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Well, this looks like it could be your William with father George, a boilermaker in Kent in 1891:


1891 England Census
about William J Skinner
Name: William J Skinner
Age: 5
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1886
Relation: Son
Father's Name: George W
Mother's Name: Mary A
Gender: Male
Where born: Sheerness, Kent, England

Civil Parish: Minster in Sheppey
Ecclesiastical parish: Holy Trinity
Town: Sheerness
County/Island: Kent
Country: England

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Registration district: Sheppey
Sub-registration district: Minster
ED, institution, or vessel: 12
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Household Members:
Name Age
George W Skinner 40 Born Westwell
Mary A Skinner 34 Born Queenborough
George S Skinner 12
Thomas H Skinner 11
Maud M Skinner 8
William J Skinner 5
Phyllis M Skinner 2
Florence A Skinner 1

All children born Sheerness.

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The next thing to do would be to find William's birth cert to find out his mother's maiden name. Then you could try finding George and Mary's marriage cert.

Hopefully then you can track them back through the censuses.

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