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William Leonard Skelton 1878–1915 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 12 Sep 1878

Birth Location: Nelson, New Zealand

Death Date: 30 Aug 1915

Death Location: Egypt

Father: Francis Skilton

Mother: Ann Roil\Royal

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William Leonard Skelton was born in 1878 in Nelson, New Zealand, the child of Francis George Skilton And Ann Roil Royal. William Leonard Skelton passed away in 1915 in Egypt.

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Biography

  • William Leonard Skelton was born in 1878 in Nelson, New Zealand, the child of Francis George Skilton And Ann Roil Royal.
  • William Leonard Skelton passed away in 1915 in Egypt.

Immediate Family

Parents

Francis Skilton
1839–1902
Birth Location: Edmonton, Middlesex, England
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Ann Roil\Royal
1847–1910
Birth Location: Nelson, New Zealand
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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

William Skelton's Ancestors

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William Skelton
1878–1915
Birth Place: Nelson, New Zealand
Parents
Francis George Skilton
1839–1902
Edmonton, Middlesex, England
Ann Roil\Royal
1847–1910
Nelson, New Zealand
Grandparents
Gates
1788–1867
Hampshire, Hampshire, England, United Kingdom
Sarah Sewry
1788–1873
Bentley, Hampshire, , England
Great-Grandparents
Thomas Royall\Roil
1743–1788
Mary Scates
1766–1799
2nd-Great-Grandparents

William Skelton's Timeline

2 Records

1878
12 Sep 1878
Birth of William Leonard Skelton in Nelson, New Zealand
Nelson, New Zealand
1915
30 Aug 1915
Age 37
Death of William Leonard Skelton in Egypt
Egypt

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 12 Sep 1878
    Event Place: Nelson, New Zealand

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 30 Aug 1915
    Event Place: Egypt
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