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Mimmie

Mimmie Report 9 Jul 2012 22:40

That is her. Thanks for looking for me everyone!!!

Imogen xx

jax

jax Report 8 Jul 2012 17:10

Deaths Jun 1910 (>99%)
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SKITT Mary Ann 1 Wolverhampton 6b 330

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Births Jun 1909 (>99%)
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SKITT Mary Ann Wolverhampton 6b 641

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BeverleyW

BeverleyW Report 8 Jul 2012 17:07

Hi
A baby called Mary Ann Skitt, daughter of Joseph and Lily, was born on 22nd March 1909 and christened on 27th April at St. Annes, Willenhall.
Could this be the missing child?
(Parents lived at 23 Spring Vale Street).

Mimmie

Mimmie Report 8 Jul 2012 16:52

But thanks for looking anyway :-)

ChristinaS

ChristinaS Report 8 Jul 2012 12:59

There's this:

Soldiers Died in the Great War

Joseph Skitt of Willenhall, Staffordshire

Killed in action - Flanders - lst November 1914

But just realised this can't be yours, as they had children after the war.

Mimmie

Mimmie Report 8 Jul 2012 12:50

I have found out from my grandmother that Joseph had had 3 children with Lillian Pearson. He had:
Rose Skitt (1911-Unknown)
Horace Skitt (1918-1962)
Samuel Skitt (1921-1999)

I hope this can help anyone :-)

Mimmie

Mimmie Report 8 Jul 2012 12:21

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

SylviaInCanada

SylviaInCanada Report 8 Jul 2012 05:09

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




sylvia

Mel Fairy Godmother

Mel Fairy Godmother Report 7 Jul 2012 22:47

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

Mel Fairy Godmother

Mel Fairy Godmother Report 7 Jul 2012 22:34

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


JustDinosaurJill

JustDinosaurJill Report 7 Jul 2012 22:23

Thanks for checking Andy.

Andrew

Andrew Report 7 Jul 2012 22:21

Can't see anything in WW1 records.

Andy

Mel Fairy Godmother

Mel Fairy Godmother Report 7 Jul 2012 22:21

???????

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


Andrew

Andrew Report 7 Jul 2012 22:17

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

JustDinosaurJill

JustDinosaurJill Report 7 Jul 2012 22:15

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

Andrew

Andrew Report 7 Jul 2012 22:13

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

Mimmie

Mimmie Report 7 Jul 2012 22:07

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.

JustDinosaurJill

JustDinosaurJill Report 7 Jul 2012 22:05

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.

Andrew

Andrew Report 7 Jul 2012 22:00

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

Mimmie

Mimmie Report 7 Jul 2012 21:54

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