Family Tree of Pete Bradshaw and Wendy Offen, Durham, England
William Skerman
1766
Male
Person 00004905
? Christened possibly 27/08/1766 at Northampton (H)
? Father: John Skirman (1735)
? Mother: Elizabeth Ayers (1735)
? possibly 1779 at Hitchin ()
? around 1792 at Hitchin, Herts (F)
brazier
Married 26/05/1793 at Graveley, Hertford (IM)
to Rebecca Papworth (1766)
banns at Hitchin April and May 1793 of William Skerman, bachelor of this parish and Rebecca Papworth of the parish of Gravely
? from 1794 at Hitchin, Herts (H)
brazier
? from 1799 at Ware, Herts ()
? 1809 at Ware, Herts ()
wife died
? 22/03/1826 at Ware, Herts (W)
brazier, sons John and William executors
probate 26/2/1830, under £1500
I give and devise to my said six children of William and Rebecca Skerman all and every of my messuages cottages lands
tenements hereditaments and real estate whatsoever and also all my goods stock monies effects and personal estate to be
equally divided and shared between my six said children As for my tools and stock to be praised eldest and middle sons John
and Wiliam Skerman at a reasonable and moderate terms and all the moneys which is placed in the publick funds to be equally
shared between the aforesaid after my decease etc...
Basically everything to be sold and the money shared between children: John, Sarah (Curtis), Mary Ann (Griggs), Elizabeth,
William, Thomas, (or their children)
Funeral 12/02/1830 at Ware, Herts (B)
St Mary, age 63
Children
James Skerman (1794)
Sarah Skerman (1795)
John (Jack) Skerman (1797)
Mary Ann Skerman (1799)
Elizabeth Shirman (1802)
William Skerman (1803)
Thomas Skerman (1807)
?Elizabeth Skerman (1812)
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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