Worshipful Company of Skinners, City of London
My Uncle Edward was apprenticed to his Master in the company, John Allan Cleveland Skinner, in April 1915, when he was 14 years old so that he could become a Freeman of the company (and drive sheep across London Bridge without being stopped by the police!) and then, if he wished and paid the fee, a Liveryman; and I was apprenticed to him at about the same age. When I was still at school he became Master of the Company, and I was privileged to hear him speak as his guest at one of the regular Skinners dinners for members of the livery at 2A Dowgate Hill. He was a very witty after-dinner speaker and told me that he spent an hour working on each minute of his speech. Alan Ray-Jones.
My Uncle Edward was apprenticed to his Master in the company, John Allan Cleveland Skinner, in April 1915, when he was 14 years old so that he could become a Freeman of the company (and drive sheep across London Bridge without being stopped by the police!) and then, if he wished and paid the fee, a Liveryman; and I was apprenticed to him at about the same age. When I was still at school he became Master of the Company, and I was privileged to hear him speak as his guest at one of the regular Skinners dinners for members of the livery at 2A Dowgate Hill. He was a very witty after-dinner speaker and told me that he spent an hour working on each minute of his speech. Alan Ray-Jones.
- 17 MAY 1930 - Birth - ; Queen Mary\'s Hospital, Stratford, London, England.
- ABT 1951 - Christening - ; St John\'s Wood Chapel, London
- MAY 1995 - Retirement - ; London
- FROM 1930 TO 1933 - Residence - ; Woodham Walter, Essex
- FROM 1933 TO 1942 - Residence - ; Carbis Bay, St Ives, Cornwall
- 1942 - Residence - ; Lambourne, Berkshire
- FROM 1943 TO 1947 - Residence - ; Tonbridge, Kent
- SEP 1947 - Residence - ; Kentish Town, London, then Hampstead
- SEP 1953 - Residence - ; National Service barracks
- 1956 - Residence - ; Harlow New Town, Hertfordshire, England
- 1959 - Residence - ; Leckhampton, Gloucestershire
- FROM 1960 TO 1965 - Residence - ; Derby
- 1966 - Residence - ; Welwyn Garden City, Hertfordsire, England
- FROM JUN 1976 TO JUL 1995 - Residence - ; Huish Champflower, near Wiveliscombe, Somerset.
- 1988 - Residence - ; Islington, London
- OCT 1995 - Residence - ; Prague, Czech Republic
- SEP 2001 - Residence - ; Trematon near Saltash, Cornwall
- AUG 2004 - Residence - ; Brentor near Tavistock, Devon
- FROM 1930 TO 1933 - Residence - ; Woodham Walter, Essex
- FROM 1933 TO 1942 - Residence - ; Carbis Bay, St Ives, Cornwall
- 1942 - Residence - ; Lambourne, Berkshire
- FROM 1943 TO 1947 - Residence - ; Tonbridge, Kent
- SEP 1947 - Residence - ; Kentish Town, London, then Hampstead
- SEP 1953 - Residence - ; National Service barracks
- 1956 - Residence - ; Harlow New Town, Hertfordshire, England
- 1959 - Residence - ; Leckhampton, Gloucestershire
- FROM 1960 TO 1965 - Residence - ; Derby
- 1966 - Residence - ; Welwyn Garden City, Hertfordsire, England
- FROM JUN 1976 TO JUL 1995 - Residence - ; Huish Champflower, near Wiveliscombe, Somerset.
- 1988 - Residence - ; Islington, London
- OCT 1995 - Residence - ; Prague, Czech Republic
- SEP 2001 - Residence - ; Trematon near Saltash, Cornwall
- AUG 2004 - Residence - ; Brentor near Tavistock, Devon
- 20 January 2025 - Death - ; Exeter
- SEP 1995 - Fact - ; Prague, Czech Republic
- JUN 1999 - Fact - ; Prague, Czech Republic
- FROM 1935 TO 1947 - Education - ; Carbis Bay, St Ives, Cornwall
- SEP 1947 - Education - ; London
- 15 AUG 1953 - Education - ; University College, London
- FROM 1955 TO 1965 - Occupation - ; Coventry
- 1965 - Occupation - ; London
- 1971 - Occupation - ; Westminster, London
- 1956 - Religion - ; Hatfield New Town, Hertfordshire, England
PARENT (M) Raymond Ray-Jones | |||
Birth | 31 AUG 1886 | 81 Uxbridge St., Ashton-Under-Lyne, Lancashire, England | |
Death | 26 FEB 1942 | Wheal Speed, Chyangwheal, Carbis Bay, St. Ives, Cornwall, England. Death certificate is in Penzance Book 5c, Page 537 fo | |
Marriage | 12 FEB 1926 | to Effie Irene Pearce at "In Brighton, quietly, Raymond Ray-Jones RE, ARCA to Effie Irene Pearce, eldest daughter of Mr and Mrs J.W.E Pearce of 2 | |
Father | Samuel Shepley Jones | ||
Mother | Martha HULME | ||
PARENT (F) Effie Irene Pearce | |||
Birth | 18 AUG 1899 | Yarth House, 93 Fitzjohns Avenue, London NW3, England | |
Death | 26 JAN 1996 | Royal London Hospital Whitechapel (Tower Hamlets), London, England | |
Marriage | 12 FEB 1926 | to Raymond Ray-Jones at "In Brighton, quietly, Raymond Ray-Jones RE, ARCA to Effie Irene Pearce, eldest daughter of Mr and Mrs J.W.E Pearce of 2 | |
Father | John William Ernest Pearce | ||
Mother | Irene Kate Chaplin | ||
CHILDREN | |||
M | Alan Ray-Jones | ||
Birth | 17 MAY 1930 | Queen Mary\'s Hospital, Stratford, London, England. | |
Death | 20 January 2025 | Exeter | |
Marriage | 25 JUL 1953 | to Elizabeth Ethel (Bebet) Welcher at Castleton Church, Sherborne, Dorset, England. | |
M | Holroyd Anthony Ray-Jones | ||
Birth | 7 JUN 1941 | At Wookey Hole, near Wells, Somerset | |
Death | 13 MAR 1972 | Royal Marsden Hospital, London | |
Marriage | to Anna Coates | ||
Marriage | to Private | ||
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Marriage | 1959 | to Joanna Baring | |
Marriage | 16 SEP 1967 | to Private |
PARENT (M) Alan Ray-Jones | |||
Birth | 17 MAY 1930 | Queen Mary\'s Hospital, Stratford, London, England. | |
Death | 20 January 2025 | Exeter | |
Marriage | 25 JUL 1953 | to Elizabeth Ethel (Bebet) Welcher at Castleton Church, Sherborne, Dorset, England. | |
Father | Raymond Ray-Jones | ||
Mother | Effie Irene Pearce | ||
PARENT (F) Elizabeth Ethel (Bebet) Welcher | |||
Birth | 29 MAR 1930 | Sherborne, Dorset, England. | |
Death | 1 MAY 2024 | Exeter, Devon | |
Marriage | 25 JUL 1953 | to Alan Ray-Jones at Castleton Church, Sherborne, Dorset, England. | |
Father | Maurice Martineau Welcher | ||
Mother | Winifred Emilie Wood | ||
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Marriage | 12 AUG 1978 | to Private at Huish Champflower Church, near Wiveliscombe, Somerset, reception afterwards at West Coombe Farm, her parents house, in t | |
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Marriage | 14 SEP 1997 | to Private at Santa Barbara, USA | |
Marriage | 19 FEB 1977 | to Private | |
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Marriage | 6 SEP 1986 | to Private at Leicestershire | |
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Marriage | 31 AUG 1980 | to Private at Friends' Meeting House, Wellington, Somerset | |
Marriage | to Private |
1 Alan Ray-Jones b: 17 MAY 1930 d: 20 January 2025
+ Elizabeth Ethel (Bebet) Welcher b: 29 MAR 1930 d: 1 MAY 2024