Miriam Johnson (OH's FFMM)
Name - "official" name and what they were known as:
Miriam Johnson Date and place of birth; 1839 Bramley, Surrey from census though birth registered in Petworth district, Sussex. Names of parents: William & Eliza Date and place of baptism - if applicable: 17 Nov 1839 Hascombe, Surrey Details of each of his or her marriages - if any: 11 Dec 1865 Wisborough Green, Sussex to Thomas Pottington. Occupation(s) - if any 1861: general servant for Mark Miram of Yew Tree House Wisborough Green, farmer of 20 acres Addresses where they lived (including county if in UK) - and please list which censuses you have or haven't found him/her on. 1841: Hascombe, Surrey 1851/61: Wisborough Green 1871/81: Lisgate Common, Fittleworth 1891: Hoghurst, Fittleworth 1901: Lower Mill, Fittleworth 1911: ??? only 3 people in the country called Pottington none of them are Miriam or her husband Entered as Knight as Elizabeth has discovered Date, place and cause of death: probably 1920, Petworth district Date and place of burial / cremation; n/k Details of will / administration of their estate - if applicable; none found Memorial inscription - if any: n/k Link to husband Thomas Pottington/Potterton or Knight |
Jill, this is odd!
Is there any reason they would have used another surname in 1911? It is just because I have found the following: KNIGHT, Thomas Head Married M 74 1837 Stone Quaryman Sussex Kirdford KNIGHT, Miriam Wife Married 45 years F 74 1837 Surrey Cranleigh RG number: RG14 Piece: 5298 Reference: RG14PN5298 RG78PN236 RD82 SD2 ED7 SN23 Bognor Mill Fittleworth Compare this with 1901 Census: POTTINGTON, Thomas Head Married M 67 1834 Stone Quarryman Kirdford Sussex POTTINGTON, Marian Wife Married F 66 1835 Bramley Surrey RG number: RG13 Piece: 954 Folio: 109 Page: 18 Lower Mill, Fittleworth, Little Bognor County: Sussex |
If she was baptised in 1838 then she can't have been born in 1839!
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All I can think is that because of their age etc someone else filled in the form incorrectly.
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Oops Kiterunner that's my typo, baptism should read 17 Nov 1839, I'll amend it.
How bizarre about the name Knight, Elizabeth, thanks for finding that I shall have to ask my bro in law if he knows any more as he has done a lot more work on the family than I have. |
Curioser & curioser.
Just stumped up for their 1911 entry, and that of their son Frank Pottington in a separate household who is also down as Frank Knight! Frank married in 1901 as Pottington and had a daughter Mary Lottie b1907 born as Pottington. All very odd. |
I thought it might be Thomas and Miriam when I saw the 1911 transcription, but even odder with their son Frank!
I wonder what would prompt them to change their name? Is it just they preferred Knight or was there a reason to change identity - although I can't believe that as they are living in the same area surrounded by people who know them. I'd be interested to hear what your brother-in-law says, Jill. |
BTW - our wedding reception was at Bramley, Surrey!
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Frank and his wife might have had another child, later on:
Sep qr 1920 Knight Irene Mother's Maiden name: Goacher Petworth 2b 629 |
Miriam & Thomas's son in law Charles Harwood, farm bailiff had started stealing from his employer merchant banker Sir Ernest Drake Kleinwort in Haywards Heath near the time of the census (May, Jun & Oct, sums of 2 shillings) but no charges were brought until December so it can't have been that.
update: saw bro in law today and asked, he said Thomas's father though known as Pottington was illegitimate and had been born as Knight, so the family used both names. |
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