Parish Abbreviation KNT - COMPLETED

[Walcha72]

Hi,

I have just found a marriage record on Family Search and Find My Past.  The marriage was in 1819 at Doddington, Northumberland.  The groom's parish is recorded as KNT.

What parish does KNT stand for?  I haven't done a lot in Northumberland so I have no idea what this is.

Thanks for your help.

Debbie

[gortonboy]

had a look on Genuki {google it}   could be Kirknewton?

[Walcha72]

Hi,

I did google KNT but didn't get anything conclusive.

Kirknewton does sound feasible.

Is that in the proximity of Doddington and Wooler?

Thanks,

Debbie

[gortonboy]

yes,,,,doddington is bounded on the west by the parish of Kirk Newton

[Walcha72]

Thanks,

Sounds like it will be Kirk Newton then.

I will mark this as complete.

Thanks once again for your help.

Enjoy your day (I'm about to head home after work - It is nearly 5pm in Sydney)

Debbie

[Michael Dixon]

 Debbie, 

 You post pricked my curiosity as I dabble in Northumberland's parishes and the only times I have encountered abbreviated names for the parishes is in modern transcriptions.

The Durham Bishops Transcriptions ( on FamilySearch) for Doddington show that Mary Straughan " of this parish" married Andrew Tait "of the parish of Kirknewton" on 27th May 1819.

So gortonboy was spot on !

Witnesses were James Tait and John ( surname difficult to read- Straker/Straughan *)

There was another marriage in Doddington Parish church that same day. An Isabella Straughan married James Heslop, both of Doddington parish, with witnesses William Tait and John ( ?? Straker/Straughan*)


 Theses marriages were on Image 91 of 322.


 *Like Tait, Straughan was a surname centred around Northumberland. The spelling of Straughan varied to include Straffen etc.

 Michael

[Walcha72]

Hi Michael,

You were spot on with that marriage.  That is the one I was looking at.  It has taken me quite some time to find as the only reference I ever had to the bride was her name Mary Straphin off her daughter's Scottish death certificate.  With the various spellings and me not having a clue it is no wonder it has taken me a while.

I will definitely have to have another look at this family as you have mentioned a couple of Taits and Straughans for me to follow up.  It wouldn't be unrealistic to think two sisters married on the same day.


Thanks for your help and advice.

Debbie

[wynny]

Hello Debbie
Are you the lady that was asking about RAE's of Stanthorpe QLD? If so, I am related to them.
Let me know.
Thanks
wynny