Brief Life History of Sidney
Sidney Skea was born on 20 October 1899, in Scotland, United Kingdom as the son of George Skea and Agnes Hobbs. He married Hilda Richardson in 1937, in New Jersey, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 daughters. He lived in Fort Lee, Bergen, New Jersey, United States for about 5 years and Teaneck, Bergen, New Jersey, United States in 1940. He died in January 1985, in Las Vegas, Clark, Nevada, United States, at the age of 85.
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- Sidney Skea in household of George Skea, "New York State Census, 1905"
- Sidney Skea, "United States Social Security Death Index"
- Sidney Sien, "Vermont Vital Records, 1760-2008"
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World Events (8)
1900 · Gold for Cash!
This Act set a price at which gold could be traded for paper money.
1902 · The Scottish National Antarctic Expedition
The Scottish National Antarctic Expedition was organized and led by William Speirs Bruce. Him along with Robert Falcon Scott’s Discovery Expedition completed an exploration of Antarctica. They established the first manned meteorological station, the Orcadas, in 1903 and discovered new land east of the Weddell Sea. The expedition was described as the most cost-effective and carefully planned scientific expedition of the Heroic Age. The Orcadas weather station has been in continuous operation ever since.
1923 · The President Dies of a Heart Attack
Warrant G. Harding died of a heart attack in the Palace hotel in San Francisco.
Name Meaning
Scottish: habitational name from Skea in Deerness (Orkney), which is apparently named with Old Norse skeith ‘racecourse for horses’.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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