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Skelton Family History & Genealogy

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Early Skeltons

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Martha Wayles (Wayles) Skelton Jefferson was born on October 30, 1748 at The Forest Plantation in Charles City, Virginia. She was married to Thomas Jefferson on January 1, 1772, and they were together until Martha's death on September 6, 1782. She had children Martha (Jefferson) Randolph, Jane Randolph Jefferson, Mary (Jefferson) Eppes, Lucy Elizabeth Jefferson, and Lucy#2 Elizabeth Jefferson. Martha Skelton Jefferson was buried in Charlottesville. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Martha Skelton Wayles Jefferson.
Henry Patrick Skelton of Northcote Australia was born in 1818, and died at age 82 years old in 1900 in Northcote.
Maria (Skelton) Elleray of Melbourne Australia was born in 1829. She was married to Roland Elleray, and had children James Elleray, Mary Maria Elleray, Charles Elleray, and Samuel Henry Ellery. Maria Elleray died at age 34 years old in 1863 at Victoria, Australia in VIC.
Mary E Skelton
Mary E Skelton was born on August 31, 1856. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Mary E Skelton.
Mary E Jarvis(Skelton)
Mary E Jarvis(skelton) was born on August 31, 1856. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Mary E Jarvis(Skelton).
Mary Maria Skelton of Box Hill Australia was born in 1859, and died at age 83 years old in 1942 in Box Hill.
Frances (Skelton) Millard of Geelong West, Greater Geelong City County, VIC Australia was born in 1863 in Colac, Colac Otway Shire County, and died at age 68 years old in 1931 in Geelong West, Greater Geelong City County.
Holtby F Skelton of Boise, Ada County, ID was born on September 20, 1870, and died at age 96 years old on July 15, 1967.
William Skelton of Maine was born on August 9, 1871, and died at age 92 years old in February 1964.
Charles Skelton of Terre Haute, Vigo County, IN was born on May 16, 1872, and died at age 94 years old in March 1967.
William Skelton of Georgia was born on October 12, 1873, and died at age 89 years old in October 1962.
Olive Skelton of Vancouver, Clark County, Washington was born on May 4, 1873, and died at age 98 years old in February 1972.

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Ronald Skelton was born on May 11th, 1939 in Halifax, West Yorkshire County, England, United Kingdom. His father was Charles C. Skelton, born 1911 and his mother was Mary Skelton, born 1913. He had one sister, Jean. Ronald married Jean Skelton. There is no record of their having had children. He died on April 13th, 2015 in Leven, North Humberside County, Scotland, United Kingdom at the age of 75.
Caleb Skelton of Springfield, Clark County, Ohio was born on August 30, 1891, and died at age 76 years old in February 1968.
Jeanette S Skelton was born on December 31, 1940, and died at age 50 years old in March 1991. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Jeanette S Skelton.
Emma May (Platt) Skelton of Ballarat, City of Ballarat County, VIC Australia was born on July 8, 1904 in Scotsburn to Platt Henry Hi Sobey and Emma Mary (Matthews) Platt. She had siblings Robert Hilton Platt, Ethel Mary Platt, Alice Hilda Platt, Henry David Platt, Lylia Agnes Platt, Robert Hilton Platt, Bessie Matda Platt, and Myrtle Rose Hudson. Emma Skelton married Leslie Thomas Skelton in 1925, and died at age 91 years old in 1995 in Ballarat.
Leslie Thomas Skelton of Ballarat, City of Ballarat County, VIC Australia was born on March 6, 1902 in Dunolly, and died at age 77 years old on April 15, 1979 in Ballarat.
Zelma May (Gilbert) Skelton of Ballarat, City of Ballarat County, VIC Australia was born in 1915 in Ballarat, and died at age 72 years old on April 14, 1988 in Ballarat.
Reginald Charles Skelton of Ballarat, City of Ballarat County, VIC Australia was born on April 18, 1913 in Buninyong to Elizabeth Oldroyd (Horsfall) Skelton and Edward Thomas Skelton. He had siblings Robert William Charles Skelton and Leslie Thomas Skelton. Reginald Skelton married Zelma May Gilbert in 1940, and died at age 60 years old on January 10, 1974 in Ballarat.
Edward Thomas Skelton of Buninyong, VIC Australia was born in 1879 in Buninyong, and died at age 65 years old on August 14, 1945 in Buninyong.
Elizabeth Oldroyd (Horsfall) Skelton of Parkville, VIC Australia was born on June 3, 1879 at Mount Korong in Glenalbyn, Loddon Shire County, and died at age 62 years old on March 16, 1942 in Parkville.
Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Myrene Emma (Coghlan).
Johnny E Skelton of Anderson, Anderson County, SC was born on October 16, 1931, and died at age 61 years old in March 1993.
Maria (Skelton) Elleray of Melbourne Australia was born in 1829. She was married to Roland Elleray, and had children James Elleray, Mary Maria Elleray, Charles Elleray, and Samuel Henry Ellery. Maria Elleray died at age 34 years old in 1863 at Victoria, Australia in VIC.
Frances (Skelton) Millard of Geelong West, Greater Geelong City County, VIC Australia was born in 1863 in Colac, Colac Otway Shire County, and died at age 68 years old in 1931 in Geelong West, Greater Geelong City County.
Henry Patrick Skelton of Northcote Australia was born in 1818, and died at age 82 years old in 1900 in Northcote.
Kenneth J Skelton was born on May 18, 1965, and died at age 42 years old on November 19, 2007. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Kenneth J Skelton.
Mary Elizabeth (Skelton) Potts of Rome, Georgia United States was born on June 24, 1989 in Rome to Kenneth Charles Skelton and Vicky Lynn (Bozarth). She married Derek Wayne Potts on July 12, 2007 in Rome, Floyd County and they later divorced on May 24, 2018. Mary Potts has children Landon Wayne Potts, Chloe Grace (Potts), and HartLynn Mae (Potts). Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Mary Elizabeth Potts .
Kenneth Charles Skelton was born to Julian Skelton and Marie Gladys Vaughn, and has siblings Julian Randolph Skelton, Robert Huey Skelton, and Dana Andrew Skelton. He was in a relationship with Vicky Lynn (Bozarth) and they later separated. Kenneth Skelton has a child Mary Elizabeth Potts. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Kenneth Charles Skelton.
Fred A Skelton of Alton, Madison County, IL was born on May 1, 1928, and died at age 79 years old on June 6, 2007.
Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Fred skelton Jr .

Popular Skelton Biographies

Richard Bernard "Red" Skelton
Richard Bernard Skelton was born in 1913, and died at age 84 years old in 1997. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Richard Bernard "Red" Skelton.
Robin Lee Skelton
Robin Lee Skelton of Florida USA was born on September 8, 1965. Robin Skelton was married to Vijay K. Kumar, and died at age 42 years old on August 4, 2008 in California United States.
Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Richard Skelton.
Kenneth Charles Skelton was born to Julian Skelton and Marie Gladys Vaughn, and has siblings Julian Randolph Skelton, Robert Huey Skelton, and Dana Andrew Skelton. He was in a relationship with Vicky Lynn (Bozarth) and they later separated. Kenneth Skelton has a child Mary Elizabeth Potts. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Kenneth Charles Skelton.
Kathleen (Skelton) Erickson
Kathleen (Skelton) Erickson was born in 1959 in Heidelberg, Karlsruhe County, BW Germany. She was married to Gary Lane Erickson on January 10, 1979 in Hope, Fraser Valley County, British Columbia Canada and they later divorced in Seattle, King County, Washington United States. Kathleen Erickson has a child Alesha Lorraine Erickson. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Kathleen (Skelton) Erickson.
Maude E. (Mason) Skelton
Maude E. (Mason) Skelton was born on February 28, 1887, and died at age 90 years old on March 12, 1977. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Maude E. (Mason) Skelton.
Mary Skelton
Mary Skelton died on March 1, 1975 in Halifax, West Yorkshire County, England United Kingdom. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Mary Skelton.
Julian Randolph Skelton was born to Julian Skelton and Marie Gladys Vaughn, and has siblings Kenneth Charles Skelton, Robert Huey Skelton, and Dana Andrew Skelton. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Julian Randolph Skelton.
Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember James Skelton.
W Skelton of 14 Rose Street, in Ince-in-Makerfield, Greater Manchester County, England United Kingdom was born on September 1, 1897 at Ince-in-Makerfield in Wigan, Lancashire County, and died at age 23 years old on November 1, 1920 in Ince-in-Makerfield, Greater Manchester County. W Skelton was buried on November 4, 1920 at Ince-in-makerfield Cemetery B. N.c. 70a..
Melody Sherron Skelton was born to Jeanette (Brown) Sherron, and has siblings Dennis Sherron and Randall Sherron. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Melody Sherron Skelton.
Julian Skelton
Julian Skelton of Rome, Floyd County, Georgia United States was born on January 14, 1923, and died at age 61 years old on October 13, 1984 in Rome.
Thomas Skelton was born in 1887 to James Skelton and Margaret Ann Nicholson, and had siblings Margaret Skelton, Elizabeth Skelton, John J Skelton, and Richard Skelton. He married Betty Legg, and had children Annie Skelton and Fred Skelton. Thomas Skelton died at age 28 years old on October 23, 1916, and was buried at Thiepval Memorial Pier And Face 3 C And 3 D. in England. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Thomas Skelton.
Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Robert Huey Skelton.
[NAME/SUMMARY] Skelton, Horace Lancelot (1879 ~ 9 May 1951) [NOTE] {🞺} Occupation: Carriage Painter @FamilySearch [BIRTH] {🞺} circa 1879 (9th MAY 1951; AGE 72 @Epitaph) {🞺} 1879 @BurialInfo {🞺} BORN: circa 1879 @DeathRecord {🞺} Can't find VIC birth record {🞺} 1879; Gloucestershire, England, United Kingdom @FamilySearch [MARRIAGE] {🞺} Can't find VIC marriage record {🞺} MARRIAGE: Horace Launcelot Skelton to Alice Lines         1902; Gloucester, Gloucestershire, England, United Kingdom @FamilySearch [DEATH: ELSTERNWICK] {🞺} 9th MAY 1951; AGE 72 @Epitaph {🞺} 9 May 1951 (this is the service date) @BurialInfo {🞺} VIC B[D]M # 6537/1951; DIED: 1951 (ELSTERNWICK); AGED: 72 years, NAME: Horace Lancelot [SKELTON]; BORN: circa 1879; FATHER: Philip Taylor [SKELTON]; MOTHER: {missing} (maiden name {missing}) {🞺} result of accident @DeathNotice [DEATH NOTICE] {🞺} SKELTON. — On May 9 at Elsternwick; (result of accident), Horace Lancelot; of 11 Ellington Street, Caulflield; South, Dearly loved husband of Alice; (dec) and loved father of Lance (dec.),; Sybil (Mrs Wilson) end Alicia (Mrs; Rout)         Newspaper: The Herald (Melbourne, Vic.); Thu 10 May 1951; Page 6; Family Notices          - 'trove.nla.gov.au' [FUNERAL NOTICE] {🞺} SKELTON.— The Funeral of the late MR HORACE LANCELOT SKELTON will leave the Bathurst Memorial Chapel, cnr. Glenhuntly and Kooyong Roads, Elsternwick, TOMORROW (Friday), after a service commencing at 11.15 a.m., for the Springvale Crematorium.         T. BATHURST & CO. (late AIF)         LF6337         Newspaper: The Herald (Melbourne, Vic.); Thu 10 May 1951; Page 6; Family Notices          - 'trove.nla.gov.au' [CHILDREN] {🞺} father of Lance (dec.),; Sybil (Mrs Wilson) end Alicia (Mrs; Rout) @DeathNotice {🞺} @FamilySearch:          }❱} Lancelot Philip Skelton (1903 @Gloucester ~ 1941 @Bairnsdale)          - 'familysearch.org'         VIC B[D]M # 16586/1941; DIED: 1941 (BAIRNSDALE); AGED: 38 years, NAME: Lancelot Phillip [SKELTON]; BORN: circa 1903 AT: GLOUCESTER ENGLAND; FATHER: Horace Lancelot [SKELTON]; MOTHER: Alice [{missing}] (born LINES)          }❱} Alicia Victoria Rout (born Skelton, 1915 @Victoria ~ Deceased @Victoria)          - 'familysearch.org'         VIC B[D]M # 23315/1942; DIED: 1942 (HAMILTON); AGED: 63 years, NAME: Alice Victoria [ROUT]; BORN: circa 1879 AT: BALLARAT; FATHER: Frederick [WEBER]; MOTHER: Catherine [{missing}] (born WILLIAMS)         {{Parents are wrong...}}          }❱} Sybil Effie Skelton (1905 @Gloucester ~ Deceased @Victoria)          - 'familysearch.org'         Barratt, Sybil Effie (born Skelton, 8 Aug 1905 ~ 14 Aug 2007), PreviousSurnames=McDonald          - 'findagrave.com' [PARENTS] {🞺} FATHER: SKELTON, Philip Taylor @DeathRecord {🞺} @FamilySearch:          }❱} Skelton, Philip Taylor (June 1843 ~ 1929)          }❱} Skelton, Emily (born Nixon, 1843 ~ 1916) [RESIDENCES/Electoral Roll] {🞺} @FamilySearch:          }❱} 1881; Wotton St Mary, Gloucestershire, England          }❱} 1891; Kidderminster Borough, Worcestershire, England          }❱} Mar 31 1901; Gloucester, Gloucestershire, England, United Kingdom {🞺} 1951: 11 Ellington Street, Caulfield; @DeathNotice [SAME/CLOSE CEMETERY PLOT AND/OR LIKELY RELATED PEOPLE] {🞺} FATHER:         NAME: Horace Lancelot Skelton; TYPE: Cremated; AT: Springvale Botanical Cemetery @smct.org.au; SERVICE: 11 May 1951; PLOT: Grevillea, Garden J4, Bed 1, Rose 17          - 'findagrave.com' {🞺} MOTHER:         NAME: Alice Skelton; TYPE: Cremated; AT: Springvale Botanical Cemetery @smct.org.au; SERVICE: 25 September 1950; PLOT: Grevillea, Garden J4, Bed 1, Rose 17          - 'findagrave.com' {🞺} DAUGHTER:         NAME: Sybil Effie Barratt; TYPE: Cremated; AT: Springvale Botanical Cemetery @smct.org.au; PLOT: Grevillea, Garden J4, Bed 1, Rose 17          - 'findagrave.com' [BURIAL/CREMATION] NAME: Horace Lancelot Skelton; TYPE: Cremated; AT: Springvale Botanical Cemetery @smct.org.au; SERVICE: 11 May 1951; PLOT: Grevillea, Garden J4, Bed 1, Rose 17         GRAVE INFORMATION @ - 'findagrave.com' [MORE INFO] {🞺} - 'familysearch.org' {🞺} DUPLICATES:          }❱} Horace Lancelot Skelton          }❱} Horace Lance Skelton [BY: DENNIS BAREIS, 2022-08-22.1621 - for BIOGRAPHY] This information should help you find relatives for your family tree as well as link them into a tree. [EPITAPH/INSCRIPTION] HORACE L. SKELTON 9th MAY 1951 AGE 72 --- SEE GRAVESTONE, MORE BURIAL INFO ETC @ - 'findagrave.com'
Leslie Thomas Skelton of Ballarat, City of Ballarat County, VIC Australia was born on March 6, 1902 in Dunolly, and died at age 77 years old on April 15, 1979 in Ballarat.
Joe R Skelton of Gatesville, Coryell County, TX was born on August 5, 1921, and died at age 83 years old on March 26, 2005.
[NAME/SUMMARY] Skelton, Horace Lancelot (1879 ~ 9 May 1951) [NOTE] {🞺} Occupation: Carriage Painter @FamilySearch [BIRTH] {🞺} circa 1879 (9th MAY 1951; AGE 72 @Epitaph) {🞺} 1879 @BurialInfo {🞺} BORN: circa 1879 @DeathRecord {🞺} Can't find VIC birth record {🞺} 1879; Gloucestershire, England, United Kingdom @FamilySearch [MARRIAGE] {🞺} Can't find VIC marriage record {🞺} MARRIAGE: Horace Launcelot Skelton to Alice Lines         1902; Gloucester, Gloucestershire, England, United Kingdom @FamilySearch [DEATH: ELSTERNWICK] {🞺} 9th MAY 1951; AGE 72 @Epitaph {🞺} 9 May 1951 (this is the service date) @BurialInfo {🞺} VIC B[D]M # 6537/1951; DIED: 1951 (ELSTERNWICK); AGED: 72 years, NAME: Horace Lancelot [SKELTON]; BORN: circa 1879; FATHER: Philip Taylor [SKELTON]; MOTHER: {missing} (maiden name {missing}) [CHILDREN] {🞺} @FamilySearch:          }❱} Lancelot Philip Skelton (1903 @Gloucester ~ 1941 @Bairnsdale)          - 'familysearch.org'         VIC B[D]M # 16586/1941; DIED: 1941 (BAIRNSDALE); AGED: 38 years, NAME: Lancelot Phillip [SKELTON]; BORN: circa 1903 AT: GLOUCESTER ENGLAND; FATHER: Horace Lancelot [SKELTON]; MOTHER: Alice [{missing}] (born LINES)          }❱} Alicia Victoria Skelton (1915 @Victoria ~ Deceased @Victoria)          - 'familysearch.org'          }❱} Sybil Effie Skelton (1905 @Gloucester ~ Deceased @Victoria)          - 'familysearch.org'         Barratt, Sybil Effie (born Skelton, 8 Aug 1905 ~ 14 Aug 2007), PreviousSurnames=McDonald          - 'findagrave.com' [PARENTS] {🞺} FATHER: SKELTON, Philip Taylor @DeathRecord {🞺} @FamilySearch:          }❱} Skelton, Philip Taylor (June 1843 ~ 1929)          }❱} Skelton, Emily (born Nixon, 1843 ~ 1916) [RESIDENCES/Electoral Roll] {🞺} @FamilySearch:          }❱} 1881; Wotton St Mary, Gloucestershire, England          }❱} 1891; Kidderminster Borough, Worcestershire, England          }❱} Mar 31 1901; Gloucester, Gloucestershire, England, United Kingdom [SAME/CLOSE CEMETERY PLOT AND/OR LIKELY RELATED PEOPLE] {🞺} FATHER:         NAME: Horace Lancelot Skelton; TYPE: Cremated; AT: Springvale Botanical Cemetery @smct.org.au; SERVICE: 11 May 1951; PLOT: Grevillea, Garden J4, Bed 1, Rose 17          - 'findagrave.com' {🞺} MOTHER:         NAME: Alice Skelton; TYPE: Cremated; AT: Springvale Botanical Cemetery @smct.org.au; SERVICE: 25 September 1950; PLOT: Grevillea, Garden J4, Bed 1, Rose 17          - 'findagrave.com' {🞺} DAUGHTER:         NAME: Sybil Effie Barratt; TYPE: Cremated; AT: Springvale Botanical Cemetery @smct.org.au; PLOT: Grevillea, Garden J4, Bed 1, Rose 17          - 'findagrave.com' [BURIAL/CREMATION] NAME: Horace Lancelot Skelton; TYPE: Cremated; AT: Springvale Botanical Cemetery @smct.org.au; SERVICE: 11 May 1951; PLOT: Grevillea, Garden J4, Bed 1, Rose 17         GRAVE INFORMATION @ - 'findagrave.com' [MORE INFO] {🞺} - 'familysearch.org' [BY: DENNIS BAREIS, 2022-08-22.1607 - for BIOGRAPHY] This information should help you find relatives for your family tree as well as link them into a tree. [EPITAPH/INSCRIPTION] HORACE L. SKELTON 9th MAY 1951 AGE 72 --- SEE GRAVESTONE, MORE BURIAL INFO ETC @ - 'findagrave.com'
Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Jack Skelton.
Reginald Charles Skelton of Ballarat, City of Ballarat County, VIC Australia was born on April 18, 1913 in Buninyong to Elizabeth Oldroyd (Horsfall) Skelton and Edward Thomas Skelton. He had siblings Robert William Charles Skelton and Leslie Thomas Skelton. Reginald Skelton married Zelma May Gilbert in 1940, and died at age 60 years old on January 10, 1974 in Ballarat.

Skelton Death Records & Life Expectancy

The average age of a Skelton family member is 72.0 years old according to our database of 5,824 people with the last name Skelton that have a birth and death date listed.

Life Expectancy

72.0 years

Oldest Skeltons

These are the longest-lived members of the Skelton family on AncientFaces.

Benson L Skelton of Tallahassee, Leon County, FL was born on November 26, 1904, and died at age 105 years old on August 20, 2010.
105 years
Ruth T Skelton of Jamesville, Onondaga County, NY was born on April 24, 1906, and died at age 104 years old on August 2, 2010.
104 years
John Skelton of Magnolia, Stark County, OH was born on July 5, 1897, and died at age 103 years old on January 3, 2001.
103 years
Henry Skelton of La Crosse, Mecklenburg County, Virginia was born on September 28, 1879, and died at age 102 years old in January 1982.
102 years
Jeanette A Skelton of Keller, Tarrant County, TX was born on October 2, 1902, and died at age 101 years old on July 21, 2004.
101 years
Bess B Skelton of Atlanta, Dekalb County, GA was born on November 9, 1897, and died at age 101 years old on April 6, 1999.
101 years
William Skelton of Arlington, Tarrant County, Texas was born on December 5, 1878, and died at age 102 years old in December 1980.
101 years
Virginia P Skelton of Tuscaloosa, Tuscaloosa County, AL was born on January 26, 1905, and died at age 101 years old on September 12, 2006.
101 years
Pauline L Skelton of Sicklerville, Camden County, NJ was born on August 22, 1903, and died at age 100 years old on March 2, 2004.
100 years
Bezzie Skelton of Bessemer, Jefferson County, Alabama was born on November 4, 1876, and died at age 100 years old in June 1977.
100 years
Hugh W Skelton of Newton, Harvey County, KS was born on October 26, 1898, and died at age 100 years old on August 27, 1999.
100 years
Alice Skelton of Paterson, Passaic County, NJ was born on March 23, 1903, and died at age 101 years old on April 19, 2004.
101 years
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