Tinsmith, hardware merchant.
Born at Lus Corners near Barrie, Ontario on 13 September 1853, he was privately schooled at Barrie then worked in a hardware business as a tinsmith. He arrived in Winnipeg in 1873 and worked, in turn, for the Bentley Hardware Company and the Ashdown Hardware Company. In 1883, he opened a hardware business in partnership with J. P. Brownlee, buying out his partner in two years. A week later, the business burned down and was a total loss. He obtained a bank loan and opened another business but, 18 months later, it also burned down. He reopened a new business with the help of Robert Jones Whitla and James Henry Ashdown. He was a stockholder in the Great West Life Assurance Company.
In 1880, he married Caroline Maxwell (1864-1947, daughter of George Maxwell) of Ontario. They had seven children: Olive Evlyn Baskerville (1883-?), Frederick Charles Baskerville (1885-?), Henry Creswicke Baskerville (1891-?), Charlotte McCalman Baskerville (1894-?), Ella Georgie Baskerville (1897-?), Vera Irene Baskerville (1898-?), and Edna Caroline Baskerville (1898-?). He was a member of the Ancient Order of United Workmen and Ancient Order of Foresters.
He died at Winnipeg on 15 October 1933.
Birth registrations [Olive Evlyn Baskerville, Frederick Charles Baskerville, Henry Creswicke Baskerville, Charlotte McCalman Baskerville, Ella Georgie Baskerville, Vera Irene Baskerville, Edna Caroline Baskerville], Manitoba Vital Statistics.
A History of Manitoba: Its Resources and People by Prof. George Bryce, Toronto: The Canadian History Company, 1906.
Death registrations [Charles Augustus Baskerville, Caroline Maxwell Baskerville], Manitoba Vital Statistics.
This page was prepared by Gordon Goldsborough.
Page revised: 27 March 2025
Memorable Manitobans
This is a collection of noteworthy Manitobans from the past, compiled by the Manitoba Historical Society. We acknowledge that the collection contains both reputable and disreputable people. All are worth remembering as a lesson to future generations.
Search the collection by word or phrase, name, place, occupation or other text:
Custom SearchBrowse surnames beginning with:
A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H | I | J | K | L | M | N | O | P | Q | R | S | T | U | V | W | Y | ZBrowse deaths occurring in:
1975 | 1976 | 1977 | 1978 | 1979 | 1980 | 1981 | 1982 | 1983 | 1984 | 1985 | 1986 | 1987 | 1988 | 1989 | 1990 | 1991 | 1992 | 1993 | 1994 | 1995 | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025
Send corrections and additions to this page
to the Memorable Manitobans Administrator at biographies@mhs.mb.caCriteria for Memorable Manitobans | Suggest a Memorable Manitoban | Firsts | Acknowledgements
Help us keep
history alive!
