Police are asking for the public's help in tracing the family of a man found dead at work.
09.12.2023 - 05:09 / dailyrecord.co.uk
The daughter of a mum missing for more than five decades hopes Scots can finally help solve the mystery ahead of her 90th birthday.
Isabella Skelton, nee McDowall, from Glasgow, was living in Manchester when she is believed to have left her family home on June 6, 1969. Her children grew up under the belief that the 35-year-old - who was known as Izzy - had left to go and work away for a period, but they never saw her again.
Now her eldest child Lynda, who always believed her mum may have returned to her beloved hometown, finally wants answers as the family prepare for another milestone birthday.
The 59-year-old told the Record: “When I was told she was missing I always assumed she had gone home to Scotland. The police here say they’ve done everything they can but we’re left with so many unanswered questions.
“I hate to say it, but I fear mum may have died by now. Still, I’ve got to keep hope. Even if she has now died, I still need to know what happened to her. It’s been such a long time but it’s still raw. The same questions keep coming up again and again and it’s gut-wrenching.”
Isabella was born in Glasgow on January 21, 1934, and married Lewis Skelton in 1952. The couple, who lived on Carnoustie Street near the city centre, went onto have three children, Lynda, Richard and Stephen.
It’s believed Isabella attended school in Anderston and at the time had a good friend called Anna Owen. The family moved to Greater Manchester in the early 1960s, first living in Salford then moving to Crumpsall.
In Manchester, she worked for Atlas Express, based in Salford and at Gallagher Cigarettes. She was working at Ball Bearings Services at the time of her disappearance. Lynda was 14 when her mum vanished and said her dad never spoke about
Police are asking for the public's help in tracing the family of a man found dead at work.
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