WHITE/KNOCKER + WATTS + BRIDGE + WRIGHT (General)

by MPGriffiths , Monday, August 15, 2016, 12:39 (3017 days ago) @ allanjm

My x Grandad William WICKENDEN was their next door neighbour (in previous thread)

How far have you got back?

By checking Gloucestershirebmd

WHITE - the mother's maiden name is KNOCKER

Augusta Maria - 1863 - all Forest of Dean, Westbury on Severn
Arthur WATTS WHITE - 1864
Agnes Mary - 1866
Dora - 1869
Edward - 1869
Cuthbert - 1872
Oliver Richard - 1875
George Walter - 1877
Reginald KNOCKER WHITE - 1879

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The baptism children of Stephen WHITE and Marianne BRIDGE WHITE - are in the records on this site at the Newnham and Blakeney Tabernacle as is Stephens' baptism

Stephen Adolphus WHITE - 5 October 1834, (born 20 December 1832) parents: Daniel & Maria

(his siblings are in the records on this site: the first one starts in 1813 )

Richard WATTS WHITE

- and from the Gloucestershire Marriage Index CD/+ Ancestry

Daniel WHITE married Maria WATTS at Stroud - 22 November 1813

married with consent of all parties: witnesses: Richard WATTS, Anne and John HENDY?
and Stephen HOWELL (Stephen HOWELL buried 11 May 1816 aged 60 - 30 years the Parish Clerk at Stroud)

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and by googling this couple:

The Monthly Magazine, 1813

Mr Daniel WHITE of Blakeney to Maria eldest daughter of Mr Richard WATTS of Stroud.

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1830 Pigots Directory for Stoud (on the net)

WATTS: Richard & Edward - place: Walbridge: Millers (Grinders)

also the 1820 Pigots Directory for Stroud

has the WATTS family: as Fancy Dyers

and a Richard WATTS - Attorney

These can be found on

Stroud trade directories - John & Marion Hearfield

1820-1963

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1841 Census, Wallbridge, Stroud, Gloucestershire

Richard WATTS 60-64 (buried 30 October 1847 aged 71)
Edward WATTS 59 - 63 (buried 15 February 1847 aged 70)
Susan WATTS 65-69 (Susanna - buried 30 August 1849 aged 79)
Elizabeth WATTS 61-65
Rebecca MOORE 4-44
Matilda MOORE 40-44
Anne DICKENSON 20-24

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1851 Census
Upton Cum Chalvery, Buckingham
District: Eton

Mary Ann KNOCKER aged 12 born England is a pupil at : Upton Cum Chalvey, Buckinghamshire - Eton District

(Christening at Holy Trinity Hull - 21 May 1838.

Marrianne Bridge KNOCKER, parents: William and Augusta Ann

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Freedom

Marriage March Qtr 1860 - Hull, District (which is in the East Riding of Yorkshire)

Stephen Adolphus WHITE
Marianna BRIDGE KNOCKER

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1871 Census, Awre

WHITE

Stephen A - 38 - born Awre Gloucestershire
Marinna B - 32 - born Hull End, Gloucestershire (Hull is up North)
Charles E - born Awre
Augusta M - 7 - born Awre
Authur W - 6 - born Awre
William P - 3 - born Awre
Wilfred S - 0 - born Awre

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1861 Awre Gloucestershire

High Street

WHITE

Stephen - 28 - born Blakeney
Mariane - 22 - born Hull, Yorkshire
Augusta A KNOCKER - 37 - sister-in-law - born Harwick, Essex
+
servant

Elizabeth POLLARD - 17 - born North Cerney.

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Family Search

Marianne Bridge KNOCKER - christened 21 May 1838
Holy Trinity Hull, York

parents: William KNOCKER and Augusta Ann

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1841 Census,
Sculcoates, Yorkshire, East Riding
Sylvester Street

Mary HICKS - 50-54 born Yorkshire
Sarah HICKS - 20-24
Josh HICKS - 12 - born out of Country
Wm KNOCKER - 45-49 - ditto
Augusta -15-19 - ditto
Emily - 5 - ditto

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On the 'net'

Family of Thomas BRIDGE & Margaret WRIGHT Victims' Voice

(has a drawing of Thomas BRIDGE (Navy uniform) and Headstone of Margaret WRIGHT

Thomas BRIDGE - 1772-1858
Margaret WRIGHT - 1768-1826

Augusta Ann BRIDGE - married William KNOCKER

and she died - 28 May 1839 aged 37-38 in Essex.

Various website on this family

says: William KNOCKER born 18 December 1794 was the brother of Commander John Beddingfield KNOCKER.

John was born in Dover Kent - and his brother William KNOCKER (born 1 April 1793) was a Lieut. in the Navy

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Google:

A Naval Biographical Dictionary/Knocker, William - Wikisource, the

This tells you all about William and his service

He married

Augusta Ann BRIDGE - daughter of Capt. Thos. BRIDGE and they had 9 children.

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By Searching the National Archives

Google : A2a

and search of William KNOCKER

Will of William KNOCKER - Gentleman of Dover - 7 August 1847

His Will can be downloaded for £3.45