The Rev Donald Caskie 'Tarten pimpernel'

[debi-robo]

According to general belief and wikipedia Donald Caskie was born Bowmore, Islay 1902

However scotlandspeople has no record of this birth, in fact according to scotlandspeople there were no Caskie, Caskey or Cask* births in Argyll between 1901-1903, now either popular belief is wrong or scotlandspeople is faulty.

Can anyone shed some light on this ?

[debi-robo]

Just to add to the previous post, i have download the 1901 census for Bowmore/Kilarrow for Neil Caskie and family, this is the only caskie family being returned during the search.

1901 census, Kilarrow, Jamieson St

H - Neil Caskie, 38 Farmer  , b. Kilarrow
W - Maggie Caskie, 25, farmers wife , b. Kilarrow
D - Katie Caskie, 2,                    , b. Kilarrow
S - Thomas Caskie, 4 months    , b. Kilarrow

However, another birth search on Scotlandspeople for Thomas Caskie gives no results, therefore is it possible Scotlandspeople are missing birth records for the Island ?

[ADP]

Hi Debi,

How about this lot all born in Bowmore or Kilarrow, Argyll, all to be found on ScotlandsPeople.

1899 MCCASKIE CATHERINE ANN
1900 MCCASKIUE THOMAS
1902 MCCASKIE DONALD
1904 MCCASKIE NEIL
1906 MCCASKIE ARCHIBALD

Got to be worth a try. I take it your 1802 above should be 1902.


ADP

[debi-robo]

Looks good ADP, thanks for that!

[Grey Seagull]

A book has been written about Rev Caskie.  It has been on sale at a coffee shop in Gourock which, I believe, is owned by his relatives.

Could probably get more info if this is of interest to you.

[gmcconnell]

Hello Just as a matter of interest my mother Mary Maclean nursed Donald Caskie in Edinburgh Royal iInformary before the 2nd World War. I think he may hvae taken her out as well.

Cheers


Gordon McConnell

[genealgal]

A cousin's wife is related to Donald Caskie et al and I did some of her family tree for her.
Does this help?

Descendants of Thomas Caskie
               
   1     [1] Thomas Caskie   b: 1811 in Of Kilarrow Parish      d: 03 Jul 1892 in 96 yrs; buried Kilarrow Cemetery
.      +Catherine McDonald   b: in Of Kilarrow Parish   m: 19 Jan 1830 in Kilarrow, Isle of Islay, Argyll, SCT   
...........   2     Joseph Caskie   b: 13 Mar 1831      
...........   2     Alexander Caskie   b: Bef. 11 Nov 1832      
...........   2     Thomas Caskie   b: Bef. 20 Dec 1835 in Bowmore, Isle of Islay, Argyll, SCT      
...........   2     James Caskie   b: 06 Jul 1838      
...........   2     Elisabeth Caskie   b: 01 Nov 1840 in Bowmore, Isle of Islay, Argyll, SCT      
...........   2     Malcolm "Donald" Caskie   b: Bef. 27 Dec 1844 in Bowmore, Isle of Islay, Argyll, SCT      
...........   2     John Caskie   b: Bef. 25 Sep 1845 in Bowmore, Isle of Islay, Argyll, SCT      d: 05 Feb 1868
      *2nd Wife of [1] Thomas Caskie:         
.      +Catherine Murphy/Murdoch   b: 26 Jun 1826 in Kilchoman, Isle of Islay, Argyll, SCT   m: 03 Dec 1848 in Kilarrow, Isle of Islay, Argyll, SCT   d: 10 Jan 1906 in 77 yrs; buried Kilarrow Cemetery
...........   2     Samuel Caskie   b: 17 Jan 1850      
...........   2     Margaret Caskie   b: 25 Nov 1851 in Kilarrow, Isle of Islay, Argyll, SCT      
...........   2     Archibald Caskie   b: 19 Apr 1854      
...........   2     Henry Caskie   b: 05 May 1856 in Kilarrow, Isle of Islay, Argyll, SCT      
...........   2     Ann Caskie   b: 07 Sep 1858 in Kilarrow, Isle of Islay, Argyll, SCT      
...........   2     Mary Caskie   b: 09 Nov 1860 in Kilarrow, Isle of Islay, Argyll, SCT      
...........   2     Neil Murdoch Caskie   b: 04 Oct 1861 in Jamieson St., Bowmore, Isle of Islay, Argyll, SCT      d: 14 Apr 1953 in Bowmore, Isle of Islay, Argyll, SCT
...............      +Margaret (Peggy) Currie   b: 02 Dec 1875   m: 22 Dec 1897 in Cornhaddock Farm, Greenock, Argyll, SCT   d: 14 Apr 1953
.........................   3     Catherine Caskie   b: 08 Jan 1899 in Bowmore, Isle of Islay, Argyll, SCT      d: 02 Nov 1990 in Bridge-of-Weir, SCT
.............................      +Alexander McIntyre         d: 18 Jun 1962 in Inverkip, SCT
.........................   3     Donald Currie "The Tartan Pimpernel" Caskie   b: 22 May 1902 in Jamieson St., Bowmore, Isle of Islay, Argyll, SCT      d: 27 Dec 1983 in Prob Edinburgh, SCT
.........................   3     Neil Murdoch Caskie   b: 18 Jan 1904 in Bowmore, Isle of Islay, Argyll, SCT      d: 30 Apr 1989 in Greenoch, Scotland
.........................   3     Archibald Caskie   b: 14 Feb 1906 in Bowmore, Isle of Islay, Argyll, SCT      d: 23 Oct 1972 in Greenoch, Scotland
.............................      +Jean Scott         
.........................   3     John Caskie   b: 01 Aug 1907 in Bowmore, Isle of Islay, Argyll, SCT      d: 21 Feb 1955 in Bowmore, Isle of Islay, Argyll, SCT
.............................      +Margaret McKinnon         
.........................   3     Colin Henry "Harry" Caskie   b: 12 Aug 1909 in Bowmore, Isle of Islay, Argyll, SCT      d: 19 Oct 1974 in Bowmore, Isle of Islay, Argyll, SCT
.............................      +Helen McIntyre         d: 24 Sep 1993
.........................   3     George Caskie   b: 1911 in Bowmore, Isle of Islay, Argyll, SCT      d: 1911 in Bowmore, Isle of Islay, Argyll, SCT
.........................   3     Dugald Caskie   b: 02 Oct 1913 in Bowmore, Isle of Islay, Argyll, SCT      d: 28 May 1995 in Alness, SCT
.............................      +Jean Turner Ritchie   b: 22 Jun 1914 in Greenoch, Scotland      d: 12 Feb 1967 in Bowmore, Isle of Islay, Argyll, SCT
.........................   3     [2] Thomas Caskie   b: 15 Apr 1900 in Bowmore, Isle of Islay, Argyll, SCT      d: 29 Apr 1993
.............................      +Kathleen Miller   b: 24 Aug 1908   m: Abt. 1934 in Isle of Islay, Argyll, SCT   d: 25 Dec 1944
.........................      *2nd Wife of [2] Thomas Caskie:         
.............................      +Margaret "Greta" Speirs      m: Abt. 1951   
...........   2     Elizabeth Caskie   b: 1864      
...........   2     Flora Caskie   b: 01 Jun 1866 in Kilarrow, Isle of Islay, Argyll, SCT      
...........   2     John Caskie   b: 14 Nov 1868 in Kilarrow, Isle of Islay, Argyll, SCT      

[familytreefreak]

Donald Caskie was my great grandmother Wilhelmina's second cousin....

[Jinty2]

I was encouraged to read bis book as a young lassie.  He helped my childrens grandfather in France after  he escaped from a concentration camp where he was held in Germany.  My father in law  lived until  the 1970s   He had very bad health and suffered from TB while on the run.  I have his military papers and can prove he was reported missing then found.   The family were always grateful to the Reverend Donald Caskie and although there is doubt on this page about  his birth. He definitely existed to help my childrens grandfather through France and no doubt many more people who were in France at that time.