Alan, Fascinating, although I don't believe the Dorothy Knibbs he married was one of mine was she. I thought at first that you meant Albert Longworth was involved with Knibbs & Parkyn - that wouldn't surprise me as he seemed to have his fingers in most pies, especially where engines and technology were involved.. Don ----- Original Message ----- From: <Jackari2@aol.com> To: <KNIBB-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Tuesday, August 10, 2004 3:52 PM Subject: [K/NIBB/S] Re Albert LONGWORTH > Don > > The last time he was mentioned on list was by me following a posting from you > concerning the coachbuilders 'KNIBBS & PARKYN' in Manchester. > > Serendiity strikes again because I've just this moment received a message > from John WARD in Australia who writes as follows: > > ''My great uncle Robert Parkyn married Dorothy May Knibbs in Bushire, Persia > (now Iran) some time around 1933. He later became chairman of the family > firm of motor-car coach-builders called Knibbs and Parkyn somewhere near > Manchester I think. I should very much like to fill in the Knibbs side of > this family, and learn more about the business side.'' > > I reckon Dorothy was the one born 02qtr1899 Aston District but have no > further info as I couldn't find her on the 1901 census. As you mention the firm > seems to have commenced business in 1840 so the connections are intriguing. We > need that machine to weed out the irrelevancies! > > I'm pursuing further and will report back if any progress made. > > bfn > > Alan > > > I regret that this isn't 100% KNIBBS > http://knibbs.family.users.btopenworld.com/Photos/Field2.jpg, but is > connected. > > Exactly 102 years ago today, 26th July 1902, the FIELD Magazine in the UK > published a full page article entitled "A New Weed Cutting Machine". It > relates to the trials of a new machine on the 102 acres lake at Blenheim > Palace where it was being used to cut back the weeds. This was necessary to > allow boating, sailing and fishing on the lake, and was an expensive annual > task. The new machine reduced the cost and the time taken to do it. > > There is a photograph of the Machine at work in the lake and the man > standing at the rear and in charge of the machine is Alfred LONGWORTH who > was the husband of Sarah Ann KNIBBS who was born in Woodstock, Oxfordshire > in September 1879, the daughter of William KNIBBS and Ellen Drinkwater. > > I am extremely grateful to Diane Hartland, the granddaughter of Alfred and > Sarah Ann for sharing this with me. If anyone is interested in reading more > of Alfred and Sarah, go to their family page at > http://knibbs.family.users.btopenworld.com/fam419.html > > Don > > > > > ============================== > Gain access to over two billion names including the new Immigration > Collection with an Ancestry.com free trial. Click to learn more. > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=4930&sourceid=1237 >