I agree with Cathy that this James is a possibility. He comes from a long line of Saddle and Harnessmakers. Whilst his father Anthony and brothers all appear to have been labourers (at least, I've seen no record that they were saddlers) several of his uncles were saddlers so it's quite possible that he could have learned his trade from them. Apart from his baptism at Swerford in Oxfordshire in 1819, he seems to have "disappeared", so may well have emigrated to the US. I'm not quite sure where the "H" as in "James H" comes from though. Is there a history of saddle making in any other line of Knibbs? Don ----- Original Message ----- From: <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Tuesday, March 05, 2002 3:39 AM Subject: Re: [K/NIBB/S] Another saddler, a blacksmith, a worthy .... > Alan, > > Do you think James Knibb could be James Knibbs son of Anthony Knibbs, > grandson of Richard and Sarah. He's in the right family for saddler and > James Knibbs would have been 31 in 1850. Seems that they often didn't > report their ages quite correctly. Anthony's son James was only 8 when his > father died and 14 when his mother died -- no wonder he'd have been in the > US by age 29 (or 31). I know -- pure conjecture. :-) Fun isn't it. > Cathy > > ............................................................................ > ........................................... > Monday, March 04, 2002 5:23 PM -- Alan wrote: > > Subject: [K/NIBB/S] Another saddler, a blacksmith, a worthy .... > > > > ...and a few other things to hopefully stirr up some interest. Doubtless, > > I'll put my foot in it somewhere along the line - the strirrup that is! > > > > Look what Marsha has found. ''From York County, Maine, 1850, there's a > > listing for a James H. Knibb. Age 29, occupation saddler, birthplace > England. > > > > Made [her] wonder if we've "lost" one of those saddler/harness maker > > types.[!] This one seems to have had a bit of wanderlust in him. His > wife, > > Mary S, was born in Maine, but their (2 yr old) son, Henry W. was born in > New > > Hampshire. > > > > It will be interesting to see if/where he shows up in later years''. > > Meanwhile any ideas out there, 'cos I can't locate any of them? > > > > ============================== > To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, go to: > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 >
Don & Alan, How about Harry? Or Henry like his uncle? -- Cathy ----- Original Message ----- From: "Don Knibbs" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Tuesday, March 05, 2002 4:39 AM Subject: Re: [K/NIBB/S] Another saddler, a blacksmith, a worthy .... > I agree with Cathy that this James is a possibility. He comes from a long > line of Saddle and Harnessmakers. Whilst his father Anthony and brothers all > appear to have been labourers (at least, I've seen no record that they were > saddlers) several of his uncles were saddlers so it's quite possible that he > could have learned his trade from them. > > Apart from his baptism at Swerford in Oxfordshire in 1819, he seems to have > "disappeared", so may well have emigrated to the US. I'm not quite sure > where the "H" as in "James H" comes from though. > > Is there a history of saddle making in any other line of Knibbs? > > Don > ----- Original Message ----- > From: <[email protected]> > To: <[email protected]> > Sent: Tuesday, March 05, 2002 3:39 AM > Subject: Re: [K/NIBB/S] Another saddler, a blacksmith, a worthy .... > > > > Alan, > > > > Do you think James Knibb could be James Knibbs son of Anthony Knibbs, > > grandson of Richard and Sarah. He's in the right family for saddler and > > James Knibbs would have been 31 in 1850. Seems that they often didn't > > report their ages quite correctly. Anthony's son James was only 8 when > his > > father died and 14 when his mother died -- no wonder he'd have been in the > > US by age 29 (or 31). I know -- pure conjecture. :-) Fun isn't it. > > Cathy > > > > > ............................................................................ > > ........................................... > > Monday, March 04, 2002 5:23 PM -- Alan wrote: > > > > Subject: [K/NIBB/S] Another saddler, a blacksmith, a worthy .... > > > > > > > ...and a few other things to hopefully stirr up some interest. > Doubtless, > > > I'll put my foot in it somewhere along the line - the strirrup that is! > > > > > > Look what Marsha has found. ''From York County, Maine, 1850, there's a > > > listing for a James H. Knibb. Age 29, occupation saddler, birthplace > > England. > > > > > > Made [her] wonder if we've "lost" one of those saddler/harness maker > > > types.[!] This one seems to have had a bit of wanderlust in him. His > > wife, > > > Mary S, was born in Maine, but their (2 yr old) son, Henry W. was born > in > > New > > > Hampshire. > > > > > > It will be interesting to see if/where he shows up in later years''. > > > Meanwhile any ideas out there, 'cos I can't locate any of them? > > > > > > > > ============================== > > To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, > go to: > > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 > > > > > ============================== > To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, go to: > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 >