Floyd and Etta Knibbs, my husbands G Grandparents owned a bakery in Beacon/Fishkill NY ! ----- Original Message ----- From: "Don Knibbs" <don.knibbs@btinternet.com> To: <KNIBB-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Thursday, April 15, 2004 4:09 AM Subject: Re: [K/NIBB/S] A Miller's tale ..... > Alan wrote: > > I did once work in a bakery ........... but has anyone else achieved that > distinction or know of a K/NIBB/S > who did? > > Amongst his many other activities my father was a baker in his late-teens to > early-20's, from 1932-1936. He worked for Scutter's bakery in Basingstoke, > Hampshire. He blamed the hat he used to wear and the heat from the bread > oven for his premature loss of hair. He was also a very keen motorcyclist > and spent hours tinkering with his motorbike. He once told me that there > was nothing like kneading the dough on a Monday morning for getting rid of > all the oil from his hands after working on his bike over the weekend! > > I have a picture of him sitting on the bonnet of the Scutter's delivery van > at http://knibbs.family.users.btopenworld.com/fam002.html > > I've just checked through my data and see there were quite a few bakers in > this line: > Alfred WARMAN from Brize Norton, mentioned in Alan's email and started this > thread off. > Edward KNIBBS b.1801 in Neithrop, Oxfordshire was a baker between 1833 and > 1834. > Edward ROSE, a son of Susannah KNIBBS of Deddington, Oxfordshire, was a > baker in 1851. > George EELY, a son of Jane KNIBBS from Deddington, Oxfordshire was a baker > in 1852 > James KNIBBS b.1848 in Woodstock, Oxfordshire was a baker between 1871-1889. > Charles BLISS who married Mary Ann KNIBBS from Deddington, Oxfordshire was a > Farmer and Baker in 1901. > William Henry MORLEY, who married Rosa Georgina KNIBBS from Kidlington, > Oxfordshire, was a bakers assistant in 1899 and a Journeyman Baker in 1901. > > In my school days I also worked part time for Shutler's bakery on the Isle > of Wight. My main job was cooking the donuts then squirting in the jam and > coating them with sugar. > > 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 >