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Alexander SKINNER, Sr

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Name Alexander SKINNER Suffix Sr Birth 15 Jul 1837 Scotland Gender Male Occupation 1873 Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States Engineer - As per Passenger Manifest
Immigration 16 Sep 1873 Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States Depart fm Liverpool, England Location 1881 Victoria County, Ontario, Canada Census Location 18 Nov 1920 13 Colborne St, Lindsay, ON Per Death Info _UID 9789DFE5575E46D58BD5BDC46861E684C821 Death 18 Nov 1920 Burial 22 Nov 1920 Riverside Cemetery, Lindsay, ON Person ID I5226 My Genealogy Last Modified 15 Sep 2021
Father James SKINNER, Sr, b. 1795, Oyne, Aberdeen d. 7 Mar 1877, Westfield, Inverurie, Aberdeenshire. Scotland.
(Age 82 years)
Mother Margret BRECK, b. 11 Jan 1797, Insch, Aberdeenshire, Scotland d. 11 Jan 1873, Insch, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
(Age 76 years)
Marriage 27 May 1819 Insch, Aberdeenshire, Scotland Family ID F1571 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family Margaret FRASER, b. 1842, Kintore, Aberdeenshire, Scotland d. 9 Apr 1926, 13 Colborne Street, Lindsay, Victoria County, Ontario, Canada
(Age 84 years)
Marriage 26 Dec 1861 Inverury, Aberdeen, Scotland Children 1. Agnes Niven SKINNER, b. 9 Oct 1862, Inverurie, Aberdeenshire, Scotland d. 23 Mar 1936, 201 Holmwood Avenue, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
(Age 73 years)
2. Alexander Fraser SKINNER, b. 18 Apr 1864, Kintore, Aberdeenshire, Scotland d. 13 Nov 1901, Pudimoe, South Africa
(Age 37 years)
3. Margaret Ann SKINNER, b. 1867, Scotland d. 1 Sep 1948, Ontario
(Age 81 years)
4. John SKINNER, b. 5 Oct 1867, Kintore, Aberdeenshire, Scotland d. 19 Sep 1876, Victoria County, Ontario, Canada
(Age 8 years)
5. Helen SKINNER, b. 11 Jun 1869, Kintore, Aberdeenshire, Scotland d. 23 Jul 1894, Victoria County, Ontario, Canada
(Age 25 years)
6. James SKINNER, b. 9 Apr 1871, Mourie, Scotland d. Yes, date unknown
7. Elizabeth Jean (Lizzie) SKINNER, b. 20 Mar 1873, Scotland d. 4 Jul 1970, Birmingham, Jefferson, Alabama, USA
(Age 97 years)
8. William SKINNER, b. 24 Mar 1875, Victoria County, Ontario, Canada d. Yes, date unknown
9. Adeline SKINNER, b. 20 Feb 1877, Ontario d. 2 Jun 1878, Victoria County, Ontario, Canada
(Age 1 year)
10. Jesse SKINNER, b. 9 Mar 1879, Victoria County, Ontario, Canada d. Yes, date unknown
11. Florence SKINNER, b. 28 Feb 1883, Stormont, Lindsay, Victoria, Ontario, Canada d. 22 Aug 1979, Red Deer, Alberta, Canada.
(Age 96 years)
Family ID F1570 Group Sheet | Family Chart Last Modified 2 Jun 2015
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Photos Alexander Skinner
This photo is in front of the house where Alexander Skinner was born - Westfield Street, Inverurie, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
From Ancestry - annaj703 - http://trees.ancestry.com/tree/8811073/person/24444010263/media/9dd2794f-5b48-4fa9-98d5-de47db0cdfd8?pg=32768&pgpl=pidHouse where Alexander Skinner was born
This is the house where Alexander Skinner was born - Westfield Street, Inverurie, Aberdeenshire, Scotland. This photo was in Pattye Wilson's collection and had hand written information on the back from Margaret Skinner, who was a daughter and who married Alan MacPhadyen.
From Ancestry - annaj703 -…
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Notes - As per Passenger Manifest for Steamship Marathon, Alex Skinner and family departed Liverpool, England and arrived at Boston, MA 16 Sepr 1873. Wife and 7 children ages 1-10. Jane Fraser (age 27) accompanied them (Margret's sister?)
Re Marriage-He lived on 75 Westfield Rd. and she lived on Ruby Cottage, now in a shopping area. The location of the marriage is in Ruby Cottage, but the St. Andrew's Parish Church of Scotland is likely where they got married (per annaj703-Ancestry)
- As per Passenger Manifest for Steamship Marathon, Alex Skinner and family departed Liverpool, England and arrived at Boston, MA 16 Sepr 1873. Wife and 7 children ages 1-10. Jane Fraser (age 27) accompanied them (Margret's sister?)