Born c1815 in the Nottingham area, England. (Possibly baptised on 5 February 1815 at Radford, Nottinghamshire, England, the son of Samuel Skevington and his wife Mary.) Received on trial as a preacher in foreign missions in 1839. Arrived at Hobart, Van Diemen's Land with his wife on 7 April 1840 per the missionary schooner "Triton" from Bristol, England. Proceeded to Melbourne, arriving on 1 May 1840 per "Lillias" from Hobart. Was stationed at the Buntingdale Mission station ministering to aborigines. Went to Sydney, New South Wales with his wife in December 1841 per "Seahorse." Later went to New Zealand as a missionary to the natives. At Taranaki South (Waimate), N.Z. Died on 21 September 1845 at Auckland, New Zealand after having travelled for twenty days to attend the Auckland District Meeting.

[National Archives, New Zealand; British Conference Minutes (1846)]

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