: 134
District: Prince
Subdistrict: Lot 17
Household Members:
Name Age
Harrey C Craswell 42 - M, 42, M, b PEI, father England, mother NS, CofE, farmer, employer of 1
Mary [Marery] A Craswell 38 - F, 38, M, wife, b PEI, father Scotland, mother NB, CofE
Helen B Craswell 16 - F, 16, daughter, b PEI x 3, CofE
Minnie M Craswell 14 - F, 14, daughter, b PEI x 3, CofE
Katy G Craswell 12 - F, 12, daughter, b PEI x 3, CofE
Eva J Craswell 10 - F, 10, daughter, b PEI x 3, CofE
horatie [Horatio] N Craswell 8 - M, 8, son, b PEI x 3, CofE
Annie M Craswell 6 - F, 6, daughter, b PEI x 3, CofE
Janet M Craswell 4 - F, 4, daughter, b PEI x 3, CofE
- 1901 Census of Canada
Subdistrict: Lot (township/canton) 17, PRINCE (East/Est), PRINCE EDWARD ISLAND
District Number: 133
Subdistrict Number: c-2
Archives Microfilm: T-6510 [Everyone in household born PEI]
2 37 16 Creswell Harry C. M Head M Jul 6 1848 52 [film really says 1848], Farmer
2 38 16 Creswell Marjorie F Wife M Jun 17 1852 48, Scotch
2 39 16 Creswell Eva J F Daughter S Dec 8 1880 20
2 40 16 Creswell Horatio T M Son S Dec 17 1882 18
2 41 16 Creswell Annie M. F Daughter S Aug 4 1884 16
2 42 16 Creswell Janet M. F Daughter S Dec 12 1886 14 [mis-indexed as James M]
2 43 16 Creswell Austin A M Son S Jun 21 1891 9
2 44 16 Creswell Fredk. K. M Son S Dec 18 1893 7
[on the same page are the farms of: William and Harriet ANDREW, Henry and Catherine COMPTON, John and Bertha CRESWELL, Charles and Emma ANDREW, George and Matilda ANDREW, Eugene and Barbara CRESWELL, and Colins CRESWELL] Image is faint and sometimes hard to read.
- 1905 Harry and Margery, moved to Saskatchewan with all their children except their two eldest daughters. They lived in Regina, although Harry bought a farm at Long Lake first, and then at Arcola. I don't know whether any of the children ever lived on the farm; I know my grandmother [Janet] didn't.
- 1905 (this might be him): Saskatchewan, Canada, Residents Index (SRI), 1800-2012
Name: Harry Creswell
Residence Date: 1905
Residence Place: Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada
Description: settled
- 1906 Prairie Census, District: SK Assiniboia West District (#12)
Subdistrict: 37 C (City of Regina) Page 32:
34 224 Creswell H. C. Head M M 58 PEI PO Regina res: Lowest Block 368, no livestock
35 224 Creswell Marjorie Wife F M 54 PEI
36 224 Creswell H. N. Son M S 23 PEI
37 224 Creswell Winnifred Daughter F S 26 PEI
38 224 Creswell Jannet Daughter F S 19 PEI
39 224 Creswell Austin Son M S 15 PEI
40 224 Creswell Fred Sister [son] M S 13 PEI
On next page, same household:
Eyre Kerry? Ann Lodger F M 69 England Immig 1904 PO Regina Lowest Block 368?
Sinefeson? Rebeca Lodger F S 30 PEI
Jones Wess? Lodger M S 27 Ont
Jones Arthur Lodger M S 24 Ont
West Albert Lodger M S 26 NS
Stephens Vaughn Lodger M S 23 NB
Creswell J? W Lodger M S 28 PEI
- 1911 Census of Canada / Saskatchewan / Assiniboia / 20 Townships 7 / page 20:
28 15 Creswell H.C. M Head M Jul 1848 63 1901
29 15 Creswell Marjorie F Wife M Jun 1851 59 1901
30 15 Creswell A??rt?? M Son S Jun 1890 20 1901 [name hard to read - almost like “Arthur” and “Austin” are written on top of each other]
31 15 Creswell Fredric M Son S Jan 1894 17
- 1916 Canada Census of Manitoba, Saskatchewan, and Alberta
Name: Hary Cresswell [Harry (Compton) Creswell] [Hary Creswell]
Gender: Male
Marital Status: Married
Age: 67
Est. Birth Year: 1849
Birthplace: Prince Edward Island
Home in 1916: 19, Assiniboia, Saskatchewan
Address: 8, 5, 2, Brock
Racial or Tribal Origin: English
Relation to Head of Household: Self
Spouse's Name: Margery Cresswell
Sub District Desc.: Townships 7 and 8, ranges 4 and 5, W. 2nd M., including the Village of Kisby and exclusive of the town of Arcola
Abode: Twp 8, range 5, meridian west 2, Brock Municipality
Household Members:
Name Age
Hary Cresswell 67 - head, M, M, 67, PEI, Presby, Canadian, English, farmer, OA on farm
Margery Cresswell 63 - wife, M, M, 63, PEI, Presb, Canadian, Scotland, none
Fredrich Cresswell 21 - sun, M, S, 21, PEI, Presb, Canadian, English, none
Bill Cresswell [assumed] 35 - servant, M, M, 35, Austria, Cathlic, immig 1910, al, Austrian, Labourer, Worker on farm
- 1917 (as listed on son Austin’s Officer Declaration papers): father H.C. Creswell living in Kisbey, Sask.
- 1917 Saskatchewan, Canada, Residents Index (SRI), 1800-2012
Name: H. C. Creswell
Residence Date: 1917
Residence Place: Kisbey, Saskatchewan, Canada
Description: resided
- 1932: Harry died 9 Feb 1932, Vancouver British Columbia CAN.
"British Columbia Death Registrations, 1872-1986,"
Death Date: 09 Feb 1932
Death Place: Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Name: Harry Compton Creswell
Gender: Male
Age: 83y 6m 3d
Birth Date: 06 Jul 1848
Birthplace: , Prince Edward Island
Marital Status: Married
Spouse:
Father: Robert Creswell
Mother: Catherine Compton
Film Number: 1952656
Digital Folder Number: 4437655
Image Number: 405
British Columbia Archives Film Number: B13145
Registration Number: 41694
Additional information from film: Residence and place of death - 3975 W 14th Ave, Vancouver; Retired farmer; Length of residence: 4 month at place of death, 6 years in BC, life in Canada; father - Robert Creswell, England, mother - Catherine Compton, England; informant - Gertrude Catherine Creswell, daughter, of 3975 W 14th Ave; COD - general and coronary arterio sclerosis - mycardial weakness for 2 years, contributory: dilation of heart and heart failure, pulmonary oedema 21 days, no operation before death, attended by F Buller MD, 925 W Georgia Street from Jan 27, 1932 - Feb 9 1932, last seen alive on Feb 7, 1932. Died at 8.00 am Feb 9 1932. Undertaker Center & Hanna Let. Vancouver.
- 1932 memorial for Harry Compton Creswell
Birth: Jul. 5, 1845 Prince Edward Island, Canada
Death: Feb. 9, 1932 Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Parents:
Robert Creswell (1796 - 1876)
Catherine Compton Creswell (1801 - 1872)
Spouse:
Margery Creswell (____ - 1942)
Children:
Gertrude Catherine Creswell (1879 - 1972)*
Horatio Nelson Creswell (1882 - 1941)*
Annie May Creswell Stordy (1884 - 1983)*
Arthur Austin Creswell (1892 - 1982)*
Sibling:
Sarah Mary Craswell Schurman (1835 - 1889)*
Harry Compton Creswell (1845 - 1932)
*Calculated relationship
Burial: Mountain View Cemetery, Vancouver, Greater Vancouver Regional District, British Columbia, Canada
Plot: HORNE2/*/12/051/0011
Maintained by: Remember
Originally Created by: Headstone Genealogist
Record added: Apr 23, 2008
Find A Grave Memorial# 26287194
- Obituary news clipping (no date or source recorded), kept in the family bible:
Last Rites Are Held for Harry Crompton Cresswell [penned corrections: Compton Creswell]
Funeral services for harry Crompton Creswell, aged 84, who died Tuesday at 3975 West Fourteenth, were held Thursday at the chapel of Center & Hanna, funeral directors. Rev H M Rae officiated and burial was in Moiuntain View Cemetery.
The deceased was born in Prince Edward Island in 1848. His father, the late Robert Creswell, was one of the early settlers of Prince Edward Island,d having reached there from Egland with his parents at the age of 14.
In 1905 the decease came west, settling in Saskatchewan. Six years ago he came to Vancouver. Besides his wife, he is survived by seven daughters, Mrs. V C Stordy, Mrs. G W Smith and Miss Catherine Creswell, all of Vancouver; Mrs. Charles Head of Regina, Mrs. W C Jones of Winnipeg and Mrs C E Seaman and Mrs W M Atkinson of Boston, and three sons, Austin of Seattle, Fred of Regina, and H N Creswell of Winnipeg.
- from another family researcher: “In 2002, I rented a car and headed north toward Richmond Bay, trying to relate the current roads and landscape to where Harry Compton Creswell's house was shown on the 1880 Atlas of Prince Edward Island. As I drove past Compton Rd, I realized I'd inadvertently driven into a private driveway. When the owner appeared, an elderly man named Mr McCormack, he was able to tell me that his grandfather had purchased it from the Creswells. So I'm almost sure it's the house in which Catherine grew up, though possibly with additions and modernizations. I was very glad I'd taken the photo when I returned several years later to find the house was no longer there.”
- 2013: from another researcher, the house is still standing, structurally sound, but unoccupied and in sad disrepair. “The house is located on North Drive in St Eleanors. It is the last house down on the right. I don't know the civic address.”
RESEARCH NOTES
- Two sons [of Robert and Catherine Creswell] were given the same name (Harry Compton Creswell) - last son given same name as first. The 2nd Harry was the ancestor (great-grandfather) of a family researcher. Father’s name misspelled on one Harry’s baptismal index entry (Ribert Craswell). Death record says he was born 6 JUl 1848 - if true couldnn’t have been baptised 1845.
- Is this the correct family?
1921 Saskatchewan, Canada, Residents Index (SRI), 1800-2012
Name: Creswell
Residence Date: 1921
Residence Place: Arcola, Saskatchewan, Canada
Description: resided
- Is this connected? Is the date mis-indexed?
Saskatchewan, Canada, Residents Index (SRI), 1800-2012
Name: H. C. Creswell
Residence Date: 1882
Residence Place: Arcola, Saskatchewan, Canada
Description: resided
- the following from another researcher contains discrepancies: [since updated]
25. Harry Compton Creswell #37088 (5.Robert2, 1.William1) Occ./Title: Farmer, married Marjory Bell #37089, Occ./Title: Homemaker. Harry died Vancouver British Columbia.
Children:
81. i Laura Creswell #70260.
82. ii Nelly Creswell #70261.
83. iii Winnie Creswell #37090.
iv Kate Creswell #70262 Occ./Title: Maiden dsp.
v Eva Creswell #70263 Occ./Title: Maiden dsp.
vi Horatio Creswell #70264 Occ./Title: ? dsp.
84. vii Annie Creswell #70265.
85. viii Jennie Creswell #70266.
ix Austin Creswell #70267.
x Frederick "Fred" Creswell #70268.
Revised:
33. Harry Compton Craswell/Creswell #37088 (7.Robert3, 2.William2, 1.James1) b. 5 Jul 1845, North St. Eleanors Prince PEI BNA, Occ./Title: Farmer, m. 9 Aug 1871, By/At: St. Eleanors Prince PEI BNA, Marjorie Ann Bell #37089, Occ./Title: Homemaker. Harry died 9 Feb 1932, Vancouver British Columbia CAN.
Children:
101. i Laura Watson Creswell #70260 b. 27 May 1872.
102. ii Helen Bell "Nell" Creswell #70261 b. 29 Sep 1874.
103. iii Winnifred "Winnie" Mahala Creswell #37090 b. 1 Dec 1876.
iv Gertrude Catherine "Kate" Creswell #70262 b. 10 Jan 1879, North St. Eleanors Prince PEI CAN, Occ./Title: Maiden dsp.
104. v Eva Josephine Creswell #70263 b. 8 Dec 1880.
105. vi Horatio "Rache" Nelson Creswell #70264 b. 14 Dec 1882.
106. vii Annie "Ann" May Creswell #70265 b. 4 Aug 1886.
107. viii Janet Marion "Jen" Creswell #70266 b. 14 Dec 1888.
ix Arthur `Austin' Creswell #70267 b. 21 Jun 1891, North St. Eleanors Prince PEI CAN, Occ./Title: ? dsp, m. Cora Elliot #121018, b. ___ 1897, Tweed Ontario CAN, Occ./Title: Homemaker.
108. x Frederick "Fred" Harry Creswell #70268.
On 9 Aug 1871 when Harry Compton was 26, he married Margery Ann BELL, daughter of BELL, in St Eleanors, Prince Co, PEI, Canada. Born on 17 Jun 1852 in PEI, Canada. Margery Ann died in Vancouver, BC, Canada, on 25 Jul 1942; she was 90. Buried in 1942 in Mountain View Cemetery, Vancouver, BC Canada.
- 1942 memorial for Margery Creswell
Birth: unknown
Death: Jul. 25, 1942
Spouse:
Harry Compton Creswell (1845 - 1932)*
Children:
Gertrude Catherine Creswell (1879 - 1972)*
Horatio Nelson Creswell (1882 - 1941)*
Annie May Creswell Stordy (1884 - 1983)*
Arthur Austin Creswell (1892 - 1982)*
*Calculated relationship
Burial: Mountain View Cemetery, Vancouver
Greater Vancouver Regional District
British Columbia, Canada
Plot: HORNE2/*/12/051/0012
Maintained by: Remember
Originally Created by: Headstone Genealogist
Record added: Apr 24, 2008
Find A Grave Memorial# 26330019
- 1942 BC Death Registration
Name:CRESWELL, MARGERY
Gender: Female
Age: 90
Date: 1942/07/25
Event Place: VANCOUVER
Registration Number: 1942-09-609571
B.C. Archives Mfilm Number: B13175
GSU Mfilm Number: 1953635
Event Type: Death
Vital Stat Images(s): [no link provided]
This is probably her brother’s death notice:
- “Bell, George W.
Pioneer - 24 December 1904, page 5, col. 2
With deep regret we announce the death of George W. Bell, which occurred last Tuesday evening at his home in Roseville, Lot 4, after an illness of only a few hours. In his usual health he attended to the duties of his farm until the preceding evening. On Tuesday morning he complained of indisposition, growing gradually worse until his illness became serious. Medical aid was summoned, all that loving hands could do was done, but death came about five in the afternoon. The late Mr. Bell was a man of sterling character and his death has called forth widespread sorrow, for he was widely known and most highly esteemed by all who knew him.
He leaves, besides a large circle of friends, his widow and nine children, four of whom are in the United States, the remaining five at home. Three sisters: Mrs. James A. Sharp, Summerside, Mrs. Wm. Craswell, St. Eleanors, and Mrs. Harry Craswell, North St. Eleanors, and four brothers, all of whom reside in California, survive him. The brothers are John, San Francisco; Benjamin, Palo Alto; William and Alphonso (Bell Brothers), St. Helena, Cal. The latter, Alphonso, accompanied by his wife, visited his brother and sisters on the Island last summer. To the bereaved family we tender sincere sympathy. The remains were brought to the home of Mrs. Craswell on Thursday evening and will be interred this (Friday) in the family plot in Lot 16 cemetery.”
RESEARCH NOTES
- Can’t find her birth or baptism on the PEI PARO site.
- 1942 memorial for Margery Creswell
Birth: unknown
Death: Jul. 25, 1942
Spouse:
Harry Compton Creswell (1845 - 1932)*
Children:
Gertrude Catherine Creswell (1879 - 1972)*
Horatio Nelson Creswell (1882 - 1941)*
Annie May Creswell Stordy (1884 - 1983)*
Arthur Austin Creswell (1892 - 1982)*
*Calculated relationship
Burial: Mountain View Cemetery, Vancouver
Greater Vancouver Regional District
British Columbia, Canada
Plot: HORNE2/*/12/051/0012
Maintained by: Remember
Originally Created by: Headstone Genealogist
Record added: Apr 24, 2008
Find A Grave Memorial# 26330019
- 1942 BC Death Registration
Name:CRESWELL, MARGERY
Gender: Female
Age: 90
Date: 1942/07/25
Event Place: VANCOUVER
Registration Number: 1942-09-609571
B.C. Archives Mfilm Number: B13175
GSU Mfilm Number: 1953635
Event Type: Death
Vital Stat Images(s): [no link provided]
This is probably her brother’s death notice:
- “Bell, George W.
Pioneer - 24 December 1904, page 5, col. 2
With deep regret we announce the death of George W. Bell, which occurred last Tuesday evening at his home in Roseville, Lot 4, after an illness of only a few hours. In his usual health he attended to the duties of his farm until the preceding evening. On Tuesday morning he complained of indisposition, growing gradually worse until his illness became serious. Medical aid was summoned, all that loving hands could do was done, but death came about five in the afternoon. The late Mr. Bell was a man of sterling character and his death has called forth widespread sorrow, for he was widely known and most highly esteemed by all who knew him.
He leaves, besides a large circle of friends, his widow and nine children, four of whom are in the United States, the remaining five at home. Three sisters: Mrs. James A. Sharp, Summerside, Mrs. Wm. Craswell, St. Eleanors, and Mrs. Harry Craswell, North St. Eleanors, and four brothers, all of whom reside in California, survive him. The brothers are John, San Francisco; Benjamin, Palo Alto; William and Alphonso (Bell Brothers), St. Helena, Cal. The latter, Alphonso, accompanied by his wife, visited his brother and sisters on the Island last summer. To the bereaved family we tender sincere sympathy. The remains were brought to the home of Mrs. Craswell on Thursday evening and will be interred this (Friday) in the family plot in Lot 16 cemetery.”
RESEARCH NOTES
- Can’t find her birth or baptism on the PEI PARO site.
They had the following children:
545i.
Laura Watson CRESWELL (1872-)
546ii.
Helen Bell “Nelly” CRESWELL (1874-)
547iii.
Winnifred Mahala CRESWELL (1876-)
548iv.
Gertrude Catherine* CRESWELL (1879-1972)
549v.
Eva Josephine CRESWELL (1880-)
550vi.
Horatio Nelson “Rache” CRESWELL (1882-1941)
551vii.
Annie May CRESWELL (1884-1983)
552viii.
Janet Marion “Jen” CRESWELL (1888-1976)
553ix.
Arthur Austin* CRESWELL (1892-1982)
554x.
Frederick Harry CRESWELL (1896-1963)