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Personal data William Anthony SKIRVING 


Household of William Anthony SKIRVING

He is married to Clariss Emily PITT.

They got married on March 28, 1894 at Launceston, Tasmania, Australia, he was 24 years old.


Child(ren):

  1. Una Edith SKIRVING  1894-1970
  3. Arthur James SKIRVING  1897-1965 
  4. Bernard SKIRVING  1898-1910
  6. Norman John SKIRVING  1903-1969 
  8. Kate SKIRVING  1908-1996
  9. Marie SKIRVING  1914-2002


Notes about William Anthony SKIRVING

MR. W. A. SKIRVING.
The death occurred ort Friday of Mr.
William Anthony Sklrvlng at his resi-
dence, Harbourne, Elizabeth Town. He
was a son of the late Mr. Andrew Sklr-
vlng, of Fairbank, Cressy, and was C5
years of age. He married the second
daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. Wil-
liam Pitt, Bishopsbourne, and took up
farming at Longford. Coming to Har-
bourne from there, he remained for 28
years. Mr. Skirving was a widely-known
and esteemed resident of the Deloraine
district. Ile was a Justice of the peace,
and a member of the Deloraine Muni-
cipal Council for many years, and at one
time Warden. He was a commltteeman
of the Deloraine Turf Club anuT^Iean
der Racing Club, and chairman of the
Elizabeth Town Hall Committee. He
leaves a wife, three sons, Messrs. W. A.
Sklrvlng (Sassafras), N. J. Sklrvlng
(Queensland), and A. J. Sklrvlng (Eliza-
beth Town), and five daughters, Sister C.
J. Sklrvlng and Sister K. Skirving, of
the staff of the Launceston Public Hos-
pital, Mrs. J. Wyatt (Kindred), Misses M
Sklrvlng (Sisters Creek) and R. Skirving
(Elizabeth Town).
The funeral took place yesterday
afternoon in the Church of England
section of the Deloraine Cemetery In
the presence of a large and represénta-
me gathering. The service at the grave-
side was read by the Rev. F. H. Lansdell,
assisted by Mr. Mills (Presbyterian).
The chief mourners were the three sons,
and Messrs. G. Sklrvlng (Sassafras), J.
Sklrvlng (Winkleigh), brothers; J.
Wyatt, son-in-law, Peter and Bruce
Skirving, Donald and Bruce Wyatt,
grandsons; L., K., A" and A. Skirving,
C., B., and G. Stokes, nephews. The
casket bearers were Messrs. G. Stokes,
IC, A, and A. Sklrvlng; pall-bearers,
Messrs. J. D. Best, W. G. Fitzpatrick, H.
Gilbert, and P. J. Fleming, representing
the Meander Racing Club; E. T. Hing-
ston (Warden), J. Griffin, P. C. Best, N.
Mellor, W. Webb, and D. O'Meara, repre-
senting the council. Among the many
wreaths were those from the Parents'
Association, Sisters Creek State School,
Meander Racing Club, Herd and Co.,
Elizabeth Town Hall Committee, teach-
ers and, scholars Rubicon State School,
nursing staff of the Launceston Public
Hospital, and Nurses' Christian move-
ment. The funeral arrangements were
Fix this textcarried out by Mr. B. J. Cameron.

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Historical events

Birthday July 13, 1869

  • The temperature on July 13, 1869 was about 12.6 °C. There was 2 mm of rain. The air pressure was 3 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the north-northwest. The airpressure was 77 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 83%. Source: KNMI
  • Koning Willem III (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1849 till 1890 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
  • From June 4, 1868 till January 4, 1871 the Netherlands had a cabinet Van Bosse - Fock with the prime ministers Mr. P.P. van Bosse (liberaal) and Mr. C. Fock (liberaal).
  • In the year 1869: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 3.6 million citizens.
    • February 5 » The largest alluvial gold nugget in history, called the "Welcome Stranger", is found in Moliagul, Victoria, Australia.
    • April 17 » Morelos is admitted as the 27th state of Mexico.
    • April 28 » Chinese and Irish laborers for the Central Pacific Railroad working on the First Transcontinental Railroad lay ten miles of track in one day, a feat which has never been matched.
    • May 26 » Boston University is chartered by the Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
    • August 29 » The Mount Washington Cog Railway opens, making it the world's first mountain-climbing rack railway.
    • December 7 » American outlaw Jesse James commits his first confirmed bank robbery in Gallatin, Missouri.

Day of marriage March 28, 1894

  • The temperature on March 28, 1894 was about 4.2 °C. The airpressure was 77 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 98%. Source: KNMI
  • Koningin Wilhelmina (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1890 till 1948 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
  • Regentes Emma (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1890 till 1898 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
  • In The Netherlands , there was from August 21, 1891 to May 9, 1894 the cabinet Van Tienhoven, with Mr. G. van Tienhoven (unie-liberaal) as prime minister.
  • In The Netherlands , there was from May 9, 1894 to July 27, 1897 the cabinet Roëll, with Jonkheer mr. J. Roëll (oud-liberaal) as prime minister.
  • In the year 1894: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 5.1 million citizens.
    • January 9 » New England Telephone and Telegraph installs the first battery-operated telephone switchboard in Lexington, Massachusetts.
    • March 25 » Coxey's Army, the first significant American protest march, departs Massillon, Ohio for Washington, D.C.
    • September 15 » First Sino-Japanese War: Japan defeats Qing dynasty China in the Battle of Pyongyang.
    • September 17 » Battle of the Yalu River, the largest naval engagement of the First Sino-Japanese War.
    • November 17 » H. H. Holmes, one of the first modern serial killers, is arrested in Boston, Massachusetts.
    • November 21 » Port Arthur, China, falls to the Japanese, a decisive victory of the First Sino-Japanese War; Japanese troops are accused of massacring the remaining inhabitants.

Day of death July 19, 1934

  • The temperature on July 19, 1934 was between 11.2 °C and 21.9 °C and averaged 17.7 °C. There was 11.4 hours of sunshine (71%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the west-northwest. Source: KNMI
  • Koningin Wilhelmina (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1890 till 1948 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
  • In The Netherlands , there was from May 26, 1933 to July 31, 1935 the cabinet Colijn II, with Dr. H. Colijn (ARP) as prime minister.
  • In the year 1934: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 8.3 million citizens.
    • May 15 » Kārlis Ulmanis establishes an authoritarian government in Latvia.
    • June 30 » The Night of the Long Knives, Adolf Hitler's violent purge of his political rivals in Germany, takes place.
    • August 11 » The first civilian prisoners arrive at the Federal prison on Alcatraz Island.
    • September 1 » The first Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer animated cartoon, The Discontented Canary, is released to movie theatres.
    • September 18 » The Soviet Union is admitted to the League of Nations.
    • December 11 » Bill Wilson, co-founder of Alcoholics Anonymous, takes his last drink and enters treatment for the final time.

Day of burial July 20, 1934

  • The temperature on July 20, 1934 was between 9.8 °C and 25.6 °C and averaged 18.3 °C. There was 11.0 hours of sunshine (68%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the east. Source: KNMI
  • Koningin Wilhelmina (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1890 till 1948 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
  • In The Netherlands , there was from May 26, 1933 to July 31, 1935 the cabinet Colijn II, with Dr. H. Colijn (ARP) as prime minister.
  • In the year 1934: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 8.3 million citizens.
    • February 16 » The Austrian Civil War ends with the defeat of the Social Democrats and the Republikanischer Schutzbund.
    • April 12 » The strongest surface wind gust in the world at the time of 231mph, is measured on the summit of Mount Washington, New Hampshire. It has since been surpassed.
    • May 23 » Infamous American bank robbers Bonnie and Clyde are ambushed by police and killed in Bienville Parish, Louisiana.
    • July 20 » West Coast waterfront strike: In Seattle, police fire tear gas on and club 2,000 striking longshoremen. The governor of Oregon calls out the National Guard to break a strike on the Portland docks.
    • September 22 » The Gresford disaster in Wales kills 266 miners and rescuers.
    • November 11 » The Shrine of Remembrance in Melbourne, Australia is opened.


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