Birth: January-March 1920 Woolwich, London, UK
Father: Waitickus (Waitiakas, William) John Skinkis (Smith) 1890-1969
Mother: Mariana (Mary) Schtarute (Staves, Sztarute) c1895-1957
Marriage: July-September 1943 Woolwich, London, UK
Husband: James Harry Westaway (Macklem) 1919-2002
Death: 1 March 2014 North Walsham, Norfolk, UK
Janet Marie Westaway (Macklem, Westway) [Sullivan] 1947-2000
Birth of Mary Skinkis, mother's maiden name Sztaras, in FreeBMD in January-March 1920 in Woolwich (1d 3020).
Marriage of Mary Skinkis and James H Westaway in FreeBMD in July-September 1943 in Woolwich (1d 1751).
Her daughter was born in Dartford in 1947, her maiden name spelt Skinkess.
There are four entries in Ancestry London, England, Electoral Registers, 1847-1965 for Mary Westaway living at 22 Swetenham Place, Woolwich, Newham, SE 18 in 1949 to 1952, other occupants James H Westaway (husband?) and Albert E and Edith M Maclean (mother-inlaw and her husband) and another family in 1951 and 1952.
Entry in Ancestry UK, Outward Passenger Lists, 1890-1960 for Mary Westaway aged 32 departing on 15 May 1952 from Southampton on Georgic, Cunard Steam Ship Company Limited, tourist class to New York, USA with James Westaway (husband?), Janet Westaway (daughter?), Mary Maclom (mother-inlaw?) and Omar Maclom (her husband?) for Canada, UK address 22 Sweterham Place, Plumstead SE18.
Entry in Ancestry New York Passenger Lists, 1820-1957 for Mary Westaway aged 32 and British arriving on 24 May 1952 from Southampton on Georgic tourist class from Southampton departing 15 May 1952 with James Westaway (husband?), Janet Westaway (daughter?), Mary Maclem (mother-in-law?) and O Maclem (step father-in-law?) "in transit to Canada".
Entry in Ancestry U.S., Departing Passenger and Crew Lists, 1914-1966 for Mary Westaway aged 32 departed Atlantic Seaports, Quebec, Canada on Empress of France on 10 October 1952.
There is an entry in Ancestry All UK Incoming Passenger Lists, 1878-1960 results for Mary Westaway aged 32, a housewife resident in England arriving at Liverpool from Montréal, Québec, Canada on 17 October 1952. James H Westaway and Janet Marie Westaway arrived on the same date. On the passenger list for the Empress of France the family is living at 4 Helen Street Woolwich, London SE 18.
There is an entry in Ancestry London, England, Electoral Registers, 1847-1965 for Mary Westaway living at 4 Helen Street, Woolwich, Newham, SE 18 in 1954. James H Westaway (husband?) was living at the same address as was another family.
The suname appears to have changed in 1954/5.
There are three entries in Ancestry All London, England, Electoral Registers, 1847-1965 results for Mary Macklem living at 28 West Park, Woolwich in 1955 to 1957, other occupants James H Macklem (husband?), Omar L and Edith M Macklem (parents-in-law?).
There are two entries in 192.com for Mary Macklem in the Electoral Roll 2002 living in Norwich, Norfolk, NR12, other occupants James H Macklem (husband?) and Gary Sullivan, and in the Electoral Roll 2004 living in Norwich, Norfolk, NR11.
There are three entries in Free Search Electoral Roll for Mary Macklem - 70 Northfield Road, Mundesley,Norwich NR11 8JN, The Leas, Mill Lane, Bacton, Norwich NR12 0HS from 1996 to 1999 and Ash Haven, Walcott Road, Bacton, Norwich NR12 0HB from 2000 to 2002.
Her husband died in Norwich in December 2002 as James Harry Macklem.
Entry in the Register of Deaths for Ms Mary Macklem on 1 March 2014 aged 94 in North Walsham, NR28.
There is an entry in Ancestry Public Member Trees for Mary Macklem, daughter of Omar Leslie Macklem and Edith Maud Westaway, and a brother James H - however this must be taken from the 1955-1957 Electoral Registers when both would be too young to vote as the marriage was in 1946.
Note her mother's name was spelt Mariana Schtarute at her marriage and for the birth of William in 1912, Sztarute for the birth of Waitiekus J in 1916, Staves for the birth of Annie in 1917 and Mary Skinkis at her death in 1957.
Mary Skinkis was the wife of James H Westaway, my half third cousin once removed.
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