Claude SKEWS

1897 - 1964  (66 years)   Has 12 ancestors and 13 descendants in this family tree.

John Henry SKEWS

1864 - 1947  (82 years)

Birth	2 Oct 1864	Campbells Creek, Victoria, Australia
Died	14 Apr 1947	Elsternwick, Victoria, Australia
Family	Margaret Ellen SYMONS,   b. 18 Sep 1867, Clunes, Victoria, Australia
Married	12 Apr 1888	Clunes, Victoria, Australia
Children	1. Lillian May SKEWS,   b. 1890, Ballarat East, Victoria, Australia   2. Ruby Pearl SKEWS,   b. 1892, Ballarat East, Victoria, Australia   3. John Harold SKEWS,   b. 1895, Ballarat East, Victoria, Australia + 4. Claude SKEWS,   b. 18 Jun 1897, Ballarat East, Victoria, Australia   5. Stanley SKEWS,   b. 1900, Ballarat East, Victoria, Australia   6. Pearl Gladys SKEWS,   b. 3 Jul 1903, Ballarat East, Victoria, Australia

Ellen SEBERRY

1845 - 1914  (69 years)

Birth	1 Feb 1845	Dublin, Ireland
Died	13 May 1914	Clunes, Victoria, Australia
Family	Emmanuel SYMONS,   b. 26 May 1833, Crowan, Cornwall, England
Married	1865	Victoria, Australia
Children	1. Emanuel SYMONS,   b. Mar 1866, Clunes, Victoria, Australia + 2. Margaret Ellen SYMONS,   b. 18 Sep 1867, Clunes, Victoria, Australia + 3. Emily Maria SYMONS,   b. 26 Dec 1869, Clunes, Victoria, Australia   4. Susannah SYMONS,   b. 1872, Clunes, Victoria, Australia   5. John Henry SYMONS,   b. 1875, Clunes, Victoria, Australia   6. Edith SYMONS,   b. 1876, Clunes, Victoria, Australia   7. Florence SYMONS,   b. 1880, Clunes, Victoria, Australia

Lillian May SKEWS

1890 - 1928  (38 years)

Birth	1890	Ballarat East, Victoria, Australia
Died	31 Dec 1928	Malvern, Victoria, Australia
Father	John Henry SKEWS,   b. 2 Oct 1864, Campbells Creek, Victoria, Australia
Mother	Margaret Ellen SYMONS,   b. 18 Sep 1867, Clunes, Victoria, Australia
Married	12 Apr 1888	Clunes, Victoria, Australia

Ruby Pearl SKEWS

1892 - 1894  (2 years)

Birth	1892	Ballarat East, Victoria, Australia
Died	2 Apr 1894	Ballarat East, Victoria, Australia
Father	John Henry SKEWS,   b. 2 Oct 1864, Campbells Creek, Victoria, Australia
Mother	Margaret Ellen SYMONS,   b. 18 Sep 1867, Clunes, Victoria, Australia
Married	12 Apr 1888	Clunes, Victoria, Australia

John Harold SKEWS

1895 - 1939  (44 years)

Birth	1895	Ballarat East, Victoria, Australia
Died	1939	Heidelberg, Victoria, Australia
Father	John Henry SKEWS,   b. 2 Oct 1864, Campbells Creek, Victoria, Australia
Mother	Margaret Ellen SYMONS,   b. 18 Sep 1867, Clunes, Victoria, Australia
Married	12 Apr 1888	Clunes, Victoria, Australia

Claude SKEWS

1897 - 1964  (66 years)

Birth	18 Jun 1897	Ballarat East, Victoria, Australia
Died	15 Jun 1964	Heidelberg, Victoria, Australia
Father	John Henry SKEWS,   b. 2 Oct 1864, Campbells Creek, Victoria, Australia
Mother	Margaret Ellen SYMONS,   b. 18 Sep 1867, Clunes, Victoria, Australia
Married	12 Apr 1888	Clunes, Victoria, Australia
Family	Rhoda Eleanor Gertrude COMMONS,   b. 3 Aug 1899, Ballarat, Victoria, Australia
Married	20 Jul 1920	Ballarat, Victoria, Australia
Children	1. Olga Pearl SKEWS,   b. 1921, Ballarat, Victoria, Australia   2. Robert SKEWS,   b. Abt 1922, Ballarat, Victoria, Australia + 3. Bernice Eleanor SKEWS,   b. 1924   4. John Geoffrey SKEWS,   b. 6 Nov 1926, Ballarat, Victoria, Australia   5. Allan Claude SKEWS,   b. 1927, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia   6. Living   7. Maureen C. SKEWS,   b. Abt 1934, Ballarat, Victoria, Australia + 8. Loris SKEWS,   b. 23 Aug 1935, Ballarat, Victoria, Australia   9. Graeme SKEWS,   b. 31 Mar 1938, Ballarat, Victoria, Australia   10. Edward SKEWS,   b. 1940, Carlton, Victoria, Australia

Rhoda Eleanor Gertrude COMMONS

1899 - 1960  (61 years)

Birth	3 Aug 1899	Ballarat, Victoria, Australia
Died	14 Nov 1960	Caulfield, Victoria, Australia
Father	Frederick William COMMONS,   b. 18 Feb 1860, Linton, Victoria, Australia
Mother	Emily Ada WILLIAMS,   b. 28 Oct 1861, Ballarat East, Victoria, Australia
Married	9 Jun 1884	St Kilda, Victoria, Australia
Family	Claude SKEWS,   b. 18 Jun 1897, Ballarat East, Victoria, Australia
Married	20 Jul 1920	Ballarat, Victoria, Australia
Children	1. Olga Pearl SKEWS,   b. 1921, Ballarat, Victoria, Australia   2. Robert SKEWS,   b. Abt 1922, Ballarat, Victoria, Australia + 3. Bernice Eleanor SKEWS,   b. 1924   4. John Geoffrey SKEWS,   b. 6 Nov 1926, Ballarat, Victoria, Australia   5. Allan Claude SKEWS,   b. 1927, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia   6. Living   7. Maureen C. SKEWS,   b. Abt 1934, Ballarat, Victoria, Australia + 8. Loris SKEWS,   b. 23 Aug 1935, Ballarat, Victoria, Australia   9. Graeme SKEWS,   b. 31 Mar 1938, Ballarat, Victoria, Australia   10. Edward SKEWS,   b. 1940, Carlton, Victoria, Australia

Stanley SKEWS

1900 - 1950  (50 years)

Birth	1900	Ballarat East, Victoria, Australia
Died	8 Oct 1950	Alexandra, Victoria, Australia
Father	John Henry SKEWS,   b. 2 Oct 1864, Campbells Creek, Victoria, Australia
Mother	Margaret Ellen SYMONS,   b. 18 Sep 1867, Clunes, Victoria, Australia
Married	12 Apr 1888	Clunes, Victoria, Australia

Pearl Gladys SKEWS

1903 - 1971  (67 years)

Birth	3 Jul 1903	Ballarat East, Victoria, Australia
Died	9 Jun 1971	Caulfield, Victoria, Australia
Father	John Henry SKEWS,   b. 2 Oct 1864, Campbells Creek, Victoria, Australia
Mother	Margaret Ellen SYMONS,   b. 18 Sep 1867, Clunes, Victoria, Australia
Married	12 Apr 1888	Clunes, Victoria, Australia

John Henry SKEWS

1864 - 1947  (82 years)

Birth	2 Oct 1864	Campbells Creek, Victoria, Australia
Died	14 Apr 1947	Elsternwick, Victoria, Australia
Family	Margaret Ellen SYMONS,   b. 18 Sep 1867, Clunes, Victoria, Australia
Married	12 Apr 1888	Clunes, Victoria, Australia
Children	1. Lillian May SKEWS,   b. 1890, Ballarat East, Victoria, Australia   2. Ruby Pearl SKEWS,   b. 1892, Ballarat East, Victoria, Australia   3. John Harold SKEWS,   b. 1895, Ballarat East, Victoria, Australia + 4. Claude SKEWS,   b. 18 Jun 1897, Ballarat East, Victoria, Australia   5. Stanley SKEWS,   b. 1900, Ballarat East, Victoria, Australia   6. Pearl Gladys SKEWS,   b. 3 Jul 1903, Ballarat East, Victoria, Australia

Margaret Ellen SYMONS

1867 - 1942  (75 years)

Birth	18 Sep 1867	Clunes, Victoria, Australia
Died	22 Nov 1942	St Kilda, Victoria, Australia
Father	Emmanuel SYMONS,   b. 26 May 1833, Crowan, Cornwall, England
Mother	Ellen SEBERRY,   b. 1 Feb 1845, Dublin, Ireland
Married	1865	Victoria, Australia
Family	John Henry SKEWS,   b. 2 Oct 1864, Campbells Creek, Victoria, Australia
Married	12 Apr 1888	Clunes, Victoria, Australia
Children	1. Lillian May SKEWS,   b. 1890, Ballarat East, Victoria, Australia   2. Ruby Pearl SKEWS,   b. 1892, Ballarat East, Victoria, Australia   3. John Harold SKEWS,   b. 1895, Ballarat East, Victoria, Australia + 4. Claude SKEWS,   b. 18 Jun 1897, Ballarat East, Victoria, Australia   5. Stanley SKEWS,   b. 1900, Ballarat East, Victoria, Australia   6. Pearl Gladys SKEWS,   b. 3 Jul 1903, Ballarat East, Victoria, Australia

Rhoda Eleanor Gertrude COMMONS

1899 - 1960  (61 years)

Birth	3 Aug 1899	Ballarat, Victoria, Australia
Died	14 Nov 1960	Caulfield, Victoria, Australia
Father	Frederick William COMMONS,   b. 18 Feb 1860, Linton, Victoria, Australia
Mother	Emily Ada WILLIAMS,   b. 28 Oct 1861, Ballarat East, Victoria, Australia
Married	9 Jun 1884	St Kilda, Victoria, Australia
Family	Claude SKEWS,   b. 18 Jun 1897, Ballarat East, Victoria, Australia
Married	20 Jul 1920	Ballarat, Victoria, Australia
Children	1. Olga Pearl SKEWS,   b. 1921, Ballarat, Victoria, Australia   2. Robert SKEWS,   b. Abt 1922, Ballarat, Victoria, Australia + 3. Bernice Eleanor SKEWS,   b. 1924   4. John Geoffrey SKEWS,   b. 6 Nov 1926, Ballarat, Victoria, Australia   5. Allan Claude SKEWS,   b. 1927, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia   6. Living   7. Maureen C. SKEWS,   b. Abt 1934, Ballarat, Victoria, Australia + 8. Loris SKEWS,   b. 23 Aug 1935, Ballarat, Victoria, Australia   9. Graeme SKEWS,   b. 31 Mar 1938, Ballarat, Victoria, Australia   10. Edward SKEWS,   b. 1940, Carlton, Victoria, Australia

Olga Pearl SKEWS

1921 - 1974  (53 years)

Birth	1921	Ballarat, Victoria, Australia
Died	1 Sep 1974	Prahran, Victoria, Australia
Father	Claude SKEWS,   b. 18 Jun 1897, Ballarat East, Victoria, Australia
Mother	Rhoda Eleanor Gertrude COMMONS,   b. 3 Aug 1899, Ballarat, Victoria, Australia
Married	20 Jul 1920	Ballarat, Victoria, Australia

Robert SKEWS

Abt 1922 - 1929  (~ 7 years)

Birth	Abt 1922	Ballarat, Victoria, Australia
Died	22 Jul 1929	Ballarat, Victoria, Australia
Father	Claude SKEWS,   b. 18 Jun 1897, Ballarat East, Victoria, Australia
Mother	Rhoda Eleanor Gertrude COMMONS,   b. 3 Aug 1899, Ballarat, Victoria, Australia
Married	20 Jul 1920	Ballarat, Victoria, Australia

Bernice Eleanor SKEWS

1924 - 2019  (95 years)

Birth	1924
Died	2019	Queensland, Australia
Father	Claude SKEWS,   b. 18 Jun 1897, Ballarat East, Victoria, Australia
Mother	Rhoda Eleanor Gertrude COMMONS,   b. 3 Aug 1899, Ballarat, Victoria, Australia
Married	20 Jul 1920	Ballarat, Victoria, Australia
Family	Duncan Blair HAIG,   b. 9 Dec 1918, Queensland, Australia
Married	1946	Victoria, Australia
Children	1. Living   2. Living

Duncan Blair HAIG

1918 - 1998  (79 years)

Birth	9 Dec 1918	Queensland, Australia
Died	1998	Queensland, Australia
Family	Bernice Eleanor SKEWS,   b. 1924
Married	1946	Victoria, Australia
Children	1. Living   2. Living

John Geoffrey SKEWS

1926 - 1961  (34 years)

Birth	6 Nov 1926	Ballarat, Victoria, Australia
Died	14 Mar 1961	Wonthaggi, Victoria, Australia
Father	Claude SKEWS,   b. 18 Jun 1897, Ballarat East, Victoria, Australia
Mother	Rhoda Eleanor Gertrude COMMONS,   b. 3 Aug 1899, Ballarat, Victoria, Australia
Married	20 Jul 1920	Ballarat, Victoria, Australia

Allan Claude SKEWS

1927 - 2003  (76 years)

Birth	1927	Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Died	2003	Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Father	Claude SKEWS,   b. 18 Jun 1897, Ballarat East, Victoria, Australia
Mother	Rhoda Eleanor Gertrude COMMONS,   b. 3 Aug 1899, Ballarat, Victoria, Australia
Married	20 Jul 1920	Ballarat, Victoria, Australia

Living

Father	Claude SKEWS,   b. 18 Jun 1897, Ballarat East, Victoria, Australia
Mother	Rhoda Eleanor Gertrude COMMONS,   b. 3 Aug 1899, Ballarat, Victoria, Australia
Married	20 Jul 1920	Ballarat, Victoria, Australia

Maureen C. SKEWS

Abt 1934 - Abt 1998  (~ 64 years)

Birth	Abt 1934	Ballarat, Victoria, Australia
Died	Abt 5 May 1998	Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Father	Claude SKEWS,   b. 18 Jun 1897, Ballarat East, Victoria, Australia
Mother	Rhoda Eleanor Gertrude COMMONS,   b. 3 Aug 1899, Ballarat, Victoria, Australia
Married	20 Jul 1920	Ballarat, Victoria, Australia

Loris SKEWS

1935 - 1984  (49 years)

Birth	23 Aug 1935	Ballarat, Victoria, Australia
Died	22 Oct 1984	Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Father	Claude SKEWS,   b. 18 Jun 1897, Ballarat East, Victoria, Australia
Mother	Rhoda Eleanor Gertrude COMMONS,   b. 3 Aug 1899, Ballarat, Victoria, Australia
Married	20 Jul 1920	Ballarat, Victoria, Australia
Children	1. Living

Graeme SKEWS

1938 - 2015  (76 years)

Birth	31 Mar 1938	Ballarat, Victoria, Australia
Died	2015	Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Father	Claude SKEWS,   b. 18 Jun 1897, Ballarat East, Victoria, Australia
Mother	Rhoda Eleanor Gertrude COMMONS,   b. 3 Aug 1899, Ballarat, Victoria, Australia
Married	20 Jul 1920	Ballarat, Victoria, Australia

Edward SKEWS

1940 - 1940  (0 years)

Birth	1940	Carlton, Victoria, Australia
Died	1940	Carlton, Victoria, Australia
Father	Claude SKEWS,   b. 18 Jun 1897, Ballarat East, Victoria, Australia
Mother	Rhoda Eleanor Gertrude COMMONS,   b. 3 Aug 1899, Ballarat, Victoria, Australia
Married	20 Jul 1920	Ballarat, Victoria, Australia

• Name	Claude SKEWS
  Relationship	with Rodney VOJVODICH
  Birth	18 Jun 1897	Ballarat East, Victoria, Australia
  Gender	Male
  Death	15 Jun 1964	Heidelberg, Victoria, Australia
  Siblings	5 siblings
  1. Lillian May SKEWS,   b. 1890, Ballarat East, Victoria, Australia d. 31 Dec 1928, Malvern, Victoria, Australia
  2. Ruby Pearl SKEWS,   b. 1892, Ballarat East, Victoria, Australia d. 2 Apr 1894, Ballarat East, Victoria, Australia
  3. John Harold SKEWS,   b. 1895, Ballarat East, Victoria, Australia d. 1939, Heidelberg, Victoria, Australia
  4. Stanley SKEWS,   b. 1900, Ballarat East, Victoria, Australia d. 8 Oct 1950, Alexandra, Victoria, Australia
  5. Pearl Gladys SKEWS,   b. 3 Jul 1903, Ballarat East, Victoria, Australia d. 9 Jun 1971, Caulfield, Victoria, Australia
  Origins
  Patriarch & Matriarch	John Henry SKEWS,   b. 2 Oct 1864, Campbells Creek, Victoria, Australia d. 14 Apr 1947, Elsternwick, Victoria, Australia  (Age 82 years)  (Father)  Ellen SEBERRY,   b. 1 Feb 1845, Dublin, Ireland d. 13 May 1914, Clunes, Victoria, Australia  (Age 69 years)  (Grandmother)
  Siblings	2 brothers and 3 sisters
  1. Lillian May SKEWS,   b. 1890, Ballarat East, Victoria, Australia d. 31 Dec 1928, Malvern, Victoria, Australia  (Age 38 years)   2. Ruby Pearl SKEWS,   b. 1892, Ballarat East, Victoria, Australia d. 2 Apr 1894, Ballarat East, Victoria, Australia  (Age 2 years)   3. John Harold SKEWS,   b. 1895, Ballarat East, Victoria, Australia d. 1939, Heidelberg, Victoria, Australia  (Age 44 years) + 4. Claude SKEWS,   b. 18 Jun 1897, Ballarat East, Victoria, Australia d. 15 Jun 1964, Heidelberg, Victoria, Australia  (Age 66 years) â–»Rhoda Eleanor Gertrude COMMONS,  m. 20 Jul 1920, Ballarat, Victoria, Australia     5. Stanley SKEWS,   b. 1900, Ballarat East, Victoria, Australia d. 8 Oct 1950, Alexandra, Victoria, Australia  (Age 50 years)   6. Pearl Gladys SKEWS,   b. 3 Jul 1903, Ballarat East, Victoria, Australia d. 9 Jun 1971, Caulfield, Victoria, Australia  (Age 67 years)
  Person ID	I108393	MyBradyTree
  Last Modified	2 Feb 2025

  
  

  Father	John Henry SKEWS,   b. 2 Oct 1864, Campbells Creek, Victoria, Australia d. 14 Apr 1947, Elsternwick, Victoria, Australia (Age 82 years)
  Mother	Margaret Ellen SYMONS,   b. 18 Sep 1867, Clunes, Victoria, Australia d. 22 Nov 1942, St Kilda, Victoria, Australia (Age 75 years)
  Marriage	12 Apr 1888	Clunes, Victoria, Australia
  Family ID	F69819	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Rhoda Eleanor Gertrude COMMONS,   b. 3 Aug 1899, Ballarat, Victoria, Australia d. 14 Nov 1960, Caulfield, Victoria, Australia (Age 61 years)
  Marriage	20 Jul 1920	Ballarat, Victoria, Australia
  Children	1. Olga Pearl SKEWS,   b. 1921, Ballarat, Victoria, Australia d. 1 Sep 1974, Prahran, Victoria, Australia (Age 53 years)   2. Robert SKEWS,   b. Abt 1922, Ballarat, Victoria, Australia d. 22 Jul 1929, Ballarat, Victoria, Australia (Age ~ 7 years) + 3. Bernice Eleanor SKEWS,   b. 1924   d. 2019, Queensland, Australia (Age 95 years) â–» Duncan Blair HAIG  m. 1946   4. John Geoffrey SKEWS,   b. 6 Nov 1926, Ballarat, Victoria, Australia d. 14 Mar 1961, Wonthaggi, Victoria, Australia (Age 34 years)   5. Allan Claude SKEWS,   b. 1927, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia d. 2003, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia (Age 76 years)   6. Living   7. Maureen C. SKEWS,   b. Abt 1934, Ballarat, Victoria, Australia d. Abt 5 May 1998, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia (Age ~ 64 years) + 8. Loris SKEWS,   b. 23 Aug 1935, Ballarat, Victoria, Australia d. 22 Oct 1984, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia (Age 49 years)   9. Graeme SKEWS,   b. 31 Mar 1938, Ballarat, Victoria, Australia d. 2015, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia (Age 76 years)   10. Edward SKEWS,   b. 1940, Carlton, Victoria, Australia d. 1940, Carlton, Victoria, Australia (Age 0 years)
  Family ID	F69820	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	2 Feb 2025

  
  

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• Reference

  Your Name Here. "Claude SKEWS". Brady Family Tree in Western Australia. https://bradyfamilytree.org/genealogy/getperson.php?personID=I108393&tree=BRADY2008 (accessed February 17, 2025).