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hi flick,no i wouldnt expect you to find them at all, what i meant was i really dont know about their children, i just want to trace her first and then will research her children etc. i really only ask for help when i have exhausted most of whats available to me, which is why i asked today and i am really appreciative of everybodys contribution.

fbg, you could have something there. didnt notice that info before. i will have to speak again to my aunty and see if she can remember any other details about her aunt. i already said are you sure she was only may and not say frances may, but she is quite sure she only had one name. however sometimes, the brain suddenly comes up with something new and amazingly you suddenly find what you are looking for. just got to have patience i think.

Might this be a possible on 1911?


Edmonton Union Infirmary, EDMONTON UNION INFIRMARY

SKINNER, May Patient F 7 1904 School Unknown
RG number:
RG14 Piece:
7406 Reference:
RG14PN7406 RD132 SD5 ED57 SN1

Registration District:
Edmonton Sub District:
Edmonton EnumerationDistrict:
57 Parish:
Edmonton

Address:
Bridport Road Upper Edmonton County:
Middlesex

I don't plan to look for them to be honest.

The info is available on freebmd, so I'll let you have the pleasure

hi tracey, sorry took so long to come back, youngest was hogging comp for the last 2 hours! yes on the 1901 census there was clara covelands. she was about 8 months. checked with aunty about that .she had never heard her name mentioned only aunty may, so wondered if she died young, but never been able to trace her death. her birth was mar 1901 ashford, kent.its a real mystery about aunty may but i feel we will get there eventually, thanks

Do we know if there were any other siblings to May and her brother Charles?


Tracey x

well....

There is a book lol..... i know my lot are in it, in fact the entire book is my lot.

http://ia341314.us.archive.org//load_djvu_applet.php?file=1/items/afewmemorialsri00skingoog/afewmemorialsri00skingoog.djvu

Take a look and see if you find any of yours in there!


Tracey x

hi flick, i dont know any of the eight childrens names at all but if you find them, i would be grateful if you let me know.1923 wedding, my grandma marjorie to charles.

tracey, do you mean you have skinners in your family? dont tell me could we be related because right now i really dont need any more relations unless they write all their fam history and put it somewhere safe for the future lol!!!

Was Frederick, born 1927, the eldest of the children of May Skinner and Mr Gibbs?

Births Mar 1902 (>99%)
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Covands Charles A S W. Ashford 2a 860


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Marriages Mar 1923 (>99%)
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Skinner Charles A V House Hollingbourne 2a 1413

Those blooming Skinners..... they loved the unusual names!!!

I have a Fitzowen Skinner, and a Bruce Groeme Skinner, amongst others.


Tracey x

she was sophie eva covands as she didnt marry the father until 3 months after the birth. charles was born in mar1902 and sophie married charles skinner in jun1902.charles was actually named charles arthur skinner covands, she obviously gave skinner as a christian name because she was unmarried and then after the marriage, he was known as charles arthur van-covdenden skinner. she gave so many vairiants of her name, it makes this research much more difficult

The birth cert for the brother of May, what does it say for the mother? does it give a maiden name as well as her married name or does it just list her as Sophie Skinner?


Tracey x

hi astra, thanks, have looked up on gr under gibbs and its there amj 1953. so was she married to len gibbs previously or did she just use his name, who knows? i could now order a marriage cert and that would at least confirm her previous names and where she was living. thanks again

Alarm bells ring there, the parents were married but the father's name was left blank?

That would imply he refused to be named, and also could mean parentage issues. It's extremely unusual for the husband not to be included on a birth certificate when he is married to the mother.

Do you know why the father's name is not on the cert.

Assumption is a killer with family research, i have a very large Skinner line in my tree, and some of them have proved to be very difficult!



Tracey x

I think the marriage is Biggs and not Gibbs

James Breaker
Spouse Surname: Biggs
Date of Registration: Apr-May-Jun 1953
Registration district: Sittingbourne
Registration county (inferred): Kent
Volume Number: 5b
Page Number: 1467

No sorry it is mis-transcribed

May Gibbs
Spouse Surname: Breaker
Date of Registration: Apr-May-Jun 1953
Registration district: Sittingbourne
Registration county (inferred): Kent
Volume Number: 5b
Page Number: 1467

wayne/tracey hi there because may was my grandads sister and my aunty told me all about sophie her grandmother.i do have a birth cert for mays brother charles arthur vc skinner. it names sophie as the mother and although fathers name is left blank, parents married in 1902 jun.my aunt in the family is really good with helping here except trying to find may!

Christina,

How do you know whom her parents are if you don't have either her marriage certs or birth cert?



Tracey x

hi back again, really sorry for the confusion. just to recap the facts. may skinner died ond qtr 1964 maidstone area, kent aged 59.this makes her dob 1905/04 depending on month of birth. i have all the details of hannah her grandmother and sophie with all the spelling differences, it is a complete nightmare. i am waiting for 2 marr certs for them to see what other info is there.but going back to aunty may, i just cant trace her. at some stage she took up with mr len gibbs and apparently had 8 children but never married him. she later married a mr jim breaker who she was married to when she died. however i did a search on ancestry for marriages. i put in may gibbs and spouse jim breaker and a marriage in kent came up.unfortunately i am not a member there so cannot look that up. it is interesting because she either just called herself may gibbs previously or actually married the man of which i had no knowledge. her marrents married in 1902 so before she was born. its strange i cant even trace sophie skinner then. im just going round in circles.thanks to all who are helping and sorry for wrong info earlier

I think the May Miriam we are looking for was born in Kent with Father Charles
Edward and mother Sophie!

1911 Cansus

SKINNER, John William Head
Married M
50 born 1861
Plumber
Yorks Hull

SKINNER, Sarah Wife
Married
27 years F
47 born 1864 Yorks Hull

SKINNER, Sarah Daughter F
14 1897 Assisting In House Yorks Hull
SKINNER, Eliazabeth Daughter F
12 1899 School Yorks Hull VIEW
SKINNER, Lily Daughter F
7 1904 School Yorks Hull VIEW
SKINNER, Miriam Daughter F
5 1906 School Yorks Hull VIEW

living at

64 Oxford St Hull

Could this be your Miriam (source Findmypast)

Kind regards

Patricia