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William Skelton 1828–1898 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1828

Birth Location: Stonehouse, Gloucestershire, England

Death Date: Jul 1898

Death Location: Stroud, Gloucestershire, England

Father: Charles Skelton

Mother: Edith Skelton

Spouse(s): Eliza Skelton, Hephzibah Wood

Children(s): Mary Wedgewood, Eliza Wallace, Emma Skelton, Alice Mann, Sarah Wood, Caroline Skelton, Charlotte Skelton, Walter Skelton, Arthur Skelton, Ellen Sollars

In 1828, William Skelton entered the world in Stonehouse, Gloucestershire, England, born to Charles Jackson Skelton And Edith Skelton. In 1851, William Skelton resided in Stonehouse, Gloucestershire, England. William Skelton married Eliza Skelton, Hephzibah Wood, and had children including Alice Mann, Arthur Sidney Skelton, Caroline Skelton, Charlotte Skelton, Eliza Wallace, Ellen Sollars, Emma Skelton, Mary A Wedgewood, Sarah Ann Wood, Walter Skelton. William Skelton passed away in 1898 in Stroud, Gloucestershire, England.

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Biography

  • In 1828, William Skelton entered the world in Stonehouse, Gloucestershire, England, born to Charles Jackson Skelton And Edith Skelton.
  • In 1851, William Skelton resided in Stonehouse, Gloucestershire, England.
  • William Skelton married Eliza Skelton, Hephzibah Wood, and had children including Alice Mann, Arthur Sidney Skelton, Caroline Skelton, Charlotte Skelton, Eliza Wallace, Ellen Sollars, Emma Skelton, Mary A Wedgewood, Sarah Ann Wood, Walter Skelton.
  • William Skelton passed away in 1898 in Stroud, Gloucestershire, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

Charles Skelton
1802–1861
Birth Location: Stonehouse, Gloucestershire, England
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Edith Skelton
1799–1877
Birth Location: Stonehouse, Gloucestershire, England
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Spouses(s)

Eliza Skelton
1829–
Birth Location: Stonehouse, Gloucestershire, England
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Hephzibah Wood
1826–1911
Birth Location: Stroud, Gloucestershire, England
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Children(s)

Mary Wedgewood
1866–1943
Birth Location: Stonehouse, Gloucestershire, England
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Eliza Wallace
1859–
Birth Location: Stonehouse Gloucestershire, England
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Emma Skelton
1863–
Birth Location: Stonehouse, Gloucestershire, England
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Alice Mann
1870–
Birth Location: Stonehouse, Gloucestershire, England
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Sarah Wood
1843–1904
Birth Location: Rodborough, Gloucestershire, England
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Caroline Skelton
1850–
Birth Location: Rodborough, Gloucestershire, England
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Charlotte Skelton
1848–
Birth Location: Rodborough, Gloucestershire, England
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Walter Skelton
1853–
Birth Location: Stroud, Gloucestershire, England
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Arthur Skelton
1862–1881
Birth Location: Stroud, Gloucestershire, England
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Ellen Sollars
1861–1918
Birth Location: Stonehouse, Gloucestershire
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William Skelton's Ancestors

Self
William Skelton
1828–1898
Birth Place: Stonehouse, Gloucestershire, England
Parents
Charles Jackson Skelton
1802–1861
Stonehouse, Gloucestershire, England
Edith Skelton
1799–1877
Stonehouse, Gloucestershire, England
Grandparents
Charles Skelton
1763–1830
Stonehouse, Gloucestershire, England
Sarah Skelton
1770–1820
Stonehouse, Gloucestershire, England
Great-Grandparents
John Skelton
1729–1795
Mary Bedel
1730–1784
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Skelton
1702–1767
Elizabeth Skelton
1705–1762

William Skelton's Descendants

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William Skelton (1828–Jul 1898) m. Eliza Skelton (1829–UNKNOWN) m. Hephzibah Wood (ABT 1826–1911)
  1. 1. Mary (A) Wedgewood 1866–1943 m. John Wedgewood 1865–1895 m. Henry (Josiah) Brown 1868– m. Llewellyn Skelton 1870– m. Richard (Albert) Sollars 1864–1946
    1. 1. Frank Wedge 1893–1946 m. Edna (Roberta) Wedgewood 1905–1988
      1. 1. Pearl (Roberta) Wedgewood 1932–2017 m. Robert (William) Paterson 1930–2012
      2. 2. Clifford (Reid) Wedgewood 1939–2018
      3. 3. Muriel (Leafa) Wedgewood 1928–1995 m. Rhinold A. 1922–2003
    2. 2. William (James) Wedgewood 1887–1918
    3. 3. Charles (Ernest) Wedgewood 1890–1974 m. Elisabeth Wedgewood 1890–1932
      1. 1. Merton (Leonard) Wedge-Wood 1926–2000 m. Gladys (Constance) Paterson 1923–1982
      2. 2. Arthur (John) Wedgewood 1914–1944
      3. 3. William (John) Wedgewood 1922–2000
      4. 4. Beatrice (May) Wedgewood 1916–2005
      5. 5. Marjorie (Elizabeth) Wedgewood 1918–1931
      6. 6. Frank (Leslie) Wedgewood 1924–1982
      7. 7. Frederick (Charles) Wedgewood 1928–2013
      8. 8. Bernice Wedgewood 1917–1975
      9. 9. Ernest (Cecil) Wedgewood 1918–1998
      10. 10. Verna (Margaret) Hunt 1920–2012
    4. 4. Percy (John) Wedgewood 1889–1890
    5. 5. Wilfred (John) Wedgewood 1894–1895
    6. 6. Arthur (Henry) Wedgewood 1891–1895
    7. 7. Charles (H) Skelton 1899–
    8. 8. Edith (M) Skelton 1895–
    9. 9. John (Thomas) Brown 1895–
    10. 10. Ida (Gertrude) Brown 1901–1989
    11. 11. Robert Brown 1907–
    12. 12. Mabel (Clara) Sollars 1890–1962
    13. 13. Richard (William) Sollars 1892–1975
  2. 2. Eliza Wallace 1859– m. Francis Wallace 1857–
    1. 1. Emma (Elizabeth) Wallace 1881– m. Thomas (Jesse) Sollars 1880–
      1. 1. Arthur (Stanley) Sollars 1910–
    2. 2. Frank Wallace 1883– m. Clarice Wallace 1886–
    3. 3. Alice (Eliza) Wallace 1885–1977
    4. 4. Mary (Annie) Wallace 1884–1912
    5. 5. Florence (Kate) Wallace 1880–1881
    6. 6. Charles (William) Wallace 1880–1880
  3. 3. Emma Skelton 1863–
  4. 4. Alice Mann 1870– m. Mark Mann 1871–
    1. 1. Percy Mann 1890–
    2. 2. Daisy Mann 1894–
    3. 3. Herbert Mann 1897–
  5. 5. Sarah (Ann) Wood 1843–1904
  6. 6. Caroline Skelton 1850–
  7. 7. Charlotte Skelton 1848–
  8. 8. Walter Skelton 1853–
  9. 9. Arthur (Sidney) Skelton 1862–1881
  10. 10. Ellen Sollars 1861–1918 m. Richard (Albert) Sollars 1864–1946

William Skelton's Timeline

7 Records

1828
1828
Birth of William Skelton in Stonehouse, Gloucestershire, England
Stonehouse, Gloucestershire, England
1830
25 Mar 1830
Age 2
William Skelton was baptized in Stonehouse, Gloucestershire, England
Stonehouse, Gloucestershire, England
1851
1851
Age 23
William Skelton resided here in Stonehouse, Gloucestershire, England
Stonehouse, Gloucestershire, England
1861
1861
Age 33
William Skelton resided here in Stonehouse, Gloucestershire, England
Stonehouse, Gloucestershire, England
1871
1871
Age 43
William Skelton resided here in Stonehouse, Gloucestershire, England
Stonehouse, Gloucestershire, England
1881
1881
Age 53
William Skelton resided here in Stonehouse, Gloucestershire, England
Stonehouse, Gloucestershire, England
1898
Jul 1898
Age 70
Death of William Skelton in Stroud, Gloucestershire, England
Stroud, Gloucestershire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1828
    Event Place: Stonehouse, Gloucestershire, England
    Record Source:
    [1] 1881 England Census, Class: RG11; Piece: 2541; Folio: 30; Page: 15; GSU roll: 1341613
    [2] 1871 England Census, Class: RG10; Piece: 2628; Folio: 27; Page: 14; GSU roll: 835320
    [3] 1861 England Census, Class: RG 9; Piece: 1771; Folio: 25; Page: 11; GSU roll: 542865
    [4] 1851 England Census, Class: HO107; Piece: 1964; Folio: 60; Page: 3; GSU roll: 87364
    [5] England & Wales, FreeBMD Death Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Baptism
    Event Date: 25 Mar 1830
    Event Place: Stonehouse, Gloucestershire, England
    Record Source: Gloucestershire, England, Church of England Baptisms

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1851
    Event Place: Stonehouse, Gloucestershire, England
    Record Source: 1851 England Census, Class: HO107; Piece: 1964; Folio: 60; Page: 3; GSU roll: 87364

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1861
    Event Place: Stonehouse, Gloucestershire, England
    Record Source: 1861 England Census, Class: RG 9; Piece: 1771; Folio: 25; Page: 11; GSU roll: 542865

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1871
    Event Place: Stonehouse, Gloucestershire, England
    Record Source: 1871 England Census, Class: RG10; Piece: 2628; Folio: 27; Page: 14; GSU roll: 835320

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1881
    Event Place: Stonehouse, Gloucestershire, England
    Record Source: 1881 England Census, Class: RG11; Piece: 2541; Folio: 30; Page: 15; GSU roll: 1341613

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: Jul 1898
    Event Place: Stroud, Gloucestershire, England
    Record Source: England & Wales, FreeBMD Death Index
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