Skews, James Edward

[groom]

Next bit: I think this is Jemima's father's family - he probably named his daughter after his mother.

1861    RG 9; Piece: 720; Folio: 152
Newbury

James Aldridge   27     Licensed Hawker                                    Greenham, Berkshire
Jemima Aldridge   27                                                               Highclere, Hampshire
James Aldridge   10                                                       Speen, Berkshire
Charlot Aldridge     5                                                                 Hogbourn Settas, Wiltshire
Ann Maria Aldridge   3                                                          Newbury, Berkshire
William Aldridge   9 months                                                      Newbury, Berkshire
William Aldridge   35  lodger                                                     Newbury, Berkshire

[Barbarajk]

Interesting!
A licensed hawker.  A street vendor?
B

[groom]

Looks like it!

This looks like their marriage, probably after James's birth as she was only 17 when he was born according to the census.

ALDRIDGE, James
Hungerford   Berkshire
1853  Jul-Aug-Sep
Volume   2C   357
 
BLACK, Jemima

I cant find his birth under Aldridge or Black, so maybe he wasn't registered.

[groom]

Looks as if James was living with his sister before his marriage

1851 Class: HO107; Piece: 1685; Folio: 389; Page: 52   Newbury

William Brinley   28        General Dealer                                    Hampshire
Charlotte Brinley   20                                                                Newbury, Berkshire
James Aldridge   17 brother in law    General Dealer                   Greenham, Berkshire

[groom]

And in 1841 Newbury. So that gets you back another generation

Robert Aldridge   45  Labourer
Ann Aldridge   40
Alfred Aldridge   15
William Aldridge   14
Charlotte Aldridge   10
James Aldridge   7
Sarah Aldridge   4

[polarbear]

The 1919 passenger manifest indicates that James and Jemima had been in Winnipeg Manitoba for the previous 4 years so it appears they only travelled to England in 1919 as well.

If they were in Manitoba from 1915 they should be in the 1916 Prairie census but I don't see them at the moment.

PB

[groom]

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

Here's his family in 1851  HO107; Piece: 1609; Folio: 80; Page: 3
Northfleet

William Skews   64                                        Bexley Kent
Ann Skews           42?                                       Wrotham
Mary Skews   22                                         Northfleet
William Skews   14                                 Northfleet
Eliza Skews   12                                         Northfleet
Caroline Skews   10                                         Northfleet
Emma Skews   6                                           Northfleet
Sarah Skews   3                                           Northfleet
Edward Skews   1                                           Northfleet

James Skews was born 1851 after the census

[Barbarajk]

Thank you Groom and PB for the info today.  I hate to break away but must go out for an errand.  I look forward to continuing the very interesting search.
Best regards
Barbara

[Kay99]

William Skews born 1789 in Bexley, Kent  is listed as a Corporal in the 5th Regiment of Foot on 5 Apr 1814.

He lost his left arm above the elbow at Vittoria? External occupation listed as a Labourer and he was 5ft 6

There is a christening on Family Search on 21 Feb 1790 at Bexley Kent for William Skews  mother Sarah https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/J327-V6P

Kay