Skews, James Edward

[groom]

Hi Barbara, I'm a bit confused now.

Do you mean that James came back to England to marry Jemima? Wasn't Harriet his mother? I did wonder is Alice had been born in Canada as we cant find her birth here. That means that there should be a passenger list for James and Jemima leaving England in 1915 and then coming back in 1919 before returning to Canada on the 19th Dec 1919.

The only thing that worries me, is that means they would have travelled during WW1 when they went to Canada after the marriage. Did people do that?

[Barbarajk]

Hello
Yes James came back to England to marry Jemima.  Harriet would be James mother.  Sorry I think I mixed up some info here.  Jemima was born in 1895, not Harriet. 
Re the traveling back and forth, that is the info I received from my aunt.  Not sure if that is correct, but they definitely brought the two brothers with them Len and Jim. 
Sorry about the confusion! 
Barbara

[groom]

This looks like Jemima's family in 1901 from the extra information you've been able to give us. They seem to have travelled about a bit. It doesn't look as if Jemima's date of birth of the passenger list was correct.

1901   Piece: 710 Folio: 45 Page: 18   
Broad Ditch, Southfleet, Kent

James Aldridge   45  Ordinary Ag Lab                                    Newbery, Berkshire
Emma Aldridge   35  Field worker                                           Ludlow, Shropshire
Mary A Aldridge   15  Field worker                                           Ludlow, Shropshire
James Aldridge   14  Ordinary Ag Lab                                     Tewkesbury, Gloucestershire
Emma Aldridge   10                                                              Ross, Herefordshire
Jemima Aldridge   6                                                                Bridgend, Wales
Tamar Aldridge   4                                                                 Strood, Kent


Obviously James Aldridge would be the Jim that went to Canada with them.

[groom]

They had 4 more children I think: Leonard Aldridge    1901, Harriott Aldridge 1904,  Lily Aldridge 1907, and Pheby Aldridge 1901. 

There's Len   

[Barbarajk]

Thank you for that!
Question. What are all the town/ city names listed beside the children?

[groom]

Where they were born - as I said it certainly looks as if the family travelled about a bit as the children were all born in different places - Jemima was born in Wales.

All the last 4 children were born South Fleet, Kent so that is probably how James and Jemima met.

I'm not sure that Leonard actually travelled back to Canada with James and Jemima as he isn't on that passenger list as far as I can see. There is this one though:

Leonard Aldridge aged abt 21
Arr Quebec 5th July 1920
aboard the Metagama

No James Aldridge with him though. There are a lot of James Aldridges crossing to Canada and there aren't enough details to be able to work out which is yours.

[Barbarajk]

My Aunt said that her mom, jemima, did mention to her that there was some Welsh in the family.  I guess that was it!  Apparently when James, jemima and Alice were traveling by train from Eastern Canada to Manitoba, the train they were on derailed.  Many people were killed and injured, even in the same car they were traveling in.  It was a miracle they survived!

I will now have to try to fill out a family tree with all the info that has surfaced.  Do you think its time or is there other info available? 

Best regards
Barbara

[groom]

Probably bits more to come - we'll keep digging.

[Barbarajk]

Wonderful!!  Looking forward to it!
It would be interesting to delve into William Skews that Suz mentioned.
Best regards
Barbara