Thomas KNIBBS, son of John KNIBBS and Elizabeth HOLLIER , was born bef. 01 December 1787 in Deddington, Oxfordshire, England. He married Harriet PRATLEY 20 January 1823 in Woodstock, Oxfordshire, England. He died bef. 13 December 1864. Harriet PRATLEY was born abt. 1791. She died bef. 01 July 1831.


Children of Thomas KNIBBS and Harriet PRATLEY are:
1. Maria KNIBBS, b. bef. 15 December 1824
2. Richard KNIBBS, b. bef. 04 July 1823
3. Robert KNIBBS, b. bef. 17 May 1827
4. Harriett KNIBBS, b. bef. 18 July 1828 See Joseph WILCOX & Harriett KNIBBS
5. Fanny KNIBBS, b. bef. 19 December 1830 See Samuel GRIFFITHS & Fanny KNIBBS

Marriage Notes for Thomas KNIBBS\Harriet PRATLEY:

Witnesses to the marriage were Joseph Hannis, Lucy Hannis and B Bennett

Other Marriages/Unions for Thomas KNIBBS:
See Thomas KNIBBS & Maria LORD

Notes for Thomas KNIBBS:

It's quite probably this Thomas Knibbs who was a witness at the marriage on 10 October 1809 between John Mason of Whitchurch, Buckinghamshire, England and Dinah Stevens from Deddington.
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The 1851 census for Warwickshire shows Thomas, age 63 living at Yardley, Worcestershire with his two younger daughters Harriet and Fanny.
Name: DOB From: Living at:
KNIBBS, Thomas Head <1788> Dedington-Oxford Yardley
KNIBBS, Harriett Daur <1829> Yardley-Worcester Yardley
KNIBBS, Fanny Daur <1831> Yardley-Worcester Yardley
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The following information was provided by Alf Fantham, and has as yet not been confirmed by me personally. Alf obtained the information from the 1841 and 1851 census for Yardley, Worcestershire, and the Yardley Workhouse records.

The Yardley Workhouse records are as follows:

23/4/1830 admitted; 30/4/1830 discharged

Thomas aged 44
Harriett aged 33
William aged 10
Thomas aged 9
Richard aged 6
Robert aged 3
Maria aged 5
Harriett aged 2

(NOTE: the above has also been confirmed by Hilda Elliott, Thomas' great-great-granddaughter. She told me that her grandfather William Knibbs moved from Oxfordshire to Birmingham in 1830 at about 10 years of age with his dad, stepmother and siblings. They lived in the workhouse for a few days).

2/9/1831 admitted
Robert aged 5
Maria aged 7
Harriett aged 3.5

18/4/1834 discharged
Maria

25/7/1834 admitted
Maria aged 10

23/8/1834 discharged
Maria

16/5/1835 discharged
Harriett

We know that Thomas' wife Harriet died in 1831 leaving him with 5 children aged between 6 months and 8 years, so we can only imagine how hard life became for him. It can't have helped that he was living quite along way from his family in Oxfordshire so with no family help available, it's understandable that the workhouse was at times the only solution available to help him survive.

1841 Census living at Grove Lane, Yardley, Gardener
1851 Census living at Poor Lane, Yardley, Gardener
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Thomas can be seen at the 1861 census apparently living alone:
Thomas KNIBBS 1789 Deddington Oxfordshire Head Yardley Worcestershire
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Thomas died aged 77 years.

Sources for Thomas KNIBBS:

  1. Oxfordshire Parish Register - Deddington,
  2. 1861 British Census, gave 1789 at Deddington 
  3. Personal Contact with Hilda Knibbs,
  4. Warwickshire Parish Register - St. Giles, Sheldon,

Notes for Harriet PRATLEY:

Harriet was buried at Yardley on 1 July 1831, aged 40. Buried by the parish.

Sources for Harriet PRATLEY:

  1. Oxfordshire Parish Register - Woodstock,
  2. Worcestershire Parish Register - St Edburgh, Yardley,

Notes for Maria KNIBBS:

Sources for Maria KNIBBS:

  1. Oxfordshire Parish Register - Woodstock,

Notes for Richard KNIBBS:

Sources for Richard KNIBBS:

  1. Oxfordshire Parish Register - Woodstock,

Notes for Robert KNIBBS:

I am told by Hilda Knibbs that Robert died in the workhouse aged 16 years.

Sources for Robert KNIBBS:

  1. Oxfordshire Parish Register - Woodstock,
  2. Personal Contact with Hilda Knibbs,

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