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SKELTON, DOUGLAS, son of Robert Skelton, and Charlotte Christina --- (IGI); b. 16 Jan 1801 (IGI); adm. 30 Mar 1813; left Christmas 1813. [perhaps m. 22 Sep 1825 Charity Parker (IGI)] [will of mother, widow, Andover, Hampshire, proved PCC 23 May 1827]

SKELTON, ---; b.; in under school lists 1726-9.

Skeffington-Lodge, Thomas Cecil, son of Thomas Robert Lodge of Settle, Yorks, and Winifred Marian, sister of Harold Ernest Skeffington (qv); b. 15 Jan. 1905; adm. Apr. 1920 (H); left Aug. 1922; advertising and publicity work in London and N. England; RNVR 1941-5 (Lieut.); MP (Lab.) Bedford 1945-50; contested (Lab.) York 1951, Mid-Beds 1955, Grantham 1959, Brighton Pavilion Mar. 1969; PA to chairman Colonial Devel. Corpn 1950-2; vice-pres. Social­ist Christian Movement; chairman Brighton Committee Sussex branch CPRE; d. 23 Feb. 1994.

Skeffington, Neville Ernest, son of Harold Ernest Skeffington (qv); b. 15 July 1940; adm. Sept. 1953 (G); left July 1957; librarian Folkestone Public Libraries 1957-61; account man. BOAC, later British Airways 1961-90; d. 22 Jan. 2002.

Skeffington, Harold Ernest, son of Martin Southwell Skeffington, of London, by Mary Louisa, daughter of Henry Wearne, of Kensington; b. Sept. 15, 1877; adm. Sept. 24, 1891 (A); left Dec. 1894; publisher, firm, Skeffington and Son, 1910-7; publisher to Queen Victoria, Edward VII, and George V; served in Great War I; 2nd Lieut. Army Printing and Stationery Services Dec. 15, 1917; demob. Feb. 1919; asst. commr. National Savings Committee 1920-1; press and publications secretary of the Church Assembly 1921; editor of The Official Year Book of the Church of England since 1924; m. 1st April 20, 1911, Constance Evelyn, daughter of Henry Hawtrey Jones, of Waterford; 2nd Dec. 21, 1938, Elizabeth Lilian, Daughter of Charles Day, of Folkestone, Kent; d. Aug. 17, 1950.

SKEETE, JOHN BRATHWAITE, eldest son of John Brathwaite Skeete, St. Peter’s, Barbados, West Indies, and Agnes, dau. of Henry Bishop and sister of Hon. William Bishop, President of Barbados; b. 4 Nov 1775; at school under Vincent one year (Adm. Reg. of Sidney Sussex Coll. ); Sidney Sussex Coll. Cambridge, adm. pens. 14 Jun 1793; adm. Lincoln’s Inn 24 Mar 1795; Chief Justice of Barbados to res. 1830; President of Barbados 1820, 1825, 1827, 1829, 1830, 1832; m. 11 Nov 1799 Mary Bishop; d. before 1862.

SISSON, WILLIAM, son of Rev. William Sisson, Rector of Norton, co. Durham, and Catherine, dau. of Rev. Thomas Rudd, Prebendary of Ripon; bapt. Norton 20 May 1749 (IGI); adm.; KS (aged 14) 1764; elected to Christ Church, Oxford 1769, matr. 24 May 1769, aged 19, Westminster Student from 23 Dec 1769; BA 1773; MA 1776; ordained; Curate to Rev. William Baptist Cadogan (qv) at Reading, Berks.; d. 29 Mar 1794.

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