Elizabeth, born on the 9th of June 1852 and baptised on the 30th, was the second child of the family. She was still residing in the family home at the time of the 1871 census and she was a witness at her sister Isabella's wedding in 1877.

Elizabeth Yeudall, a domestic servant (spinster), was married to John McSkimming, a ploughman (bachelor), on the 12th of December 1879 at Barr Street, Galston, After Banns according to the Forms of the Church of Scotland. Elizabeth's age was entered as 25 although she was actually 27 and John's age was entered as 20. Perhaps she conveniently round her age down in order to downplay the age difference. Elizabeth was usually resident at Fulls(?) in the Parish of Stewarton. John was usually resident at Fergushill in the Parish of Kilmaurs. His parents were entered as Thomas McSkimming, a farmer (deceased) and Catherine McSkimming MS Crawford. The witnesses were William Yeudall and Annie Smillie. William (Elizabeth's half-brother) and Annie were themselves married five years later.

John and Elizabeth's first son, Thomas, was born on the 17th of July 1880, at Duke Street, Galston. John, who was designated as a general labourer, was the informant.

A second son, Abram, followed on the 23rd of September 1882, again at Duke Street, Galston. John, who was again designated as a general labourer, again acted as informant.

Elizabeth died after just over three years of married life on the 13th of March 1883 at 1.40 pm at Duke Street, Galston. Her age was (correctly) entered as 30 years. She was stated to be married to John McSkimming, a general labourer. The causes of death were certified as diabetes, from which she had been suffering for one month and exhaustion, from which she had been suffering for two days. The informant was Elizabeth's father, Abram Yeudall, who had been present at the time of death.

John McSkimming, a railway surfaceman (widower), aged 25, was married to Elizabeth Smallwood, a farm servant (spinster), 22, on the 5th of December 1884, at 2, Montgomery Street, Kilmarnock, After Banns According to the Forms of the Established Church of Scotland. He was usually resident at Duke Street, Galston, and she at Waterside, Loudoun.

By this time, John's mother Catherine had died and his father Thomas was recalled as a farm labourer. Elizabeth's parents were Samuel Smallwood, a brickworks labourer and Mary Smallwood MS Shields.

The marriage certificate was signed by Jas M. Armstrong, Minister of St Marnock's, Kilmarnock. The witnesses were James Paterson and Sarahann Smallwood.

A son, Samuel Smallwood McSkimming, was born on the 23rd of October 1885, at Duke Street, Galston. John, a railway surfaceman, again acted as informant. One point of detail is that the date of the marriage was incorrectly entered as the 5th of November 1884.

The second Elizabeth fared no better than the first, dying on the 8th of November 1886 at 11h 45m p.m., at Duke Street, Galston. She was 22 years of age. The cause of death was certified as typhoid fever, from which she had been suffering for sixteen days. The informant was the widower, John McSkimming, who had been present in the house at the time of death and was again designated as a railway surfaceman. Elizabeth's maiden name was on this occasion given as Smallwoods and her father Samuel was designated as a general labourer. Both of Elizabeth's parents were apparently stil living.

John married for a third time. On the 9th of September 1887, at Brown Street, Greenholm, Galston Parish, After Banns according to the Forms of the Church of Scotland, John McSkimming, a Road Surfaceman, (Widower), married Jane Aaron, a lace darner (spinster). John's age is difficult to read but he was resident at Duke Street, Galston. Jane was 30 and resident at Brown Street, Greenholm, Galston. Her parents were John Aaron, a cotton weaver, and Jane Aaron, MS Paterson.

John and Jane had a son, John Aaron McSkimming, born on the 23rd of July 1889 at five in the afternoon, at Duke Street, Galston. John, now designated as a general labourer, acted as the informant.

On the evidence of the 1891 census, Jane was known as Jeanie. The family was resident in a property having one room with one or more window, at 12, Duke Street, Galston, apparently in the same building as the half-brother of John's first wife, John Yeudall. The full entry for the McSkimming household reads:

John McSkimming, head, married, 32, Labourer Colliery
Jeanie, wife, 32
Thomas, son, 10
Abram, son, 7
Samuel, son, 5
John, son, 1

All were entered as having been born in Galston.