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General => Armed Forces => World War One => Topic started by: Joed99 on Tuesday 09 October 18 14:41 BST (UK)
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Hi
I am trying to find the death of one John Thomas Knaggs br 1879 Skelton Green YKs husband of Louisa Poll. He worked in the local Ironstone Mines with Blacksmiths experience of shoeing horses.
My feeling is that he possibly served in WW1 and was killed.
Searches of Civil Reg deaths (and purchase of possible certs) or local church/cemetery records have failed to trace him. He his listed in 1915 rate books but in the 1939 register his wife is a widow.
One possible ref I came across from WW1 records is
John T Knaggs 210106 Driver 1914 Royal Field Artillery
Could anyone help/advise me how I could find out more info to determine if this is my ancestor.
Thanks
John
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Hi have you checked this one John T Knaggs
Death Dec 1925 York Yorkshire East Riding
Age 45
Rosie
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Don't see any deaths on www1 records for John T Knaggs Royal Field Artillery
Rosie
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Hi have you checked this one John T Knaggs
Death Dec 1925 York Yorkshire East Riding
Age 45
Rosie
A tree on Ancestry seems to confirm that the record found by Rosie relates to your man.
Imber
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Hi
This is the death cert I bought. The wife is not Louisa Poll.
Where would I find Royal Artillery service records ?
John
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Louisa is a widow living with her daughter in 1939
Jennifer
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Hi
This is the death cert I bought. The wife is not Louisa Poll.
Where would I find Royal Artillery service records ?
John
What is the name of the wife in the death certificate? His service record does not appear to have survived. Upwards of 60% were destroyed by enemy action in WW2.
Imber
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Don't see any deaths on www1 records for John T Knaggs Royal Field Artillery
Rosie
Neither can I Rosie, there are a couple of T. Knaggs entries and one J. Knaggs entry.
I have also looked at FindMyPast newspapers and there isn't a match for a casualty of that name.
Carol
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Don't see any deaths on www1 records for John T Knaggs Royal Field Artillery
Rosie
Neither can I Rosie, there are a couple of T. Knaggs entries and one J. Knaggs entry.
I have also looked at FindMyPast newspapers and there isn't a match for a casualty of that name.
Carol
Yes checked again and nothing to match up with this John ???
Rosie
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There is always a chance he might have separated from his wife ? and went overseas
I did see this record for a John Knaggs age 33 single born Yorkshire occupation stone cutter
Last address came from Inverkeithing going to a friend Tom McLean 64,South Street Milford New Haven ..Nearest relative Aunt 29, King Street Camden Town London
Departure Glasgow
Arrival Boston Mass 5/5/1914
Ship Numidian
Rosie
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Hi
This is the death cert I bought. The wife is not Louisa Poll.
Where would I find Royal Artillery service records ?
John
What is the name of the wife in the death certificate? His service record does not appear to have survived. Upwards of 60% were destroyed by enemy action in WW2.
Imber
Quote from York Register Office
The death entry here of John Thomas Knaggs in 1925 does not meet all the details that you stated. He is aged 45, but no wife is named and the address although in the North East is not Skelton Green Cleveland.
Thank you all for your perseverance, I was hoping someone else might have picked up some snippet of info I haven't.
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Hi
It would seem John Thomas Knaggs survived WW1 as have just found him in the 1921 living locally at at Robinson St Skelton in Cleveland and still working at the mine as a blacksmiths striker!
Still a mystery over is death but at least it narrows it down to between 1921 and 1939.