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Mother of Leslie G Skerritt

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Patrick

Patrick Report 17 Feb 2024 16:29

Many thanks for the information

Maddie

Maddie Report 16 Feb 2024 15:46

Grace Dorothy
Father's first name(s) -
Last name Connock
Father's last name -
Sex Female
Mother's first name(s) Eliza Emma
Baptism year 1901
Mother's last name Connock
Baptism date 28 Nov 1901
Record set England Births & Baptisms 1538-1975
Residence Bedminster, Somerset, England
Category Birth, Marriage, Death & Parish Records
Place Bristol
Subcategory Parish Baptisms
County Gloucestershire
Collections from England, Great Britain
Country England

Eliza Emma
Spouse's occupation Collier
Last name Connock
Spouse's residence 65 Kingston Road
Sex Female
Father's name Richard Grabham Dibbs
Birth year 1867
Father's occupation Labourer
Age 34
Spouse's father's name George Henry White
Marriage year 1901
Spouse's father's occupation Collier
Marriage date 28 Dec 1901
First witness Fred Gait
Marital status spinster
Second witness Ellen Lousie Dibbs
Residence 65 Kingston Road
Document type Parish records
Denomination Anglican
Event type Marriages
Description St Paul
Archive Somerset Archives
Place Bedminster
Archive reference P/St PBed/R/2/e
County Somerset
Register type Marriages
Country England
Register year range 1899-1904
Spouse's first name(s) George Henry
Page 131
Spouse's last name White
Record set Somerset Marriages
Spouse's birth year 1871
Category Birth, Marriage, Death & Parish Records
Spouse's age 30
Subcategory Parish Marriages
Spouse's marital status bachelor

Shirley~I,m getting the hang of it

Shirley~I,m getting the hang of it Report 15 Feb 2024 21:15

Death

First name(s) Grace Dorothy
County Leicestershire
Last name Harwood
Volume 6
Sex Female
Page 1951
Birth day 30
Country England
Birth month 4
Record set England & Wales Deaths 1837-2007
Birth year 1897
Category Birth, Marriage, Death & Parish Records
Death quarter 3
Subcategory Civil Deaths & Burials
Death year 1975
Market Harbourough
Collections from Great Britain, England

Shirley~I,m getting the hang of it

Shirley~I,m getting the hang of it Report 15 Feb 2024 21:13

Leslie is with his mums family in 1921

1921 Census Of England & Wales
26, Margam Street, Caerau, Llangynwyd Higher, Glamorganshire, Wales
Household members (6 people)

First name(s) Last name Relationship to head Sex Birth year Age in years Birth place Occupation Employer
George White Head Male 1871 50 Monmouthshire, Wales Miner (Hewer) North Navigation Colliers
Eliza E White Wife Female 1867 53 Bristol, Gloucestershire, England At Home -
Lily White Daughter Female 1902 18 Caerau, Glamorganshire, Wales Shop Girl Maesteg St Wales Mr Williams Confectionery Maesteg
Gladys White Daughter Female 1904 17 Caerau, Glamorganshire, Wales At Home -
Helen White Daughter Female 1909 12 Caerau, Glamorganshire, Wales - -
Leslie Skerritt Grandson Male 1916 4 Caerau, Glamorganshire, Wales - -

Shirley~I,m getting the hang of it

Shirley~I,m getting the hang of it Report 15 Feb 2024 21:09

1911 census

1911 Census For England & Wales
21 Metcalfe St Caerau, Higher Llangynwyd, Glamorganshire, Wales
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First name(s) Last name Relationship to head Marital status Sex Age Birth year Occupation Birth place
George Henry White Head Married Male 39 1872 Coal miner hewer Monmouthshire Aberdare
Eliza Emma White Wife Married Female 44 1867 - Somerset Bristol
Grace Dorothy Connock Stepdaughter Single Female 13 1898 School Hackney London
Lily White Daughter Single Female 8 1903 School Maesteg Glam
Gladys Lavinia White Daughter Single Female 6 1905 School Caerau Glam

Shirley~I,m getting the hang of it

Shirley~I,m getting the hang of it Report 15 Feb 2024 21:02

Looks like mum remarried

Grace D
Country Wales
Last name Skerritt
Volume 11A
Marriage quarter 4
Volume as transcribed 11A
Marriage year 1933
Page number 1827
Registration month -
Record set England & Wales Marriages 1837-2005
Spouse's last name Harwood
Category Birth, Marriage, Death & Parish Records
District Bridgend
Subcategory Civil Marriage & Divorce
District number -
Collections from Great Britain, Wales
County Glamorganshire


Marriages Dec 1933
CONNOCK Grace D Harwood Bridgend 11a 1827
Harwood Herbert J Skerritt Bridgend 11a 1827
Harwood Herbert J Connock Bridgend 11a 1827

Shirley~I,m getting the hang of it

Shirley~I,m getting the hang of it Report 15 Feb 2024 20:57

Leslie George W
Register number 989
Last name Skerritt
County Leicestershire
Sex Male
Volume 6
Birth day 7
Page 2054
Birth month 8
Country England
Birth year 1916
Record set England & Wales Deaths 1837-2007
Death quarter 3
Category Birth, Marriage, Death & Parish Records
Registration month 9
Subcategory Civil Deaths & Burials
Death year 1989
Collections from Great Britain, England
District Market Harborough

Shirley~I,m getting the hang of it

Shirley~I,m getting the hang of it Report 15 Feb 2024 20:53

Leslie G W
Country Wales
Last name Skerritt
Volume 11A
Birth quarter 3
Page MCH'33
Birth year 1916
Record set England & Wales Births 1837-2006
Mother's maiden name Connock
Category Birth, Marriage, Death & Parish Records
District Bridgend
Subcategory Civil Births
County Glamorganshire
Collections from Great Britain, Wales


Marriages Jun 1917
Connock Grace D Skerritt Bristol 6a 379
Skerritt George E Connock Bristol 6a 379

Shirley~I,m getting the hang of it

Shirley~I,m getting the hang of it Report 15 Feb 2024 20:45

Just cos this came up

First name(s) Leslie G
County Leicestershire
Last name Skerritt
Country England
Marriage quarter 3
Volume 7A
Marriage year 1940
Volume as transcribed 7A
Registration month -
Page number 3
MarriageFinder™ Leslie G Skerritt married one of these people
Mary E Brown
Record set England & Wales Marriages 1837-2005
Spouse's last name Brown
Category Birth, Marriage, Death & Parish Records
District Lutterworth
Subcategory Civil Marriage & Divorce
District number -
Collections from Great Britain, England

Patrick

Patrick Report 15 Feb 2024 19:53

Many thanks for the information.

ErikaH

ErikaH Report 15 Feb 2024 19:25

Parents married after his birth…..look at freebmd

ErikaH

ErikaH Report 15 Feb 2024 19:22

So get his birth cert

Patrick

Patrick Report 15 Feb 2024 19:20

Forgot to mention he was born in Bridgend

ErikaH

ErikaH Report 15 Feb 2024 19:18

Go to Irish Genealogy website and look for birth record….and/or parents’ marriage record

Patrick

Patrick Report 15 Feb 2024 19:12

Looking for the mother of Leslie G Skerritt born 1917. His father was George Edward Skerritt born 1897 in Queenstown County Cork.