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Wiltshire / Re: Skelton and Skilton's of Salisbury
« on: Tuesday 17 April 07 03:32 BST (UK) »
Dear Jan,
This is fascinating. Great to catch up with you.
Seven of the ten sons and daughters of Charles Bouverie Skelton and Sarah Sullivan came to America around 1905 with their parents. Two remained in England : Frances Lily Skelton Williams and Charles Skelton. The last of the ten was Frederick, who died as a young boy in England before they emigrated.
I think the son Charles was killed in a crane accident. The father was an engineer and somewhat controversial figure; theory suggests that he may have been running away from something when he came to America.
My grandmother was the second Frances in the siblings! She was fully named after her grandmother, Frances Barker Bluitt Skelton. The elder Frances went by Lily after she was married to Alfred Williams. I stay in touch with cousins from this line.
Charles Bouverie Skelton died in Newton, Massachusetts, in 1915. Sarah Ann Sullivan died in 1933. The family settled in Newton (near Boston) and was present in the city for about 100 years. I have photos of Charles and Sarah and most of the "American" siblings. That generation is all gone now; my grandmother passed away when I was 3, but her sister Sara (later to be known as Ceil) lived to be 95. It was through conversations with her that I became interested in the family tree many years ago.
We have lots of ground to cover. I look forward to staying in touch and will write again soon.
David
This is fascinating. Great to catch up with you.
Seven of the ten sons and daughters of Charles Bouverie Skelton and Sarah Sullivan came to America around 1905 with their parents. Two remained in England : Frances Lily Skelton Williams and Charles Skelton. The last of the ten was Frederick, who died as a young boy in England before they emigrated.
I think the son Charles was killed in a crane accident. The father was an engineer and somewhat controversial figure; theory suggests that he may have been running away from something when he came to America.
My grandmother was the second Frances in the siblings! She was fully named after her grandmother, Frances Barker Bluitt Skelton. The elder Frances went by Lily after she was married to Alfred Williams. I stay in touch with cousins from this line.
Charles Bouverie Skelton died in Newton, Massachusetts, in 1915. Sarah Ann Sullivan died in 1933. The family settled in Newton (near Boston) and was present in the city for about 100 years. I have photos of Charles and Sarah and most of the "American" siblings. That generation is all gone now; my grandmother passed away when I was 3, but her sister Sara (later to be known as Ceil) lived to be 95. It was through conversations with her that I became interested in the family tree many years ago.
We have lots of ground to cover. I look forward to staying in touch and will write again soon.
David