Waldo Skillings (1870 - 1938)

Born 4 May 1870 in Woodstock, Oxford, Ontario, Canada

Ancestors

Husband of Margaret (McTavish) Skillings — married 31 Oct 1900 in Calgary, Alberta, The Territories, Canada

Descendants

Died 19 Jan 1938 at age 67 in Saanich, British Columbia, Canada

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Biography

Waldo was born in 1870. He was the son of John Skillings and Jemima Dougherty. He lived with his parents and siblings in East Zorra, Oxford North, Ontario in 1871^[1] and 1881.^[2]

Waldo headed west. He worked as a farm labourer in Clinton, Cariboo, British Columbia in 1891.^[3]

Waldo married Margaret McTavish on 31 Oct 1900 in Calgary, Alberta.^[4] They lived in Penfold, Alberta, The Territories in 1901, where Waldo was a farmer. Margaret's sister, Ellen, lived with them then. ^[5] They had four children, including:

• James Stewart Skillings - born 1901
• Janetta Muir Skillings - born 1903
• Waldo McTavish Skillings - born 1906
• Frank Gordon Skillings - born 1908.

They lived in Victoria, British Columbia in 1911, where Waldo was now a contractor,^[6] 1921^[7] and 1931.^[8]

Waldo passed away in 1938. He was President of the Victoria Baggage Company.^[9][10][11]

Sources

1. ↑ “Census of Canada, 1871”, Surname: Skellings, Given Name: Waldo, Gender: Male, Age: 1, Birth Year: 1870, Place of Birth: Ontario, Religion: Presbyterian, Province: Ontario, District Name: Oxford North, District Number: 14, Sub-District Name: East Zorra, Sub-District Number: d, Page Number: 25, Line Number: 6, Microfilm: C-9912, Reference: RG31 - Statistics Canada, Item Number: 1859457, Library and Archives Canada, 1871 Census
2. ↑ "Canada Census, 1881," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MVDN-MCP : 2 March 2021), Waldo Skilling in household of John Skilling, Zorra, Oxford, Ontario, Canada; from "1881 Canadian Census." Database with images. Ancestry. (www.ancestry.com : 2008); citing John Skilling, citing Library and Archives Canada, Ottawa, Ontario.
3. ↑ ”Census of Canada, 1891”, Surname: Skillings, Given Name: Waldo, Gender: Male, Age: 21, Birth Year: 1870, Marital Status: Single, Province: British Columbia, District Name: Cariboo, District Number: 1, Sub-District Name: Clinton, Sub-District Number: D, Family Number: 10, Page Number: 2-3, Microfilm: T-6290, Reference: RG31 - Statistics Canada, Item Number: 8840, Library and Archives Canada, 1891 Census
4. ↑ Provincial Archives of Alberta; Edmonton, Alberta, Canada; Alberta Marriage Indexes,Source Information Ancestry.com. Alberta, Canada, Marriages Index, 1898-1944 [database on-line]. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2017. Ancestry Record 61560 #212851 Name: Waldo Skillings, Gender: Male, Marriage Date: 1900, Marriage Place: Calgary, Alberta, Canada, Spouse: Margaret McTavish, Certificate Number: 131
5. ↑ "Canada Census, 1901," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KHRN-DQB : 23 February 2021), Walde Skillings, Alberta, The Territories, Canada; citing p. 4, Library and Archives of Canada, Ottawa.
6. ↑ "Recensement du Canada de 1911," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QV95-3GZY : 16 March 2018), Waldo Shillings, 1911; citing Census, Victoria City Sub-Districts 1-14, British Columbia, Canada, Library and Archives of Canada, Ottawa, Ontario; FHL microfilm 2,417,663.
7. ↑ "Census of Canada, 1921", Surname: Skillings, Given Name: Waldo, Gender: Male, Age: 51, Marital Status: Married, Relationship: Head, Ethnic Origin: Scotch, Year of Immigration: 1915, Province: British Columbia, District Name: Victoria (City), District Number: 24, Sub-District Name: Ward 4, Sub-District Number: 28, Sub-District Description: NULL, Family Number: 52, Page Number: 5, Line Number: 46, Reference: RG31, Statistics Canada, Item Number: 4787589, Library and Archives Canada, 1921 Census
8. ↑ Library and Archives Canada; Ottawa, Ontario, Canada; Seventh Census of Canada, 1931; Folder Number: T-27372; Census Place: Victoria City, British Columbia, Canada; Page Number: n. Ancestry.com. 1931 Census of Canada [database on-line]. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2023. Ancestry Sharing Link
9. ↑ "Canada, British Columbia Death Registrations, 1872-1986; 1992-1993", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FL2V-6ZZ : 8 November 2017), Waldo Skillings, 1938.
10. ↑ “SKILLINGS”, Times Colonist, Victoria, British Columbia, Canada, 20 Jan 1938, Thu, Page 12, Newspapers.com, Obituary
11. ↑ ”W. SKILLINGS PASSES AWAY”, Times Colonist, Victoria, British Columbia, Canada, 20 Jan 1938, Thu, Page 11, Obituary

See also:

• Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/195086380/waldo-skillings : accessed 17 August 2021), memorial page for Waldo Skillings (4 May 1870–19 Jan 1938), Find A Grave: Memorial #195086380, citing Royal Oak Burial Park Cemetery, Victoria, Capital Regional District, British Columbia, Canada ; Maintained by Betty & Dan (contributor 47676850) .