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Emma HewittAge: 73 years1859–1932

Name
Emma Hewitt
Given names
Emma
Surname
Hewitt
Married name
Emma Skeggs
Married name
Emma Hazlewood
Source: England and Wales Births 1837-2006 Transcription
Citation details: Minnie Florence SKEGGS (1885), https://www.findmypast.com/transcript?id=BMD/B/1885/3/AZ/000509/192 : accessed 16 Nov 2018
Birth about 1859
Foleshill, Warwickshire, England

Source: 1901 England, Wales and Scotland Census
War from April 1861 to May 1865 (Age 2 years)

Source: Wikipedia
Citation details: http://goo.gl/ETtxkC
Note: American Civil War: In the spring of 1861, tensions between the northern and southern United States over issues including state's right versus federal authority, westward expansion and slavery exploded into the American Civil War
Economic Event 1865 (Age 6 years)
South Africa

Source: Wikipedia
Note: Economic depression
Economic Event 1867 (Age 8 years)
Hopetown, Northern Cape, South Africa

Source: Wikipedia
Note: The Eureka Diamond was the first diamond discovered in South Africa. It weighed 21.25 carats (4.250 g), and was found by Erasmus Jacobs near Hopetown on the Orange River in 1867. The diamond, cut to a 10.73-carat (2.146 g) cushion-shaped brilliant, is currently on display at the Mine Museum in Kimberley. The discovery of diamonds in South Africa led to the Kimberley Diamond Rush, and marked the beginning of the Mineral Revolution
Economic Event September 1873 (Age 14 years)
Pilgrim's Rest, Mpumulanga, South Africa

Source: Wikipedia
Note: Pilgrim's rest declared a gold field
War from December 20, 1880 to March 23, 1881 (Age 21 years)

Source: Wikipedia
Note: First Boer War
Economic Event 1881 (Age 22 years)
Barberton, Mpumulanga, South Africa

Source: Wikipedia
Note: In 1881 gold in the Barberton area was discovered by Tom McLachlan who found alluvial gold at Jamestown. However due to the location (the hot lowveld region was rife with malaria) no-one wanted to go there until Auguste Roberts (French Bob) discovered gold in Concession Creek in 20 June 1883. This discovery resulted in a gold rush to the area
Birth of a daughter
#1		Minnie Florence Skeggs
between July 1885 and September 1885 (Age 26 years)
Woolwich, Kent, England

Source: 1891 England, Wales and Scotland Census
Source: England and Wales Births 1837-2006 Transcription
Citation details: Minnie Florence SKEGGS (1885), https://www.findmypast.com/transcript?id=BMD/B/1885/3/AZ/000509/192 : accessed 16 Nov 2018
Economic Event 1886 (Age 27 years)
Langlaagte, Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa

Source: Wikipedia
Note: Discovery of the Main Reef in Witwatersrand. Gold rushes to Pilgrim's Rest and Barberton were precursors to the biggest discovery of all, the Main Reef/Main Reef Leader on Gerhardus Oosthuizen's farm Langlaagte, Portion C, in 1886, the Witwatersrand Gold Rush and the subsequent rapid development of the gold field there, the biggest of them all.
Birth of a son
#2		Victor A Skeggs
May 10, 1887 (Age 28 years)
Woolwich, Kent, England

Source: 1901 England, Wales and Scotland Census
Citation details: http://search.findmypast.com/record?id=gbc%2f1901%2f0018190989 : accessed 24 Jan 2015
Text:

ABT 1888

Source: 1939 Register, UK
Citation details: Skeggs household (5 people), https://search.findmypast.com/record?id=TNA/R39/5646/5646J/025/27 : accessed 17 Nov 2018
Birth of a son
#3		Horace G Skeggs
about 1889 (Age 30 years)
Woolwich, Kent, England

Source: 1901 England, Wales and Scotland Census
Birth of a daughter
#4		Alice M Skeggs
about 1890 (Age 31 years)
Woolwich, Kent, England

Source: 1901 England, Wales and Scotland Census
Census April 5, 1891 (Age 32 years)
Woolwich, Kent, England

Source: 1891 England, Wales and Scotland Census
Shared note: 1891 England - Census transcript - Thomas Skeggs - Household
Birth of a son
#5		Charley G Skeggs
about 1892 (Age 33 years)
Woolwich, Kent, England

Source: 1901 England, Wales and Scotland Census
Birth of a daughter
#6		Dorothy E Skeggs
about 1893 (Age 34 years)

Source: 1901 England, Wales and Scotland Census
Birth of a son
#7		James Arthur Skeggs
June 23, 1896 (Age 37 years)
Woolwich, Kent, England

Source: England, Chesire Parish Registers, 1538-2000
Citation details: "England, Cheshire Parish Registers, 1538-2000," index, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/FQP4-1ZC : accessed 24 January 2015), James Arthur Skeggs and Esmeralda Locke, 03 Apr 1929, Marriage; citing item 4, St Michael, Macclesfield, Cheshire, England, Record Office, Chester; FHL microfilm 2,262,786.
Source: 1901 England, Wales and Scotland Census
Source: 1939 Register, UK
Citation details: Skeggs household (6 people) http://search.findmypast.com/record?id=tna%2fr39%2f4033%2f4033i%2f007%2f07&_ga=1.37864547.1561470702.1438525405 : accessed 15 Jan 2016, citing Ref: RG101/4033I/007/7 Letter Code: LFIC
Text:

DOB: 23 Jun 1896

1939 Register: Skeggs household, Meriden Gawsworth Rd
1939 Register: Skeggs household, Meriden Gawsworth Rd

Note: Age given as 32y at marriage
Birth of a daughter
#8		Florence B “Florrie” Skeggs
about 1900 (Age 41 years)
Foleshill, Warwickshire, England

Source: 1901 England, Wales and Scotland Census
Epidemic February 1, 1901 (Age 42 years)

Source: Wikipedia
Note: Bubonic plague breaks out in Cape Town
Census March 31, 1901 (Age 42 years)
England

Source: 1901 England, Wales and Scotland Census
Citation details: Household: Thomas SKEGGS (1901), https://search.findmypast.com/record?id=gbc%2f1901%2f0018190989 : accessed 15 Nov 2018
Shared note: 1901 England - Census transcript - Thomas Skeggs - Household
War from October 11, 1899 to May 31, 1902 (Age 40 years)

Source: Wikipedia
Note: Second Boer War
Historical Event from 1852 to 1902

Source: Wikipedia
Note: The South African Republic (Dutch: Zuid-Afrikaansche Republiek, ZAR), often referred to as the Transvaal and sometimes as the Republic of Transvaal, was an independent and internationally recognised country in Southern Africa from 1852 to 1902.
Historical Event from 1854 to 1902

Source: Wikipedia
Note: The Orange Free State (Dutch: Oranje-Vrijstaat, Afrikaans: Oranje-Vrystaat) was an independent Boer sovereign republic in southern Africa during the second half of the 19th century, and later a British colony and a province of the Union of South Africa. It is the historical precursor to the present-day Free State province
Epidemic February 1904 (Age 45 years)

Source: Wikipedia
Note: Pneumonic plague breaks out in Johannesburg
Epidemic 1906 (Age 47 years)

Source: Wikipedia
Note: Tuberculosis reaches epidemic proportions in South Africa
MarriageSamuel William Hazlewood — View this family
between April 1908 and May 1908 (Age 49 years)
Coventry, Warwickshire, England

Source: England and Wales, Marriage Registration Index, 1837-2005
Citation details: https://www.findmypast.com/transcript?id=BMD/M/1908/2/AZ/000177/135 : accessed 15 Nov 2018
Text:

SAMUEL WILLIAM HAZLEWOOD married one of these people Emma Skeggs, Annie Fitzpatrick

Historical Event May 31, 1910 (Age 51 years)

Source: Wikipedia
Note: Union of South Africa established
Census April 2, 1911 (Age 52 years)
England

Source: 1911 England, Wales and Scotland Census
Citation details: Household: Samuel HAZLEWOOD (1911), https://www.findmypast.com/transcript?id=GBC/1911/RG14/18535/0435/6 : accessed 15 Nov 2018
Epidemic 1912 (Age 53 years)

Source: Wikipedia
Note: Smallpox outbreaks: The outbreak of smallpox is reported in the Malay Location, Johannesburg and cases of smallpox are discovered in Durban
War from July 28, 1914 to November 11, 1918 (Age 55 years)

Source: Wikipedia
Note: World War I
Epidemic 1918 (Age 59 years)

Source: Wikipedia
Note: Spanish flu: An estimated 500,000 people die from the Spanish flu epidemic in South Africa, the fifth hardest hit country in the world
Marriage of a childJames Arthur Skeggs — Esmeralda Locke — View this family
April 3, 1929 (Age 70 years)
St Michael, Macclesfield, Chesire, England

Source: England, Chesire Parish Registers, 1538-2000
Citation details: "England, Cheshire Parish Registers, 1538-2000," index, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/FQP4-1ZC : accessed 24 January 2015), James Arthur Skeggs and Esmeralda Locke, 03 Apr 1929, Marriage; citing item 4, St Michael, Macclesfield, Cheshire, England, Record Office, Chester; FHL microfilm 2,262,786.
Source: England and Wales Marriages 1837-2008 Transcription
Source: England and Wales Births 1837-2006 Transcription
Citation details: Birth registration Keith R.L. SKEGGS: http://search.findmypast.com/record?id=bmd%2fb%2f1931%2f3%2faz%2f001099%2f075 : accessed 31 October 2015
Economic Event October 1929 (Age 70 years)

Source: Wikipedia
Citation details: http://goo.gl/MgHbRM
Note: The Wall Street Crash sets off the Great Depression, the most severe worldwide economic depression in the 20th century
Birth of a grandson
#1		Keith Robert Locke Skeggs
May 20, 1931 (Age 72 years)
Macclesfield, Chesire, England

Source: England and Wales, Birth Registration Index, 1837-2008
Citation details: "England and Wales, Birth Registration Index, 1837-2008," index, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/QVQQ-1FCZ : accessed 26 December 2014), Keith R L Skeggs, 1931; from "England & Wales Births, 1837-2006," index, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : 2012); citing Birth Registration, Macclesfield, Cheshire, England, citing General Register Office, Southport, England.
Note: Keith had given the impression that he was born on 20 May 1926
Death May 29, 1932 (Age 73 years) Age: 72 years
Coventry, Warwickshire, England

Source: England and Wales Deaths, 1837-2007
Publication: Record transcription
Citation details: Death: Emma Hazlewood (1932), https://www.findmypast.com/transcript?id=BMD/D/1932/2/AZ/000404/011 : accessed 16 Nov 2018
Text:

Q2

Source: Coventry Evening Telegraph
Citation details: Memoriam: Emma HAZLEWOOD / SKEGGS (1932), May 29, 1937, https://search.findmypast.com/bna/viewarticle?id=bl%2f0000337%2f19370529%2f101 : accessed 16 Nov 2018
Memoriam (1937): Emma HAZLEWOOD / SKEGGS (1932)
Memoriam (1937): Emma HAZLEWOOD / SKEGGS (1932)
  1. Generation 1

    1. Emma Hewitt was born about 1859 in Foleshill, Warwickshire, England and died on May 29, 1932 in Coventry, Warwickshire, England. She married 2 times. The first time she married Thomas Skeggs. The second time she married Samuel William Hazlewood between April 1908 and May 1908 in Coventry, Warwickshire, England.

      Children of Emma Hewitt and Thomas Skeggs:

      1. Minnie Florence Skeggs (1885–)
      2. Victor A Skeggs (1887–)
      3. Horace G Skeggs (1889–)
      4. Alice M Skeggs (1890–)
      5. Charley G Skeggs (1892–)
      6. Dorothy E Skeggs (1893–)
      7. James Arthur Skeggs (1896–)
      8. Florence B “Florrie” Skeggs (1900–)
      9. Private
  2. Generation 2back to top

    1. Victor A Skeggs, son of Thomas Skeggs and Emma Hewitt, was born on May 10, 1887 in Woolwich, Kent, England. He married Elsie ….

      Victor A Skeggs and Elsie … had 1 child.

    2. James Arthur Skeggs, detective constable (in 1939) and director: Marine Park Hotel (in 1948), son of Thomas Skeggs and Emma Hewitt, was born on June 23, 1896 in Woolwich, Kent, England. He married Esmeralda Locke, daughter of Robert Arthur Locke and Laura Stubbs, on April 3, 1929 in St Michael, Macclesfield, Chesire, England. She was born on April 17, 1906 and died between January 1985 and March 1985 in Penzance, Cornwall, England.

      Children of James Arthur Skeggs and Esmeralda Locke:

      1. Keith Robert Locke Skeggs (1931–2010)
  3. Generation 3back to top

    1. Keith Robert Locke Skeggs, son of James Arthur Skeggs and Esmeralda Locke, was born on May 20, 1931 in Macclesfield, Chesire, England and died on December 8, 2010 in Gordons Bay, Western Cape at the age of 79.

      Keith Robert Locke Skeggs had 1 child.