Henry Kneller (1857 - 1940)

Born 17 Jan 1857 in Selborne, Hampshire [uncertain]

Ancestors

Husband of Olive (Pink) Kneller — married 25 Nov 1882 in Croydon, Surrey, England, United Kingdom

Descendants

Died 6 May 1940 at age 83 in Farnborough, Kent, England, United Kingdom

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Biography

Henry Kneller was born on 17 Jan 1857 in Selborne, Hampshire, England (Parents: James Neller and Eliza Kemp). He died on 06 May 1940 in Beckenham, Kent, England. When he was 25, he married Olive Pink,daughter of Thomas Howick Pink and Harriet Porter, on 25 Nov 1882 in Croydon, Surrey, England.

Henry was baptized on 01 Mar 1857 in Selborne, Hampshire, England. He lived in Selbourne, Hampshire, England with his parents in 1861 (Age: 4) and in 1871 (Age: 14). After he married he moved to Lewisham, Sydenham Hill, London and was there in 1891 (Age: 34). He lived in Beckenham, Kent, England in 1901 (Age: 44) and in Catford, London, England on 02 Apr 1911 (Age: 54). His wife Olive passed away in January 1922 in Bromley, Kent, at the age of 62. They had been married 39 years. By 1939 he was an Old Age Pensioner living in Beckenham, Kent, England (Age: 82). His estate was probated on 01 Jul 1940 in London, England.

Birth

Henry was born on 17 Jan 1857 and registered at Alton, Hampshire during Jan - Mar 1857. His mother's maiden surname was recorded as Kemp. ^{[1] [2]}

Henry Kneller was born in Hampshire, England.

Christening

Henry was Christened on 1 Mar 1857 at Selborne, Hampshire, England with his parents recorded as James Neller and Eliza. ^[3]

Residence 1861

The first time that Henry was reported in a census, 1861, he was aged 4, a scholar living with his parents James Neller (40), an Agricultural Labourer, and Eliza at Selborne St, Selborne, Hampshire. Also living with them were is sisters Mary Ann (7) and Priscilla (6 months). ^[4]

Residence 1871

In 1871 Henry was living with his parents James Neller (40), an Agricultural Labourer, and Eliza (36) at Norton Farm , Selborne, Hampshire, with his siblings. He was also an Agricultural Labourer and aged 14. The siblings living with him were Emma (11), James (8), George (6). Alfred (4) and John Hori (1). ^[5]

Marriage

Henry, aged 25 and a bachelor living at Beckenham, married Olive Pink (23) after calling Banns on 25 Nov 1882 at St Peter's, Croydon, Surrey, England. Henry was a Porter and his father, James Kneller, was a Labourer. Olive was a spinster living at Sussex Rd, Croydon and her father, Thomas Pink, a Gardener. ^[6]

Residence 1891

At the time of the census in 1891 Henry was living at 22 Stanton Square, Sydenham Hill, Lewisham, London, was aged about 34, a Railway Porter and head of his household comprising his wife Olive (32), children Harry James (7), Fanny Gertrude (5), Florence A (4), Alfred William (3) and Elsie Jane (7 months) and brother Alfred (23), a Platelayer. ^[7]

Residence 1901

By 1901 Henry was living at 9 Thesiger Rd, Beckenham, England as household head, aged 44 and still a Railway Porter with wife Olive (42) and children Harry James (17), now a case maker, Florence A (14), Alfred William (13), Minnie Elizabeth (5) and Leonard W (1 month). By then daughter Elsie Jane had died. ^[8]

Residence 1911

In 1911 Henry was aged 54 and living at 78 Doggett Rd, Catford, a district of south east London, working as a Nightwatchman in South East Catford. He had reverted to spelling his family surname as Neller. By then most of his family had left home, his household comprising only himself as head, his wife Olive (53) and son Leonard (10) at school living in a 3 bedroom apartment (2 bedrooms and a kitchen). By then the couple had had 9 children, 3 of whom had died. Ancestry Record 1911England #4294780

Residence 1939

At the time that the 1939 Register was prepared, just before the 2nd World War, Henry was aged 81 and living at 117 Crampton Rd, Beckenham, Kent, England, with a George and Grace Monk and recorded as an Old Age Pensioner ex Railway Porter. ^[2]

Death

At the time of his death aged 83 on 6 May 1940 Henry was living at 37 Tennyson Rd, Penge, Kent, south east London and died at Farnborough Hospital, Farnborough, Bromley, Kent. His death was registered at Bromley, Kent, England during Apr - Jun 1940. He was buried ^[9] on 10 May 1940 adjacent to his wife Olive at Beckenham Cemetery, Elmers End Road, Beckenham, Kent, England Grave No 8856, Plot T. 7 Facing North, Row 3. ^{[10] [11]}

Probate

His will was probated on 1 Jul 1940, the effects totalling £630 1s 3d to Florence Ada Johnson, wife of Henry Edwin Johnson. ^[11]

Sources

1. ↑ England and Wales, HM Passport Office, General Register Office, Online Index of births and deaths, GRO Reference: 1857, M Quarter in ALTON. Volume: 02C; Page: 138 accessed 1 May 2020. GRO Birth Search.
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1} Ancestry.com. 1939 England and Wales Register [database on-line]. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2018. The National Archives; Kew, London, England; 1939 Register; Reference: RG 101/1221A citing Schedule 212 and 272.
3. ↑ "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975", database, FamilySearch 21 March 2020, Henry Neller, 1857.
4. ↑ Ancestry.com. 1861 England Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2005. Class: RG 9; Piece: 705; Folio: 128; Page: 17; GSU roll: 542687. Ancestry Record uki1861 #8112542
5. ↑ Ancestry.com. 1871 England Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2004. The National Archives; Kew, London, England; 1871 England Census; Class: RG10; Piece: 1226; Folio: 101; Page: 3; GSU roll: 827829. Ancestry Record 7619 #752190
6. ↑ Ancestry.com. Surrey, England, Church of England Marriages and Banns, 1754-1937 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2013. Surrey History Centre; Woking, Surrey, England; Reference Number: 2912/1/11. Ancestry Record SurreyMarriages #1632559
7. ↑ Ancestry.com. 1891 England Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2005. The National Archives of the UK (TNA); Kew, Surrey, England; Census Returns of England and Wales, 1891; Class: RG12; Piece: 524; Folio: 15; Page: 23; GSU roll: 6095634. Ancestry Record uki1891 #7414470
8. ↑ Ancestry.com. 1901 England Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2005. Class: RG13; Piece: 689; Folio: 72; Page: 16. Ancestry Record uki1901 #5196115
9. ↑ Miscellaneous Documents, Letter from Company Secretary, Birkbeck Securities Ltd., Beckenham Crematorium Elmers End Road, Beckenham, Kent, England 26 Feb, 1993 to Mr C. A. Kneller, 32a Newington Road, Ramsgate, Kent, England about the death and burial of Olive and Henry Kneller. Document originally shared at Ancestry.com by jshowler55 at the profile of Olive Pink on the Clarke Family Tree on 20 Apr 2020. Name: Olive Kneller; Death: 27 Jan 1922; Buried: 31 Jan 1922; Name: Henry Kneller; Death: 6 May 1940; Buried: 10 May 1940; Grave No: 8856; Plot T. 7 Facing North; Row 3.

   Olive and Henry Kneller Burial

10. ↑ England and Wales, FreeBMD, BMD Register, About death of Henry Kneller accessed 1 May 2020 citing Name: Henry Kneller. FreeBMD Website.
11. ↑ ^{11.0 11.1} Ancestry.com. England & Wales, National Probate Calendar (Index of Wills and Administrations), 1858-1995 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2010. Ancestry Record 1904 #5895219

See also:

• Source: Agricultural Labourer "My Ancestor was an ... Agricultural Labourer" Ian H Waller A guide to Agricultural Labourer sources for family historians. Revised edition Published by Society of Genealogists Enterprises © Ian H Waller and Society of Genealogists 2012. ISBN: 978-1-907199-17-2. 14 Charterhouse Buildings Goswell Road London EC1M 7BA.

Acknowledgments

• Thank you to Ashley Martin for creating WikiTree profile Kneller-66 through the import of asd.ged on Oct 4, 2013.

• WikiTree profile Kneller-25 created through the import of Crook Family Tree_2012-10-08_01.ged on Oct 8, 2012 by Roy Crook.