Elizabeth (Skinner) McCallum (1882 - 1925)

Born 27 Dec 1882 in Wilcannia, New South Wales, Australia

Ancestors

Wife of Stewart St. Clair McCallum — married 22 Oct 1905 in Winton, Queensland, Australia

Descendants

Died 5 Feb 1925 at age 42 in Brisbane, Queensland, Australia

Problems/Questions Profile manager: Pat McCallum [send private message]

Biography

This profile is part of the Skinner Name Study.

Elizabeth was born in1882.^[1] She was the daughter of Charles McAlister Skinner and Sarah Page. She passed away in 1925 from tuberculosis.^[2] She is buried in the South Brisbane Cemetery, Queensland. ^[3]

In 1905, Elizabeth married Stewart St. Clair McCallum.^[4]

Research notes

Gravesite Details ; aka Hay; unmarked.

Family research of Keith McCallum, Place of Death Diamantina Hospital Brisbane.^[5]

The Skinner family came from Wilcannia NSW. Two children are recorded being born to Charles McAlister and Sarah Skinner, Jessie Grace (18116/1880 and Bessie (31412/1883).

Another sibling was born in Queensland, Helen Isabel (14/03/1885, 1885/C/1940).

Taking Bessie is a diminutive form of Elizabeth and her birth is registered in Wilcannia NSW in 1883. The date of 27 Dec 1882 is reliable from the research of Keith McCallum.

Sources

1. ↑ Births New South Wales Register of Births Deaths and Marriages. Bessie Skinner. Father's given name(s): CHARLES MCALISTER. Mother's given name(s): SARAH, District: WILCANNIA. Registration number: 31412/1883.
2. ↑ Death registration Queensland Register of Births Deaths and Marriages. Elizabeth McCallum 5/2/1925. Father/parent's name: Charles McAlister Skinner. Mother's name: Sarah Page. https://www.familyhistory.bdm.qld.gov.au/details/4253d1bca88a4d762779cf04eebfb25fa158e2ecc5917031e8a4250c49686f7b. Registration details: 1925/B/45021.
3. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 02 March 2021), memorial page for Elizabeth McCallum (unknown–1925), Find A Grave: Memorial #48727027, citing South Brisbane Cemetery, Brisbane, Brisbane City, Queensland, Australia ; Maintained by Find a Grave (contributor 8) .
4. ↑ Marriage registration Queensland Register of Births Deaths and Marriages. Elizabeth Skinner 22/10/1905. Spouse's name: Stewart St. Clair McCallum. https://www.familyhistory.bdm.qld.gov.au/details/6085505e211220c057ce346c7cb9da8655e96828be2d8dbfbf7c7fd4eeb1946f. Registration details:1905/C/1659.
5. ↑ From 1901 to 1943 the Diamantina Hospital for Chronic Diseases was located on the now site of the Princess Alexandra Hospital in Brisbane. https://metrosouth.health.qld.gov.au/princess-alexandra-hospital/about-us/history/diamantina-health-care-museum