Skeivis surname?

StewL · Post by **StewL** » Thu Jan 08, 2009 7:26 am

Hello all
Just got a MC for my uncle Alec and his wife Mattie
Ok Alexander Stewart and Martha McIlroy Skeivis McFadyen, my question is.
Has anyone every come across the Skeivis name, I have done some searching on IGI and SP surname search and it comes up blank.
They were married in 1932 and on the MC it is definately Skeivis, her mothers maiden name, the spelling is repeated twice on the cert and it is the same spelling for both.
Any clues!
Oh, I thought she was born in Ireland but it seems she was born 1910 in Airdrie, just have to wait a couple of years to get her BC

Maz · Post by **Maz** » Thu Jan 08, 2009 9:14 am

Is it a possiblity that the mother's family were Lithuanian?

If you go to the Lithuanian Global Genealogical Society webpage and look under the list of Lithuanina surnames Skeivis is listed there.

Montrose Budie · Post by **Montrose Budie** » Thu Jan 08, 2009 1:49 pm

The name does indeed appear to be non-Scottish, whatever the spelling, and there's several; although it's amazing what a bit of distortion and corruption can do.

The origin here is nothing so exotic as Lithuania, however. If the line is traced back a few generations it will be found that they came from another part of the UK, - the marriage record gives the names of the parents of the bride, and their marriage is also on-line .......

Factoring in the area in Scotland, the occupations, and the slightly more specific place of birth in an early census, it's near certain that the move to Scotland was to due to the occupation and the need for this expertise in N Lanarkshire in an expanding industry there.

mb

StewL · Post by **StewL** » Fri Jan 09, 2009 1:00 am

Thanks MB (DWW)

I will do a bit more research on the UK connection
Thanks all for you help.

Montrose Budie · Post by **Montrose Budie** » Sat Jan 10, 2009 1:16 pm

Hi Stewie

For a 'founder member' such as you, here's the relevant 1881 census entry.........

Dwelling: 47 Buchanan St
Census Place: Old Monkland, Lanark, Scotland
Source: FHL Film 0203699 GRO Ref Volume 652-2 EnumDist 6 Page 14
Marr Age Sex Birthplace
Joshua BOUGH M 41 M England
Rel: Head
Occ: Iron Plate Roller
Mary Jane BOUGH M 26 F Coatbridge, Lanark, Scotland
Rel: Wife
Joshua BOUGH 7 M Coatbridge, Lanark, Scotland
Rel: Son
Occ: Scholar
Thomas BOUGH 5 M Coatbridge, Lanark, Scotland
Rel: Son
John BOUGH 11 m M Coatbridge, Lanark, Scotland
Rel: Son
Thomas SKEWIS M 54 M Wales
Rel: Lodger
Occ: Iron Roll Turner
Sarah SKEWIS M 56 F Wales
Rel: Lodgers Wife
Joseph SKEWIS 12 M Gartcosh, Lanark, Scotland
Rel: Lodgers Son
Occ: Scholar

Orraverybest

mb

StewL · Post by **StewL** » Sat Jan 10, 2009 2:40 pm

Thanks MB

Thanks to your earlier clues I thought it was Skewis from Wales, but didnt yet search the 1881 census, unfortunately work got in the way