SKYRME
The Skyrme family is believed to originate from two brothers who came from Scandinavia via the Isle of Skye and settled near Hereford in the 8th/10th century. They were known as "Skye-man" which evolved into SKYRME.
The surname is mostly found in two distinct areas - Herefordshire, England (and the adjoining county of Radnorshire, Wales) and Pembrokeshire, Wales. Opinion is divided as to which branch came first - whether the Vikings landed in Pembrokeshire and some later arrived in Herefordshire, or perhaps the Pembrokeshire branch originated from the Skyrmes of Herefordshire.
Richard
SKYRME (1766-1838) was born in Norton Canon, Herefordshire. He was a farmer,
and married Mary Pullen, (1766-1844), on 26th July, 1787. They had 11
children:
| Mary Skyrme |
b. 1789
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| Richard Skyrme |
1791-1876
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see below
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| Thomas Skyrme |
b. & d. 1792
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| Thomas Skyrme |
b. 1797
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marr. Anne Grosvenor
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9 children
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| Ann Skyrme |
b. 1799
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| Elizabeth Skyrme |
b. 1801
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marr. George Southall
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| Joseph Skyrme |
b.1803
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marr. Sarah Davies
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10 children
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| Susannah Skyrme |
b. & d. 1805
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| William Skyrme |
b. 1808
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marr. Ann Leath
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3 children
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| George Skyrme |
b. 1808
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marr. Sarah Gailey
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6 children
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| Susannah Skyrme |
b. 1809
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Richard SKYRME (listed second above) was born in 1791 in Weobley and baptised at Norton Canon. He was also a farmer and his wife, Ann, was born in 1797. They had 8 children:
| Ann Skyrme |
1820-1880
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marr. ? Jones
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2+ children
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| Richard Skyrme |
1821-1894
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marr. Caroline Matthews
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1 son, Richard, 1855-1906
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| John Skyrme |
1824-1873
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did not marry
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| George Skyrme |
1826-1889
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marr. Susannah
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13 children
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| Susannah Mary Skyrme |
1829-1894
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marr. John Powell
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no children
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| Sarah Elizabeth Skyrme |
1831-1899
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marr. George Powell
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6 children
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| Thomas Jenkins Skyrme |
1837-1907
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marr. (Mary) Susannah Skyrme -
1st cousin
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5 children |
| Joseph Skyrme |
1842-1923
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marr. Harriett Evans
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8 children
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Richard and Ann lived on various farms in Herefordshire. In 1851, they lived in Kinnersley, and by 1861 they had moved to Woodmanton Farm, Sarnesfield, where they lived until Ann's death in 1875, and Richard's death the following year.
Woodmanton Farm was later taken over by their youngest son, Joseph SKYRME, who farmed there until his death in 1923.
Richard & Ann's eldest son, Richard SKYRME (1821-1894), farmed at Canon Pyon. He and his wife Caroline MATTHEWS (1822-1878) had only 1 child, Richard SKYRME (1855-1906), who married Sarah EVANS (1855-1929). Sarah was the sister of Harriett EVANS, wife of Joseph SKYRME (see table). Richard and Caroline, and Richard and Sarah, are buried in Canon Pyon churchyard.
Links
Herefordshire
Family History Society
Herefordshire
Record Office
Powys Family
History Society - includes the former Welsh county of Radnorshire
Powys County Archives
Office
Skyrme family in Pembrokeshire,
Wales
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Sources: Parish register copies held at Hereford Record Office & the Society of Genealogists; Census returns 1841-1901; Birth, Marriage & Death certificates; Monumental Inscriptions.
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Updated 13 February, 2011