Chat | Daily Search | My GenForum | Community Standards | Terms of Service Jump to Forum Home: Surnames: McKnight Family Genealogy Forum Re: McKnight's - Bowmanville/Oshawa, Ontario, Canada Posted by: Carolyn L (ID *****6155) Date: May 21, 2009 at 11:47:31 In Reply to: McKnight's - Bowmanville/Oshawa, Ontario, Canada by eleanor fowler of 1950 Hi Eleanor, I found a bit on your family but a few changes from what you have. I found the following marriages. 1909 ONTARIO COUNTY, ONTARIO Robert Stanley MCKNIGHT, teamster, bachelor 25 years old, baptist Usual residence: Toronto Father: Thomas McKnight, farmer Mother: Sarah Reed Minnie Wood, servant, spinster 32 years old Baptist Usual residence: Toronto Father: Emmanuel Wood, mason Mother: Elizabeth Latchford marriage date: July 28, 1909 Whitby Township, Ontario, Ontario by Licence Witnesses: John Vansinclair, Oshawa Mrs. J. Vansinclair So this shows his middle name as Stanley, rather than Samuel. If you don't have a copy of this I can send it to you via e-mail. Let me know if you want it. I also found your g-grandfather's marriage Thomas Jonathan McKNIGHT Farmer bachelor aged 19 years Presbyterian Usual residence: Bowmanville Father: Thomas McKnight Mother: Sarah Reid Mildred Priscilla GABB Domestice Spinster 20 years old Anglican Usual Residence: Bowmanville Father: George William Gabb, labourer Mother: not known Marriage date: Dec. 8, 1908 County of Durham Witnesses: Carrol Mabel and Scott Mabel, Bowmanville Also: John W. VANSINCLAIR age: 30 years Residence: E. Whitby Township Place of birth: Brock Tp. Ontario bachelor Farmer Father: Gardner Vansinclair Mother: Rodeth Thompson Religious denomination: Methodist Aness McKNIGHT Age: 21 Usual residence: E. Whitby Spinster Father: Thomas McKnight Mother: Sarah Reid Religious denomination: Christian Worker Date of marriage: March 25, 1908 Place of marriage: Whitby township Wintesses: J. Wesley McKnight, E. Whitby Flossy McKnight, Whitby Tp. *** do you know who J. Wesley and Flossie McKnight were??? *** I did not find any of the births for any of Thomas and Sarah's children which seems odd. 1911 CENSUS WHITBY EAST, ONTARIO SOUTH, ONTARIO MCKNIGHT John age 21, born May 1890 Ontario, Canadian, Anglican , laborer Mildred ,wife, age 22 born January 1889 England, immigrated 1908, Canadian, Anglican Cecil, ( I could not read the name but Cecil is what is in the index), son age 1 born Nov. 1909 Ontario, Canadian, Anglican 1881 CENSUS REACH, ONTARIO NORTH, ONTARIO VAN SICKLER (I am sure this is the Vansinclair family but mispelled by the transcriber Gardner, age 26, labourer, born Ontario, Methodist Rhoda, age 26, born Ontario, C. Methodist John W., age 3,born Ontario, C. Methodist I was not able to find either Thomas or Sarah in 1881 census. I did find Mildred Gabb in England census. 1901 KINGSTANLEY, GLOUCESTERSHIRE, ENGLAND - Stanley Hill Row GABB George William age 52, working for warper (looks like) born Stroud, Gloshire Mary, wife, age 51, born British Subject, India Charles Ernest, son age 16, ?? Hand, dressing department, born Stonehouse, Gloshire Moses Gordon, son age 15, ?? Hand, dressing department, born Stonehouse, Gloshire Ethel Gillespie, daughter, age 14, woven cloth spinner, born Stonehouse, Gloshire Mildred Priscella, daughter age 12, born Knightstanley, Gloshire Herbert Gladstone, son age 9, born Stonehouse, Gloshire Ernest Arthur George, son age 7, born Kingstanley, Gloshire ** I believe Gloshire is short for Gloucestershire 1891 STONEHOUSE, GLOUCESTERSHIRE, ENGLAND - Oil Mills, Gladstone ??, Town: Ebley GABB George age 40, woolcloth worker, born Stroud, Gloshire Mary wife, age 39, born British Subject, Bombay, East India George W. son age 19, wool cloth worker, born Stroud, Gloshire Flora, daughter age 15, scholar, born Stroud, Gloshire Charles, son age 6 scholar, born Stonehouse, Gloshire Moses G. son age 5, born Stonehouse, Gloshire Ethel G. daughter, age 4, born Stonehouse, Gloshire Mildred, daughter, age 2, born Kingstanley, Gloshire ENGLAND & WALES BIRTH INDEX Mildred Priscilla Gabb, birth registered in Stroud, quarter of Jan. Feb. March 1889 PASSENGER LIST - DEPARTURE: LIVERPOOL, ARRIVAL APRIL 4, 1908 - HALIFAX, NOVA SCOTIA SHIP: VIRGINIAN 1851 STEERAGE GABB Mildred P. age 19, domestic, born England to travel by CPR to Ontario (hard to read the town, looks like Fortypool She had $5.00 with her and was traveling alone able to read and write: Yes 1881 STROUD, GLOUCESTERSHIRE, ENGLAND - Chapel Rd. GABB George W. age 32, woolen cloth worker, born Stroud, Gloshire Mary A. wife, age 33, born Longney, Gloshire George W. son age 9 scholar, born Payanhill, Gloshire Annie M. daughter, age 7 , scholar, born Payanhill, Gloshire Florence, daughter, age 5, scholar born Payanhill, Gloshire Elizabeth, daughter, age 3, born Ebley, Gloshire Matilda, mother, age 64, woolen cloth weaver, unemployed, born Whiteshill, Gloshire ** so in this census Mary is shown born England, not India 1871 STROUD, GLOUCESTERSHIRE, ENGLAND - Paganhill Flour Mill NEAL Henry age 22, labourer - cannot read rest, born Horsley, Gloshire Mary A. wife, age 24, cloth maker, born Stroud, Gloshire in same house GABB Mildred, mother-in-law, age 53, cloth maker, born Stroud, Gloshire 1871 STROUD, GLOUCESTERSHIRE, ENGLAND - Paths End GABB (indexed as GOBB) George W. , age 22, cloth worker, born Stroud, Gloshire Mary Ann, wife, age 23, born Longney, Gloshire ** again Mary is shown born England , not India. I am wondering if he had two wives named Mary? 1861 STROUD, GLOUCESTERSHIRE, ENGLAND - Old Mill GABB Charles age 53, cloth worker born Stroud, Gloucester Matilda, wife age 42, cloth worker, born Stroud, Gloucester Mary A. daughter, age 14, cloth worker, born Stroud, Gloucester George W. son age 12, born Stroud, Gloucester 1851 STROUD, GLOUCESTERSHIRE, ENGLAND - Stokenhill GABB Charles, age 43, woolen hand loom weaver, born Stroud, Gloucester Matilda, wife, age 31, woolen loom weaver born Stroud, Gloucester Susannah, mother age 76, widow, born Stroud, Gloucester Mary Ann, daughter age 4 born Stroud, Gloucester George, son age 2, born Stroud, Gloucester 1841 STROUD, GLOUCESTERSHIRE, ENGLAND GABB Susannah, age 65, weaver, born Gloucester Charles, age 30, weaver born Gloucester Charles, age 9, born Gloucester next door GABB William, age 40, weaver born Gloucester Richard, age 15 born Gloucester Joseph age 15, born Gloucester Thomas, age 12, born Gloucester Jesse age 10 born Gloucester I looked at the England marriage index and found marriages for a Charles Gabb, of Stroud quarter Oct. Nov. Dec. 1848 but no Matilda to match quarter July/Aug.Sept. 1843 with two Matilda's married same time Matilda Bird and Matilda Shipton I hope this helps you a bit. Carolyn L. Notify Administrator about this message? Followups: Re: McKnight's - Bowmanville/Oshawa, Ontario, Canada eleanor fowler 5/21/09 Re: McKnight's - Bowmanville/Oshawa, Ontario, Canada Carolyn L 6/24/09 http://genforum.genealogy.com/mcknight/messages/1924.html Search this forum: Find all of the words Find any of the words Search all of GenForum: Proximity matching Link to GenForum Add Forum

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