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Library containing publications, articles, family archives, photographs and other outputs from this study.

Publications (on this website)

Ongoing is a series of publications on different clusters of Skyrmes. So far the following have been published (most recent first):

• The Sloop 'William Skyrme' - The story of this vessel built at Laugharne in 1811 (Oct 2018). 8pp, PDF 370K).
• The Skyrmes of Pembrokeshire - (1) Manorbier and Penally - partial 2nd edition (Oct 2017). 23pp - downloadable as PDF (1.1Mb). This is a partial revision of the 2011 document (below). It is being released in installments. This initial installment includes information on the earliest generations and also those who worked for the Great Western Railway (on ships as well as trains!)
• The Skyrmes of Herefordshire (Sept 2015). 36pp - downloadable as PDF (2.0Mb). The first edition of an ongoing research project. It includes details of the various Skyrme clusters in Herefordshore and places where they migrated to. Go to September 2015 news to see the table fo contents.
• The Skyrmes of Pembrokeshire - (2) Llangwm and The Cleddau (May 2015). 60pp - downloadable as PDF (3.1Mb). As well as the usually details there are featured sections on interesting family members - a missionary in Jamaica, a civil servant in Sudan, a New Zealand senior naval officer and others. Compared to Part 1 (above) there is more contextual information and more photos of the area and documents, following my visit in 2013.
• The Skyrmes of Pembrokeshire - (1) Manorbier and Penally (Nov 2011). 48pp - downloadable as PDF (2.5Mb). It includes details of the various Skyrme families, analysis of dispersion, occupations and first names. Also included are copies of non-copyright documents, such as original marriage certificates and various photographs.

The original publication in the Skyrmes of Manorbier and Penally is currently being revised with a new format and many corrections. If you are a descendant of this branch, please enqire for an upto date print-out of the relevant section of the master database.

Articles (published elsewhere)

Below is a list of articles on this study published in Family History and other Journals - most recent articles first.

• Penal Transportation .. And Worse, Herefordiensis, Vol. XV, No. 12, pp351-8 (January 2025) - downloadable as PDF (832kB).
• One Family - Five Surnames, Journal of Dyfed Family History Society, Vol. 15, No. 4, pp36-37 (December 2024) - downloadable as PDF (550kB).
• Missionary on the Coke Circuit, Journal of Dyfed Family History Society, Vol. 15, No. 4, pp26-28 (December 2024) - downloadable as PDF (394kB).
• Caught in the Act by the Act, The Norfolk Ancestor, pp40-41 (March 2024) - falling foul of fishing bylaws (0.13Mb).
• Family History with a Twist, Herefordiensis, Vol. XV, No. 8, pp235-7 (January 2024) - downloadable as PDF (262kB).
• Learning from Newspapers, Herefordiensis, Vol. XV, No. 7, pp188-90 (October 2023) - downloadable as PDF (128kB).
• Pembroke Freemen Assert Their Rights, Journal of Dyfed Family History Society, Vol. 14, No. 9, pp29-30 (August 2023) - downloadable as PDF.
• Mary Phillips / Skyrme / Williams - a Bigamist not just once, but twice!, Journal of Dyfed Family History Society, Vol. 14, No. 8, pp33-35 (April 2023) - downloadable as PDF.
• A Systematic Approach to your One-Name Study, Journal of One-Name Studies, Vol. 14, Issue 9, pp23-4 (January 2023) - downloadable as PDF.
• A Change of Name, Herefordiensis, Vol. XV, No. 4, pp117-18 (January 2023) - downloadable as PDF (0.9Mb).
• Your Ag lab Ancestors, Herefordiensis, Vol. XV, No. 3, pp68-74 (October 2022) - downloadable as PDF (1.7Mb).
• Have I Finally Struck Gold?, Journal of Dyfed Family History Society, Vol. 14, No. 6, pp56-59 (August 2022) - downloadable as PDF (0.37Mb).
• From Herefordshire to Okanagan, Herefordiensis, Vol XV, No 2, pp39-44 (July 2022) - downloadable as PDF (1.02Mb).
• Your Ag lab Ancestors, Journal of Dyfed Family History Society, Vol. 14, No. 5, pp25-22 (April 2022) - downloadable as PDF (0.52Mb).
• The Infamous Solicitor of Ross, Herefordiensis, Vol XV, No 1, pp28-9 (April 2022) - downloadable as PDF (0.23Mb).
• A Tale of Two Counties [Norfolk and Pembrokeshire], The Norfolk Ancestor, pp17-19 (June 2021) - downloadable as PDF (0.32Mb).
• A Second Wave: Perspectives on Pandemics Past , Herefordiensis, Vol XIV, No 8, pp258-263 (January 2021) - downloadable as PDF (0.62Mb).
• Pandemics Past: Perspectives & Parallels, Journal of Dyfed Family History Society, Vol. 13, No. 9, pp28-36 (August 2020) - downloadable as PDF (1.18Mb).
• Dramatic Rescue at Little Haven, Journal of Dyfed Family History Society, Vol. 13, No. 8, pp15-16 (April 2020) - downloadable as PDF (0.18Mb).
• The Sloop William Skyrme, Journal of Dyfed Family History Society, Vol. 13, No. 7, pp12-15 (December 2019) - downloadable as PDF (0.28Mb).
• The Redoubtable Lady of Lydstep House, Journal of Dyfed Family History Society, Vol. 13, No. 5, pp29-30 (April 2019) - downloadable as PDF (0.12Mb).
• Deserter and Bigamist, Herefordiensis, Vol XIII, No 12, pp390-1 (January 2019) - downloadable as PDF (0.18Mb).
• Why were my Welsh Ancestors born in Russia?, Journal of Dyfed Family History Society, Vol. 13, No. 4, p46 (December 2018) - downloadable as PDF (0.38Mb).
• The Disappearing Tanner, Herefordiensis, Vol XIII, No 1, p345 (October 2018) - downloadable as PDF (0.16Mb).
• Tales Out of School, Journal of Dyfed Family History Society, Vol. 13, No. 3, pp29-35 (August 2018). 6pp - downloadable as PDF (2.3Mb).
• WW1 - Exemption from Military Service, Journal of Dyfed Family History Society, Vol. 13, No. 2, pp16-17 (April 2018). 2pp - downloadable as PDF (0.45Mb).
• The Tailor Who Changed His Name, Herefordiensis, Vol XIII, No 7, p222 (April 2017) - downloadable as PDF (0.35Mb).
• The Skyrmes of Vowchurch, The Golden Valley Study Group Newsletter (September 2017). 10pp - downloadable as PDF (1.1Mb).
• The Case of Edith's Leg, Herefordiensis, Vol XIII, No 6, pp206-207 (April 2017). 2pp - downloadable as PDF (0.23Mb).
• Different Ways to Demolish Brick Walls, Journal of Dyfed Family History Society, Vol. 12, No. 8, pp8-14 (April 2017). 7pp - downloadable as PDF (1.05Mb).
• The Skyrmes of Herefordshire: An Evolving One-Name Study, Herefordiensis, Vol XIII, No 1, pp23-27 (April 2016). 4pp - downloadable as PDF (0.9Mb).
• The Skyrmes of Llangwm, Journal of Dyfed Family History Society, Vol. 12, No. 5, pp12-19 (April 2016). 8pp - downloadable as PDF (1.0Mb).
• Skyrme: From a Family History to a One-Name Study, Journal of One-Name Studies (Jul-Sep 2015). 4pp - downloadable as PDF (267Kb)
• The Skyrmes of Manorbier and Penally, Journal of Dyfed Family History Society, Vol. 11, No. 2, pp16-21 (April 2012). 6pp - downloadable as PDF (1.0Mb).

Archives

This section will include family archives which we own or for which we have copyright holder's permission to publish. Amongst the archives held are:

• Family bible - My own ancestors. For most of the 20th century, this was the 'reference' archive about the family tree. It was passed to James Skyrme (b. 1911) from James Thomas Skyrme (b. 1884) from Thomas Skyrme (b. 1857), from George Skyrme (b. 1819) - the earliest record. Not all recent entries are recorded. Click here for transcript of some key entries.
• Diaries and letters - in future this section will contain links to relevant documents. For example, the diaries of James Skyrme (1911-1998) have now been scanned but not yet transcribed. You can find references to them and some abstracts in The Skyrmes of Pembrokeshire (1) (PDF 2.5Mb).

For more general archives and list of books used in this research see sources.

Reports

This section will in future include links to:

• Analyses - for example, tables of migration, occupational analysis
• Mapping - showing distribution and frequency of Skyrme and variants generated by Stephen Archer's surname mappind and GenMap programmes
• Datbase reports - various reports that can be generated from the master database. See also trees.

Photographs

We are currently in the process of recreating online family photo albums that go back to Victorian times. The left margin background throughout this website - and reproduced here - is circa 1908 from a photograph of the author's grandfather and grandmother: James Skyrme (1884-1937) and Ellen (née Harrison 1882-1859).