SKELCY/SKELCHER Surname

[carol02]

1841 census is now on line for Warwickshire. carol

[chris_49]

One of the posts I did find, was amusing, have a look.
 
http://freespace.virgin.net/steve.johnson90/PAGES/CEB%20March.htm

Any help with above and any info anyone can give me on the skelcey's and how the families are joined, will be greatly appreciated.

thanks

Phil Malin

Hi Phil, I've just found out that the William Samuel Skelcey who was the victim in the famous Cubbington Ear Biting incident really *was* my Great Uncle Will, who had a part of his ear missing. He was indeed 40 at the time but had been a spectator rather than a player at the match. Now immortalised in music for all time.......

Chris
 
 

[chris_49]

Hello, apparently a reply has been posted to this topic by BushInn but I can't see any sign of it. What's happening?

Chris

[avm228]

In case it's of any use to anyone, I also have some Warwickshire Skelseys in my tree (related by marriage, not blood).

My distant cousin Ellen Clarke (born Weybread, Suffolk) married a William Skelsey in Warwick Q2.  William was born in Lillington, Warwicks abt 1840. The 1851 census shows him aged 10 living with his family in Leamington.

William's father is shown in 1851 as being Joseph Skelsey (mistranscribed as Skilsey), 53, Gardener, b Cubbington.

William and Ellen Skelsey had 5 children in Lillington/Leamington/Milverton by 1901 (Henry Christopher, Laura Letitia, Mabel Lilian, Ellen Annie and Francis James) but I know nothing about what became of them after 1901.

Anna

[chris_49]

In case it's of any use to anyone, I also have some Warwickshire Skelseys in my tree (related by marriage, not blood).

My distant cousin Ellen Clarke (born Weybread, Suffolk) married a William Skelsey in Warwick Q2.  William was born in Lillington, Warwicks abt 1840. The 1851 census shows him aged 10 living with his family in Leamington.

William's father is shown in 1851 as being Joseph Skelsey (mistranscribed as Skilsey), 53, Gardener, b Cubbington.

William and Ellen Skelsey had 5 children in Lillington/Leamington/Milverton by 1901 (Henry Christopher, Laura Letitia, Mabel Lilian, Ellen Annie and Francis James) but I know nothing about what became of them after 1901.

Anna

Thanks Anna,

We (Carol02 and I) knew about William and Ellen (Ellen, much younger, was his 2nd wife) and have traced what happened to some of his siblings. If you are interested in more details we have some.

Unfortunately Joseph is the only Cubbington Skelcey we have been unable to place in birth records. All others from there seem to be descended from Joseph Skelcher and Mary Flour  - all their grandchildren seemed to change their name to Skelcey which may have been the original name. The only guess we have is that Joseph might be Johm? Skelcher born 1798. This is a bit of a long shot as Johm is given as female - but whoever heard of such a name? We know it's not meant to be John because there was already a surviving elder brother John in this family. It's possible that it's another mistranscription - we're always finding Skelcey as S Kelsey, and  Avis read as A(squiggle) and transcribed as Ann - someone making a best guess, and children given the wrong gender. It's possible this was an unreadable Jo(squiggle) that someone has had a go at interpreting.

All best, Chris

[avm228]

Johm? How odd. I suppose Jo-squiggle could be Johanna (if really female) or Joseph/Josh.

Do you have any info as to what happened to William and Ellen's children? They're rather distant rellies of mine (3rd cousins 3 times removed) but it's always nice to know about the kin!

Anna

[chris_49]

Johm? How odd. I suppose Jo-squiggle could be Johanna (if really female) or Joseph/Josh.

Do you have any info as to what happened to William and Ellen's children? They're rather distant rellies of mine (3rd cousins 3 times removed) but it's always nice to know about the kin!

Anna

Yes, we thought it might be Johanna, we really don't know. I never thought of Josh - not so different from Johm.

The info I have is mainly on Wm's siblings, so no relation of yours. As to the children, Carol has :

"William and Ellen had Laura Letitia 1899. Mabel Lilian 1892, Frederick William 1897, Francis James, 1899, born Leamington cont Henry Christopher 1889 born Lillington, Ellen Elizabeth 1894, Arthur Ernest 1903 and Edith May 1904 born Leamington. William's first marriage was in 1866 to Clara Jane Docker in Wolverhampton, She died in 1872 age 32, they had a daughter marion edith born 1867 was christened at st paul's leamington 29 jul 1877 age 10, she died in 1890." This all seems to tie up with your info from the 1901.

After that we are stuck until 1911 comes out except for FreeBMD, and I think these children are a little young to come up on there before 1911-14, when their data peters out, at least for now. I've just looked up Carol's researches into Skelcey marriages both there and at Warwick records office (unlike me she still lives nearby) but there are no matches to Wm and Ellen's children. It's possibe they left the area,

All best, Chris
 

[avm228]

Many thanks, Chris.  That gives me two new cousins I didn't know about!

Best wishes 

Anna

[chris_49]

Many thanks, Chris.  That gives me two new cousins I didn't know about!

Best wishes 

Anna

Hi Anna, Carol has found a couple of the children marrying:

"The only marriage I have is Laura Letitia marrying William Fergus Middleton 18 sep 1920,All Saints parish church. Henry Christopher married Rose Price 1913 they had a daughter christened 6 sep 1914"

All Saints Leamington I assume. I'd better not name the daughter as she might just be alive & still using that name!

All best, Chris