His father, the late William Skitch came to Port Hope in 1850. The personal one is that he was born in Bude, Cornwall,Įngland, on October 24, 1849. Henry SkitchĬelebrates - for more than one reason. SKITCH CELEBRATES - A Real Port Hope Old Boy - Today is the day Mr. ThisĪrticle, published in the 24 October 1924 'Port Hope Evening Guide' on the occasion of his 75 thīirthday, makes interesting reading in that it is a good description of daily life in Port Hope in Henry, himself a tailor, took over the family business upon William's death in 1894. It is probable a very serious accident would have occurred. In fact, had it not been for the immediate action of the engineer in reversing the engine Street crossing of the Midland Railway on Sunday morning last, was almost run over by anĮngine. Skitch, while driving a horse and wagon over the Walton May 1880 'Port Hope Guide', ended differently!ĪLMOST AN ACCIDENT - Mr. The report might not have been as favourable had the following incident, published in the 07 William Skitch & Sons - Tailors, Port Hope: estimated wealth=$3000. The tailoring business was quite successful, as evidenced by theįollowing entry in the 1886 issue of 'Bradstreet's Reports of the Further children included Alfred (1851), Edward (1853),Īnn J.
Later that year, and established a tailoring business which lasted for three William arrived in Port Hope in 1850, with his wife and children coming William married Ann Burney in 1841 in Poughill and had the followingĬhildren before emigrating to Canada: William Robert (1842, Honor Jane Ganaraska River was related! James and Jane are buried in Welcome United Cemetery, having Their progeny was such that at one point, it was said that everyone living on the west side of the
Jane and her husband, James Yeo, settled in Port Hope. Both they and a number of descendants are buried in Gardiner Hannah sold the property to Henry in February 1902 for $10. The 1904 assessment register has him owning the property, but a nonresident, his son Henry Robert bought land in Cavan Township - lot 14 ofĬoncession 4, now Millbrook - in January 1857, where they remained for most of their lives. Ann died in Australia in 1902.Īround 1850, the other three left Cornwall. South Australia in 1845 and had a further seven sons - Edward, Robert Peter, Oscar, two They had one son, William, before they moved to Ann emigrated to New Zealand in 1842 where she met and married William Smeeth, following which they had four children: William (1822), Jane (1823), Ann (1825) and Robert Skitch was married on 24 October 1821 in Poughill, Cornwall, England, to Honor The earliest record of the name currently known inĬornwall is in the Stoke Church parish accounts for 1599, which reads: 'Paid Skitch 3d for aĬhayne to Tye the Book of Erasmus.' Apart from my Poughill/Stratton Skitches, there is a
Roberts, a Skitch researcher, feels that it seems unlikely as names similar to Skitch have beenįound in North Devon earlier than that. Ship of the Armada, washed ashore in Cornwall in 1588. Skitch Family of Port Hope Skitch family of Port Hopeįamily tradition has it that the first Skitch was actually a Spanish soldier/sailor from a wrecked
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