Descendants of Robert and William Cruikshank/Cruickshank/Crookshank Families

Don:

Welcome to Ireland Reaching Out!

I will alert our parish liaison for Bailieborough about your message.

I found an old message from a Carol Foley who appears to be researching the same family.

Roger McDonnell

http://www.irelandxo.com/ireland/cavan/shercock/message-board/looking-g…

Hi Roger

Yes, Carol is my sister. I look forward to hearing from you.

Thanks

Don, I know this is an old post but I'm currently researching my family tree and found David Cruikshank married to Mary Stephenson (1776) to (1858). I know that they came to New York and are burried in Deerfield Cemetary. names of their children are Margaret, Samuel, Eliza, Thomas, Mary, William, David A, and Robert M.  My grandfather is Charles Henry Cruikshank. I would love to hear from you with any information you may have.

Hello Jamie,

Nice to hear from you.  I haven't found that David and descendants were/are related to my family.  I do have his tree built out though just in case I manage to find a relationship along the way.

Do you know how your Charles Henry is related to David?

I will send you some information that I have found on a Charles H. Cruikshank.  Not sure if this is your grandfather.

The Observer Dispatch obituary
Utica, New York
Sunday, October 31, 1965
Page 6D

CHARLES H. CRUIKSHANK

        South Otselic - Charles H. Cruikshank, 67, of North Pitcher, a retired truck driver, died Oct. 29 in Syracuse Veterans Administration Hospital.
        He was born in Salisbury Center. He married Margaret Hallock in Elmira in 1924. The couple moved to North Pitcher 20 years ago. Mr. Cruikshank was a self-employed truck driver, hauling livestock and feed. He retired five years ago. He was a World War I veteran.
        Besides his wife, he leaves four sons, Charles Cruikshank Jr., North Pitcher, Milton Cruikshank, Georgetown, Edward Cruikshank, South Otselic, and Larry Cruikshank, Manlius; four daughters, Mrs. Arlene Rogola, Mrs. Dolores Predmore, Mrs. Margaret Clark and Mrs. Sybil Zauter, all of Syracuse; a brother, Eugene Cruikshank, Poolville, and a sister, Mrs. Sarah Hickey, Salisbury Center.
        The funeral will be at 2 tomorrow from the Houk Funeral Home, with the Rev. William N. Walter, pastor, South Otselic Methodist Church, officiating. Burial will be in North Pitcher Cemetery.
        Calling hours are from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 today.

It looks like Charles was born in 1898-99. Found this NY 1905 census with Charles H, age 6.  Father Harry, Mother Eliza, Grandmother Mary E..

Charles H. Cruikshank
BIRTH 6 Mar 1898 DEATH29 Oct 1965 (aged 67)BURIAL

North Pitcher Cemetery
Pitcher, Chenango County, New York, USAMEMORIAL ID111149389 · View Source

That is about all I can do for now.  You may already have much of this information.  Let me know if I can help or if you have any info that might tie your family to mine.

Thanks,

Don

ok that is my great grandfather.

David Cruikshank

Robert M Cruikshank

Harry Clinton Cruikshank

Eugene Cruikshank

Charles H Cruikshank sr

Charles H Cruikshank jr

Don, switch Harry and Eugen's order, I wrote it down wrong lol

Dear Jamie & Don,

I will look for a photo of a headstone from Shercock Church of Ireland, Graveyard, where there are some Cruickshanks buried. 

Regards Carmel O'Callaghan

Thanks Jamie.

And Carmel, that would be fantastic if you can find a headstone for Robert Cruikshank.  Thanks much.

Posting Robert M Cruikshank and David Cruikshank his father, we have been trying to get information on David but hit a dead end, we think he may have come over from Scotland. We do have his wife Mary Stephenson (1776) -(1855) who we think is from Ireland and they may have had a couple of children that died in ireland before they came over to New York.

The transcriptions from Church of Ireland, Shercock are:

Eliza/ The wife of Robert Cruickshank/ Died July 3rd 1889 aged 70 years/ Also their children/ Alexander, Martha and Mary Ann/ 'Until the day break/ And the shadows flee away.

In /Loving Memory/ Of/ James Stanage/ Late of Lisgar (?) House, County Cavan/ Whom the Lord recalled/ 6th November 1894, in his 64th Year/ This memorial tablet is erected/ by his sister and brother/ Mrs Stafford Cruickshanks and John Stanage/ I am the resurrection and the life/St John XI 25.  

Also look up RIP.ie for Counties Cavan & Monaghan and search for recent deaths for people with similar names, you will be able to find names of living relatives, that perhaps you could contact and see if you can make links.  

 I looked at the local Presbyterian burial grounds but did not find any there.

Good luck with your research and I hope the above helps you.  

Regards Carmel O'Callaghan

Thanks again to Jamie and Carmel for this information.

Hi Carmel,

I hope that you are well.  In reference to your post above on Robert and Eliza, they would be my 2nd great grandfather and grandmother.  Alexander was a brother to my great grandfather William Thomas Cruikshank.  Martha and Mary Ann are sisters to William and both died in 1884 of diptheria.

I believe Stafford Cruikshank was a brother to Robert, my 2nd great grandfather.  He was married to Anne Stanage, as you referenced.

Any other information that you can provide would be great.

Regards,

Don Cruikshank

Hi Don,

Use all the information that is available for free on http://www.genealogy.nationalarchives.ie and if you find a listing for suitable wills, contact the National Archives and find out if it is available and can you obtain a copy.  On the 1901 Census the only suitable family in Drumhilla is Samuel's http://www.census.nationalarchives.ie/pages/1901/Cavan/Shercock/Drumhil… I looked up some photographs I had taken of the Rental Valuations, which I had for my own family use and two parcels of land that Samuel took over were previously owned by Margaret & Isaiah McChesney, if might be worth probing if they are connected to your family.  

Regards Carmel

Thanks very much Carmel,

I checked through these documents and was unable to find any the fit my family records except for the 1901 census for which I had the census document for that.

Really appreciate you getting back to me.

Don

Hi Don,  I came across something to-day, which may upset you, but you may already know about it.  At the launce of Cavan County Museum 2018  First World War Roll of Honour for Co. Cavan to-day, I came across the following:

Cruickshank, Stafford

Reg No 5110.

Private, Irish Guards 1st Battallion.  

Died 22/02/1915. Age 19. Bailieborough, Co. Cavan.  Adopted son of Stafford and Ann Cruickshank, of The Widows' House, 6, Whitefriars Street, Dublin. Native of Bailieborough, Co. Cavan.  

Memorial: France, Bethune Town Cemetery, IV. A. 26.  

Regards Carmel

Hi Carmel,

Happy holidays to you.

Thanks for this post.  I created a PDF of it and posted it to my tree.

Don

You are welcome.  Regards Carmel