Robert Skaife

1845 - 1929  (83 years)

• Name	Robert Skaife
  Born	30 Sep 1845	Macclesfield, Cheshire, England   [1, 2]
  Gender	Male
  Occupation	Apr 1891	St. Helens (Prescot RD), Lancashire, England   [3]
  	Yeast Importer
  Residence	Apr 1891	St. Helens (Prescot RD), Lancashire, England   [3]
  	Spray Street, Windle
  Census	5 Apr 1891	St. Helens (Prescot RD), Lancashire, England   [3]
  	head-of-household
  Immigration	1899	Canada   [4]
  Census	31 Mar 1901	Manitoba, Canada   [1]
  	head-of-household; Serral [?] Skaife male born 12 Dec 1895 is enumerated in Robert's household
  Occupation	Jun 1911	Ethelbert Municipality, Dauphin District, Manitoba, Canada   [4]
  	Postmaster
  Census	1 Jun 1911	Ethelbert Municipality, Dauphin District, Manitoba, Canada   [4]
  	head-of-household; his grand-son Hester C. F. Skaife born Dec 1895 who immigrated in 1900 is enumerated in Robert's household
  Died	23 Sep 1929	Vancouver, Greater Vancouver Regional District, British Columbia, Canada   [2, 5]
  Buried	Vancouver (Mountain View Cem.), British Columbia, Canada   [2]
  Person ID	I264	Skaife
  Last Modified	16 Apr 2024

  
  

  Father	Michael Skaife,   b. Abt 1809, Lancashire, England
  Mother	Hannah unknownfemale,   b. Abt 1814, Westmorlandshire, England
  Family ID	F89	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Martha Balmforth / Balmfirth,   b. 10 Dec 1844, Leeds, Yorkshire, England ,   d. 11 Sep 1933  (Age 88 years)
  Children	1. William Balmfrith Skaife,   b. Abt 1868, Leeds, Yorkshire, England   2. Ernest Skaife,   b. Abt 1869, Leeds, Yorkshire, England ,   d. 8 Jan 1944, Southport, Lancashire, England  (Age ~ 75 years)   3. Florence Jane Skaife,   b. Between Apr 1871 & Jun 1871, Leeds, Yorkshire, England   4. Bertrand Skaife,   b. 22 Nov 1875, Leeds, Yorkshire, England ,   d. 5 Mar 1964, Victoria, Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada  (Age 88 years)   5. Beatrice Hannah "Hanna" Skaife,   b. 17 Feb 1878, Leeds, Yorkshire, England   6. Maurice Edward "Morris" Skaife,   b. 7 Sep 1879, Leeds, Yorkshire, England ,   d. 6 Aug 1948, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada  (Age 68 years) + 7. Wilfred Skaife,   b. 6 Jun 1881, St. Helens (Merseyside), Lancashire, England ,   d. 27 May 1960, Sidney, Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada  (Age 78 years)
  Last Modified	20 Apr 2019
  Family ID	F90	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map		Born - 30 Sep 1845 - Macclesfield, Cheshire, England Occupation - Yeast Importer - Apr 1891 - St. Helens (Prescot RD), Lancashire, England Residence - Spray Street, Windle - Apr 1891 - St. Helens (Prescot RD), Lancashire, England Census - head-of-household - 5 Apr 1891 - St. Helens (Prescot RD), Lancashire, England Immigration - 1899 - Canada Census - head-of-household; Serral [?] Skaife male born 12 Dec 1895 is enumerated in Robert's household - 31 Mar 1901 - Manitoba, Canada Occupation - Postmaster - Jun 1911 - Ethelbert Municipality, Dauphin District, Manitoba, Canada Census - head-of-household; his grand-son Hester C. F. Skaife born Dec 1895 who immigrated in 1900 is enumerated in Robert's household - 1 Jun 1911 - Ethelbert Municipality, Dauphin District, Manitoba, Canada Buried - - Vancouver (Mountain View Cem.), British Columbia, Canada  = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Sources

  [S13315794] 1901 Census of Canada, Ancestry.com, 1901 MB Marquette #9 Dist film T-6434. born 30 Sep 1845 [S13110707] Find-a-Grave www.findagrave.com. memorial ID# 26326313 [S13315793] 1891 England Census, Ancestry.com, RG12 piece 3018 folio 26 pg 45. [S13497569] 1911 Census of Canada, 1911 MB Dauphin #52 pg 1. [S315] 1931 Census of Canada, Library and Archives Canada; Ottawa, Ontario, Canada; Seventh Census of Canada, 1931; Folder Number: T-27367; Census Place: Vancouver-Burrard, British Columbia, Canada; Page Number: 8.