Skene's in Manitoba, Canada

[FDH]

If at all possible I am trying to find any information on a 2nd Great Uncle and his family who moved to Canada from Scotland in 1910. His name was Andrew Skene and he married Emma Dorothy Smallwood. I know that they had 3 daughters and have names for them but not much else. I have a letter from Andrew to his younger brother James, who was my Great Grandfather and Andrew mentions his younger sister Mary.  I believe that various siblings of Andrew emigrated to Canada. I have managed to find 3 newspaper clippings that mention the 3 daughters of Andrew & Emma in  1935, 1937 & 1940 but can't seem to find anything else

If anyone can help shine some light on this family, it would be greatly appreciated.

FDH

[*Sandra*]

Canada has quite strict privacy laws so as we come forward, information can be limited. If nothing materialises on here perhaps contact the nearest public libraries to see if you can get obituaries which may throw more light on the children.

Andrew Skene - Born in Sparcrags Bellhelvie Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland on 23 Aug 1888 to William Skene and Ann Beattie. Andrew married Emma Dorothy Smallwood and had 3 children. He passed away on 30 Sep 1984 in Winnipeg, Misericordia, Manitoba, Canada.

http://www.ancestry.co.uk/genealogy/records/andrew-skene_166912539

Emma Dorothy Small Wood - Born in Sandiacre, Derbyshire, England on 19 Feb 1900 to John Bingham Smallwood and Mary Ellen Clark. Emma Dorothy married Andrew Skene and had 3 children. She passed away on 26 Nov 1974 in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada.

Marriage - 7 June 1924 - Manitoba - http://vitalstats.gov.mb.ca/Query.php

Sandra

[*Sandra*]

Mary Dorothy Skene - Born in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada on 15 Dec 1925 to Andrew Skene and Emma Dorothy Smallwood. Mary Dorothy married William Parker McLeod. She passed away on 26 Feb 1999 in Victoria, British Columbia, Canada.

http://www.ancestry.co.uk/genealogy/records/mary-dorothy-skene_137803875

William Parker McLeod - Born in Port Arthur, Ontario, Canada on 18 Feb 1917. William Parker married Mary Dorothy Skene. He passed away on 3 Sep 1980 in Victoria, British Columbia, Canada.

Sandra

[*Sandra*]

Attestation Papers for Andrew Skene -

http://www.bac-lac.gc.ca/eng/discover/military-heritage/first-world-war/first-world-war-1914-1918-cef/Pages/item.aspx?IdNumber=232485

Sandra

[*Sandra*]

A selection of Canada Voters Lists.

Canada Voters List 1935 - Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada - Andrew Skene - Operator - (and Mrs Andrew Slene)

Canada Voters List 1953 -  Winnipeg Manitoba - 435 Monreith Street - Andrew Skene (retired) and Dorothy Skene.  Mrs Mary McLeod is also at the same address.

Canada Voters List 1965 - 404 Hargrave Street - Andrew Skene (retired) Mrs Dorothy Skene (housewife)

Canada Voters List 1974 - Balmoral Street - Andrew Skene - (retired)

Sandra

[*Sandra*]

Memoriam (29 December 1936) for Mary Ellen Smallwood - mother of Emma - which was placed by son Herbert Smallwood

Sandra

[*Sandra*]

FIND A GRAVE for William Parker McLeod husband of Mary Dorothy Skene

Burial Veterans Cemetery  Esquimalt Capital Regional District British Columbia, Canada
Plot: Section CC - Row 02 - Plot 0024

http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=149575544

Sandra
 

[FDH]

WOW!!! Sandra, thank you for this info, I had the top bit of information but had not come across some of the other info, will need to go through it & check.

Thank you again xx
Fiona

[*Sandra*]

In case it might help - a few snippets on siblings of Andrew -

Brother John Skene - Born in Whitecairns Belhelvie, Aberdeenshire, Scotland on 25 Aug 1880 to William Skene and Ann Beattie. John married Ann Coutts Patterson and had a child. He passed away on 6 Apr 1968 in Deloraine, Manitoba, Canada.

http://www.ancestry.co.uk/genealogy/records/john-skene_161538989?geo_a=r&o_iid=41020&o_lid=41020&o_sch=Web+Property

Ann Coutts Patterson - Born in Banchory Ternan, Kincardineshire, Scotland on 16 Sep 1882 to William Noble Paterson and Mary Elizabeth Coutts. Ann Coutts married John Skene and had a child. She passed away on 25 Dec 1930 in Deloraine, Manitoba, Canada..

http://www.ancestry.co.uk/genealogy/records/ann-coutts-patterson_191960555

Sandra