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