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ID:373 Mary Knights (Edwards, Rayner)1805-1876
Gaz’s 4th Great Grandmother

Birth   

1805

Therfield, Hertfordshire

Death

1876

Therfield, Hertfordshire

Mother   

Elizabeth Elsome 1780- /ID:230

Father   

Daniel Knights 1779- /ID:372

 

Siblings 

John Knights (b.1800)/ID:2586

 

Sarah Knights (b.1803)/ID:2810

 

Mary Knights (b.1805)/ID:373

 

Alice Knights (b.1807)/ID:2808

 

Daniel Knights (b.1812)/ID:2809

Spouse  

John Edwards 1800- /ID:228

 

Children 

Eliza Edwards (b.1825)/ID:2580

 

Ann Edwards 1831-1894 /ID:226

 

Jane Edwards (b.1833)/ID:2581

 

John Edwards (b.1836)/ID:2587

 

Nathanial Edwards (b.1838)/ID:2582

Spouse  

John Rayner 1805-1859 /ID:559

 

Children

William Edwards (b.1840)/ID:2583

 

Henry Rayner (b.1843)/ID:2584

 

George Rayner (b.1845)/ID:2585

 

 

 

1805
3rd February 1805 – Baptism of Mary Knights at Therfield, Hertfordshire.

 

 

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1824

11 December 1824 - Marriage of Mary Knights and John Edwards at Therfield, Hertfordshire. 

 

1825
12th June 1825 – Baptism of daughter, Eliza Edwards at Therfield, Hertfordshire

 

 

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1831
1831 – Birth of daughter, Ann Edwards at Therfield, Hertfordshire

 

 

1833
26th May 1833 – Baptism of daughter, Jane Edwards at Therfield, Hertfordshire

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1839- Husband John is convicted of stealing pork and sentenced to 7 years and deported to Australia.

 

1824

11 December 1824 - Marriage of Mary Knights and John Edwards at Therfield, Hertfordshire. 

 

1840

13 September 1840 - Birth of William Edwards at Therfield, Hertfordshire. His father was probably John Rayner as John Edwards had been deported to Australia in 1839.

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1841

1841 Census for 'Bury Hall, Therfield, Hertfordshire'

Name                             

Age      

Est YOB

Gender  

Birth County                 

Occupation               

Daniel Knights              

62        

1779      

Male       

Hertfordshire                

Agricultural Labourer

John Rayner

36

1805

Male

Hertfordshire                

Agricultural Labourer

Mary Edwards

36

1805

Female

Hertfordshire                

 

Eliza Edward

16

1825

Female

Hertfordshire                

 

Ann Edwards

10

1831

Female

Hertfordshire                

 

Jane Edwards

8

1833

Female

Hertfordshire                

 

John Edwards

5

1836

Male

Hertfordshire                

 

Nathanial Edwards

3

1838

Male

Hertfordshire                

 

William Edwards

1

1840

Male

Hertfordshire                

 

 

 

 

 

1851

1851 Census for 'Therfield, Hertfordshire'

Name                             

Relationship     

Status       

Age      

Est YOB

Gender  

Birth County                 

Occupation               

John Rayner                  

Head            

Married    

46         

1805       

Male     

Buckland, Herts           

Agricultural Labourer

Mary Rayner

Wife

Married

46

1805

Female

Therfield, Herts

 

John Rayner

Son



15

1836

Male

Therfield, Herts

Agricultural Labourer

Nathanial Rayner

Son



13

1839

Male

Therfield, Herts

Agricultural Labourer

William Rayner

Son

 

10

1841

Male

Therfield, Herts

Agricultural Labourer

Henry Rayner

Son

 

8

1843

Male

Therfield, Herts

 

George Rayner

Son

 

6

1845

Male

Therfield, Herts

 

Edward Hagger

Son-in-law

Married

21

1830

Male

Therfield, Herts

Agricultural Labourer

Ann Hagger

Daughter

Married

21

1830

Female

Therfield, Herts

 

Julia Ann Hagger

Granddaughter

 

2 weeks

1851

Female

Therfield, Herts

 

 

 

 

1854

11 March 1854 - Marriage of Mary Edwards & John Rayner at Therfield, Hertfordshire. 

 

 

1859

1859 - Death of husband, John Rayner.

 

 

1861

1861 Census for 'Carters Hill, Therfield, Hertfordshire'

Name                             

Relationship     

Status       

Age      

Est YOB

Gender  

Birth County        

Occupation               

Mary Rayner                  

Head                 

Widowed 

56         

1805      

Female

Therfield, Herts     

Agricultural Lab's widow

Jane Rayner

Daughter



28

1833

Female

Therfield, Herts

Agricultural Lab's daughter

Nathanial Rayner

Son



23

1839

Male

Therfield, Herts

Agricultural Labourer

William Rayner

Son

 

21

1840

Male

Therfield, Herts

Agricultural Labourer

Henry Rayner

Son

 

18

1843

Male

Therfield, Herts

Agricultural Labourer

George Rayner

Son

 

16

1845

Male

Therfield, Herts

Agricultural Labourer

 

 

1871

1871 Census for 'Grooms Cottages, Therfield, Hertfordshire'

Name                             

Relationship     

Status       

Age      

Est YOB

Gender  

Birth County        

Occupation               

Harry Decura                

Head                 

Married     

19         

1852      

Male       

Royston, Herts  

Agricultural Labourer

 

Emma J Decura

Wife

Married

19

1852

Female

Therfield, Herts

 

 

Alice Decura

 

 

4 mths

1871

Female

Therfield, Herts

 

 

Mary Rayner

Widower

 

66

1805

Female

Therfield, Herts

Monthly Nurse

 

 

 

 

1876

1876 - Death of Mary Rayner, registered at Royston, Herts.