Harriett Emma Skelly

Harriett Emma Skelly

Female 1911 - 1988  (77 years)

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  • Name Harriett Emma Skelly 
    Birth 16 Apr 1911  Toronto, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Female 
    Death 20 Nov 1988  Montreal, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I2524  Drollinger Genealogy
    Last Modified 13 Oct 2016 

    Father William Skelly,   b. 16 Jul 1880, Ligoniel, Belfast, Ireland Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 20 Jun 1954, Toronto, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 73 years) 
    Mother Margaret Jane Gordon,   b. 6 Aug 1882, Kilmore, Down, Ireland Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 31 Jan 1962, Toronto, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 79 years) 
    Family ID F825  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Alfred Neil Grimes,   b. 24 Dec 1903, St Columban, Quebec Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 8 Oct 1980, St Columban, Quebec Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 76 years) 
    Marriage 17 Oct 1949  Toronto, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Children 
     1. David Grimes
    Family ID F826  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 14 Mar 2016 

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBirth - 16 Apr 1911 - Toronto, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarriage - 17 Oct 1949 - Toronto, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDeath - 20 Nov 1988 - Montreal, Canada Link to Google Earth
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  • Notes 
    • Aunt Harriet married rather late in life. She taught school at St Columban in spite of not having a college degree. It was a shock to my Orangeman Protestant grandfather that his daughter married a Roman Catholic.

      Border Crossings: From Canada to U.S., 1895-1956 <http://www.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=1075&enc=1>
      about Harriet Skelly
      Name: Harriet Skelly
      Arrival Date: 25 Nov 1941
      Port of Arrival: Buffalo, New York, USA
      Arrival Contact: Grandmother, Grandma Eliza Gordon
      Departure Contact: Aunt Marian Wright
      Age: 30
      Birth Date: abt 1911
      Birth Place: Toronto, Ontario
      Gender: Female
      Race/Nationality: Irish
      Record has photo?: No
      Record Type: Cards
      This would have been the visit for the funeral of uncle Willie and my birth.


      1921 Census of Canada <http://www.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=8991&enc=1>
      about Harriet Skelly
      Name: Harriet Skelly
      Gender: Female
      Marital Status: Single
      Age: 10
      Birth Year: abt 1911
      Birth Place: Ontario
      Relation to Head of House: Daughter
      Father's Name: William Skelly
      Father Birth Place: Ireland
      Mother's Name: Jennie Skelly
      Mother Birth Place: Ireland
      Racial or Tribal Origin: Irish
      Province or Territory: Ontario
      District: York East
      District Number: 142
      Sub-District: Toronto (City, part)
      Sub-District Number: 45
      City, Town or Village: Toronto
      Street or Township: 55 Jones Av
      Municipality: Ward 1
      Occupation: Student