1847 Knollys family

[whisky]

Hoping someone could find John Weldale Knollys, wife Ann who were in Reading in 1847, landowner I believe. Grateful for anything, regards Whisky

[Ecneps]

Hi Whisky,

1871 census RG10/2671 fol.57 p.6  2 Cambridge Villas, Cheltenham, Gloucs
John Weldale Knollys/head/mar/79/landowner/Herts Hitchin
Ann Sarah Knollys/wife/mar/68/Middlesex Paddington
Ellen Elizabeth Ellis/dau/mar/50/Middlesex Uxbridge
Georgiana Ellen Ellis/granddau/unm/30/Middlesex Paddington
Ellen Jane Sanders/granddau/unm/22/Kent Dover
+ Butler, Cook & Housemaid

Barbara

[Ecneps]

Freebmd has these death entries:
 John Weldale Knollys aged 84 March Qu 1876 Cheltenham 6a 313
 Ann Sarah W     "     aged 82 March Qu 1876       "           6a 323

Barbara

[newburychap]

1847 PO Directory has Col Knollys in Peppard. Near to Reading.

If this is John Weldale the he may well be abroad for the other censuses.  A check of the Army List could be interesting.

[whisky]

Many thanks for replies, army colonel !! as you say that may be why I can't find him in 1861 census. 

[welsh lady]

Do you have the marriage entry in 1847 from Times Edward Saunders to Caroline dau of John Weldale Knollys?If not ill post it.

Also on Old Bailey site .John Weldale Knollys Esq living in Uxbridge is a witness in the case of William Mattingly for theft on 2nd Dec 1818.

Welsh Lady

[whisky]

Thanks for your reply Welsh Lady, yes, I do have the marriage and Old Bailey info, just wish I could find John Weldale Knollys' parents, haven't a clue who they were, he and his family moved about quite a bit, eldest daughter Emma Susan b. Uxbridge, was baptised in Calais France when she was about 10, they were also in Wales, as well as Uxbridge, Reading, Gloucestshire, that's all I can find out about him. Thanks for your efforts. Whisky

[KN]

did a quick Google search on John Weldale Knollys - there seems to be lots of references to the family - did you know that there are roads named after both Weldale and Knollys in Reading?  I wonder ........

KN

[DebbieG]

Hi

I did find this on his marriage to Ann

Northampton Mercury aug 29th 1812
Lately, at St.Alban's Herts, J.W.Knollys, Esq. of South Ville, to Miss A.S.Lowe, of St.Alban's.

It doesn't look as though he was in the army as he is called esquire at his wedding,  I wonder if the fact it was in the Northampton paper means he was living there at the time,  I can't track down where South Ville might be at all

(I think that directory reference would be to Col later General W T Knollys )

Debbie