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ID:373	Mary Knights (Edwards, Rayner)1805-1876
Relationship:	Gaz’s 4th Great Grandmother

Birth:	1805 Therfield, Hertfordshire
Death:	1876 Therfield, Hertfordshire

Mother:	Elizabeth Elsome (b.1778)/ID:230
Father:	Daniel Knights 1779- /ID:372
Siblings	John Knights (b.1800)/ID:2586
	Sarah Knights (b.1803)/ID:2810
	Mary Knights 1805- /ID:373
	Alice Knights (b.1807)/ID:2808
	Daniel Knights (b.1812)/ID:2809
Spouse:	John Edwards (b.1801) /ID:228
Children:	Eliza Edwards (b.1825)/ID:2580
	Ann Edwards (b.1831) /ID:226
	Jane Edwards (b.1833)/ID:2581
	John Edwards (b.1836)/ID:2587
	Nathanial Edwards (b.1838)/ID:2582
Spouse:	John Rayner 1805-1859 /ID:559
Children:	William Edwards (b.1840)/ID:2583
	Henry Rayner (b.1843)/ID:2584
	George Rayner (b.1845)/ID:2585




1805 3^rd February 1805 – Baptism of Mary Knights at Therfield, Hertfordshire. 1824 11 December 1824 - Marriage of Mary Knights and John Edwards at Therfield, Hertfordshire. 1825 12^th June 1825 – Baptism of daughter, Eliza Edwards at Therfield, Hertfordshire 1831 1831 – Birth of daughter, Ann Edwards at Therfield, Hertfordshire 1833 26^th May 1833 – Baptism of daughter, Jane Edwards at Therfield, Hertfordshire 1839- Husband John is convicted of stealing pork and sentenced to 7 years and deported to Australia. 1824 11 December 1824 - Marriage of Mary Knights and John Edwards at Therfield, Hertfordshire. 1840 13 September 1840 - Birth of William Edwards at Therfield, Hertfordshire. His father was probably John Rayner as John Edwards had been deported to Australia in 1839. 1841 1841 Census for 'Bury Hall, Therfield, Hertfordshire'

Name	Age	Est YOB	Gender	Birth County	Occupation
Daniel Knights	62	1779	Male	Hertfordshire	Agricultural Labourer
John Rayner	36	1805	Male	Hertfordshire	Agricultural Labourer
Mary Edwards	36	1805	Female	Hertfordshire
Eliza Edward	16	1825	Female	Hertfordshire
Ann Edwards	10	1831	Female	Hertfordshire
Jane Edwards	8	1833	Female	Hertfordshire
John Edwards	5	1836	Male	Hertfordshire
Nathanial Edwards	3	1838	Male	Hertfordshire
William Edwards	1	1840	Male	Hertfordshire

1851

1851 Census for 'Therfield, Hertfordshire'

Name	Relationship	Status	Age	Est YOB	Gender	Birth County	Occupation
John Rayner	Head	Married	46	1805	Male	Buckland, Herts	Agricultural Labourer
Mary Rayner	Wife	Married	46	1805	Female	Therfield, Herts
John Rayner	Son		15	1836	Male	Therfield, Herts	Agricultural Labourer
Nathanial Rayner	Son		13	1839	Male	Therfield, Herts	Agricultural Labourer
William Rayner	Son		10	1841	Male	Therfield, Herts	Agricultural Labourer
Henry Rayner	Son		8	1843	Male	Therfield, Herts
George Rayner	Son		6	1845	Male	Therfield, Herts
Edward Hagger	Son-in-law	Married	21	1830	Male	Therfield, Herts	Agricultural Labourer
Ann Hagger	Daughter	Married	21	1830	Female	Therfield, Herts
Julia Ann Hagger	Granddaughter		2 weeks	1851	Female	Therfield, Herts

1854

11 March 1854 - Marriage of Mary Edwards & John Rayner at Therfield, Hertfordshire.

1859

1859 - Death of husband, John Rayner.

1861

1861 Census for 'Carters Hill, Therfield, Hertfordshire'

Name	Relationship	Status	Age	Est YOB	Gender	Birth County	Occupation
Mary Rayner	Head	Widowed	56	1805	Female	Therfield, Herts	Agricultural Lab's widow
Jane Rayner	Daughter		28	1833	Female	Therfield, Herts	Agricultural Lab's daughter
Nathanial Rayner	Son		23	1839	Male	Therfield, Herts	Agricultural Labourer
William Rayner	Son		21	1840	Male	Therfield, Herts	Agricultural Labourer
Henry Rayner	Son		18	1843	Male	Therfield, Herts	Agricultural Labourer
George Rayner	Son		16	1845	Male	Therfield, Herts	Agricultural Labourer

1871

1871 Census for 'Grooms Cottages, Therfield, Hertfordshire'

Name	Relationship	Status	Age	Est YOB	Gender	Birth County	Occupation
Harry Decura	Head	Married	19	1852	Male	Royston, Herts	Agricultural Labourer
Emma J Decura	Wife	Married	19	1852	Female	Therfield, Herts
Alice Decura			4 mths	1871	Female	Therfield, Herts
Mary Rayner	Widower		66	1805	Female	Therfield, Herts	Monthly Nurse

1876

1876 - Death of Mary Rayner, registered at Royston, Herts.