It is 57 years today since Isabella went missing, please keep her family in your thoughts 🙏🏻
ANNIVERSARY APPEAL - ISABELLA SKELTON
Isabella Skelton was 35 years old when she went missing on 6 June 1969 from Manchester. The mother-of-three left her family home in Lidiard Street, Crumpsall and disappeared without a trace.
Born in Anderston, Glasgow on 21 January 1934, Isabella (nee McDowall) went to school at Anderston Cross and had a friend called Anna Owen. She married Lewis Skelton in July 1952. The couple lived on Carnoustie Street near the town centre and went on to have three children.
The family moved to Greater Manchester in the early 1960’s, first living in Salford then moving to Crumpsall. Isabella (also known as Izzy) worked at the Atlas Express courier company, based in Salford when they first relocated. At the time of her disappearance, the mother-of-three was working at Gallagher Cigarettes and Ball Bearings Services.
The Skelton children grew up with the belief their mother had gone abroad to work. Lewis told them she would be away for a while, but the 35-year-old was never seen again.
In 2019, Linda discovered her mother had never officially been reported missing., so she contacted Greater Manchester Police, who began investigating Isabella’s disappearance. A year later, the force released an age-progressed image of what she would look like at that time.
If you have any information, call Greater Manchester Police on 101. If you would prefer to remain anonymous, contact the independent charity Crimestoppers on 0800 555 111 or via their online reporting service (link below).
Alternatively, contact Missing People on 116000 or email 116000@missingpeople.org.uk quoting reference 23-001223. Sightings and information about any missing person can also be given anonymously through the Missing People website (link below). All information is passed to the police.
Crimestoppers:
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Missing People:
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Report a Sighting:
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