The Manchester, Sheffield and Lincolnshire Railway (MS&LR); receipt for stationery from William Skelton of Grimsby 1848.

William Skelton (1803-1879) was a printer and postmaster and later a general newsagent and dealer in patent medicines and later still a collector of inland revenue. He married Mary Joys in 1826. They had three boys, William Joys, Charles and Henry. This receipt is signed by William Joys Skelton (1832-1873). William Skelton was uncle to the famous Grimsby artist, George Skelton. William’s parents, John and Ann Skelton, had another son, John (1800-1881), who was a bone merchant and landowner living at 43 Pasture Street. He married Harriet Rushby (1818-1869). The couple also had three boys, one being George Skelton (1854-1932), artist. Note: William Joys Skelton became a ship owner. Research by Grimsby & Cleethorpes Museum.