| 8/4/2008 |
In
memory of Rose Margaret KNIBBS (nee FIANDER) who died peacefully in her sleep, aged 80 years,
on 4th November 2007 in London, England
Sadly,
we also heard belatedly of the death of Edna KNIBBS (nee Beard), died on
24 Dec 2006 in Gloucestershire, England,
and
Noreen KNIBBS (nee BENNETT) who died in South Africa in May 2006.
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| 8/4/2008 |
I've
managed to identify the family fortune, but sadly, way back in the 1760's and
probably all gone now. Sarah KNIBBS b.1743
at Deddington, Oxfordshire was reported by the London Evening Post as "an accomplished young lady with a considerable fortune"
when she married the Rev. John HENCHMAN
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If
this can be believed, there is an even greater fortune on the opposite side of
the Atlantic won by James KNIBBS b.1827
as a result of his claim for patent rights for a fire engine pump he designed. I
suspect this report I've found was later reversed on appeal.
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| 8/4/2008 |
A
daughter Antonie found for William Robert KNIBBS and his wife Eleanor Kate
YOXALL. Antonie was b. 1920 in the Newport District of Monmouthshire,
Wales.
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| 8/4/2008 |
A
link added to Graham & Natascha's HARTLETT
Family History Pages showing the link between Knibbs and Hartlett families in South
Africa.
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| 8/4/2008 |
Location
identified for the marriage between Hilda Gladys KNIBBS and Henry Milton CLOSE
in 1919, Kansas, USA
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| 8/4/2008 |
Have
added a map of Farmington, Connecticut, USA showing where my grandfather's uncle
James KNIBBS b.1828 at Clifton Oxfordshire, England lived in 1869. He emigrated
from Clifton to Farmington in 1857. His daughter Ann (also born in Clifton) met
and married Isaac ROBERTS who's family is also shown on the map.
I've added an obituary for
James KNIBBS
above from the Hartford Courant newspaper in
June 1914.
Also,
an newspaper report of the accident which caused the death of Elijah
ROBERTS,
the son-in-law of James KNIBBS above.
My thanks to Shirley "Lee" WALTER, a direct
descendent of James and Elijah for finding and sharing these three items
with us.
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| 8/4/2008 |
Dates
of death added for Joseph KNIBBS, b.1849 at Deddington, Oxfordshire, and his
wife Harriet.
Dates
added for the birth and death of Charles Frederick Thomas
KNIBBS, 1888-1936, son
of Joseph and Harriet above.
Added
a photograph of Stanley John Charles KNIBBS, b.1912, Poplar District, London,
England, son of Stanley above. Thanks June and Marianne Kavanagh for sharing it.
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| 8/4/2008 |
Have
managed to update several of the records for children of Henry
KNIBBS/Rosannah DIMMICK, born
between 1874 and 1885 between Warwickshire and Northamptonshire, England. Many
thanks to his great-granddaughter Julie and her friend Joan for sharing this with
us.
A
daughter found for Fanny KNIBBS and her husband John GARNER.
Also
many dates and locations added for the children of Henry/Rosannah's son James
Arthur KNIBBS/Olive STOKES some of which remain Private. Thanks again Julie and
Joan.
Henry's
grandson, James KNIBBS, b.1919 at Aston, Birmingham gave his life in World War
II when the merchant ship on which he was sailing was bombed.
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| 8/4/2008 |
Marriage
date and location found for William KNIBBS b.1879 at Braunston, Warwickshire,
England to Lily JONES.
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| 8/4/2008 |
Birth
and Baptism dates found for Frances KNIBBS b.1850 in London,
England.
A
marriage date and place found for Frances KNIBBS above. She
married Robert George EAST, 1867 in London, plus details of their
children with help from Robert Brooks.
Dates
and places of death found for Frances KNIBBS and her husband Robert George EAST.
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| 8/4/2008 |
The
approximate date of death found for Mary Ann (Knibbs) JUDD in Bicester District,
Oxfordshire in 1918. She was born in 1831 at Clifton, Oxfordshire.
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| 8/4/2008 |
Full
Christian names found for the wife and children of Robert Ivan KNIBBS
b.1926 at
Warminster District, Wiltshire, England, also the marriage of his daughter Linda
KNIBBS.
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| 8/4/2008 |
Have
added a link to the Angela MEDD's Alberry
Family Tree web site which shows a link from her own family tree to Minnie
Knibbs b.1862 New York.
 Marriage
date and location found for Lester SEARS, the son of Minnie KNIBBS b.1862 New
York, USA.
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| 8/4/2008 |
Added
notes from the school days of the sisters Mary Catherine
KNIBBS and Helen B KNIBBS born
mid-1800's in Wisconsin, USA, daughters of Rev. John KNIBBS who emigrated from
Woodstock, Oxfordshire, England.
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| 8/4/2008 |
The
date and a Coroners report surrounding the death of Fanny
KNIBBS b.1834 at Banbury, Oxfordshire found. Also details of a baby George
who died in infancy.
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| 8/4/2008 |
Date
and place of marriage found for Maria KNIBBS, b.1846 in London, England, to
Captain Thomas CARR
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Date
and place of death found for Sarah KNIBBS (nee NEAL) b.1786 at Charlbury,
Oxfordshire.
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Date
and place of death found for John KNIBBS b.1796 at Woodstock, Oxfordshire.
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Date
and place of death found for James Knibbs b.1800 at Woodstock, Oxfordshire.
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The
date and a coroners report found, surrounding the death of Henry Theodore
KNIBBS,
b.1853 in London, the son of Henry Theodore BURT/KNIBBS.
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| 8/4/2008 |
Arthur
Reginald KNIBBS b.abt.1890 in South Africa has been added to the Notable
Knibbs page. Arthur was awarded the MBE for his actions at the battle of
Delville Wood in France, during WWI.
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| 8/4/2008 |
Found
dates of birth for Raymond Claude KNIBBS, his wife Ethel and two of their
children. Raymond was born 1913 in Kingston District, Middlesex,
England, and left England for a new Life in South Africa in
February 1955.
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| 8/4/2008 |
 More
details and three additional children found for Elizabeth
(Knibbs) BAYLYN, b.1877 at Mile End, London,
England. She emigrated to Australia in 1913.
 Have
added a photograph of Elizabeth (Knibbs) BAYLYN
taken in about 1947. Thanks to her grandson John Gibson for sharing this with us.
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Found
a middle Christian name and place of birth for Elsie TIDMARSH, the wife of
William Garrett KNIBBS, b.1887 at Banstead, Surrey, England. Also their
journey to India in 1927.
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| 20/1/2008 |
Our
thoughts go to the family of Harvey KNIBBS who died after illness,
aged just 59 years. Harvey is the son of Harold and Rose KNIBBS from Birmingham,
England
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| 20/1/2008 |
Provided
a better interpretation of the handwritten details contained in the Family Bible
of Hannah MARKHAM, my great-great grandmother
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| 20/1/2008 |
Added
a link to the DUFTON
Family History site which shows the marriage between Robert George EAST and
Frances KNIBBS b.1849 at St George in the East, London, Middlesex, England.
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| 20/1/2008 |
An
additional son found from the marriage of Frances KNIBBS and Robert George EAST
(above).
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| 20/1/2008 |
Added
a link to the MEALE
Family in Australia's web site. There's a connection between
Gladys Evelyn KNIBBS b.1904 through her son Ian CAMERON.
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| 20/1/2008 |
Added
a link to the AXTELL One Name Study web site. Thomas Bayliss AXTELL married
Harriet Annie Knibbs b.1876 at Kidlington, Oxfordshire, England.
The
family of Harriet Annie KNIBBS b.1876 at Kidlington, Oxfordshire extended to
include three additional children. Harriet married Thomas Bayliss AXTELL in
1896. Thanks to Dave BROUGHTON for sharing this with us.
Also
added a photograph from the wedding of Harriet's daughter Florence Gladys
AXTELL. She married Edward Victor PRATLEY in 1926. The photo includes Harriet
Annie Knibbs and her husband Thomas BAYLISS, Harriet's younger sister Rosa
Georgina KNIBBS b.1880, Harriet's daughters Ada Agnes, Elizabeth Kate, Betty A
and Mary Ada AXTELL, her son Ernest John AXTELL, as well as her grandson Harold
BYLES b.q1/1926. Thanks again to Dave Broughton.
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A
marriage and two children found for Elizabeth KNIBBS, b.1877 at Mile End,
London, England. She married Charles George BUTTNER-BAYLYN at Lambeth District,
London in 1908. Thanks for the help from her grandson John GIBSON.
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| 20/1/2008 |
The
marriage certificate added for Walter KNIBBS b.1879 at Clifton, Oxfordshire,
England and his wife Ruth ALLEN b.1882 at Deddington, Oxfordshire. Thanks to his
granddaughter Maggie HOLLIDAY for sharing it with us.
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| 20/1/2008 |
With
many thanks to Natascha HARTLETT in South Africa, we've been able to confirm
that James KNIBBS b.1827 in Charlbury, Oxfordshire, England emigrated to the
Cape Provinces before his nephew John Edward KNIBBS.
A
wife and three children found for James KNIBBS above. He married Caroline Helena
STEPHENSON in 1851 in British Kaffraria, South Africa. Thanks again Natascha for
finding the marriage details.
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| 20/1/2008 |
 A
few more
details found for the family of Walwyn JENKINS who married Annie Elizabeth KNIBBS b.1884 at
Hook Norton, Oxfordshire, England. Thanks to David Jenkins, their grandson.
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| 20/1/2008 |
More
details found and descendants added for the family of George Cecil KNIBBS b.1894
at Sutton, Surrey, England, with thanks to Pippa Gregory.
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| 20/1/2008 |
Have
discovered more of the family history of Mary NEAL who married Richard
Bignell KNIBBS in 1833 at Banbury, Oxfordshire, England. Thanks to Mark EDWARDS
who's directly descended from Mary's brother George.
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Marriage
discovered for Steve KNIBBS b.Private, Birmingham District to Michelle Jayne OFFLEY.
Thanks to Steve for sharing that.
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| 20/1/2008 |
Added
a photograph of Bernard R KNIBBS b.1892 at
Banstead, Surrey, England. We believe it was taken in the mid-1930's.
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| 20/1/2008 |
Found
three children for Doris I KNIBBS and her husband Derek STONE. Doris and Derek
emigrated to Australia in the 1970's. Thanks to Doris' grand-daughter Amy for
sharing this.
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| 8/10/2007 |
Aletha
'Lee' SUNDERLAND died Sunday, Aug. 12, 2007 aged 89. She was the daughter of
Marguerite and Carrol KNIBBS and mother of Norman R SUNDERLAND and Jane Asquith
SILVA.
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| 8/10/2007 |
Congratulations
to Clive KNIBBS and his wife Helen on the birth of
their baby daughter Jessica Leigh KNIBBS on 4 June at Stockton - a baby sister
for Jonathan Robert.
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| 8/10/2007 |
I've
added a link to the Fellingham
Family History web site. Truman KNIBBS b.1897 in Verona, Grundy County,
Illinois, USA married Mattie KILMER who's mother was Dora FELLINGHAM.
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Also
a link to the Fisher
Family Tree web site belonging to Ken FISHER who is descended from
Sarah Ann KNIBBs b.1837 in Babury, Oxfordshire, England
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| 8/10/2007 |
 Thanks to some excellent investigative work
by Alan Jackson, we've brought much of the family tree of a man named Henry
Theodore BURT up to current times. Why? Well, Henry's mother Ann
was widowed when he was just an infant. In 1832, when Henry was 4 years
old, she married Francis KNIBBS. Henry called himself Henry BURT when he married in 1849, but by 1851 he was
using the name Henry Theodore KNIBBS. All of his children were registered
as KNIBBS.
Henry's great-grandson Raymond Claude KNIBBS
emigrated to South Africa in the 1950's.
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| 8/10/2007 |
Thanks
go to Becky KNIBBS, daughter-in-law of Millard James KNIBBS
for correcting errors in my data and providing many new details for the families
descended from this line. Millard was b.1916 in Fairport, New York, USA.
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Marriage
found for Mary Catherine KNIBBS b.1859, Wisconsin, USA. Mat was the daughter of
Rev. John KNIBBS b.1826, Woodstock, Oxfordshire and his wife Amelia. she married
Ira BARNES at Broadhead, Wisconsin, USA at around 1879.
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An
obituary added for Mrs. Amelia KNIBBS, wife of Rev. John KNIBBS and mother of
Mary Catherine BARNES above.
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More
dates and locations added for the family of Lailah Irene KNIBBS b.1907 in
Orchard, Nebraska, USA, with thanks to her niece Carolyn Lailah Knibbs.
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The
Historic Barn at Red Oak Hill Road, Farmington, Connecticut was added to by
'Edward' KNIBBS who I suspect was probably John Edward
Knibbs, the carpenter who
lived at Farmington.
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The
marriage added for Fanny KNIBBS to John GARNER in Dec 1897 at Braunston,
Northamptonshire, England. Fanny was the daughter of Henry KNIBBS and his
wife Rosannah. See also a copy of Fanny's marriage
certificate.
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Two
marriages added for James KNIBBS b.1843, the son of Richard Bignell KNIBBS
of Banbury, Oxfordshire, England.
- he married Eliza ASTON in 1867 at Wolverhampton,
Stafforfdshire, England, and
- Mary Ann COTTON in 1879 at Odd Rode, Staffordshire, England.
There was a son Walter or William from the 1st marriage and 12
children from the 2nd.
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Date
of birth found for Olive STOKES, also her marriage to James Arthur KNIBBS
b.1885 in Daventry, Northamptonshire, England
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Birth
dates found for Elsie May KNIBBS b.1909 in Coventry, Warwickshire, England
and her husband Thomas Francis ROLLASON
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Marriages
confirmed for Patricia and Susan, daughters of Harry KNIBBS b.1901 in
Birmingham, Warwickshire, England and Nellie Doris RAY.
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With
a
great deal of help from Alan JACKSON and Charlotte INGRAM, many branches
of Thomas Edward KNIBBS b.1854 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England have been
brought forward, closer to current times. Charlotte is a
great-great-granddaughter of Thomas.
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| 8/10/2007 |
Found
the date for the marriage between Elizabeth KNIBBS b.1842 Stratford-upon-Avon,
Warwickshire, England and her second husband, William KEEN
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Details
found in the 1841 and 1851 census returns for Richard Bignell KNIBBS
b.1809 at Neithrop, Oxfordshire, England.
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| 8/10/2007 |
Details
found in the 1841 and 1871 census returns for Edward KNIBBS b.1801 at Neithrop,
Oxfordshire, England.
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An
earlier marriage found for Sarah Ann KNIBBS b.1837 at Banbury, Oxfordshire,
England. We believe she married a man named John STRETCH in 1860. Her
second husband was Thomas FISHER in 1862.
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| 8/10/2007 |
The
Christian names of the Annie and Bessie JENKINS corrected to "Annie"
and "Robina". Annie and Robina were daughters of Annie Elizabeth KNIBBS
b.1884
at Hook Norton, Oxfordshire,
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| 8/10/2007 |
A
newspaper article added from the Philadelphia Ledger, 25 December 1883,
concerning the conclusion of the Knibbs Valve Patent Suits in the Boston, Ma.
courts by the assignees of James KNIBBS
of Troy. N.Y.
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| 8/10/2007 |
I'm afraid there have been more Guestbook
problems so I've changed it yet again. This time, I've gone back to the
original that I used to use at RootsWeb when this webs site was first
created in 2000. The new one can be viewed at
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| 8/10/2007 |
Have upgraded the HTML generation software to
UncleGED v8.0 so many thanks to Mike DeBacker who wrote the programme. The
main improvement is in the way that Notes are generated on the family
pages. They now spread across the width of the entire page rather than being confined to
just half the width.
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