by Dennis » Wed Dec 15, 2010 2:25 pm
Oddments in case they help:
Wilbur Roland Lloyd Skidmore b. 28 Nov 1910 Massachussetts, d. May 1978 Greenville, Providence, Rhode Island, USA.
Eleanor Hobson b. Mar 1884 Hinchcliff Mill, Yorkshire, died 22 Oct 1922 Rhode Island, USA, parents Firth Hobson 1850-1895 and Jane Kaye 1852-1934 both Yorkshire.
William Wesley Skidmore, b. 23 Apr 1907 Rhode Island, died 12 Nov 1990 Washington, Oregon, USA.
George Frederick Skimore, b. 21 July 1908 Rhode Island, d. 1964.
Florence Skidmore, b. 28 June 1919, Rhode Island.
Eleanor Mary Skidmore, b. 29 Apr 1913 Rhode Island?, d. 1 July 1999 Beaverton, Washington, Oregon, USA, married Ernest Kaye b. 18 Jan 1911 Rhode Island, d. June 1970 Rhode Island, son of Allen Kaye b. 1876 England.
Eleanor M Scidmore
Birth Date: 29 Apr 1913
Birth Place: Readville, Massachusetts
Residence: Providence, Rhode Island
Passport Issue Date: 24 Sep 1924
Father Name: Benjamin Skidmore
Father's Birth Location: England
Eleanor M. Kaye
Last Residence: 97008 Beaverton, Washington, Oregon, United States of America
Born: 29 Apr 1913
Died: 1 Jul 1999
WWI Draft Registration:
Benjamin Skidmore
City: Providence
County: Providence
State: Rhode Island
Birth Date: 17 Mar 1881
Ontario marriage: Benjamin Skidmore
Birth Place: Worcestershire England
Age: 26
Estimated birth year: abt 1880
Father Name: William Skidmore
Mother Name: Mary Carter
Spouse Name: Eleanor Hobson
Spouse's Age: 22
Spouse Birth Place: Yorkshire England
Spouse Father Name: Fulte Hobson
Spouse Mother Name: Jane Kaye
Marriage Date: 24 Sep 1906
Marriage Location: Perth
Marriage County: Perth
1920 census: Benjamin Skidmore
[Benjamin R Skidmore]
Home in 1920: Washington, Washington, District of Columbia
Age: 38
Estimated birth year: abt 1882
Birthplace: New Jersey
Relation to Head of House: Self (Head)
Spouse's name: Margaret Skidmore
Father's Birth Place: New Jersey
Mother's Birth Place: New Jersey
Marital Status: Married
He had a middle name, possibly Roland. He disappears after the 1920 US census. There may be a connection between the Yorkshire Kaye family and a later American marriage. At least one of the Yorkshire Kayes, Josiah, emigrated to Canada.