When I was born, five of my great-grandparents were still alive and another had only just died. Three of my grandparents were very interested in their families, either writing things down or giving me details for a project I did at school in 1972. My paternal grandfather was less talkative/interested, but his wife (my grandmother) knew a lot about his family and there was also a family bible. All this meant that I could be very confident about all sixteen of my great-great-grandparents at least.

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My wife's parents knew their own grandparents well and were fairly confident about the previous generation. However, as far as these pages are concerned, I have assumed nothing beyond each of our great-grandparents, so will prove the connection from all sixteen to each of their own grandparents (the 64) and, where possible, the previous generation.

 

 

Each name links to the evidence.

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Frederick George KNOTT (1859-1937) and Alice Annie WEBSTER (1862-1957)

 

Thelwell Mather PIKE (1866 - 1957) and Jeanie Mary HOMEWOOD (1873-1975)

 

John HOLMES (1873-1946) and Ada GILL (1874-1959)

 

George Wilson FENNING (1882-1955) and Annie Blanche HINE (1882-1966)

 

John JACK (1859-1933) and Barbara Watson GIBB (1863-1945)

 

James GRAY (1860 - 1948) and Janet TAYLOR (1860-1937)

 

Arthur John GAYFORD (1863-1923) and Harriet Susan SMART (1862-1958)

 

Thomas RIDLEY (1855-1941) and Isabella MOORE (1859-1931)

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