Seeking Knighton and White families from late 1800's
Posted: 23 Aug 2016 22:44
Good Day from Canada !
I'm new here and very pleased to now be able to perhaps join in such fascinating family history discussions and also attempt to find answers to some of my own inquiries.
I am trying to trace Knighton family members related to my father James Albert Knighton who was born in West Derby in 1901, worked on the ships, and died in 1929 aged 27 of peritonitis in Southampton. The Knighton forbears were originally from Arnold, Nottingham in the 1800s.
The name of my father's mother, my grandmother, from a marriage certificate and other documents, is shown to be Charlotte White born about 1869 to 1872 in Liverpool (west Derby I believe but I have no birth certificate for her). The marriage to James Knighton (my grandfather) took place '22 July,1891 at St, Aidan's parish church in Liverpool. Her father is cited as Alfred White, a carpenter. Charlotte also had a sister named Mary Ellen White (married to William Carpenter 1886). Mary Ellen may have really been a cousin since her father is cited on a marriage document as being named Patrick, not Alfred).
Charlotte and Mary Ellen were both born around 1869, the Whites were a Catholic family. Charlotte's husband, James Knighton, was not, at that time at least, a catholic, I believe, since the baptism certificate of their first child bears the note “Of mixed religion” -- all the children were raised in the roman catholic church, Eliza, Arthur, James Albert, and Ellen. One or two other children died very young.
Unfortunately for my own now grown up children who want to know
I never knew of the Knighton or White families until a few years ago -- or the name of my father -- I am now 86 years old so time is getting short to make more enquiries ! I do have more info and have done extensive research but only 1901 Census records show entries for Charlotte and James and the 1911 Census shows 3 of the children living with their aunt Mary Ellen Carpenter – I find nothing more on Charlotte and James after 1901 and nothing on Alfred or Patrick White.
I am grateful to this Family History site for the opportunity to post this rather long dissertation, all comments, suggestions, advice would be most welcome.
Thank you, Jim Robinson.
(No, surname is not Knighton but it should be!)
I'm new here and very pleased to now be able to perhaps join in such fascinating family history discussions and also attempt to find answers to some of my own inquiries.
I am trying to trace Knighton family members related to my father James Albert Knighton who was born in West Derby in 1901, worked on the ships, and died in 1929 aged 27 of peritonitis in Southampton. The Knighton forbears were originally from Arnold, Nottingham in the 1800s.
The name of my father's mother, my grandmother, from a marriage certificate and other documents, is shown to be Charlotte White born about 1869 to 1872 in Liverpool (west Derby I believe but I have no birth certificate for her). The marriage to James Knighton (my grandfather) took place '22 July,1891 at St, Aidan's parish church in Liverpool. Her father is cited as Alfred White, a carpenter. Charlotte also had a sister named Mary Ellen White (married to William Carpenter 1886). Mary Ellen may have really been a cousin since her father is cited on a marriage document as being named Patrick, not Alfred).
Charlotte and Mary Ellen were both born around 1869, the Whites were a Catholic family. Charlotte's husband, James Knighton, was not, at that time at least, a catholic, I believe, since the baptism certificate of their first child bears the note “Of mixed religion” -- all the children were raised in the roman catholic church, Eliza, Arthur, James Albert, and Ellen. One or two other children died very young.
Unfortunately for my own now grown up children who want to know
I never knew of the Knighton or White families until a few years ago -- or the name of my father -- I am now 86 years old so time is getting short to make more enquiries ! I do have more info and have done extensive research but only 1901 Census records show entries for Charlotte and James and the 1911 Census shows 3 of the children living with their aunt Mary Ellen Carpenter – I find nothing more on Charlotte and James after 1901 and nothing on Alfred or Patrick White.
I am grateful to this Family History site for the opportunity to post this rather long dissertation, all comments, suggestions, advice would be most welcome.
Thank you, Jim Robinson.
(No, surname is not Knighton but it should be!)
