SKELTON and SKILTON of Salisbury

[JanetteO]

Hi I have a load of Skelton's and Skilton's in my family tree that come from the Salisbury and Fisherton area. My earliest is George Skilton 1797 that married Keturah Coles 1803 from Dorset in 1819.

It would be great to hear from anyone that can link with me. The surnames of Stanley, Norton, Bluet, Smith are just a few surnames that are connected with my Skelton's. I think a few ended up in the Enfield, Middx area where I join the tree many years later as an Oakman.

Jan

[nicky c]

Hi,
I have a shop in Fisherton Street Salisbury, is there anything that I can look up for you?
                              Regards
                              Nicky

[Anarchia]

Hi, I have a Norton Smith (well, 2 of these), and some Bluetts - although the Smiths and the Bluetts are not linked until they are no longer Smiths and Bluetts, if that makes sense. Are your Nortons and Smiths linkd in a way that makes the naming of a son 'Norton Smith' likely?

[jackkacklack]

Dear Jan,

George Skilton and Keturah Cole were my great great great grandparents.  I know that George was a cabinet maker.  His son John was a brass finisher.  John's son Charles moved to America around 1905 along with his daughter (my grandmother)  Frances Barker Bluett Skelton.  It would be great to learn more about the Bluett line.  And also, both John and Charles have Bouverie as a middle name.  I imagine that was significant in Salisbury.  It would be great to learn more about the connections.

David

[JanetteO]

Hi David it is great to hear from you.

I descend from John Bouverie Skelton and Frances Barker Blewitt as well, whose daughter Frances Harriet Skelton married Frank Smith. Their daughter Beatrice was my grandmother, sadly she passed away many years before I was born.

Recently I made contact with someone else on your family line. She descends from Charles Bouverie Skelton's son Charles. She is eager to know of any cousins she may have.

I hadn't realised that your grandmother had emigrated, this is so exciting to hear. You may be interested to know that I am doing a lot of research at the moment on the Blewitt line.

Frances Barker Blewitt's father Charles Blewitt was in the 10th Hussars and was stationed in the Gorbals, Glasgow when he married  Margaret Hall(s?) in 1836.

Whenever I get a chance I pop to Kew to view the army muster records for the 10th Hussars and so far I've found him in service between Christmas day1820 and 1840. I keep going backwards in hope to find out when he signed up to help hopefully shed some light on as to where he was living at the time of signing up. I know he must have died by 1853 because his wife remarried stating she was a widow and that he father deceased was a silk weaver names John. She married a Henry Pemberton Smith in London also a widower. She passed away in Enfield Middlesex same as her son John and was burried at St.James church, Enfield Highway, Enfield, Middlesex.

I can't wait to hear more about your line. I do have a photo of your grandmother's grandmother. I also have photos of Keturah and George Skilton.

You may already know that Skelton was originally Skilton and that Blewitt. On the army musters, the spelling Blewitt was used from 1821, the one musters I read that went back to 1820 christmas, Bluett was used.

Jan

[JanetteO]

Hi Anarchia,

Wow I really had to think about your question....

My Nortons at some point moved to the Enfield, Middlesex area and that is also where my Smiths were living..... the Smiths descend from the Blewitts.... so in answer to your question, I haven't got a clue sorry.

I will have a really good look at the tree to see if anyone on the Norton side married a Smith as well.

Jan

[jackkacklack]

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

[las camelias]

This may not be a great deal of help, but I do know there were/are a family of Skelton's living in the Andover Hampshire area - right on the border of Wiltshire/Hampshire and only 15 miles from Salisbury, although I have no details, just recognise the name - they used to have Horse Riding Stables certainly in the 1950-60's.  Might be worth exploring at some time.
Jan

[kanskar]

jackkacklack mentioned about 'Bouverie'

The Earls of Radnor's family seat is Longford Castle, just outside Salisbury. Their family name is Pleydell-Bouverie.