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Hi
I am researching my 3 x great Grandparents John Skidmore born about 1785, from what I can gather he was a Journeyman Hatter of Oswestry, Shropshire. He married Ann Hand/Hands. They lived in and around Frampton Cotterell Gloucestershire. I cannot find any marriage, baptisms for him.
They had 3 children Edward Skidmore (1813 - ??), George Skidmore (1818 - 1880 my 2 x great grandfather) and Eleanor Skidmore (1823 - ??)
I would appreciate any help or advice of where to go next, I have a solid brick wall that I cannot even get partly through.
Many thanks
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How sure are you of the connection between the Oswestry amd Frampton Cotterrel Skidmores? There are good matches for George and Edward in Staffordshire
There's a good match for Ann's burial in the same church as the children's baptisms
Ann Skidmore
Age 46
Burial 2 Sep 1830 Oswestry, St Oswald's,
Plus another possible child
Susannah Skidmore bap 22 Jun 1821 St Oswald's,
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Re George Skidmore - no death in 1880 but there is one in Gloucs in 1873. Married Sarah Hollister in 1851
Re John Skidmore - 1841 shows him as aged 52 occ hatter living in Gloucs with wife Elizabeth also 52
It also shows both as “born in county” - Gloucs
1851 John is aged 68 - widower - b Frampton Cotterell Gloucs occ Pauper (late hatter). Where did the connection to Shropshire come from?
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There is this family
John Skidmore married Martha Maggs 14 August 1816 Bristol Gloucester (transcription only)
Children
George bap 18 May 1817 Winterbourne
Elizabeth bap. 24 May 1818
Sarah bap 18 May 1823 age 2 born circa 1821 ADDED
Frederic bap 18 May 1823
Robert bap 8 May 1825
John bap. 27 July 1828
The father John is a Hatter
He dies before 1841 possibly before 1830
1841 Census
John Clegg 41
Martha Clegg 40 (formerly Skidmore nee Maggs?) EDITED
Jane Clegg 11
Elenor Clegg 7
William Clegg 5
Joseph Clegg 3
Eliza Clegg 0
George Skidmore 20 ** ( bap 18 May 1817)
Frederic Skidmore 17
Robert Skidmore 16
John Skidmore 15
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Re George Skidmore - no death in 1880 but there is one in Gloucs in 1873. Married Sarah Hollister in 1851
Might be a typo - there's a death of a George b c1818 in West Bromwich 1890. Looks to be the same chap as on censuses in the area b varying dates 1818-1823 in Oswestry