Family of William Thomas SKOYLES and Harriet MEARS

Husband:
William Thomas SKOYLES (c. 1869-1936)
Wife:
Harriet MEARS (c. 1869-1939)
Children:
Ellen Harriet SKOYLES (c. 1895- )
Thomas William SKOYLES (c. 1896- )
Reginald SKOYLES (c. 1897- )
Marriage Banns:
1 Oct 1893
Tharston¹
other dates were 08.10.1893 and 15.10.1893
Marriage:
19 Oct 1893
Tharston^2,3
witnsses were John MEARS and Ellen SKOYLES

Husband: William Thomas SKOYLES

Name:
William Thomas SKOYLES
Sex:
Male
Father:
Thomas William SKOYLES ( - )
Father:
-
Birth:
c. 1869
Wymondham⁴
Census:
1881 (age 11-12)
Wymondham⁵
Address: Norwich Common, Wymondham

scholar, living with grandparents William WRIGHT (60, engineer) and Sarah A WRIGHT (54, shopkeeper), and uncle Jeremiah WRIGHT (30, labourer)
Census:
1901 (age 31-32)
Beccles, Suffolk⁶
Address: Fair Close Road, Beccles

railway signalman, living with wife Harriet (32) and children Ellen H (6), Thomas W (5) and Reginald (4)
Census:
1911 (age 41-42)
Wymondham⁷
Address: Kimberley Street, Wymondham

signalman, living with wife Harriet (42) and children Ellen Harriet (16, dressmaker's apprentice), Thomas William (15, grocer's apprentice) and Reginald (14, scholar)
Fact:
1913 (age 43-44)⁸
Union membership: May-Jun 1913, General Register, National Union of Railwaymen, Railway workers, signalman, Wymondham branch
Death:
28 Apr 1936 (age 66-67)
Wymondham^9,10,11
Address: Norwich Road, Wymondham
Probate:
4 Jun 1936
Norwich, Norfolk⁹
SKOYLES Thomas William of Fairbourne Norwich-road Wymondham Norfolk died 29 April 1936 Administration Norwich 4 June to Harriet Skoyles widow. Effects £550.
Probate:
18 May 1939
Norwich, Norfolk¹⁰
SKOYLES Thomas William of Fairbourne Norwich-road Wymondham Norfolk died 29 April 1936 Administration Norwich 18 May to Richard Edward Friend senior poor law officer. (Former Grant D.R. Norwich 4 June 1936.) Effects £561 5s. 10d.

Wife: Harriet MEARS

Name:
Harriet MEARS
Sex:
Female
Father:
John MEARS (c. 1831-c. 1913)
Mother:
Eliza LUDKIN (c. 1842-c. 1926)
Birth:
c. 1869
Tharston⁴
Baptism:
18 Apr 1869 (age 0)
Tharston¹²
Census:
1871 (age 1-2)
Tharston¹³
Address: Humphery Yard, Tharston

living with parents John (40, teamman) and Eliza (29), and brothers George (8) and Frederick (4)
Census:
1881 (age 11-12)
Tharston¹⁴
Address: Santareen, Tharston

scholar, living with parents John (50, agricultural labourer) and Eliza (39), and siblings George (19, agricultural labourer), Frederick (16, agricultural labourer), Eliza (10, scholar) and Ellen (2)
Census:
1891 (age 21-22)
Pulham St. Mary Magdalen¹⁵
Address: The Street, Pulham St. Mary Magdalen

cook domestic servant in the household of Adrian BENNETT (60, retired army colonel) and his family
Census:
1901 (age 31-32)
Beccles, Suffolk⁶
Address: Fair Close Road, Beccles

living with husband William T (31, railway signalman) and children Ellen H (6), Thomas W (5) and Reginald (4)
Census:
1911 (age 41-42)
Wymondham⁷
Address: Kimberley Street, Wymondham

living with husband William Thomas (41, signalman) and children Ellen Harriet (16, dressmaker's apprentice), Thomas William (15, grocer's apprentice) and Reginald (14, scholar)
Death:
11 Mar 1939 (age 69-70)
Wymondham^16,17
Address: Norwich Road, Wymondham
Probate:
15 Apr 1939
Norwich, Norfolk¹⁷
SKOYLES Harriet of Fairbourne Norwich-road Wymondham Norfolk widow died 11 March 1939 Probate Norwich 15 April to Richard Edward Friend senior poor law officer. Effects £1167 16s. 8d.

Child 1: Ellen Harriet SKOYLES

Name:
Ellen Harriet SKOYLES
Sex:
Female
Birth:
c. 1895
Wymondham
Census:
1901 (age 5-6)
Beccles, Suffolk⁶
Address: Fair Close Road, Beccles

living with parents William T (31, railway signalman) and Harriet (32), and brothers Thomas W (5) and Reginald (4)
Census:
1911 (age 15-16)
Wymondham⁷
Address: Kimberley Street, Wymondham

dressmaker's apprentice, living with parents William Thomas (41, signalman) and Harriet (42), and brothers Thomas William (15, grocer's apprentice) and Reginald (14, scholar)

Child 2: Thomas William SKOYLES

Name:
Thomas William SKOYLES
Sex:
Male
Birth:
c. 1896
Hethersett
Census:
1901 (age 4-5)
Beccles, Suffolk⁶
Address: Fair Close Road, Beccles

living with parents William T (31, railway signalman) and Harriet (32), and siblings Ellen H (6) and Reginald (4)
Census:
1911 (age 14-15)
Wymondham⁷
Address: Kimberley Street, Wymondham

grocer's apprentice, living with parents William Thomas (41, signalman) and Harriet (42), and siblings Ellen Harriet (16, dressmaker's apprentice), and Reginald (14, scholar)

Child 3: Reginald SKOYLES

Name:
Reginald SKOYLES
Sex:
Male
Birth:
c. 1897
East Dereham
Census:
1901 (age 3-4)
Beccles, Suffolk⁶
Address: Fair Close Road, Beccles

living with parents William T (31, railway signalman) and Harriet (32), and siblings Ellen H (6) and Thomas W (5)
Census:
1911 (age 13-14)
Wymondham⁷
Address: Kimberley Street, Wymondham

scholar, living with parents William Thomas (41, signalman) and Harriet (42), and siblings Ellen Harriet (16, dressmaker's apprentice) and Thomas William (15, grocer's apprentice)

Sources

1.: Parish register - banns. Tharston. Cit. Date: 1 October 1893.

2.: Parish register - marriage. Tharston. Cit. Date: 19 October 1893.

3.: Civil Registration - marriage. 1893 Q4 Depwade 4B 621. Cit. Date: Q4 1893.

4.: Civil Registration - birth. 1869 Q3 Forehoe 4B 166. Cit. Date: Q3 1869.

5.: 1881 Census. RG11 1956 56 21. Cit. Date: 1881.

6.: 1901 Census. RG13 1799 48 24. Cit. Date: 1901.

7.: 1911 Census. G14 PN11343 RD226 SD2 ED8 SN73. Cit. Date: 1911.

8.: Document. Trade Union membership registers. Cit. Date: 1913.

9.: National Probate Calendar. 1936 Page 414. Cit. Date: 4 June 1936.

10.: Ibid. 1939 Page 429. Cit. Date: 18 May 1939.

11.: Civil Registration - death. 1936 Q2 Forehoe 4B 203. Cit. Date: Q2 1936.

12.: Parish register - baptism. Tharston. Cit. Date: 18 April 1869.

13.: 1871 Census. RG10 1836 155 6. Cit. Date: 1871.

14.: 1881 Census. RG11 1969 56 13. Cit. Date: 1881.

15.: 1891 Census. RG12 1545 55 18. Cit. Date: 1891.

16.: Civil Registration - death. 1939 Q1 Norwich Outer 4B 135. Cit. Date: Q1 1939.

17.: National Probate Calendar. 1939 Page 429. Cit. Date: 15 April 1939.