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Member Since: March 2003 Posts: 26,291 Send Message	ArgyllGran	Report	5 Jun 2019 15:41
	Jack Stewart (per the tree) - Birth 16 Jul 1900 • Maitland, New South Wales, Australia Birth of Brother Arthur Ernest Skinner(1902–1969) abt 1902 • West Maitland, New South Wales, Australia Death of Brother Kenneth Maitland Skinner(1897–1917) 2 May 1917 • France Marriage 1924 • Maitland, New South Wales, Australia Elsie May Taylor (1905–1962) Residence 1930 • Kurri Kurri, Hunter, New South Wales, Australia Residence 1936 • Kurri Kurri, Hunter, New South Wales, Australia Death of Mother Amy Ethel Cook(1870–1937) 14 May 1937 • West Maitland, New South Wales, Australia Residence 1937 • Kurri Kurri, Hunter, New South Wales, Australia Death of Sister Adelia (Nettie) Skinner(1893–1940) 1940 • Cessnock, New South Wales, Australia Death of Father James John Skinner(1868–1943) 15 May 1943 • West Maitland, New South Wales, Australia Residence 1943 • Kurri Kurri, Hunter, New South Wales, Australia Residence 1949 • Kurri Kurri, Hunter, New South Wales, Australia Residence 1954 • Kurri Kurri, Hunter, New South Wales, Australia Residence 1958 • Kurri Kurri, Hunter, New South Wales, Australia Death of Wife Elsie May Taylor(1905–1962) 1962 • Kurri Kurri, New South Wales, Australia Residence 1963 • Kurri Kurri, Hunter, New South Wales, Australia Death of Sister Ada Maria Skinner(1899–1964) 3 Jun 1964 • Nelson Bay, New South Wales, Australia Residence 1968 • Kurri Kurri, Hunter, New South Wales, Australia Death of Brother Arthur Ernest Skinner(1902–1969) 14 May 1969 • Maitland, New South Wales, Australia Death of Brother Richard John Skinner(1895–1971) 10 May 1971 • Maitland, New South Wales, Australia Death 1 Nov 1974 • Kurri Kurri, New South Wales, Australia Burial 1974 • Rutherford, New South Wales, Australia He had a daughter, but her details have been kept private on the tree.
	Researching: Old genealogists never die.....they just lose their census.
Member Since: December 2009 Posts: 13,418 Send Message	Maddie	Report	5 Jun 2019 15:38
	Arthur E Skinner Birth Date 1902 Birth Place New South Wales Registration Year 1902 Registration Place Maitland West, New South Wales, Australia Father James J Skinner Mother Amy E Registration Number 4429 Arthur E Skinner Spouse Name Muriel C Searl Marriage Date 1926 Marriage Place New South Wales Registration Place Maitland West New South Wales Registration Year 1926 Registration Number 8228 Arthur Ernest Skinner Birth Date 1902 Death Date 1969 Cemetery Rutherford General Cemetery Burial or Cremation Place Rutherford, Maitland City, New South Wales, Australia Has Bio? N URL https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/51130769/arthur-ernest-skinner Jack S Skinner Spouse Name Elsie M Taylor Marriage Date 1924 Marriage Place New South Wales Registration Place Maitland West New South Wales Registration Year 1924 Registration Number 17114 Jack Stewart Skinner Birth Date 1900 Death Date 1974 Cemetery Rutherford General Cemetery Burial or Cremation Place Rutherford, Maitland City, New South Wales, Australia Has Bio? N URL https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/51130768/jack-stewart-skinner Elsie M Taylor Birth Date 1905 Birth Place New South Wales Registration Year 1905 Registration Place Ouirindi, New South Wales, Australia Father James T Taylor Mother Charlotte A Registration Number 27103 Elsie May Skinner Death Date 1962 Cemetery Kurri Kurri General Cemetery Burial or Cremation Place Kurri Kurri, Cessnock City, New South Wales, Australia Has Bio? N URL https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/48650371/elsie-may-skinner
Member Since: March 2003 Posts: 26,291 Send Message	ArgyllGran	Report	5 Jun 2019 15:38
	Ada Maria (per the tree) - Birth abt 1899 • West Maitland, New South Wales, Australia Birth of Brother Jack Stewart Skinner(1900–1974) 16 Jul 1900 • Maitland, New South Wales, Australia Birth of Brother Arthur Ernest Skinner(1902–1969) abt 1902 • West Maitland, New South Wales, Australia Death of Brother Kenneth Maitland Skinner(1897–1917) 2 May 1917 • France Residence 1930 • Maitland, Hunter, New South Wales, Australia Residence 1936 • Maitland, Hunter, New South Wales, Australia Death of Mother Amy Ethel Cook(1870–1937) 14 May 1937 • West Maitland, New South Wales, Australia Residence 1937 • Maitland, Hunter, New South Wales, Australia Death of Sister Adelia (Nettie) Skinner(1893–1940) 1940 • Cessnock, New South Wales, Australia Marriage abt 1942 • West Maitland, New South Wales, Australia Percival William Smith Death of Father James John Skinner(1868–1943) 15 May 1943 • West Maitland, New South Wales, Australia Residence 1943 • Maitland, Hunter, New South Wales, Australia Residence 1949 • Maitland, Paterson, New South Wales, Australia Residence 1954 • Maitland, Paterson, New South Wales, Australia Residence 1958 • Boolaroo, Hunter, New South Wales, Australia Residence 1963 • Boolaroo, Hunter, New South Wales, Australia Death 3 Jun 1964 • Nelson Bay, New South Wales, Australia Burial 1964 • Rutherford, New South Wales, Australia Rutherford General Cemetery, Rutherford, NSW, Australia
	Researching: Old genealogists never die.....they just lose their census.
Member Since: March 2003 Posts: 26,291 Send Message	ArgyllGran	Report	5 Jun 2019 15:32
	Richard John (per the tree on Ancestry)- Birth 17 Dec 1895 • West Maitland, New South Wales, Australia Birth of Brother Kenneth Maitland Skinner(1897–1917) abt 1897 • West Maitland, New South Wales, Australia Birth of Sister Ada Maria Skinner(1899–1964) abt 1899 • West Maitland, New South Wales, Australia Birth of Brother Jack Stewart Skinner(1900–1974) 16 Jul 1900 • Maitland, New South Wales, Australia Birth of Brother Arthur Ernest Skinner(1902–1969) abt 1902 • West Maitland, New South Wales, Australia Death of Brother Kenneth Maitland Skinner(1897–1917) 2 May 1917 • France Birth of Son Kenneth Maitland Skinner(1919–2002) 26 Aug 1919 • Maitland, New South Wales, Australia Marriage 1919 • Waratah, New South Wales, Australia Della Irene Montgomery (1899–1973) Birth of Daughter Della Irene Skinner(1929–2001) 3 Jun 1929 • Maitland, New South Wales, Australia Residence 1930 • Maitland, Hunter, New South Wales, Australia Residence 1936 • Maitland, Hunter, New South Wales, Australia Death of Mother Amy Ethel Cook(1870–1937) 14 May 1937 • West Maitland, New South Wales, Australia Residence 1937 • Maitland, Hunter, New South Wales, Australia Death of Sister Adelia (Nettie) Skinner(1893–1940) 1940 • Cessnock, New South Wales, Australia Death of Father James John Skinner(1868–1943) 15 May 1943 • West Maitland, New South Wales, Australia Residence 1943 • Maitland, Hunter, New South Wales, Australia Residence 1949 • Maitland, Paterson, New South Wales, Australia Residence 1954 • Maitland, Paterson, New South Wales, Australia Residence 1958 • Maitland, Paterson, New South Wales, Australia Residence 1963 • Maitland, Paterson, New South Wales, Australia Death of Sister Ada Maria Skinner(1899–1964) 3 Jun 1964 • Nelson Bay, New South Wales, Australia Death of Brother Arthur Ernest Skinner(1902–1969) 14 May 1969 • Maitland, New South Wales, Australia Death 10 May 1971 • Maitland, New South Wales, Australia Burial 1971 • Rutherford, New South Wales, Australia His children: Kenneth Maitland Skinner 1919–2002 Birth 26 AUG 1919 • Maitland, New South Wales, Australia Death 2 JUL 2002 • Maitland, New South Wales, Australia Della Irene Skinner 1929–2001 Birth 3 JUN 1929 • Maitland, New South Wales, Australia Death 27 MAY 2001 • Maitland, New South Wales, Australia
	Researching: Old genealogists never die.....they just lose their census.
Member Since: December 2009 Posts: 13,418 Send Message	Maddie	Report	5 Jun 2019 15:30
	Name Kenneth Maitland Skinner Birth Date 1897 Death Date 1917 Cemetery Rutherford General Cemetery Burial or Cremation Place Rutherford, Maitland City, New South Wales, Australia Has Bio? N URL https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/51130766/kenneth-maitland-skinner Australia, WWI Service Records, 1914-19 Name Kenneth Maitland Skinner Age 18 Birth Year abt 1896 Birth Place West Maitland, New South Wales Dossier Year Range 1914-1920 Enlistment Place Liverpool, New South Wales Service Number 2830 Father James John Skinner Mettie Skinner Birth Date 1893 Birth Place New South Wales Registration Year 1893 Registration Place Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia Father James J Skinner Mother Ethel Registration Number 25367 Name Nettie Chiarelli Death Date 1940 Death Place New South Wales Father's Name John James Mother's Name Amy Ethel Registration Year 1940 Registration Place Cessnock New South Wales Registration Number 19704 Name Nettie Skinner Spouse Name Faustina Chiarelli Marriage Date 1927 Marriage Place New South Wales Registration Place Cessnock New South Wales Registration Year 1927 Registration Number 14030
Member Since: March 2003 Posts: 26,291 Send Message	ArgyllGran	Report	5 Jun 2019 15:26
	William James - Birth 27 Apr 1894 • West Maitland, New South Wales, Australia Birth of Brother Richard John Skinner(1895–1971) 17 Dec 1895 • West Maitland, New South Wales, Australia Birth of Brother Kenneth Maitland Skinner(1897–1917) abt 1897 • West Maitland, New South Wales, Australia Birth of Sister Ada Maria Skinner(1899–1964) abt 1899 • West Maitland, New South Wales, Australia Birth of Brother Jack Stewart Skinner(1900–1974) 16 Jul 1900 • Maitland, New South Wales, Australia Birth of Brother Arthur Ernest Skinner(1902–1969) abt 1902 • West Maitland, New South Wales, Australia Death of Brother Kenneth Maitland Skinner(1897–1917) 2 May 1917 • France Marriage 1923 • West Maitland, New South Wales, Australia Eileen Mildred Minslow (1899–1988) Residence 1936 • Maitland, Hunter, New South Wales, Australia Death of Mother Amy Ethel Cook(1870–1937) 14 May 1937 • West Maitland, New South Wales, Australia Residence 1937 • Maitland, Hunter, New South Wales, Australia Death of Sister Adelia (Nettie) Skinner(1893–1940) 1940 • Cessnock, New South Wales, Australia Death of Father James John Skinner(1868–1943) 15 May 1943 • West Maitland, New South Wales, Australia Residence 1943 • Maitland, Hunter, New South Wales, Australia Residence 1949 • Maitland, Paterson, New South Wales, Australia Residence 1954 • Maitland, Paterson, New South Wales, Australia Residence 1958 • Maitland, Paterson, New South Wales, Australia Death of Sister Ada Maria Skinner(1899–1964) 3 Jun 1964 • Nelson Bay, New South Wales, Australia Death of Brother Arthur Ernest Skinner(1902–1969) 14 May 1969 • Maitland, New South Wales, Australia Death of Brother Richard John Skinner(1895–1971) 10 May 1971 • Maitland, New South Wales, Australia Death of Brother Jack Stewart Skinner(1900–1974) 1 Nov 1974 • Kurri Kurri, New South Wales, Australia Death 9 Dec 1977 • West Maitland, New South Wales, Australia Burial 1977 • Rutherford, New South Wales, Australia The tree says he had one son, Ernest - no dates given.
	Researching: Old genealogists never die.....they just lose their census.
Member Since: March 2003 Posts: 26,291 Send Message	ArgyllGran	Report	5 Jun 2019 15:23
	For his sister Nettie: Birth 1893 • Maitland, New South Wales, Australia Birth of Brother William James Skinner(1894–1977) 27 Apr 1894 • West Maitland, New South Wales, Australia Birth of Brother Richard John Skinner(1895–1971) 17 Dec 1895 • West Maitland, New South Wales, Australia Birth of Brother Kenneth Maitland Skinner(1897–1917) abt 1897 • West Maitland, New South Wales, Australia Birth of Sister Ada Maria Skinner(1899–1964) abt 1899 • West Maitland, New South Wales, Australia Birth of Brother Jack Stewart Skinner(1900–1974) 16 Jul 1900 • Maitland, New South Wales, Australia Birth of Brother Arthur Ernest Skinner(1902–1969) abt 1902 • West Maitland, New South Wales, Australia Death of Brother Kenneth Maitland Skinner(1897–1917) 2 May 1917 • France Marriage 1927 • Cessnock, New South Wales, Australia Faustino Joseph Chiarelli (1891–1930) Death of Husband Faustino Joseph Chiarelli(1891–1930) 25 Jun 1930 • Cessnock, New South Wales, Australia Residence 1930 • Cessnock, Hunter, New South Wales, Australia Death of Mother Amy Ethel Cook(1870–1937) 14 May 1937 • West Maitland, New South Wales, Australia Death 1940 • Cessnock, New South Wales, Australia Burial 1940 • Rutherford, New South Wales, Australia
	Researching: Old genealogists never die.....they just lose their census.
Member Since: March 2003 Posts: 26,291 Send Message	ArgyllGran	Report	5 Jun 2019 15:21
	A tree on Ancestry has this for Arthur (supported by documentation) - Birth abt 1902 • West Maitland, New South Wales, Australia Death of Brother Kenneth Maitland Skinner(1897–1917) 2 May 1917 • France Marriage 1926 • West Maitland, New South Wales, Australia Muriel Clarissa Searle (1902–1981) Residence 1930 • Maitland, Hunter, New South Wales, Australia Residence 1936 • Maitland, Hunter, New South Wales, Australia Death of Mother Amy Ethel Cook(1870–1937) 14 May 1937 • West Maitland, New South Wales, Australia Death of Sister Adelia (Nettie) Skinner(1893–1940) 1940 • Cessnock, New South Wales, Australia Death of Father James John Skinner(1868–1943) 15 May 1943 • West Maitland, New South Wales, Australia Residence 1943 • Maitland, Hunter, New South Wales, Australia Residence 1949 • Maitland, Paterson, New South Wales, Australia Residence 1954 • Maitland, Paterson, New South Wales, Australia Residence 1958 • Maitland, Paterson, New South Wales, Australia Residence 1963 • Maitland, Paterson, New South Wales, Australia Death of Sister Ada Maria Skinner(1899–1964) 3 Jun 1964 • Nelson Bay, New South Wales, Australia Death 14 May 1969 • Maitland, New South Wales, Australia Burial 1969 • Rutherford, New South Wales, Australia
	Researching: Old genealogists never die.....they just lose their census.
Member Since: March 2003 Posts: 26,291 Send Message	ArgyllGran	Report	5 Jun 2019 15:17
	The above Arthur E - Arthur Ernest Skinner in the Australia and New Zealand, Find A Grave Index, 1800s-Current Name: Arthur Ernest Skinner Birth Date: 1902 Death Date: 1969 Cemetery: Rutherford General Cemetery Burial or Cremation Place: Rutherford, Maitland City, New South Wales, Australia His gravestone has the following info: In loving memory of James John Skinner 1868-1943 and his children Nettie Chiarelli 1893-1940 Kenneth Maitland Skinner 1897-1917, killed in France. William James Skinner 1894 - 197 Richard John Skinner 1895-1971 Ada Maria Smith 1899-1964 Jack Stewart Skinner 1900 - 1974 Arthur Ernest Skinner 1902-1969, cremated at Beresfield and his grandson Kenneth Maitland Skinner 1919-2002
	Researching: Old genealogists never die.....they just lose their census.
Member Since: September 2015 Posts: 5,278 Send Message	AustinQ	Report	5 Jun 2019 09:34
	Australia, Birth Index First name(s) William J Last name Skinner Birth year 1894 Registration year 1894 Denomination - Registration district Maitland West State New South Wales Country Australia Father's first name(s) James J Mother's first name(s) Amy E Registration number 19948 Record set New South Wales Births First name(s) Richard J Last name Skinner Birth year 1896 Registration year 1896 Denomination - Registration district Maitland West State New South Wales Country Australia Father's first name(s) James J Mother's first name(s) Amy E Registration number 4717 Record set New South Wales Births Name: Kenneth M Skinner Birth Date: 1897 Birth Place: New South Wales Registration Year: 1897 Registration Place: Maitland West, New South Wales, Australia Father: James J Skinner Mother: Amy E Registration Number: 23222 First name(s) Ada M Last name Skinner Birth year 1899 Registration year 1899 Denomination - Registration district Maitland West State New South Wales Country Australia Father's first name(s) James J Mother's first name(s) Amy E Registration number 13331 Record set New South Wales Births Name Jack S Skinnep Birth Date 1900 Birth Place New South Wales Registration Year 1900 Registration Place Maitland West, New South Wales, Australia Father James J Skinnep Mother Amy E Registration Number 23555 First name(s) Arthur E Last name Skinner Birth year 1902 Registration year 1902 Denomination - Registration district Maitland West State New South Wales Country Australia Father's first name(s) James J Mother's first name(s) Amy E Registration number 4429 Record set New South Wales Births
Member Since: January 2003 Posts: 49,504 Send Message	Shirley~I,m getting the hang of it	Report	5 Jun 2019 09:23
	View Australia, WWI Service Records, 1914-1920 Name: William James Skinner Age: 21 Birth Year: abt 1893 Birth Place: West Maitland, New South Wales Dossier Year Range: 1914-1920 Enlistment Place: West Maitland, New South Wales Service Number: 2457 Mother: Amy Ethel Skinner Address Devonshire Street , West Maitland .NSW
	Researching: Surname Fahse. Germany. Essex .South East London My avatar is one of our wedding photos of 1957
Member Since: January 2003 Posts: 49,504 Send Message	Shirley~I,m getting the hang of it	Report	5 Jun 2019 09:19
	Name: William J Skinner Birth Date: 1894 Birth Place: New South Wales Registration Year: 1894 Registration Place: Maitland West, New South Wales, Australia Father: James J Skinner Mother: Amy E Registration Number: 19948 Australia, Marriage Index, 1788-1950 No Image Text-only collection Name: William J Skinner Spouse Name: Eileen M Minslow Marriage Date: 1923 Marriage Place: New South Wales Registration Place: Maitland West, New South Wales Registration Year: 1923 Registration Number: 6322
	Researching: Surname Fahse. Germany. Essex .South East London My avatar is one of our wedding photos of 1957
Member Since: January 2003 Posts: 49,504 Send Message	Shirley~I,m getting the hang of it	Report	5 Jun 2019 09:16
	??? William James Skinner Birth Date: 1894 Death Date: 1977 Cemetery: Rutherford General Cemetery Burial or Cremation Place: Rutherford, Maitland City, New South Wales, Australia Has Bio?: N URL: https://www.findagrave.com/mem...
	Researching: Surname Fahse. Germany. Essex .South East London My avatar is one of our wedding photos of 1957
Member Since: June 2005 Posts: 10 Send Message	Shirley	Report	5 Jun 2019 09:05
Member Since: June 2005 Posts: 10 Send Message	Looking for more info on William James Skinner born in West Maitland about 1893 to James Skinner & Mother Amy Ethel nee Cook (who was my Great Aunt. Also other siblings info.

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