Frank French KNIBBS, son of Caroline HARRIS , was born 12 November 1868 in Swerford, Oxfordshire, England. He married Mary FERRIS bet. July and September, 1895 in Lewisham District, Kent, England. He died UNKNOWN. Mary FERRIS was born abt. 1867 in Chippenham, Wiltshire, England. She died UNKNOWN.


Children of Frank French KNIBBS and Mary FERRIS are:
1. Elsie Winifred KNIBBS, b. bet. July and September, 1896
2. Frances Mary KNIBBS, b. bet. April and June, 1898
3. Bessie Katherine KNIBBS, b. bet. July and September, 1900 See Wilfrid L HYDE & Bessie Katherine KNIBBS
4. Frank Bertram KNIBBS, b. 29 April 1903 See Frank Bertram KNIBBS & Amy Adelaide BAILEY

Notes for Frank French KNIBBS:

Illegitimate son of Caroline Knibbs, single woman, and we think, a man named Frank French.
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The 1871 census for Oxfordshire and North Berkshire shows Frank as living at Swerford.
Frank F KNIBBS 2

This is taken from a KNIBBS extract of the census. Clearly, at the age of 2 years he couldn't have been living alone. His mother Caroline was living at Chapel Brampton, Northamptonshire, and working as a live-in housemaid, so I am not sure who was looking after Frank but it would seem that it was someone other than a Knibbs.
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Frank appears age 11 in the 1881 census living with his grandparents William and Emily at Village Blue Row, Swerford, Oxfordshire. By this time, his mother Caroline had married George Hilton, had two more children, and was living in Lewisham, Kent.
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Frank appears in the 1901 census aged 32 years, living at Lewisham, London, England.
Frank Knibbs 32 Oxon Siverford London General Labourer
Mary Knibbs 34 Wilts Chippenham �
Elsie Knibbs 4 Kent Sydenham London �
Frances Knibbs 2 Kent Sydenham London
Bessie Knibbs 9M Kent Sydenham London

Sources for Frank French KNIBBS:

  1. Oxfordshire Parish Register - Swerford,
  2. GRO England & Wales,
  3. Personal Contact with Graham Barber,
  4. 1901 British Census,
  5. 1881 British Census,

Notes for Mary FERRIS:

Sadly, not much is known about the background of Mary. If indeed the 1901 census is correct, and she is from Chippenham, Wiltshire, then the 1881 census indicates that she was from a pretty wealthy background. Her father Thomas Ferris farmed Corton Farm, Calne in Wiltshire which had some 600 acres, employing 12 men and 4 boys.

Thomas M. FERRIS M Male 46 Chippenham, Wiltshire, England Farmer 600 Acres 12 Men & 4 Boys
Harriett FERRIS M Female 50 Chippenham, Wiltshire, England
Emma FERRIS U Female 22 Chippenham, Wiltshire, England
Mary FERRIS U Female 17 Chippenham, Wiltshire, England
Thomas W. FERRIS U Male 15 Chippenham, Wiltshire, England Farmers Son
Charley H. FERRIS Male 13 Chippenham, Wiltshire, England
Martha F. FERRIS Female 12 Chippenham, Wiltshire, England
Francis E. FERRIS Male 10 Chippenham, Wiltshire, England
Walter J. FERRIS Male 8 Chippenham, Wiltshire, England
Kate STRANGE U Female 22 Chippenham, Wiltshire, England (Dom)
Mary A. TAYLOR U Female 19 Chippenham, Wiltshire, England (Dom)
William WHEELER U Male 17 Chippenham, Wiltshire, England Farm Servant (Indoor)

Sources for Mary FERRIS:

  1. 1901 British Census,
  2. FreeBMD,

Notes for Elsie Winifred KNIBBS:

Sources for Elsie Winifred KNIBBS:

  1. 1901 British Census,
  2. FreeBMD,

Notes for Frances Mary KNIBBS:

Sources for Frances Mary KNIBBS:

  1. 1901 British Census,
  2. GRO England & Wales, GRO England & Wales gives Lewisham District, 2Qtr1898 
  3. FreeBMD,
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