Skinner Family
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Robert
Skinner of Morpeth
NSW married
Mary Doherty,
daughter of Philip and Mary Doherty nee O'Dougharty,
in St. Joseph's Catholic Church, East Maitland NSW on the 7th January 1843;
Rev. Edmund Mahony officiated and witnessed by John and Mary Gallen nee Moy.
Robert arrived in Sydney aboard the "Charles
Kerr" on the 9th October
1837 and died 13th April 1847 at the age of 39 years. Mary born 4th May 1821 in Ramelton, Co. Donegal, Ireland, arrived in Sydney, with
her parents, aboard the "Herald" on
the 15th July 1841.
Children of Robert and Mary Skinner nee Doherty:-
i) Mary Skinner, born 8th April
1844 at Williams River NSW.
ii) William Skinner, born 5th March
1846 at Mount Rivers.
Mary Skinner
nee Doherty married (2)
Owen Hughes
of Williams River NSW in St. Joseph's Catholic Church, East Maitland NSW on
the 18th February 1849; Rev. Patrick Nagennis officiated and witnessed by
John and Margaret Connolly of Wallalong. Owen arrived aboard the "Hercules II (2)" on the
31st October 1830 from Dublin Ireland and died 17th October 1855.
Children of Owen and Mary Hughes nee Skinner nee Doherty were:-
iii) Thomas Hughes, born 4th December 1849
at Williams River NSW.
iv) Ann Hughes, born 12th April 1851 at
Williams River NSW.
v) Owen Hughes, born 23rd December
1852 at Williams River NSW and died in 1892,
aged 39
years, in Qld.
vi) Ann Agnes Hughes, born 9th October 1854
at Brandon NSW.
Mary Hughes nee Doherty
married (3) Joseph Allpress in St. Bridget's Church, Raymond Terrace NSW on
the 24th April 1866; Rev. P. J. Quinlivan officiated and witnessed by
Edward Gard and Catherine Logue.
Mary died 23rd March 1877 in Glenlivett. Joseph died 1st April 1869. There
were no children of this marriage.
2nd Generation
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Mary
Skinner, daughter of
Robert and Mary Skinner nee Doherty, born 8th
April 1844 at Williams River NSW. Mary married John Kelly, son of Timothy
and Mary Kelly nee Lynch, in 1867. The family lived in Maitland.
Children of John and Mary Kelly nee Skinner:-
i) Bridget Kelly, born 21st
October 1869 in Maitland NSW Australia.
ii) John Kelly, born 6th January 1863
in Maitland NSW
Australia.
iii) Timothy Robert Kelly, born 25th March
1875 in Maitland
NSW Australia.
iv) Alice Kelly, born 18th February 1878 in
Maitland NSW Australia.
v) Anne Kelly, born 25th September
1879 in Maitland NSW Australia.
vi) Sarah Kelly, born 24th May 1882 in
Maitland NSW Australia.
vii) Maurice William Kelly, born 11th
September 1883 in Maitland NSW Australia.
viii) Winifred Evelyn Kelly, born 6th July 1885 in
Maitland NSW Australia.
ix) Augustine William Kelly, born November
1887 in Maitland NSW Australia.
x) Mildred Ellen "Nellie" Kelly, born
30th May 1890 in Maitland NSW Australia.
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William Skinner,
son of Robert and Mary Skinner nee Doherty, born 5th
March 1846 at Mount Rivers NSW. William married Ellen Kelly, daughter of
Myles Kelly and Winifred Lynch and cousin to John Kelly. The family lived at
Aberglasslyn, Maitland NSW.
Children of William and Ellen Skinner nee Kelly:-
i) Augustine William "Bill"
Skinner, born 29th July, 1868.
ii) John Thomas "Jack" Skinner, born
17th January 1871.
iii) Winifred Mary "Winnie" Skinner,
born 27th August 1873.
iv) Robert Ambrose Skinner, born 1st
November 1875.
iv) Myles Joseph Skinner, born NSW.
iv) Sarah "Cissis" Skinner, born 4th
August 1881.
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Thomas Hughes,
son of
Owen and Mary Hughes nee Skinner nee
Doherty, born 4th December
1849 at Williams River NSW. Thomas married Mary Winifred Carmody, daughter of
John and Bridget Carmody nee Considine, on the 16th November1875 at Raymond
Terrace. Father Nealon officiated and Daniel and Bridget Carmody witnessed the
marriage. At the time of his marriage Thomas was a butcher but later was a
farmer at Seaham for many years before moving to Melville in the Maitland
District. Some years later he purchased land in the Darling Downs district of
Queensland but became ill and in November 1907, he died leaving Mary with a
number of young Children.
Children of Thomas and Mary Hughes nee Carmody:-
i) John Patrick Hughes
(Jack), born 6th November 1876 at Glenlivett NSW.
ii) Mary Hughes, born 16th
April 1878 at Seaham NSW.
iii) Alphonsus Hughes, born 29th June
1879 at Seaham NSW.
iv) Thomas Augustine Hughes, born 4th
November 1880 at Seaham NSW.
v) Norbert Paul Hughes, born
6th June 1882 at Brandon NSW.
vi) Bridget Mary Hughes, born 15th
August 1884 at Brandon NSW.
vii) Gerald Owen Dominic Hughes, born 3rd
October 1886 at Seaham NSW.
viii) Kathleen Margaret Hughes, born born 29th
December 1888 at Seaham NSW.
ix) Reginald Leo Hughes, born 11th
October 1891 at Seaham NSW.
x) Eileen Ann Susan Hughes,
born 18th February 1894 at Seaham NSW.
xi) Francis Robert Aloysius Hughes,
born 6th February 1897 at Seaham NSW.
xii) Vincent Laurence Hughes, born 21st
December 1898 at Seaham NSW.
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Ann Hughes,
son of
Owen and Mary Hughes nee Skinner nee
Doherty, born 12th April
1851 at Williams River NSW and died 30th November 1851.
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Owen Hughes,
son of
Owen and Mary Hughes nee Skinner nee
Doherty, born 23rd
December 1852 at Williams River NSW and died in 1892, aged 39
years, in Qld. The death was the result of an accident with a horse. He was
unmarried.
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Ann Agnes Hughes,
son of
Owen and Mary Hughes nee Skinner nee
Doherty, born 9th October
1854 at Brandon, Seaham NSW. Ann married
Patrick Joseph Carmody,
son of John Carmody and Bridget Considine of Nelsons Plains, on 18th May 1875,
at St. Bridget's Church Raymond Terrace. The witnesses were Ann's brother,
Thomas Hughes of Glenlivett and Bridget Carmody, Patrick's Sister. Father
Thomas Nealon Officiated. Ann had been living at Glenlivett with her mother
and brother prior to her marriage. Ann and Patrick lived at Nelsons Plains
during the first years of their marriage but by 1885 they were living in
Raymond Terrace where Patrick built their home in Kangaroo Street. The first
child of the marriage died at birth.
Children of Patrick and Ann Carmody nee Hughes:-
3rd Generation
- Bridget Kelly,
daughter of John and Mary Kelly nee Skinner,
born 21st October 1869 in Maitland NSW Australia. Bridget entered the
Dominican Order at Maitland and was professed in 1891 as Sister Osannah. She
worked in various Places and died in Sydney on 14th October 1939.
- John Kelly,
son of John and Mary Kelly nee Skinner, born
6th January 1863 in Maitland NSW Australia.
- Timothy Robert
Kelly, son of
John and Mary Kelly nee Skinner, born 25th
March 1875 in Maitland NSW Australia.
- Alice Kelly, daughter of
John and Mary Kelly nee Skinner, born 18th
February 1878 in Maitland NSW Australia.
- Anne Kelly, daughter of
John and Mary Kelly nee Skinner, born 25th
September 1879 in Maitland NSW Australia. Ann married Thomas Mullally and
lived in Newcastle.
- Sarah Kelly, daughter of
John and Mary Kelly nee Skinner, born 24th May
1882 in Maitland NSW Australia.
- Maurice William Kelly, son
of John and Mary Kelly nee Skinner, born 11th
September 1883 in Maitland NSW Australia.
- Winifred Evelyn Kelly,
daughter of John and Mary Kelly nee Skinner,
born 6th July 1885 in Maitland NSW Australia. Winifred married Charles William
Pont.
- Augustine William Kelly,
son of John and Mary Kelly nee Skinner, born
November 1887 in Maitland NSW Australia.
- Mildred Ellen "Nellie"
Kelly, daughter of John and Mary Kelly nee
Skinner, born 30th May 1890 in Maitland NSW Australia.
- Augustine William "Bill"
Skinner, son of William and Ellen Skinner
nee Kelly, born 29th July, 1868.
- John Thomas "Jack"
Skinner, son of William and Ellen Skinner
nee Kelly, born 17th January 1871.
- Winifred Mary "Winnie"
Skinner, son of William and Ellen Skinner
nee Kelly, born 27th August 1873. Winnie married William Ernest (Bill) Walker.
- Robert Ambrose Skinner,
son of William and Ellen Skinner nee Kelly,
born 1st November 1875.
- Myles Joseph Skinner, son
of William and Ellen Skinner nee Kelly, born
NSW. Myles married Gladys Ellis.
- Sarah "Cissis" Skinner,
son of William and Ellen Skinner nee Kelly,
born 4th August 1881. Cissis married William McTaggart of Singleton District.
- John Patrick Hughes
(Jack), son of Thomas and Mary Hughes nee
Carmody, born 6th November 1876 at Glenlivett NSW.
- Mary Hughes, daughter of
Thomas and Mary Hughes nee Carmody, bborn 16th
April 1878 at Seaham NSW.
- Alphonsus Hughes, son of
Thomas and Mary Hughes nee Carmody, born 29th
June 1879 at Seaham NSW.
- Thomas Augustine Hughes,
son of Thomas and Mary Hughes nee Carmody,
born 4th November 1880 at Seaham NSW.
- Norbert Paul Hughes, son
of Thomas and Mary Hughes nee Carmody, born
6th June 1882 at Brandon NSW.
- Bridget Mary Hughes,
daughter of Thomas and Mary Hughes nee
Carmody, bborn 15th August 1884 at Brandon NSW.
- Gerald Owen Dominic
Hughes, son of Thomas and Mary Hughes nee
Carmody, born 3rd October 1886 at Seaham NSW.
- Kathleen Margaret Hughes,
daughter of Thomas and Mary Hughes nee
Carmody, bborn born 29th December 1888 at Seaham NSW.
- Reginald Leo Hughes, son
of Thomas and Mary Hughes nee Carmody, born
11th October 1891 at Seaham NSW.
- Eileen Ann Susan Hughes,
daughter of Thomas and Mary Hughes nee
Carmody, born 18th February 1894 at Seaham NSW.
- Francis Robert Aloysius
Hughes, son of Thomas and Mary Hughes nee
Carmody, born 6th February 1897 at Seaham NSW.
- Vincent Laurence Hughes,
son of Thomas and Mary Hughes nee Carmody,
born 21st December 1898 at Seaham NSW.
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