Elizabeth (Askin) Henderson (1834 - 1903)

Born 4 Apr 1834 in Ireland

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Died 1 Nov 1903 at age 69 in Morden, Manitoba, Canada

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Biography

Elizabeth Askin was born in Ireland, the eldest daughter of Robert Askin and Susan Walker. After her father's death, her mother, Susannah, brought her and her siblings, John and Jane to Canada and settled in Ontario.

Eliza married William Henderson and they settled on Concession Twelve, of Mornington. Of this union twelve children were born. On April 21,1878, William Henderson Sr. died, and his widow was left with eight children. The four older ones had gone to Manitoba. The children at home were too young to manage the farm, which was only one hundred acres. After considerable thought Mrs. Henderson proceeded to sell the stock and implements, and rented the farm.

On March 26, 1879, she left Listowel for Manitoba, with eight children. They followed the same route as taken by her two sons two years earlier. From Listowel they went by train to Goderich, then by Iake steamer to Duluth; from Duluth to Fisher's Landing on the Red River by train; then by riverboat to Emerson, Manitoba. Here they were met by her two sons, with oxen and wagon. They went to the William Henderson farm W Yz 32-3-5, where she lived until 1884.

During that time, the three younger children attended Parkhill School. The older ones found work in the surrounding district. Dave, Thomas, and Margaret were the ones who attended school. In 1884, Mrs. Henderson homesteaded SW Y2 of 26-6-7W. After she had obtained the patent on her homestead, she sold it, and moved to Morden, where she resided until her death in 1903.

Sources

• "Canada Census, 1851", database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MWTF-J7R : 1 October 2021), Elizabeth Henderson, 1851.

"Canada, Ontario Census, 1861," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MQ7L-B68 : 5 September 2017), Eliza Henderson, Mornington, Perth, Ontario, Canada; citing p. 29, line 11; Library and Archives Canada film number C-1065, Public Archives, Toronto; FHL microfilm 2,435,938.

"Canada Census, 1871," database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M43P-398 : 7 April 2022), Elizabeth Henderson in household of William Henderson, Mornington, Perth, Ontario, Canada; citing 1871; citing National Archives of Canada, Ottawa, Ontario.

"Canada Census, 1881," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MVD1-VRW : 2 March 2021), Eline Henderson in household of William Henderson, Dufferin, Manitoba, Canada; from "1881 Canadian Census." Database with images. Ancestry. (www.ancestry.com : 2008); citing William Henderson, citing Library and Archives Canada, Ottawa, Ontario.

"Canada Census, 1891," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MWKH-MT5 : 3 August 2016), Eliza Henderson, Carleton, Selkirk, Manitoba, Canada; Public Archives, Ottawa, Ontario; Library and Archives Canada film number 30953_148097.

"Canada Census, 1901," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KHVT-WY3 : 23 February 2021), Liza Henderson, Lisgar, Manitoba, Canada; citing p. 17, Library and Archives of Canada, Ottawa.

https://vitalstats.gov.mb.ca/Query.php Name Eliza AskinAge69Birth Date 1834 Death Date 1 Nov 1903Death Place Morden, Manitoba, Canada

"Canada, Manitoba Probate Records, 1871-1930," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QKBT-3MM4 : 8 August 2017), Eliza Henderson, date 1903-1905, Southern Judicial District, Manitoba, Canada; citing file number 145, Provincial Archives, Winnipeg; FHL microfilm 1,419,834.

Eliza Henderson (Askin) obituary: Published in the Morden Chronicle, 1903-November-05 pg 5

https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/165554486/elizabeth-henderson

See Also:

"Canada, Ontario Births and Baptisms, 1779-1899", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FMQ3-DXZ : 13 February 2020), Elizabeth Asken in entry for Margret Henderson, 1877.

"Canada, British Columbia Death Registrations, 1872-1986; 1992-1993", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FLVP-PR8 : 8 November 2017), Mary Ann Ashmen in entry for Mary Ann Topley, 1939.

"Canada, British Columbia Marriage Registrations, 1859-1932; 1937-1938," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:JD8P-3VQ : 22 February 2021), Eliza Askin in household of Thomas Henderson and Hulda Nelson, 20 Mar 1917; citing Greenwood, British Columbia, Canada, British Columbia Archives film number B11388, Vital Statistics Agency, Victoria; FHL microfilm 1,984,109.

"Canada, Ontario Births, 1869-1912," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VNLL-G1R : 2 March 2021), Elizabeth Askin in entry for Thomas Henderson, 18 Mar 1871; citing Birth, Mornington, Perth, Ontario, Canada, citing Archives of Ontario, Toronto; FHL microfilm 1,844,887

"Canada, British Columbia Marriage Registrations, 1859-1932; 1937-1938," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:JDDM-2YX : 22 February 2021), Eliza Aston in household of David Henderson and Elanor Garnett, 06 May 1914; citing Hedley, British Columbia, Canada, British Columbia Archives film number B11385, Vital Statistics Agency, Victoria; FHL microfilm 1,983,978.

"Canada, Ontario Births, 1869-1912," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FM3M-G7R : 2 March 2021), Eliza Jane Henderson in entry for David Henderson, 29 Nov 1870; citing Birth, Mornington, Perth, Ontario, Canada, citing Archives of Ontario, Toronto; FHL microfilm 1,844,885.