Researching Roy Skelton
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![]() | Did you know that in the 1881 UK census there were 4359 people with the Skelton surname? In that year Skelton was ranked number 973 for popularity in the UK. |

The name Roy means "King" and is of French origin.
Records of Roy Skelton on Ancestry
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DNA
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Birth, Death and Marriage Records for Roy Skelton and the Skelton Genealogy
Birth, Death and Marriage records are often the best method of making the links to the Skelton Genealogy that will form part of your family tree. Although records vary from country to country, they are normally the most formal record of a person's relations. From the sources listed below it will be possible to locate a birth record and, from that record, a birth certificate may be obtainable which is likely to list the names of the parents, therefore taking you back another generation. A marriage certificate may also list the names of the respective fathers of the bride and groom which may then help you to find them earlier in life on a census record enabling you to fill out more detail in the Skelton family tree.
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![]() | Did you know that there are currently 6451 people with the Skelton surname in the UK? Skelton is now ranked number 936 for popularity in the UK. |
Skelton Family Tree Databases
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Skelton Forums
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![]() | Did you know that there are currently 15191 people with the Skelton surname in the USA? Skelton is ranked number 152 for popularity in the USA. |
Miscellaneous Skelton Databases
Study the Ellis Island Database for information on Roy Skelton. This database contains over 25 million immigration records detailing passengers arriving in the United States of America.
Some Famous People called Roy Skelton
Roy Skelton
Roy William Skelton (20 July 1931 – 8 June 2011) was an English actor and voice artist, whose voice was more familiar to television viewers than his name. Born in Nottingham to John H Skelton and Dorothy (née Bromley), he provided the voices for many characters on British television for nearly fifty years, particularly the characters of both Zippy and George on Rainbow, which the actor first joined in the early 1970s and performed on until it was axed in 1991. However, due to the fame of the characters, he continued to voice Zippy and George in guest appearances on television in series such as The Weakest Link and TV Burp until his death.
As well as providing the iconic Rainbow voices, Skelton also voiced several Doctor Who villains including the Daleks, Cybermen and the Krotons. He started performing the Daleks in 1967 (continuing the role from fellow voice actor Peter Hawkins whom he also replaced as Zippy on Rainbow) and notably performed in the Doctor Who specials The Five Doctors and The Curse of Fatal Death.
In 2002, he guest-starred in Sarah Jane Smith: Test Of Nerve, an audio drama produced by Big Finish Productions. In February 2008, he appeared as both Zippy and George in the first episode of the BBC One series Ashes to Ashes.
Skelton died at his home in Brighton, East Sussex, on 8 June 2011, after suffering a stroke less than 2 months before his 80th birthday.
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