Hi Warren I have an interest in the Skin/Skinn family as their surname is sometimes interpreted incorrectly to be Ikin, one of my lines. As an example, I suggest the following entry from the NSW BDM online index is wrong and is the baptism of Mary Ellen mentioned in your message. V18194807 1B/1819 IKIN MARY E WILLIAM JANE This is a challenge as at one time both a Skin family and an Ikin family lived in Liverpool in the early 1800s, see the link below. http://home.vicnet.net.au/~grthom/ikinerrors.html There is a marriage that looks like Mary Ellen's parents V1815734 147B/1815 SKINN WILLIAM HOST JANE cheers Grahame On 22/06/2013, at 8:22 PM, wdiggins@aol.com wrote: > Hi Listers, > > I am hoping there might be someone on the list who has researched > convict William Skinn, who's daughter Mary Ellen Skinn > married Ralph Cross in 1837. I note that Ross Beattie has on his > website that a John Harris of Nepean was a witness to that marriage. > > I am particularly interested in Harris family research and was > wondering if it is known whether this John Harris was a convict or had > convict > origins. I am thinking that the first wife of William Skinn may have > been nee Harris. Any assistance greatly appreciated. > > Kind regards, Warren Diggins >

Hi Grahame, Thanks for your reply. I am in agreement with you as regards Mary Ellen Skinn's birth. There is also a birth for a Rachael Skinn 1816 and Charles Skin 1821 (as Ikin), died 1822 (as Skin - infant). I really need to find if there is a Harris and perhaps an Allen and Jackson family connection as well (I have a Joseph Allen at Liverpool). I think that Ross Beattie has the marriage for William Skinn as to Jane Hoste. The Colonial Secretary's correspondence has William Skinn associated with Joshua John Moore and Thomas Moore. If I remember correctly convict Daniel Allen and William Sherwin also had connections with Thomas Moore. Kind regards, Warren -----Original Message----- From: Grahame Thom <grthom@bigpond.com> To: aus-pt-jackson-convicts <aus-pt-jackson-convicts@rootsweb.com> Sent: Sat, 22 Jun 2013 22:14 Subject: Re: [PJ] William Skinn and John Harris Hi Warren I have an interest in the Skin/Skinn family as their surname is sometimes interpreted incorrectly to be Ikin, one of my lines. As an example, I suggest the following entry from the NSW BDM online index is wrong and is the baptism of Mary Ellen mentioned in your message. V18194807 1B/1819 IKIN MARY E WILLIAM JANE This is a challenge as at one time both a Skin family and an Ikin family lived in Liverpool in the early 1800s, see the link below. http://home.vicnet.net.au/~grthom/ikinerrors.html There is a marriage that looks like Mary Ellen's parents V1815734 147B/1815 SKINN WILLIAM HOST JANE cheers Grahame