Hannah Knight (General)
by wpursehouse 
, Tuesday, December 13, 2011, 17:52 (4725 days ago)
Hello everyone..I am trying to find the parents of my 3rd Great Grandmother HANNAH KNIGHT...she married JOHN BALDWIN in 1808 in Newent..It states that she was a widow at the time..so what I really need to know is..Is KNIGHT her old married or maiden name..I cannot seem to find anything about her..Please could you help..She was born 1785 in Gloucestershire..
Hannah Knight
by Jefff , West London, Middlesex, Tuesday, December 13, 2011, 18:13 (4725 days ago) @ wpursehouse
Hi and welcome,
Have you tried searching this Forum for past threads, there are a few re the Baldwyns of Newent that might prove usefull, for example ?.
took a while to find the Marriage due to the spelling variation and my headcold,
so for completeness;
Record_ID: 12284
Entry_Number: 779
Year: 1809
Month: Aug
Day: 3
Grooms_Surname: BALDWYN
Grooms_Forenames: John
Grooms_Age:
Groom_Condition: Bachelor
Grooms_Occupation:
Grooms_Residence: Newent
Grooms_Fathers_Surname:
Grooms_Fathers_Forenames:
Grooms_Fathers_Occupation:
Brides_Surname: KNIGHT
Brides_Forenames: Hannah
Brides_Age:
Brides_Condition: Widow
Brides_Occupation:
Brides_Residence: Newent
Brides_Fathers_Surname:
Brides_Fathers_Forenames:
Brides_Fathers_Occupation:
Licence_or_Banns: Banns
Date_of_Banns:
Signature_or_Mark: He signs she marks
Witness_1: M A Beale
Witness_2: John Bowkett
Other_Witnesses:
Officiating_Minister:
Event: Marriage
Memoranda:
Notes:
Register_Reference: P225 IN 1/9
Page_Number: 90
Parish_Chapel: Newent
Soundex_Groom: B435
Soundex_Bride: K523
I would expect that Knight is almost certainly Hannah's widowed/married name and not her first maiden name. It's quite possible the Witness's names may help, could she have been a Beale or Bowkett perhaps ?.
Using the Advanced search looking for a Marriage between a Groom surname Knight & a Bride named Hannah/Anna gives the following which may also be relevant:
1758 KNIGHT Edward Ruardean BAYLY Susanna Ruardean Ruardean
1777 KNIGHT Thomas Abinghall BOSELEY Hannah Longhope Longhope
1782 KNIGHT Richard Newland PARLOUR Hannah Newland Newland
1784 KNIGHT Richard Ruardean DAVIS Hannah St Nicholas Parish Gloucester St Nicholas
1788 KNIGHT Thomas this parish WALKER Anna this parish Dixton
1803 KNIGHT Edward Hundred of St Briavels PLAISTER Anna Hundred of St Briavels Mitcheldean
1809 KNIGHT Richard Bromesberrow KING Hannah Bromesberrow Bromsberrow
Perhaps better to search for her possible Baptism Record, again using the Advanced Seach feature. How certain are you wrt here birthdate, is this from a birth record or just a census(so probably inaccurate) ?
Hannah Knight
by wpursehouse , Tuesday, December 13, 2011, 18:15 (4725 days ago) @ Jefff
Thank you for that Jeff..should have thought of that!!!
Edward & Hannah Knight
by m p griffiths , Tuesday, December 13, 2011, 18:30 (4725 days ago) @ wpursehouse
By using the Advance Search: Surname - KNIGHT, mother's christian name HANNAH - this turns up at
Newent (which I think is very useful)
Hannah KNIGHT, christened at Newent - 6 June 1806 - parents Edward & Hannah KNIGHT
and Burial at Newent
16 March 1806 - Edward KNIGHT, husband (age 24)
--- will go and look at FOD records, but Gloucestershire CD - has Edward KNIGHT, marrying Anna PLAISTER in Mitcheldean
Edward & Hannah Knight
by Jefff , West London, Middlesex, Tuesday, December 13, 2011, 18:35 (4725 days ago) @ m p griffiths
Well done again MPG, I don't know why I even bothered "competing" with the fairer side ! ;-)
Edward & Hannah Knight
by m p griffiths , Tuesday, December 13, 2011, 18:47 (4725 days ago) @ Jefff
Jeff
Witnesses have come up trumps in this tree - and are a useful tool
Edward & Hannah Knight
by Jefff , West London, Middlesex, Tuesday, December 13, 2011, 22:01 (4725 days ago) @ m p griffiths
You're too kind Marilyn ! I can't see where/how they've been usefull tho', sorry ?.
Thanks too for indicating to us mere mortals that we should look for Baptisms to get more name clues, especially with the likelihood they would name first children after the parents.
Wrt the witnesses, this is my best guess for MA Beale, not sure abt John Bowkett;
Record_ID: 71025
Entry_Number: 4
Year: 1790
Month: Jan
Day: 5
Parents_Surname: BEALE
Child_Forenames: Mary Anne
Fathers_Forenames: William
Mothers_Forenames: Diana
Mothers_Surname:
Residence:
Occupation: Revd
Officiating_Minister: John Foley Vicar
Event: Baptism
Memoranda:
Notes:
Register_Reference: P225 IN1/3
Page_Number: 36
Parish_Chapel: Newent
Soundex: B400
Edward KNIGHT/Anna PLAISTER
by m p griffiths , Tuesday, December 13, 2011, 18:35 (4725 days ago) @ m p griffiths
FOD records
Marriage at Mitcheldean 8 February 1803
Edward KNIGHT
residence: Hundred of St Briavels
married
Anna PLAISTER
residence: Hundred of St Briavels
by banns
witnesses; Thomas TEAGUE and Ann KEYCE
Officiating Minster: D JONES (Curate)
--
possible baptism at Newent 24 March 1782 (as Edward was 24 when he died)
parents : Thomas & Ann
Edward & Hannah Knight
by wpursehouse , Tuesday, December 13, 2011, 18:37 (4725 days ago) @ m p griffiths
Thank you...Is there any chance I have here Birth year wrong then..I have 1785 in Upleadon Gloc..
Edward & Hannah Knight
by m p griffiths , Tuesday, December 13, 2011, 18:45 (4725 days ago) @ wpursehouse
If you use the Advance Search for children of Thomas & Ann KNIGHT in Newent, you will find
Edward had at least three siblings: William 1769, Richard 1778 and Ann 1765.
Looking back at the Marriage of Edward KNIGHT to Anna PLAISTER, one witness was Ann KEYCE
----
You will find on FOD records - a Marriage at Newent - 7 October 1781
Ann KNIGHT, Spinster - residence Newent married Joseph KEYCE
Edward & Hannah Knight
by wpursehouse , Tuesday, December 13, 2011, 19:13 (4725 days ago) @ m p griffiths
a BIG THANKYOU...Wendy