Alan, From what I understand, there is no connection at all between this and the Gurney/Knibbs marriage of 1932. I've asked Mary Crandall (researching Gurney) if she knows of the Francis Tom Gurney who married Mildred Knibbs in 1932. She ignored the question and sent me the info on the Abbott/Nibbs marriage - so I take that as a "no". The Abbott/Nibbs marriage isn't connected to the Gurneys - it just caught Mary's eye when she was doing some research. Don ----- Original Message ----- From: <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Monday, March 11, 2002 9:59 PM Subject: Re: [K/NIBB/S] Joseph ABBOTT/Jane NIBBS > Don > > Thanx for passing this on to which I reply below but can you tell me of any > tie in please re the 1932 GURNEY/KNIBBS marriage. By the way, would you > believe there were 3 Edith M KNIBBS who married in that year! > > > > Just wondering if this means anything to anyone on the list? > > > > ""Registration # 001628-1907, Thomas John ABBOTT, 26, brass finisher, born > > in > > England, resident of Toronto, s/o Joseph J. ABBOTT & Jane NIBBS, married > > Mabel Asplin COOPER, 21, born in England, resident of Toronto, d/o George > > Luther COOPER & Rosina STANTON, witn: G.H. YONACE & Joseph J. ABBOTT, bv > > > > The most likely marriage is one 04qtr 1875 Wandsworth District. A check for > a Joseph J ABBOTT in the GRO indices would confirm. The most likely birth is > one for Jane NIBBS at Send [01 qtr 1850 Guildford District] in a family that > can be traced back to Little Marlow from where William NIBBS the swing rioter > hailed. > > Armed with that, I've just looked at the 1881 census and look what I found > which looks pretty conclusive. > > Dwelling: 5 Station Lane > Census Place: Isleworth, Middlesex, England > Source: FHL Film 1341325 PRO Ref RG11 Piece 1338 Folio 86 > Page 9 > Marr Age Sex Birthplace > Joseph J. ABBOTT M 30 M Yeovil, Somerset, England > Rel: Head > Occ: Railway Guard > Jane ABBOTT M 30 F Woking, Surrey, England > Rel: Wife > Ella J. ABBOTT 4 F Battersea, Surrey, England > Rel: Daur > Annie ABBOTT 2 F Hounslow, Middlesex, England > Rel: Daur > Thomas J. ABBOTT 9 m M Hounslow, Middlesex, England > Rel: Son > > bfn > > Alan > > > > > > It's been passed to me by Mary Crandall who is researching the GURNEY > > family. Two GURNEY brothers(?) married to two of my KNIBBS sisters Jane and > > Elizabeth in the late 1700's, hence the connection. I wrote to Mary recently > > to say that I've learned from Trevor KNIBBS of another GURNEY/KNIBBS > > marriage and wondered if she knew of it. Francis Tom GURNEY married Edith > > Mildred KNIBBS at Combe, Oxfordshire in 1932. > > > > She's not aware of Francis Tom, but passed on the above snippet in case it's > > of interest. > > > > Don > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ============================== > 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 >