Smythe joined his father's merchant guild, the Haberdashers, and then the Worshipful Company of Skinners. The celebrated singer-songwriter Stompin' Tom Connors spent his formative years in Skinners Pond. Signal Squadron, part of 39 (Skinners) Signal Regiment. Signal Squadron transferred from 39 (Skinners) Signal Regiment. "The Buffalo Skinners" ("The Hills of Mexico") is a traditional American folk song. Signals Squadron, today part of the 39th (Skinners) Signal Regiment. Bayly was from Tunbridge Wells, England, where he attended The Skinners School. The first school to be associated with Worshipful Company of Skinners was Tonbridge School. There are many references to the Skinners coming from French Canada, particularly Quebec.