Oh dear I may need to think again. I guess my only chance is to get the certificate with my fingers crossed. If William Knight had run away and left Rebecca Knight she could have remarried but how would you check this out do you think and Id like to thank you for your response too very nice.Regards Russel Knight _________________________________________________________________

Hello again, Russel, I take it that your information about William in 1851 comes from the Census - and unfortunately from a very poorly-written page :-( 1851 Census - [HO107/2063/116/83] - Coleshill, WAR William Knight, Head, M, 37, M, Baker, WOR, Offenham Rebben** Knight, Wife, M, 35, F, [Do??], HEF[?], [H????] Elizabeth Knight, Dau, U, 15, F, Scholar, WAR, [prob Coleshill] William Knight, Son, 12, M, Scholar, WAR, [prob Coleshill] Joseph Knight, Son, 10, M, Scholar, WAR, [prob Coleshill] Rebbams** Knight, Dau, -, 8, F, Scholar, WAR, [prob Coleshill] Mary E Knight, Dau, -, 6, F, Scholar, WAR, [prob Coleshill] Benjamin Knight, Son, -, 3, M, Scholar, WAR, [prob Coleshill] Thomas Knight, Son, -, 11 Mo, M, -, WAR, [prob Coleshill] ** Both look likely to be "Rebbeca"; but the mother's stated birthplace doesn't match [for 'shape'] any known Parish in Herefordshire.... Because of the uncertainties, it seemed advisable to see what the 1841 had to offer - which proved much more helpful than usual... 1841 Census - HO107/1128-1/40, p2 - High St, Coleshill, WAR William KNIGHT, 25, M, Baker, N Rebecca KNIGHT, 20, F, -, N Sarah KNIGHT, 6, F, -, N Elizabeth KNIGHT, 4, F, -, Y Jas [or Jos] KNIGHT, 6m, M, -, Y [Ages of those over 15 were rounded-down to the next-lower multiple of 5; 'N' = Not born in WAR] So his wife *was* named Rebecca, so your next task should be to find her maiden name by buying the birth certificate of one of their children. Benjamin has the least-common forename, so should be readily-findable using FreeBMD. [Colehill was in Meriden Registration District.] With the names of both parties known, it *should* be reasonably simple to find their marriage on FamilySearch - and on the face of it looks very probably to've been between (roughly) 1833 & 1836. It's clear from your initial posting that you'd found "a" Rebecca of a different surname in the 1861- it'd've been a big help had you given the surname - but it looks to be this: 1861Census - RG9/2188/66/69 - [Probably High St], Coleshill, WAR Thomas BEDWARD, Head, M, 35, M, Licenced Beerseller & Painter, Hereford Rebecca BEDWARD, Wife, M, 43, F, -, HEF, Hureland*** Benjamin KNIGHT, Son, U, 13, M, Scholar, WAR, Coleshill Thomas KNIGHT, Son, U, 10, M, Scholar, WAR, Coleshill Charles DAVIS, Neph, U, 25, M, Wheelwright, RAD, Tillen[?] *** "Hureland" matches the 'shape' of the 1851 birthplace - but doesn't appear on Google Maps...... But she'd seem to be consistent in her belief. It would also be simple to find any marriage of a Thomas BEDWARD and a Rebecca KNIGHT [or her original maiden name] using FreeBMD. The certificate should also give her marital status - presumably 'widow', but marriage certs often include lies....... For this marriage to have been legal, Thomas KNIGHT would've had either to die or to've been "presumed dead" at an inquest. [Divorce at that time would've been out of the question for 'ordinary' folk.] Which brings the question full circle.... Why do you believe William mght have died in "March 1853"? Of the 20 "William KNIGHTs" whose deaths are included on FreeBMD as being registered in that Quarter, only one was in WAR - in Coventry District, which doesn't include Coleshill. Of course, he *could* have died "away from home" [for deaths are registered in the District where they occurred, and *NOT* where the deceased was normally resident] but I would suggest searching FreeBMD for William KNIGHTs dying in Meriden District. He would *seem* to've died in Sep Q 1856 - with a lesser possibility of Dec Q 1858. Yet again, it's "Buy the Certificate" time if you really want to know what happened..... Gus ----- Original Message ----- From: "russel knight" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Sunday, July 25, 2010 11:00 AM Subject: [WAR] William knight > > Oh dear I may need to think again. I guess my only chance is to get the > certificate with my fingers crossed. If William Knight had run away and > left Rebecca Knight she could have remarried but how would you check this > out do you think and Id like to thank you for your response too very > nice.Regards Russel Knight > _________________________________________________________________ > > List archives are at > http://archiver.rootsweb.ancestry.com/th/index/WARWICK > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message