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Hello everyone,
I have been trying to research my family history and have found that my great great grandfather, Joseph Skitt, had had two children in the 1911 census however one of them had died.

How do you find information on the child??? :-S :-S

Any information would be helpful, Thanks

Hi Mimmie and welcome to the GR boards.

A ittle more info would be useful, please


Where did Joseph live and who was his wife.?

Whats the name of the surviving child?

Andy

Not sure what info you are looking for. The census will not give you the details of the deceased child unless, as in one of my own family, they had noted the name of the child and then crossed them off.

If the child was born after the 1901 then all you can really do is try to narrow down the possibles using FreeBMD.

Pre 1901 you might be able to find the family and get the name of the child.

If you would like to post some details we will see if we can help.

Welcome to the boards.

Jill

Welcome to the boards Mimmie.

Is this him on the 1911 please?

1911 England Census
about Joseph Skitt
Name: Joseph Skitt
Age in 1911: 30
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1881
Relation to Head: Head
Gender: Male
Birth Place: Willenhall, Staffordshire
Civil parish: Willenhall
County/Island: Staffordshire
Country: England
Street Address: 26 Wednesfield Rd, Willenhall
Marital Status: Married
Years Married: 5
Estimated Marriage Year: 1906
Occupation: Castor
Registration district: Wolverhampton
Registration District Number: 369
Sub-registration district: Willenhall
ED, institution, or vessel: 23
Household schedule number: 281
Piece: 17105
Household Members: Name Age
Joseph Skitt 30
Lily Skitt 28
Joseph Skitt 4
William Payton 24
Ethel Payton 22
Edith Payton 5/12

That is My great great grandfather,

Looks like a locally common surname

This is the only likely marriage I can see, despite what it says on the census.

Surname First name(s) Spouse District Vol Page

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Marriages Jun 1914 (>99%)
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PEARSON Lily Skitt Wolverhampton 6b 1317
Skitt Joseph Pearson Wolverhampton 6b 1317
Skitt Joseph Person Wolverhampton 6b 1317

There are quite a few births and death fo children in the area between 1906 and 1911.

There are more children after the census

Andy

I know he was born 6th January 1881 an died in either jan, feb or march of 1949.

He had a wife named Lily Pearson and a son named Samuel Skitt who was born in 1921.

He was born in Wolverhampton, staffordshire and his wife was born in willenhall, Staffordshire.

Hope this helps xx

Hmm..

Looks like young Joseph was registered under mother maiden name

England & Wales, FreeBMD Birth Index, 1837-1915
about Joseph Skitt Pearson
Name: Joseph Skitt Pearson
Date of Registration: Jan-Feb-Mar 1907
Registration district: Wolverhampton
Inferred County: Shropshire, Staffordshire, West Midlands
Volume: 6b
Page: 627



Andy

Based on Joseph (b1881) and the census stating that they were all born in Willenhall, the family didn't move around.

So I looked at Freebmd but very sadly there were a lot of child deaths in Staffordshire.

And as Andrew says, there are no marriage showing as indicated on the census. I did a very wide date span and even took out the search only being for Staffs.

I am about to see if I can find it under spelling variations.

Joseph's Mothers maiden name was Squire,

She was remarried after her husband Noah Skitt died in 1896 to a man named Matthew Corrigan. He then lived with his mother and step-Father and his two step-sisters at the time of the 1901 census.

Further possible birts after the census

Births Dec 1911 (>99%)
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Skitt Rose Pearson Wolverhampton 6b 1122


Births Dec 1915 (>99%)
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Skitt William A Pearson Wolverhampton 6b 1022


Births Sep 1918 (>99%)
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Skitt Horace Pe[ae]rson Wolverhampton 6b 1009


Births Jun 1921 (>99%)
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Skitt Samuel Pearson Wolverhampton 6b 1331


Andy

And the answer to my search for variations is zero.

Can someone with access to military stuff please see if Joseph joined up as his marriage was just before the start of WW1. Talking to hubby who is into miltary history, he says that it wouldn't be impossible that an ordinary working man to pick up on what was beginning to kick off, especially if he could read the newspapers. Joseph signed and wrote address on the census himself. I wonder if they suddenly got married if he was about to enlist. Just a thought.J

There is also this marriage, which must be related to your family in some way

Surname First name(s) Spouse District Vol Page

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Marriages Sep 1919 (>99%)
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Skitt Noah Squire Wolverhampton 6b 1451
Squire Louisa Skitt Wolverhampton 6b 1461

Andy

???????

1901 England Census
about Horis Pearson
Name: Horis Pearson
Age: 2
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1899
Relation: Son
Father's Name: George Pearson
Mother's name: Leah G Pearson
Gender: Male
Where born: Willenhall, Staffordshire, England

Civil parish: Willenhall
Ecclesiastical parish: Willenhall St Anne
Town: Willenhall
County/Island: Staffordshire
Country: England

Street Address:

Registration district: Wolverhampton
Sub-registration district: Willenhall
ED, institution, or vessel: 15
Neighbors: View others on page
Household schedule number: 10
Piece: 2686
Folio: 6
Page Number: 3
Household Members: Name Age
George Pearson 38
Leah G Pearson 42
Gertrude Pearson 17
Lily Pearson 15 *************??
Wellie Pearson 13
Ethel Pearson 11
Edith Pearson 8
Arthur Pearson 6
George Pearson 4
Horis Pearson 2
Leah Pearson 1

Can't see anything in WW1 records.

Andy

Thanks for checking Andy.

Is this Joseph with his parents?

1881 England Census
about Noah Skitt
Name: Noah Skitt
Age: 24
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1857
Relation: Head
Spouse's Name: Mary Ann Skitt
Gender: Male
Where born: Wolverhampton, Staffordshire, England

Civil parish: Willenhall
County/Island: Staffordshire
Country: England

Street Address: 4 Back Brickkiln St
Condition as to marriage: Married
Education:

Employment status: View image
Occupation: Bolt Maker

Registration district: Wolverhampton
Sub-registration district: Willenhall
ED, institution, or vessel: 13
Neighbors: View others on page
Piece: 2809
Folio: 75
Page Number: 12
Household Members: Name Age
Noah Skitt 24
Mary Ann Skitt 19
Joseph Skitt 3 months old

On the 1911 census the boarders are William Payton and his wife Ethel with child Edith.

William Payton married Ethel Pearson so could be Lily's sister.

England & Wales, FreeBMD Marriage Index: 1837-1915
about Ethel Pearson
Name: Ethel Pearson
[User-submitted-comment] MARRIAGE 6b 951 CORRECTION MADE BY SOMEONE.
Date of Registration: Apr-May-Jun 1910
Registration district: Wolverhampton
Inferred County: Staffordshire
Volume Number: 6b
Page Number: 4&f5=6b">__1 (click to see others on page)



William Henry Payton Apr-May-Jun 1910 Wolverhampton Staffordshire

If the baby was still born, there would not be a birth certificate at that time




sylvia

it said on the census that there were two children born alive however one of them had died.

I am planning to take a trip down to London son to take a look at the archives then but i have to wait for the school holidays first,

Thanks for everyone that has contributed it has really helped,

Imogen xx