Ann Bassett (Knight) Blackmore (1794 - 1825)

Born 1794 in Tewkesbury, Gloucestershire, England

Wife of John Blackmore — married 2 Feb 1822 in Newton Nottage, Glamorgan, Wales

Died 6 Oct 1825 at about age 31 in Longworth, Berkshire, England

Biography

Ann Bassett Knight and her sister Harriett Mercy Knight were baptised together in Tewkesbury, Gloucestershire on 13 June 1794. They were the daughters of the Rev. Robert Knight and his wife Harriett Mercy. ^{[1] [2]}

The following announcement of her marriage to John Blackmore appeared in the Bath Chronicle and Weekly Gazette dated 14 February 1822 ^[3]

At Newton Nottage, Glamorganshire Rev. John Blackmore, fellow of Exeter College, Oxon, to Anne Bassett Knight, second daughter of the late Rev. Robert Knight.

And another announcement appeared in The Star, London dated 18 February 1822 ^[4]

February 2nd, at Newton Nottage, Glamorganshire, the Rev. John Blackmore, Fellow of Exeter College, Oxford to Anne Bassett, second daughter of the late Rev. Robert Knight, formerley of Tewkesbury, and niece of Col. Knight of Tythegston.

deathdate above is actually burial date, as death certificates did not exist at this time

Sources

1. ↑ "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:JMP9-4QB : 11 February 2018, Anne Bassett Knight, 13 Jun 1794); citing , index based upon data collected by the Genealogical Society of Utah, Salt Lake City; FHL microfilm 856,972.
2. ↑ Ancestry Gloucestershire, England, Church of England Baptisms, Marriages and Burials, 1538-1813 [1]
3. ↑ Findmypast Newspaper Archives [2]
4. ↑ Findmypast Newspaper Archives [3]

• "British Newspaper Archive, Family Notices," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QLSW-TSMN : 18 March 2018), John Blackmore and Ann Bassett, Hereford, Herefordshire, England, United Kingdom; records extracted FamilySearch and images digitized by FindMyPast; citing Hereford, Herefordshire, England, United Kingdom, 13 Feb 1822, The British Newspaper Archive, Ireland; FHL microfilm .
• "England Deaths and Burials, 1538-1991," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:JZ4Z-J4Q : 10 February 2018), Anne Bassett Blackmore, burial 06 Oct 1825; citing Longworth, Berkshire, England, index based upon data collected by the Genealogical Society of Utah, Salt Lake City; FHL microfilm 1,279,463.