William Skimming was born in Anwoth in 1864, he married Jessie Margaret Middleton in 1886 in Kirkcudbright and died in 1938 in Castle Douglas.
William had changed his surname from Skimming to McSkimming by 1886 when he married.
William and Jessie had at least 11 Children, all of whom were born in Kirkcudbrightshire. One of their sons, Rodan, died in action in WW1 in Gallipoli at the age of 18.
The family lived in Kirkcudbright, Anwoth, Borgue and Castle Douglas.