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John

John Report 14 Mar 2014 23:30

mary skit was b 1898 sharlston nr Castleford one of 14 brother/sisters dad was james mother ellen I have them on 1901/1911 census, I have been on ancestry, and find my past, marr/deaths but nothing
after 1911 she is gone where ??? can you please help
john harper

patchem

patchem Report 14 Mar 2014 23:40

Have you found her actual birth reg. from free bmd?

Thanks

Added:
Do you mean this one?
Births Jun 1897
Skitt Mary Wakefield 9c 36

MarieCeleste

MarieCeleste Report 14 Mar 2014 23:46

Just in case it's connected:

West Yorkshire, England, Marriages and Banns, 1813-1935
Name: Mary Magdaline Skitt - of Daisy Banks
Birth Year: abt 1897
Age: 23
Marriage or Bann Date: 23 May 1920
Parish: Outwood, St Mary Magdalene
Father's Name: James Skitt - miner
Spouse's Name: Nelson Wightman - miner of 17 Princess Street, Outwood

Neither previously married.

Witnesses: Thomas Wightman and Elizabeth Charlesworth.

EDIT:
This marriage also shows on FreeBMD as

Surname First name(s) Spouse District Vol Page
Marriages Jun 1920
Skitt Mary M Wightman Wakefield 9c 75
Wightman Nelson Skitt Wakefield 9c 75

MarieCeleste

MarieCeleste Report 14 Mar 2014 23:52

That marriage seems to fit with the 1911:

SKITT, James Head Married M 41 1870 Coal Miner Hewer Old Hill Staffordshire
SKITT, Helen Wife Married19 years F 39 1872 Whitwood Yorkshire
SKITT, Annie Daughter Single F 17 1894 Sharlston Yorkshire
SKITT, Richard Son Single M 15 1896 Horse Driver Coal Miner Underground Sharlston Yorkshire
SKITT, Mary Daughter Single F 13 1898 School Sharlston Yorkshire
SKITT, Hilda Daughter F 12 1899 School Castleford Yorkshire
SKITT, Mabel Daughter F 6 1905 Castleford Yorkshire
SKITT, Sarah Daughter F 9 1902 Castleford Yorkshire
SKITT, Rose Daughter F 3 1908 Castleford Yorkshire
SKITT, James Edward Son M 1 1910 Castleford Yorkshire

RG number: RG14 Piece: 27500
Reference: RG14PN27500 RG78PN1574 RD505 SD4 ED14 SN54
Registration District: Pontefract
Sub District: Castleford
Enumeration District: 14
Parish: Castleford

Address: 9 Fulford St Castleford County: Yorkshire (West riding)

At the time of the census, the mother Helen had 10 children, 1 of whom had died.

Porkie_Pie

Porkie_Pie Report 15 Mar 2014 00:21

Looks like 7 possible children born to the marriage Wightman MMN Skitt

Roy

Porkie_Pie

Porkie_Pie Report 15 Mar 2014 00:33

???
Deaths Mar 1964
WIGHTMAN NELSON 66 LOWER AGBRIGG 2C 543

Deaths Sep 1960
WIGHTMAN Mary M 63 Lower Agbrigg 2c 421

LOWER AGBRIGG REGISTRATION DISTRICT
Registration County : Yorkshire West Riding.
Created : 1.1.1939 (out of Wakefield registration district).
Abolished : 1.4.1974 (to become part of Wakefield and Leeds registration districts).
Sub-districts : Horbury & Stanley, Lower Agbrigg, Normanton, Ossett, Rothwell.
GRO volumes : 9c (1939–46), 2C (1946–74).
Registers currently held at : Wakefield (Wakefield) and Leeds.

http://www.ukbmd.org.uk/genuki/Reg/districts/lower%20agbrigg.html

Roy

Gee

Gee Report 15 Mar 2014 10:30



West Yorkshire, England, Births and Baptisms, 1813-1910

Name:Nelson Whiteman

Birth Date:6 Jul 1897

Parish:Wakefield, St Michael

Baptism Date:4 Aug 1897

Father's Name:Jack Whiteman

Mother's name:Martha Whiteman Whiteman

The fathers name on the above baptism is Alfred Henry Charlesworth, it's been crossed through and Jac has been written at the side.


West Yorkshire, England, Marriages and Banns, 1813-1935

Name:Martha Whightman

Marriage or Bann Date:25 Nov 1897

Parish:Alverthorpe, St Paul

Spouse's Name:Alfred Charlesworth


Seems that Nelson was born out of marriage


Added


West Yorkshire, England, Births and Baptisms, 1813-1910

Name:Martha Whiteman

Parish:Wakefield, St Michael

Baptism Date:8 Jul 1878

Father's Name:John Whiteman

Mother's name:Elizabeth Whiteman


KathleenBell

KathleenBell Report 15 Mar 2014 12:08

These seem like other siblings for Mary Skitt born after the 1911 census:-

SKITT Norah England Yorkshire, Pontefract 1913

SKITT Harold England Yorkshire, Pontefract 1915

SKITT Olga England Yorkshire, Pontefract 1918

Kath. x

John

John Report 15 Mar 2014 20:41

thankyou all its a great lot you are a gain you are true to your cause
thank you all from the bottom of my heart. I had gut feeling it was nelson but for some reason I did not beleave it
for your information james skit b oldfield staffs 1870 marr ellen skit b1872 whitwood.castleford 1892 they had 14 children about 3/4 died young 1 died WW1
an one died hicksons factory explosion 1930 ish Castleford and one of them ghildren maud/molly b 1911 is my mum in law [WAS] I have bee told by some of mollys brother/sisters[all dead now ] that james skit was a Castleford counciler
but I know one thing that came from some of his children he was a drunk, bully, wife beater
anyway thanks john harper