Arnoldus Jones Skelton

Arnoldus Jones Skelton

Male 1750 - 1793  (43 years)

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  • Name Arnoldus Jones Skelton 
    Born 1750 
    Died 23 Mar 1793  Whitehaven, Cumberland Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Buried St. Bridget's Church, Bridekirk, Cumbria (Area M No. 15) Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I02011  Eliots of Port Eliot
    Last Modified 13 Sep 2021 

    Father James Jones,   b. 1717,   d. Between Apr and Nov 1757 
    Mother Jemima or Mary Tulleken,   b. 1724, Holland Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Family ID F00627  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Wife Elizabeth "Betsey" Hick,   b. 1756,   d. 25 Jun 1812  (Age 56 years) 
    Married 01 Oct 1775  St. James, Whitehaven, Cumberland Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Children 
     1. Mary Skelton,   b. 1776,   d. 19 Jan 1784  (Age 8 years)
     2. Priscilla Sarah Skelton,   b. 1784,   d. 7 Jan 1861, Boulogne-Sur Mer, France Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 77 years)
     3. Captain Daniel Jones Skelton,   b. 1786,   d. 15 Mar 1859, Dover, Kent Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 73 years)
    Last Modified 13 Sep 2021 
    Family ID F00628  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Notes 

    • --- "Bury and Norwich Post" 10 Apr 1793, page 2:
      Died. At Whitehaven, Arnoldus Jones Skelton, Esq. brother-in-law to the Marquis Cornwallis.

    • --- Tombstone Inscription:
      Sacred to the Memory
      of Arnoldus Jones Skelton, Esqr.
      late 3rd Guards of Branthwaite Hall
      and Papcastle, who died 23rd March,
      1793, aged 42 Years.

      Also of Elizabeth his Wife,
      Daughter of W. Hicks, Esqr. of Whitehaven
      who died 25th June 1812, aged 56 Years.

      Also of Mary, their Daughter,
      who died 19th January 1784, aged 8 Years

      Also of Daniel Jones Skelton Esqr.
      their youngest Son, formerly Captain
      of the Royal Artillery, who died at
      Dover, 15th March 1859, aged 73 Years,
      deeply and universally regarded.

      Also of Priscilla Sarah, their
      Daughter, Widow of Rear Admiral
      Walker, C.B. who died at Boulogne-
      Sur Mer 7th January 1861, aged 77 Years.

  • Sources 
    1. Parish Record Transcriptions on FindMyPast.co.uk.