A One-Name Study of Cornwall/Devon Bassetts/Bassets

Roy Pembroke Skelton¹

M, #12088, b. 13 November 1900, d. 11 November 1988

Father

George William Skelton¹

Mother

Winifred Sellors¹ b. 14 Apr 1881, d. 15 Dec 1940

Relationship

4th cousin 1 time removed of Keith Graham Bassett

Last Edited

15 Sep 2022

Birth*

13 November 1900

Alexandria, NSW, Australia¹

Baptism

9 January 1901

St Silas', Waterloo, NSW, Australia;
When Baptized: 9 Jany 1901
When Born: 13 Novr 1900
Child's Christian Name: Roy Pembroke
Parents' Names: George Wm & Winifred Skelton
Abode: 144 Henderson Rd
Quality or Profession: Fireman
By whom the Ceremony was performed: J Hargrave¹

Marriage*

2 January 1924

Holy Trinity, Erskenville, NSW, Australia;Bride=Doris Lillian Johnson²

Death of Mother

15 December 1940

Camperdown, NSW, Australia;
SKELTON.—December 15, 1940, at a private hospital, Camperdown, Winifred, beloved wife of George William Skelton, of Malcolm Street, Erskineville, and dear mother of Roy, Doris (Mrs. Bennett), Russell, Garnet, Kenneth, and Maxwell, aged 59 years.;Principal=Winifred Sellors³

Death*

11 November 1988

NSW, Australia;
SKELTON, Roy Pembroke.—November 11, 1988, at hospital, late of Yagoona, beloved husband of Doris (deceased), loved father and father-in-law of Norman and Heather, Mavis and Arthur, Allan and Melva, Dennis and Ann and their families.
Aged 87 years.
Rest in peace.⁴

Family

Doris Lillian Johnson

Citations

[S1752] Ancestry Sydney Anglican Parish Regiters, 1818-2011, online https://ancestry.com, baptism Roy Pembroke Skelton 1901.
[S1752] Ancestry Sydney Anglican Parish Regiters, 1818-2011, online https://ancestry.com, marriage Roy Pembroke Skelton & Doris Lillian Johnson 1924.
[S1565] Trove digitised newspapers, online http://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/, The Sydney Morning Herald, Monday, December 16, 1940.
[S1599] The Sydney Morning Herald, Saturday, November 12, 1988.