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Title: Esther Skelcy born in England
Post by: carol02 on Sunday 28 May 23 16:44 BST (UK)
Hi All.
         Esther married Conrad Fetter 5 Dec 1916 giving her age as 17, in Perth, Ontario.
         An obituary for her father, Charles David Skelcy dated 8 April 1958 gives her name as Mrs G Wroe (Esther) daughter.
           I haven't found another marriage for her or a death. Could someone see if they can find her please.
                         Carol
Title: Re: Esther Skelcy born in England
Post by: *Sandra* on Sunday 28 May 23 19:08 BST (UK)

A little more background info here in 2018  - still a brick wall  :-\

https://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php?topic=805169.0

Sandra
Title: Re: Esther Skelcy born in England
Post by: *Sandra* on Sunday 28 May 23 19:17 BST (UK)
Have you found any obits for other siblings ?

Ivy Kathleen Skelcy/Simpson 14 August 1907 passed away 2 September 1950 wonder if the obit for her would mention Esther. Run-Kitty might be able to find that obit if you haven't got it  :)

FIND A GRAVE  same cemetery as father Charles D Skelcy 1873 - 6 April 1958 (obit which carol02 already has)

http://www.rootschat.com/links/01scc/

Sandra
Title: Re: Esther Skelcy born in England
Post by: CaroleW on Sunday 28 May 23 22:18 BST (UK)
Esther Sarah Skelcy birth was registered March qtr 1901 Rugby 6D 595

Baptised 10.5.1901 as Esther Sarah Elizabeth so not 17 when she married.

Title: Re: Esther Skelcy born in England
Post by: eileenwilson on Monday 29 May 23 01:49 BST (UK)
Obituary for Ivy in 1950 only names her husband Christopher Thomas Simpson and her children James, June and Danny. Died suddenly at Toronto East General Hospital. Address as 83 Westbourne Avenue, Scarborough.  Buried at Pine Hills Cemetery.
Title: Re: Esther Skelcy born in England
Post by: eileenwilson on Monday 29 May 23 02:07 BST (UK)
In the 1958 Voters' List, there is a George Wroe living in the electoral district that included Westbourne Avenue (where Ivy was living in 1950).  He is living at 50 Bexhill Avenue with a Mrs. Helen Wroe. George is noted as a carpenter.
Title: Re: Esther Skelcy born in England
Post by: garstonite on Monday 29 May 23 09:20 BST (UK)
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Title: Re: Esther Skelcy born in England
Post by: garstonite on Monday 29 May 23 10:15 BST (UK)
Carol - did Esther have a sister Doris Skelcy  ..??
Born 1 July 1905 - Rugby, Warwickshire, England
Deceased in 1974 - Perth County, Ontario, Canada, aged 69 years old
 
Spouses and children
With William Reginald Riordan 1905-1976 with
a son  William Reginald Riordan

and for the record - my cousin lives in Perth - I live in Liverpool ,England - my wife and I visited Perth around 15 years ago - I fell in love with the place - so laid back - but my wife said it was too quiet  :)
Title: Re: Esther Skelcy born in England
Post by: *Sandra* on Monday 29 May 23 10:22 BST (UK)

Checked all the marriages for siblings but Esther was not a witness at any  :-\

Pedigree landscape -

https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/details/GCSC-KBY

Sandra
Title: Re: Esther Skelcy born in England
Post by: *Sandra* on Monday 29 May 23 10:46 BST (UK)
Thank you Eileen for showing the obit for Ivy......

Would the obit for brother James Henry Skelcy died 13 September 1978 (Kingswood Road Greenwood Ontario in 1974)  ??

Sandra
Title: Re: Esther Skelcy born in England
Post by: carol02 on Monday 29 May 23 12:15 BST (UK)
Thanks for looking all, but Esther still remains a mystery. I did have all the siblings information. I do have an address in  Charles David obituary 526 Rhode Avenue. It appears he died at his daughters home, but which one?
                                   Carol
Title: Re: Esther Skelcy born in England
Post by: *Sandra* on Monday 29 May 23 12:18 BST (UK)
526 Rhodes Avenue was the address of daughter Gertrude Jezard in 1958 Greenwood
Gertrude married William Henry Jezard in 1945 Toronto

Sandra
Title: Re: Esther Skelcy born in England
Post by: RunKitty on Monday 29 May 23 14:39 BST (UK)
Thank you Eileen for showing the obit for Ivy......

Would the obit for brother James Henry Skelcy died 13 September 1978 (Kingswood Road Greenwood Ontario in 1974)  ??

Sandra

It is in the Star on Sept 15, 1978. 
James Henry Skelcy died Sept 13, 1978.  Husband of Lillian.  Brother of Gertrude Jezzard, Ivy Laidler, Thomas Smith and Kenneth Smith.

RK
Title: Re: Esther Skelcy born in England
Post by: *Sandra* on Monday 29 May 23 16:01 BST (UK)
Hmmm another Ivy ? Ivy Laidler ?  Sister Ivy Simpson was the one who passed in 1950 ?

Strange. Wonder if its a sister-in-law ?  I think Thomas Smith and Kenneth Smith would step-brothers from his mothers second marriage to Thomas Smith.
Mother Emily Clarke/Skelcy/Smith died 4 January 1936

No one mentioning Esther/Hester ?

Sandra
Title: Re: Esther Skelcy born in England
Post by: DianaCanada on Tuesday 30 May 23 01:36 BST (UK)
Carol - did Esther have a sister Doris Skelcy  ..??
Born 1 July 1905 - Rugby, Warwickshire, England
Deceased in 1974 - Perth County, Ontario, Canada, aged 69 years old
 
Spouses and children
With William Reginald Riordan 1905-1976 with
a son  William Reginald Riordan

and for the record - my cousin lives in Perth - I live in Liverpool ,England - my wife and I visited Perth around 15 years ago - I fell in love with the place - so laid back - but my wife said it was too quiet  :)

I used to live near the town of Perth.  It is not in Perth county (Ontario), though, which is is southern Ontario.  Same confusion with the town of Elgin which is in eastern Ontario and the county of Elgin in southern Ontario.
Title: Re: Esther Skelcy born in England
Post by: eileenwilson on Tuesday 30 May 23 01:45 BST (UK)
Yep, we have a hard time with the use of duplicate names in Ontario. 
Title: Re: Esther Skelcy born in England
Post by: *Sandra* on Tuesday 30 May 23 17:31 BST (UK)

Canada Voters List 1968 - George Wroe (retired) and Mrs Helen Wroe - RR1 Keswick

Canada Voters List 1974 - Only mentions a retired Mrs Helen Wroe - RR1 Keswick

Sandra
Title: Re: Esther Skelcy born in England
Post by: *Sandra* on Tuesday 30 May 23 17:34 BST (UK)

Canada Voters List 1972 - George A Wroe - Retired -   969 Metro Road. RR! Keswick and
Mrs Ellen E Wroe - maybe sounds like a reasonable possibility ?

Could George A Wroe have passed away between 1972 - 1974  ?

Sandra

Title: Re: Esther Skelcy born in England
Post by: dbree on Tuesday 30 May 23 18:02 BST (UK)
Hi,

The Ontario Name Index has at Roches Point Christ Church Anglican Cemetery in Georgina
Township.
Wroe, George A. tombstone 1973
Wroe Helen E. tombstone 1976

The website for the Cemetery has computerized lot #, contact and burial information with a link
to an email address. Would be worth an email to see what they have.
http://www.rochespointparish.com/cemetery_info.html

DB

Title: Re: Esther Skelcy born in England
Post by: *Sandra* on Tuesday 30 May 23 18:05 BST (UK)

Yayee - Fantastic dbree   :) :) - lets hope it could be the right connection.   :) :)

Sandra
Title: Re: Esther Skelcy born in England
Post by: dbree on Tuesday 30 May 23 19:20 BST (UK)
Fingers crossed mate.  :)