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John George Skinner was born in about 1806 at Halsted in Kent. He married a girl named Sarah Jane Smith (1816-1885) at Halsted on 12 October 1834.  At this time, I don't know who either of their parents were.

On 10 June 1840, John Skinner and his family arrived at Pt Adelaide from London aboard the ship Orleana.  The reason for his migration is not known, but there was a large family by the name of Smith on the same voyage - perhaps they were his wife's people and the young couple just simply decided to join them in their new venture.

They had three children born in England before they departed for South Australia and another eight were born here.

John died at Athelstone on 2 April 1884 and was buried in the Gorge cemetery. Sarah followed him a little over a year later and is also buried at the Gorge cemetery.

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  William Skinner
born 1836 in England
married 15 March 1860 Adelaide, SA
died 3 June 1903 Hilton, SA

William married Letitia Morris in Adelaide on 15 March 1860. She was born in 1840 at Winstanstow, Shrophshire, England and died at Hilton in 1933. They had 12 children:-

Eliza Jane Skinner 1860-1943 never married
William John Skinner 1862-1886
Mary Ellen Skinner 1865-1954 married Edwin Riggs
Walter George Skinner 1867-1954 married Kate Cheesman
Edmund Ernest Skinner 1869-1940
Samuel Sidney Skinner 1872-1933 married Mary Teresa Leonard
Emma Margaret Anna Skinner 1874-1955 married John Bowden
Alice Lucy Skinner 1877-1959 married Herbert James Holman
Harold Hilton Skinner 1879-1957 married Gertrude Adelaide Griffiths Boyce
Louis Vivian Skinner 1881-1948 married Gertrude Ann Sandford
Morris Millington Skinner 1884-1966 married 1) Mary Teresa Kirwin  2) Gladys Naomi Pocock
Arthur Bertram Skinner 1887-1909

 

  John Skinner
born 1836 England
bapt 15 January 1837
married 29 May 1861 Adelaide, SA
died: 23 May 1896 Hope Valley, SA

John married Ann Saunders, daughter of Richard Saunders and Rebecca Jones, in May 1861. They had seven children:-

 

    Lydia Ann Skinner
born 9 April 1862 Athelstone, SA
married 25 January 1882 Athelstone, SA
died 1 January 1935 Underdale, SA

Lydia married Joseph Henry Stow and had 8 children:-

Lydia May Stow 1883-?
Edgar Joseph Stow 1884-1884
Eva Alice Stow 1885-1967 never married
Henry James Stow 1887-?
Ivy Maud Stow 1893-1930 married Gilbert Donald Sharpe
Walter Gordon Stow 1894-? married Elsie May Dawes
Leonard Edward Stow 1897-? married Ruby Pearl Phillips
Violet Maud Stow 1901-1927

 

    Emily Elizabeth Skinner
born 1 October 1863 Athelstone, SA
married 1) 12 October 1912 Adelaide, SA
married 2) 12 March 1915 Adelaide, SA

Emily's first husband was John Duffy and her second was Harry Lock Hurrell - there were no children from either marriage.

 

    William Henry Skinner
born 21 June 1866 Athelstone, SA
married 7 April 1890 Nailsworth, SA
died 29 May 1899 Adelaide

William Skinner married Selina Jane Coleman, daughter of David Coleman and Ann Selina Maplesden at the home of the bride's parents in Nailsworth in 1890. They had  seven children:-

 

      William Henry Thomas Skinner
born 18 December 1890 Hope Valley, SA
married 12 June 1911 Adelaide, SA
died 7 November 1957 Glandore, SA

William Henry Thomas Skinner married Clara Louise Shepard, daughter of George Edwin Shepard and Mary Ann Cann. They had five children in all. Clara lived to be 103 years old and died in 1993.

Gwendoline May Skinner 1911-?
Edna Jean Elsie Skinner (living) married Lionel Sylvius Stein
William Henry Thomas Skinner 1920-?
Gladys Irene Skinner 1923-?
Clara Mavis Skinner 1926-?

 

      Hurtle Edward Horace Skinner
born 16 August 1892 Paradise, SA
died 26 November 1892 Newton, SA

 

      Harrold Ethelbert James Skinner
born 28 July 1896 Findon, SA
married 24 August 1918 Adelaide, SA
died 13 May 1977

Harrold married Adelaide May Ward. Their children were:-

Rhonda Constance Skinner 1919-?
Harold Ethelbert Skinner 1920-?
Theda Jean Skinner 1923-?
Leslie Edwin George Skinner 1924-1993 married Valma (surname unknown)
James Skinner
Audrey Skinner

 

      Dorothy Irene Blackwell Skinner
born 20 October 1905 Dunrobin Place, Brighton, SA
died 22 March 1907 Children's Hospital, North Adelaide, SA

 

      Miriam Hessie Skinner
born c 1906 Thebarton, SA
married 27 December 1924 Plympton, SA
died 7 August 1972 Richmond, SA

Miriam married William Harold Martlow.

Pearl Elwyn May Martlow 1926-? married Shaheed Francis Abraham
Harold Ronald Martlow 1929-1973 married Patricia Junette Downer

 

      Arthur Lindsay Claremont Skinner
born 7 October 1907 Brighton, SA
married 1939 Burwood, NSW

Arthur married Annie McGonagle

 

      Hazel Lavinia Pearl Skinner
born 14 July 1914 Adelaide, SA
married 22 March 1935 Adelaide, SA
died 21 August 1993 Prospect, SA

Hazel married Lindsay Douglas Bamford.

Kevin Lindsay Bamford married Rae Helen (surname unknown)
Desmond John Bamford married Marion Edith Goodwin
Glenice Irene Bamford married Trevor Barone Vinnell

 

    Harriet Maria Skinner
born 24 April 1868 Athelstone, SA
died 2 April 1869 Athelstone, SA

 

    Edward Thomas Skinner
born 23 January 1870 Athelstone, SA
died 18 May 1938 Adelaide, SA

 

    Eliza Jane Skinner
born 28 July 1872 Mt Gambier, SA

 

    Alice Mary Skinner
born 22 September 1875 Athelstone, SA
married 24 December 1894 Modbury, SA
died 22 December 1956 Northfield, SA

Alice married William Thomas Whiting.

Albion William Whiting 1896-1939 married Sarah Elizabeth Victoria White
Alick Leslie Whiting 1906-? married Sarah Ellen Welch

 

  Sarah Elizabeth Skinner
born April 1839
married 28 July 1864 Unley, SA
died 7 April 1874 Unley, SA

Sarah married Edwin Foyle at Unley in 1864. They had five children:-

Robert Foyle 1865-1865
Amelia Sophie Foyle 1866-1948
Lily Selina Foyle 1868-? married John Smart
Edith May Foyle 1870-1871
Thomas Douglas Foyle 1871-1871

 

  Susan Skinner
born 21 July 1841 Adelaide, SA
died 22 December 1906
married 1) 9 October 1861 Ferryville, SA
married 2) 18 July 1867 Houghton Village, SA

Susan married twice. Her first husband was James Strong Lomman and her second was William Gregory.

There were no children from the first marriage.

Second marriage children:-

Alice Willison Gregory 1868-1947 married Harry Watson
Edith Maria Gregory 1869-? married Charles Austin
George Douglas Gregory 1870-?
Henry Edward Gregory 1872-1955
Ethel Fanny Gregory 1879-?
Clara Mary Gregory 1882-?

 

  Thomas Skinner
born 15 February 1843 Adelaide, SA
died 2 May 1884

 

  Edward Skinner
born 19 October 1845 Beaumont Grange on the River Torrens, SA
died 11 September 1852 Fifth Creek, SA

 

  Mary Jane Skinner
born 26 February 1848 Bowmans Plains, SA
died 21 January 1919 Stepney, SA
married 4 August 1870 Kent Town, SA

Mary Jane married Levi Emmerton in 1870. He was born in Leighton Buzzard, Bedfordshire. They had 12 children:-

Walter Levi Emmerton 1871-1953 married Eva Sophia Jury
William Henry Emmerton 1873-?
Francis Arthur Emmerton 1876-1951 married Elizabeth Maud (surname unknown)
Thomas Albert Emmerton 1877-1961 married Mary Eveline Hutchinson
Ernest Laurence Emmerton 1879-1942 married 1) Olive Millie (surname unknown)  2) Elsie Maud Hockley
Elsie Maud Emmerton 1881-1942 married Charles Redford Coney
Ella Rose Emmerton 1884-? married a Mr Heyhoe
Hurtle Skinner Emmerton 1885-1885
David Oliver Emmerton 1887-1939 married Gera Webb
Gilbert Roy Emmerton 1888-1928 married (unknown name)
Bertha May Emmerton 1889-?
Hilda Blanche Emmerton 1891-?

 

  Ann Skinner
born 10 January 1850 Torrens, SA
died 5 June 1866 Thorndon Park, SA

 

  Phyllis Skinner
born 4 October 1852
died 6 August 1934
married 4 August 1870 Kent Town, SA

Phyllis married George Austin. They had 8 children:-

George Austin 1871-?
Alice May Austin 1873-?
Albert Austin 1875-?
Ethel Anne Austin 1878-?
Frank Austin 1880-?
Florence Helen Austin 1882-?
Mary Ann Esther Austin 1883-?
Joseph Austin 1885-?

 

  Alice Skinner
born 9 May 1855 Fifth Creek, SA
died 4 August 1916 Payneham, SA
married 22 October 1879 Athelstone, SA

Alice married James Francis Bristow. They had 6 children:-

Ethel Florance Bristow 1880-?
James Francis Bristow 1883-1918 married Elsie Ann Redden
Thomas Robert Bristow 1884-1950 married Winifred Alice Hill
William Charles Bristow 1887-1889
Henry Garnet Bristow 1889-1964 married Lottie Alice Baker
Walter Percy Bristow 1891-1951 married Edith Alice Winifred Swann

 

  Caroline Skinner
born 6 February 1858
died 24 December 1878 Athelstone, SA
married 12 March 1874 Adelaide, SA

Caroline married Henry Isgar. They had only one child before Caroline died in 1878.

Sarah Ellen Isgar 1874-1954 married William Sowter

 

 

Last Updated: 26 June 2007