William Skelton & Margaret Gardham (nee Clapham)

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William Skelton - 8 November 1914 passed away 27 May 1995 - Last Residence: 28739 Hendersonville, Henderson, North Carolina. Father Skelton.
Thw North Carolina Death Index gives his age as 80 years - residence :- Hendersonville. Married.
Cremated in State. Could be an error in the date of birth on this record - 11 August 1914 died 27 May 1995. Seems strange 

Checked the date on the naturalization - its type written but could well be the 8th

Sandra
 

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Thought this could be a possibility for the Duffield cousin that Margaret was going to on that passenger list in reply 2.  There is a WW1 Draft for Edward Duffield born 15 July 1887 Workington Cumberland - 368 Lenox Avenue Bridgeport Connecticut. Foreman Assembler. Employed Singer Manuafacturing Co.  Widower with 2 children.

Sandra

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1930 census shows and Edward remarried with a wife Jessie - Alvord Street Stratford, Fairfield, Connecticut.

Edward Duffield  42 Born England. Immigrated 1910. Married at 32 years. Foreman Sewing Mac Factory.
Jessie I Duffield  33 Born Conn. Married at 23 years.
Theodore P Duffield  9 Born Conn.

All 3 still living at Alvord Street in 1940

Sandra

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Edward Duffield of 6 Alvard Street Stratford Connecticut usa died 3 April 1965 at Bridgeport Hospital Connecticut (Administration with will)  (Limited) Newcastle Upon Tyne England 2 September to Alastair Douglas Fyfe Solicitor attorney of Jessie Isabella Duffield £2428 in England.

Sandra

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Jessie I. Duffield - 13 February 1896 passed away Apr 1989 - Last Residence - 06497 Stratford, Fairfield, Connecticut.

Edward (retired) and Jessie (housewife) appeared on a UK incoming passenger list - Queen Elizabeth arriving Southampton 24 May 1954 - going to 6 Walker Street Cockermouth.

Sandra

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The son of Edward and Jessie (Prain) was Theodore Prain Duffield born 25 may 1920 and passed away 4 February 2004.  Last Residence - 06614 Easton, Fairfield, Connecticut.

Daily Times Obit Index lists Theodore.

Theodore Prain "Duffy" Duffield -  83 years - Shelton CT; Conn Post; 2004-2-5 -  dpt
Theodore Prain "Duffy" Duffield -  83 years -  Shelton CT; Conn Post; 2004-2-6 - dpt

http://obits.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/obit.cgi?Surname=DUFFIELD%2C%20Theodore%20Prain%20%22Duffy%22&type=Keyword

US Veterans Gravesites shows Theodore was buried Lawncroft Cemetery Fairfield Connecticut.#
Theodore -  MSG US Army World War 2, Korea, Vietnam

Sandra

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There is a small piece on the link below (The Bridgeport Post -5 April 1965) of an obituary for Edward Duffield in 1965 - scroll down and then slowly scroll down the OCR - burial Lawncroft Cemetery. Connecticut. The full article would be pay per view I'm afraid 

http://www.newspapers.com/newspage/60514638/

This second link gives a little more detail - names another son and a married daughter.

http://www.newspapers.com/newspage/60514468/

Sandra

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The 1910 shows Edward Duffield with his first wife Sarah and the son Harold E Duffield mentioned in that second obit clip - Fairfield, Connecticut.

Edward Duffield  22 Born England. Insp Auto Shop. Marriage 1.
Sarah Duffield  22 Born England. Imm 1906. Marriage 1. Had 1 child and 1 survives.
Harold E Duffield  3 months. Born Conn.
Hadley Duffield  26 Born England 1884. Cousin. Clerk Broker.

Sandra

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Hoping this will help you identify the cousin - Edward Duffield born 1887 appears to be the son of Noah Duffield and  who appear in Workington Cumberland on the 1891 census - Transcribed as Elvah but should be Noah  Duffield aged 33 years.
and Hannah Duffield his wife aged 32 years.
Children:- Archibald Duffield  11 Harry Duffield  9 Maud Duffield  6 Ted Duffield  4  Allan Duffield  2

Noah Duffield had married Hannah Lowe Q3 - 1878 -  Vol 9c page 548

There is an anc tree which shows the Duffield family - all the children seem to have lived and died in Connecticut  - let me know if you need further info on those ?

Sandra