William Henry KNAPP

   Research Notes:

1861 England Census (called William H.):

Age given: 6 years
Birthplace given: Liskeard, Cornwall
Dwelling Place: Treneath Cottage, St. Cleer, Cornwall

at home

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1871 Scotland Census:

Age given: 16 years
Birthplace given: England
Dwelling Place: 4 High Row, Elderslie, Kilmaurs, Ayrshire, Scotland
Occupation: Coal Miner

At home

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1881 Scotland Census:

Age given: 25? years
Birthplace given: England
Dwelling Place: 2 Elderslie Row, Kilmaurs, Ayrshire, Scotland
Occupation: Pit Head Man

Present were wife Jemima (19) of Riccarton Ayrshire, daughter Bessy (1 month) of Kilmaurs

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1891 Scotland Census:

Age given: 36 years
Birthplace given: England
Dwelling Place: Low Third Part, Kilmarnock, Ayrshire, Scotland
Occupation: Coal Miner

Present were [2nd] wife Mary (24) of Kilmarnock Ayrshire, children (a) born in Kilmaurs: Bessie (11), James (9), Francis (7) and (b) born in Kilmarnock: William (5), Annie (4), Andrew (3 months)

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1901 Scotland Census:

Age given: 44 years
Birthplace given: England
Dwelling Place: Garguston?, Kilmarnock, Ayrshire, Scotland
Occupation: General Labourer
Status: widowed

Present were children: James (18), coal miner/hewer, Francis (17), general labourer, William (15), pithead boy, Andrew (9), scholar, Annie (9), scholar, Mary (5), Robert (3); sister Louise (48)*, house keeper

* Louise married in 1891 but here this is not acknowledged.

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William died aged 66 according to his death certificate (should be 69), general labourer, married to Helen McCroskie, residing at 71 Low Glencairn St., Kilmarnock, son of Francis Knapp, coal miner, and Mary Webb. Informant, James Knapp, son.

   Marriage Information:

William married Jemima WILSON, daughter of James WILSON and Ellen DAVIDSON, on 31 Dec 1880 in 2 Willock St., Riccarton, Ayr, Scotland ¹. (Jemima WILSON was born on 9 Jul 1862 in Riccarton, Ayrshire, Scotland ⁷ and died on 1 May 1889 in 4 Low Third Part, Kilmarnock, Ayr, Scotland ⁸.)

   Marriage Notes:

William Knapp, 26, his x mark, coal miner, bachelor, of Elderslie in Kilmaurs, son of Francis Knapp, coal miner, and Mary Webb, and
Jemima Wilson, 18, her x mark, worker in a woollen mill, spinster, of 2 Willock St., Riccarton, daughter of James Wilson, engine keeper, and Ellen Davidson

Witnesses: John Brown, James Wilson, James Hill

   Marriage Information:

William also married Mary Strathearn WALLACE, daughter of Andrew WALLACE and Annie STRATHEARN, on 16 May 1890 in 4 Low Third Part, Kilmarnock, Ayr, Scotland ². (Mary Strathearn WALLACE was born on 15 Jan 1867 in Kilmarnock, Ayrshire, Scotland ⁹ and died in 1897 in Ayr, Ayrshire, Scotland.)

   Marriage Notes:

William Knapp, his x mark, coal miner, widower, 32, of 4 Low Third Part Kilmarnock, son of Francis Knapp, general labourer, and Mary Webb, and

Mary Wallace, signed, outdoor worker, spinster, 23, of 4 Low Third Part Kilmarnock, daughter of Andrew Wallace, coal miner, and Annie Strathearn

Witnesses: J. W. Armstrong, Alice Reid, Francis Knapp

   Marriage Information:

William also married Helen McCROSKIE, daughter of Robert McCROSKIE and Mary McEWAN, on 23 Dec 1904 in Trinity Church, Kilmarnock, Ayrshire, Scotland ³. (Helen McCROSKIE was born about 1854 and died in 1932 in Kilmarnock, Ayrshire, Scotland.)

   Marriage Notes:

William Knapp, 48, general labourer, widower, of Gargieston Kilmarnock, son of Francis Knapp, copper miner (deceased) and Mary Webb (deceased)

and Helen Morton, 50, widow, of Princes St., Kilmarnock, daughter of Robert McCroskie, coal miner (deceased) and Mary McEwan (deceased)

Witnesses: William Caldwell, Robert Wharton