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I have located a possible ancestor on a census return but I need to find a marriage record for her to confirm if she is related or not. 1881 census as follows:

1881 England Census about Ann Knight
Name: Ann Knight
Age: 44
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1837
Relation: Wife
Spouse's Name: John Knight
Gender: Female
Where born: Underhall, Wiltshire, England <<<< SHOULD SAY MILDENHALL, WILTSHIRE
Civil parish: Antony
County/Island: Cornwall
Country: England
Street Address: Tregantle Fort
Condition as to marriage: Married
Occupation: Gunners Wife
Registration district: St Germans
Sub-registration district: Antony
ED, institution, or vessel: 10
Piece: 2280
Folio: 80
Page Number: 2
Household Members:
John Knight 36
Ann Knight 44
Walter E. Knight 8
John F. C. Knight 3

Now I have worked out that John Knight was in fact John Dickens Knight. He was a Gunner and their two children were born in India. I have located the family in 1891 in Oxfordshire and then Ann dies in Bradfield Reg District in 1897 then John remarries Jane Ellen Baughan the following year. He appears in 1901 and 1911 with his second wife. The two sons die in Bradfield reg district.

I'm trying to find out what Ann''s maiden name was but so far cannot locate a marriage. I'm hoping her maiden name is Mortimer! Any help would be greatly appreciated. Thanks in advance.

Ann Mortimer
England and Wales Census, 1841
birth: 1837 Wiltshire
census: 1841 Mildenhall,? Wiltshire,? England


name: Ann Mortimer
event: Census
event date: 1841
gender: Female
age: 4
birthplace: Wiltshire
record type: Household
registration district: Marlborough
sub-district: Marlborough
civil parish: Mildenhall
county: Wiltshire

John Knight
India, Marriages, 1792-1948
birth: 1844
marriage: 12 Apr 1871 Umballa,? Bengal,? India
parents: John Knight
spouse: Ann Brindle

groom's name: John Knight
groom's birth date: 1844
groom's age: 27
bride's name: Ann Brindle
bride's birth date: 1839
bride's age: 32
marriage date: 12 Apr 1871
marriage place: Umballa, Bengal, India
groom's father's name: John Knight
bride's father's name: Thomas Mortimer
indexing project (batch) number: M75022-5
system origin: India-EASy
source film number: 499043

From the Family Search site... https://familysearch.org/

Yes that is the one I'm thinking it might be. She appears on the 1841 and 1851 census living with her parents. She has an illigitimate child in Mildenhall in 1857 but then disappears. I haven't found a burial or death record for her in Mildenhall. The illigitimate child lived with Ann's parents. Now it's possible she just died but she may well have got married too.

Wow - that's great Christina - Ann Mortimer's father was Thomas Mortimer so that looks like her! So presumably Ann Mortimer married an Unknown Brindle before marrying John Knight. I will go check for that marriage now!

Just found this:
James Brindle India, Marriages, 1792-1948
child: William Booth Brindle
groom's name: William Booth Brindle
groom's birth date: 1836
groom's age: 32
bride's name: Anne Warde
bride's birth date: 1837
bride's age: 31
marriage date: 28 Nov 1868
marriage place: Umballa, Bengal, India
groom's father's name: James Brindle
bride's father's name: Thomas Mortimer
indexing project (batch) number: M75021-7
system origin: India-EASy
source film number: 499034

Based on your find...

Marriages Jun 1864 (>99%)

Badmon Charles Lewisham 1d 1066
Hancock Clara Lewisham 1d 1066
>>>Mortimer Ann Lewisham 1d 1066
>>>Ward George Samuel Lewisham 1d 1066



name: George Samuel Ward
gender: Male
burial date: 24 Apr 1868
burial place: Umritsur, Bengal, India
death date: 23 Apr 1868
age: 31
birth date: 1837
occupation: Sergt-Artillery
marital status: Unknown
indexing project (batch) number: B39239-1
system origin: India-EASy
source film number: 499029

ooo - that looks promising - thank you - I'll go have a look at that now

Ancestry has the marriage certificate on their for that one - father listed as Thomas so it's definitely her. it also lists Francis Lewis as a witness which was her grandfather! Mystery solved - thanks for all your help! Now I can go search for extra information on them all. Never had any one born/lived/buried in India before!

Now I just have to find her in 1861 census!

Happy hunting Sarah :)

Possible children for both former marriages on the Family Search site.

Oh really? I will go search them out as well! Thanks again.

Now I have the details for the children of Ann and the marriage records, I am trying to find information on her three husbands.

Husband 1 - George Samuel Ward 1837 - 1868 Died India - trying to find his birth record

Husband 2 - William Booth Brindle 1837 - 1870 Died India - trying to find his birth record

Husband 3 - John Dickens Knight 1844 - 1914 - I have his birth/death info

Also, when they all returned to England, most children of Ann's had either died or they returned to England with her. The only one which is still unaccounted for is George Henry Ward born 1865 India - cannot find him in England on census returns or a death record in India for him.

Also, does anyone know how to get information on men serving in the Army in India?

Any help on this would be greatly appreciated.