Charles Skeels died 1943

[Lisa Skeels]

Hello everyone

I have been looking at my husband's family tree and, while looking for Charles Skeels, unexpectedly came up with death details for him in Australia.  I don't have access to Australia records and I would be grateful if anyone could help me with further information?

Charles was the son of Joseph Skeels and Matilda Welcher, he was born in Chatteris, Cambridgeshire, England on 10 March 1866 and married Elizabeth Chapman in Ely in 1886.  The last UK Census I can find them on is 1891 when they have two daughters Kate (1886) and May (1889); then nothing.

Thank you so much for looking at this for me.

Kind regards

Lisa

[cando]

In which State did Charles SKEELS die?  There are resources for each state and their online bdm's on our resources board.
http://www.rootschat.com/forum/australia-resources-offers/

or you can search the digitised newspapers on TROVE
http://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper

Funeral notice for a Charles SKEELS in 1943 in Queensland
http://trove.nla.gov.au/ndp/del/cite/2006739/42056603

Cando

[cando]

https://www.bdm.qld.gov.au/IndexSearch/BirIndexQry.m
1943   B63307   
SKEELS Charles   
Father Joseph    Mother  Matilda Welcher

Cando

[wivenhoe]

Courier Mail (QLD) 16 Sep 1943
http://trove.nla.gov.au/ndp/del/article/42056603?
death of Charles SKEELS...
 

[Aussie1947]

Hi,

Charles Skeels died 14th Sept 1943, age 77 buried at Toowong in Brisbane, father of Phyllis Evelyn Skeels, portion 23.

Gerry

[Aussie1947]

Phyllis Evelyn Skeels, died 15th May 1927, age 23, Toowong, portion 23.

Rebecca Skeels, died 6th December 1947 age 82, mother of Phyllis Evelyn Skeels, Toowong, portion 23.

Gerry

[wivenhoe]

Possibly a second marriage in England  for Charles..

FreeBDM Mar Q 1900  N Witchford  3b / 443    death
Elizabeth SKEELS  35yrs

FreeBDM Dec Q 1900  N Witchford  3b / 1262  marriage
Charles SKEELS  x  Rebecca ATTWELL

WW1 enlistment
SKEELS Charles Alfred : Service Number - 13656 : Place of Birth - Chatteris England : Place of Enlistment - Brisbane QLD : Next of Kin - (Father) SKEELS Charles

SKEELS Stanley : Service Number - 6474 : Place of Birth - Cambridgeshire England : Place of Enlistment - Brisbane QLD : Next of Kin - (Father) SKEELS C

[Lisa Skeels]

Blimey - you guys are quick!

Noticed the death of Rebecca his wife and this didn't make sense.  It does seem that Elizabeth died in 1900 and Charles remarried later that year to Rebecca Attwell and I have now found them on the 1911 census which, looking at the numbers of children alive and surviving being different for both, indicates, to me anyway, that this was a second marriage.

Thank you so much for pointing me at that one.  I believe that Charles may have emigrated in 1912 on board SS Perthshire but I haven't been able to search a passenger list.

I thought I saw a Charles Alfred enlisting, thanks for confirming that, also thank you for the information about Stanley's enlistment.

Thanks again

Lisa

[wivenhoe]

http://www.archives.qld.gov.au/Researchers/Indexes/Immigration/Pages/NominatedImmigrants1908.aspx#search

Arrived 1912 "Perthshire"
SKEELS Charles 45yrs
SKEELS Rebecca 46yrs
SKEELS Charles 20yrs
SKEELS Stanley 16yrs
SKEELS Doris 11yrs
SKEELS Phyllis 8yrs

NSW BDM    marriage
12365/1931   SKEELS Mary A  m. ESMOND Ernest G               Chatswood

death
39392/1968  ESMOND Mary Ann                                St Leonards
parents Charles / Elizabeth

QLD BDM death
1927 B1121   SKEELS Phyllis Evelyn
parents Charles / Rebecca ATTWELL