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Henry Knight & Elizabeth Taylor ©

It is believed Henry, the son of Ann & Thomas Knight, was born in 1712 and Parish records indicate he was baptized on 31^st August the same year in Badsey, Worcestershire¹.

Henry married Elizabeth Taylor in St John the Baptist, Wickhamford, Worcestershire, on the 30^th May, 1736².  The record indicates they were both from Aldington, which is in the Parish of Badsey, and 2.5km north of Wickhamford.  The small picturesque village of Wickhamford lies approximately 1km south of the village of Badsey, and the two villages have close connections and share a long market gardening heritage.  The name Wickhampford is derived from ‘Wiquene’, mentioned in the Domesday Book of 1086 as belonging to Evesham Abbey.   The 13^th Century church is a charming structure of Cotswold stone, which has escaped modern restoration, and contains an extravagant memorial to members of the family, who owned the neighbouring manor house for many years.  Wickhamford Manor is a sprawling, characterful building of timber, stone and brick, the oldest part of which dates from the 16^th century, when an earlier house on the same site was rebuilt.  The walled garden contains a beautifully constructed round stone dovecote.  The manor was once a grange belonging to Evesham Abbey, but after the Dissolution of the Monasteries, it was acquired by the Throckmortons and in the late 1500s was sold to Sir Samuel Sandy.

Nothing is known about the occupation of Henry or Elizabeth, or how they may have met.  However, it can be presumed they worked at the manor in some capacity or other.

It is thought Elizabeth was the daughter of Francis and Ann Taylor and that she was baptised in Badsey on the 27^th October, 1716¹. 

Records indicate Henry and Elizabeth had ten children, two of whom died quite young: Hannah 1736-1738; Ann 1737; Thomas 1739; William 1741; Sarah 1744-1744; Elizabeth 1745; Henry 1747; Joseph 1749, he married Elizabeth Mustin 1772; Mary 1752; and James 1760, all are believed to have been born and baptised in Aldington.

The Badsey Parish Burial Records indicate Henry was buried in Badsey 11^th April, 1778, he was 66years old³.  These same records show Elizabeth was 74 when she was buried in Badsey, on the 6^th May 1791, as a Pauper³. 

References:

1. Parish Baptism Record via LDS Film

2. Parish Marriage Record via LDS Film

3. Parish Burial Record via LDS Film

Other Sources:

Family Trees Via Ancestry.co.uk http://home.ancestry.co.uk/

Badsey Site, The  http://www.badsey.net/index.htm

 
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