Family Tree of Pete Bradshaw and Wendy Offen, Durham, England



Elizabeth (Betsy) Gullick


1796
Female
Person 00000197

? Christened possibly 09/05/1796 at St Davids, Exeter, Devon (CI)
? Father: John Gullick (1765)
? Mother: Sarah Wood (1769)
Son's memoirs say that Elizabeth's mother died and she was left, as an infant, in the care of a "foster mother" who she assumed
was her real mother; so perhaps Gullick was the foster mother's surname. Father not mentioned at all, though it could be that he had
re-married then died...

around 1810 at Totnes, Devon (F)
worked as cook in Seven Stars Hotel , Totnes ( Stagecoach stop between Exeter & Plymouth)

1820 at Stoke Damerel, Devon (M)
witnes to future husband's sister's wedding

around 1825 at Totnes, Devon (F)
baptised in River Dart by husband

Married 26/06/1825 at East Stonehouse, Devon (FM)
to William Skelton (1800)
transcription only

from 1826 at Stoke Demerell, Devon ()

from 1830 at Totnes, Devon (F)
worked for husband as a boot-binder

1841 at Totnes, Devon (C)
45, from Devon

1843 at Exeter, Devon (F)

1843 at Totnes, Devon (F)

from 1844 at Stone Hill, Kent (F)

from 1845 at Aldringham, Suffolk (F)

from 1848 at Harleston, Norfolk (F)

from 1850 at Stoke on Trent, Staffs ()

1851 at Stoke on Trent, Staffs (C)
54, minister's wife, born at St Davids Exeter

from 1854 at Tring, Herts (F)

1856 at Tring ()
husband died in London

around 1857 at Luton, Beds (F)
lived in rented house ( Robt. Smith) in Dumfries St. with 2 daughters

1861 at Luton, Beds (C)
widow, 65, Ri...Stay Maker, from Exeter, at 25 Dumfries St with 4 daughters and 2 lodgers.

1871 at Houghton Regis, Beds (C)
Elizabeth Skilton, 74, born Devonshire, widow, annuitant, staying with daughter Mary Grace's family on Union Street

Died 09/11/1872 at Luton district, Beds (FR)
Died suddenly. No inquest required. Aged 76 - 3b/275

Funeral around 16/11/1872 at Luton, Beds (F)
Luton Cemetery, plot number 9015

Children
Catherine Higgs Skelton (1826)
William Henry (Henry) Skelton (1827)
Mercy Skelton (1830)
Patience Skelton (1831)
Mary Grace Skelton (1835)
John Ebenezer Skelton (1837)
Elizabeth Sarah Skelton (1840)
Elizabeth (Betsy) Gullick
John Gullick (1765)
Joseph Gullick (1735)
Elizabeth ? (1736)
Sarah Wood (1769)

Last updated 07/11/2023

Source Key: A=Baptist records B=Burial register C=Census F=Family H=Christening register I=IGI L=Letter M=Marriage register P=Personally known R=Registry office (certificate or index) S=Website T=Tombstone W=Will Y=Boyds marriage index



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