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Scotland

Early Origins of the Skewes family

The surname Skewes was first found in Ayrshire (Gaelic: Siorrachd Inbhir Àir), formerly a county in the southwestern Strathclyde region of Scotland, that today makes up the Council Areas of South, East, and North Ayrshire, where they held a family seat from ancient times, and gave their name to the village of Skeoch near Mauchline, the setting for many of Robert Burns poems.

Early History of the Skewes family

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Skewes Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Skeoch, Skewych, Skeach and others.

Early Notables of the Skewes family

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Skewes migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Skewes Settlers in United States in the 17th Century

Amy Skewes, who landed in Virginia in 1666 1

Skewes migration to Canada +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Skewes Settlers in Canada in the 19th Century

Mr. John Skewes, (b. 1830), aged 25, Cornish shoemaker, from Falmouth, Cornwall, UK departing from Falmouth destined for Quebec, Canada aboard the ship "Barque John" on 3rd May 1855 which sank after striking the reef, he survived the sinking 2

Skewes migration to Australia +

Emigration to Australia followed the First Fleets of convicts, tradespeople and early settlers. Early immigrants include:

Skewes Settlers in Australia in the 19th Century

Sarah Skewes, aged 38, a servant, who arrived in South Australia in 1851 aboard the ship "Wanderer" 3
Henry Skewes, aged 19, a copper miner, who arrived in South Australia in 1854 aboard the ship "Isle of Thanet" 4
Miss Christina Skewes, (b. 1832), aged 22, Cornish domestic servant departing from Plymouth on 11th January 1854 aboard the ship "Merchantman" arriving in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia on 29th April 1854 5
Miss Elizabeth Skewes, (b. 1826), aged 28, Cornish domestic servant departing from Plymouth on 5th September 1854 aboard the ship "Phoebe Dunbar" arriving in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia on 25th December 1854 5
Mr. Thomas Skewes, (b. 1830), aged 26, Cornish labourer departing from Plymouth on 20th February 1856 aboard the ship "Fairlie" arriving in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia on 4th June 1856 5
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Skewes migration to New Zealand +

Emigration to New Zealand followed in the footsteps of the European explorers, such as Captain Cook (1769-70): first came sealers, whalers, missionaries, and traders. By 1838, the British New Zealand Company had begun buying land from the Maori tribes, and selling it to settlers, and, after the Treaty of Waitangi in 1840, many British families set out on the arduous six month journey from Britain to Aotearoa to start a new life. Early immigrants include:

Skewes Settlers in New Zealand in the 19th Century

William Skewes, who arrived in Auckland, New Zealand aboard the ship "Baltasara" in 1854 6
Mr. William Skewes, British settler travelling from London, UK aboard the ship "Baltasara" arriving in Auckland, New Zealand on 20th January 1854 7
Walter T. Skewes, aged 22, who arrived in Lyttelton, New Zealand aboard the ship "Accrington" in 1863 7
Elizabeth A. Skewes, aged 22, who arrived in Lyttelton, New Zealand aboard the ship "Accrington" in 1863 7
Walter Skewes, who arrived in Lyttelton, New Zealand aboard the ship "Accrington" in 1863 7
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Contemporary Notables of the name Skewes (post 1700) +

Ruth T. Skewes, American Republican politician, Delegate to Republican National Convention from Indiana, 1948 (alternate), 1956 8
Sir Thomas Skewes -Cox (1849-1912), British Conservative Party politician, Member of Parliament for Kingston (1895-1906)
Kenneth James Skewes (b. 1984), Australian cricketer who played for the Southern Redbacks
Stanley Skewes (1899-1988), South African mathematician who discovered the eponymous Skewes number in 1933

Historic Events for the Skewes family +

HMAS Sydney II

Mr. Percy Francis Skewes (1914-1941), Australian Schoolmaster from Mt. Tamborine, Queensland, Australia, who sailed into battle aboard HMAS Sydney II and died in the sinking 9

Citations +

Filby, P. William, Meyer, Mary K., Passenger and immigration lists index : a guide to published arrival records of about 500,000 passengers who came to the United States and Canada in the seventeenth, eighteenth, and nineteenth centuries. 1982-1985 Cumulated Supplements in Four Volumes Detroit, Mich. : Gale Research Co., 1985, Print (ISBN 0-8103-1795-8)
Cornwall Online Parish Clerks. (Retrieved 3rd May 2018). Retrieved from http://www.opc-cornwall.org/Resc/pdfs/wreck_of_emigrant_ship_john_1855.pdf
State Records of South Australia. (Retrieved 2010, November 5) WANDERER 1851. Retrieved http://www.slsa.sa.gov.au/BSA/1851Wanderer.htm
South Australian Register Wednesday 25th October 1854. (Retrieved 2010, November 5) Isle of Thanet 1854. Retrieved http://www.theshipslist.com/ships/australia/isleofthanet1854.shtml
Cornwall Online Parish Clerks. (Retrieved 3rd May 2018). Retrieved from http://www.opc-cornwall.org/Resc/pdfs/emigration_australia_victoria.pdf
New Zealand Yesteryears Passenger Lists 1800 to 1900 (Retrieved 1st November 2018). Retrieved from http://www.yesteryears.co.nz/shipping/passlist.html
New Zealand Yesteryears Passenger Lists 1800 to 1900 (Retrieved 17th October 2018). Retrieved from http://www.yesteryears.co.nz/shipping/passlist.html
The Political Graveyard: Alphabetical Name Index. (Retrieved 2015, October 27) . Retrieved from http://politicalgraveyard.com/alpha/index.html
HMAS Sydney II, Finding Sydney Foundation - Roll of Honour. (Retrieved 2014, April 24) . Retrieved from http://www.findingsydney.com/roll.asp