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Notes for Barnabas Keight (born Kite)
His baptism at Meole Brace, the same place as given for his birth in the 1851 census:

First name(s)           Barnabes
Last name               Kite
Birth year              -
Baptism year            1844
Baptism date            06 May 1844
Denomination            Anglican
Place                   Meole Brace
Father's first name(s)  -
Mother's first name(s)  -
Mother's last name      -
Residence               -
County                  Shropshire
Register type           Baptism
Register date range     1813-1860
Archive reference       P186/A/2/1
Page                    144
Record set              Shropshire Baptisms

This FindMyPast transcript did not include the names of the parents.
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He was in the 1851 and 1861 censuses with his parents.

At marriage in 1877 his surname had become Keight.

He died in 1929.
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In 1871 he was with his widowed mother at Bayston Hill, Condover, Atcham, Shropshire:

First name(s)  Last name  Relationship  Marital status  Sex  Age  Birth year  Occupation  Birth place
Mary      Keight  Head  W  F  63  1808  Housekeeper  Shropshire, St Julian
Barnabas  Keight  Son   S  M  27  1844  Bricklayer   Shropshire, Meole Brace

Ref:
Archive reference  RG10
Piece number       2761
Folio              24
Page               8
Combined           1871 ref: RG10, piece 2761, folio 24, p. 8
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In 1881 he and his family were evenutally found with the surname of Knight, a clear mistranscription from the enumerator’s form, at Grove Cottages, Condover, Atcham, Shropshire:

First name(s)  Last name  Relationship  Marital status  Sex  Age  Birth year  Occupation  Birth place
Barnabas  Knight  Head  M  M  37  1844  Bricklayer  Condover, Shropshire
Emma      Knight  Wife  M  F  37  1844  -           Kenley, Shropshire
Richard   Knight  Son   S  M   2  1879  -           Condover, Shropshire
Alfred    Knight  Son   S  M   0  1881  -           Condover, Shropshire
Mary      Knight  Mthr  W  F  73  1808  -           St Julians, Shropshire

Ref:
Archive reference  RG11
Piece number       2641
Folio              80
Page               5
Combined:          1881 ref: RG11, piece 2641, folio 80, p. 5
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In 1891 he was in Candover again with his wife, three children and mother at Candover, Atcham, Shropshire:

First name(s)  Last name  Relationship  Marital status  Sex  Age  Birth year  Occupation  Birth place
Barnabas  Keight  Head  M  M  47  1844 Bricklayer  Meole, Shropshire
Emma      Keight  Wife  M  F  47  1844 -           Henley, Shropshire
Alfred    Keight  Son   S  M  10  1881 Scholar     Condover, Shropshire
Edward    Keight  Son   S  M   8  1883 Scholar     Condover, Shropshire
Mary A    Keight  Daur  S  F   7  1884 Scholar     Condover, Shropshire
Mary      Keight  Mthr  W  F  84  1807 -           Shrewsbury, Shropshire

Ref:
Archive reference RG12
Piece number 2102
Folio 72
Page 3
Combined:          1891 ref: RG12, piece 2102, folio 72, p. 3
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In 1901 they were at Grove Cottages, Condover, Atcham, Shropshire:

First name(s)  Last name  Relationship  Marital status  Sex  Age  Birth year  Occupation  Birth place
Barnabas  Keight  Head  M  M  57  1844  Bricklayer              Meole Brace, Shropshire
Emma      Keight  Wife  M  F  57  1844  -                       Kenley, Shropshire
Richard   Keight  Son   S  M  22  1879  General labourer        Condover, Shropshire
Edward F  Keight  Son   S  M  18  1883  Railway engine cleaner  Condover, Shropshire

Ref:
Archive reference RG13
Piece number 2531
Folio 94
Page 5
Combined:          1901 ref: RG13, piece 2531, folio 94, p. 5
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In 1911 he was at Grove Lane Bayston Hill Shrewsbury, Condover, Shropshire:

First name(s)  Last name  Relationship  Marital status  Sex  Age  Birth year  Occupation  Birth place
Barnabas  Keight  Head  M  M  67 1844  Bricklayer  Shropshire Meole Brace
Emma      Keight  Wife  M  F  67 1844  -           Shropshire Kenley
Edward    Keight  Son   S  M  28 1883  Bricklayer  Shropshire Condover

1911 ref: RG14 PN16051 RG78 PN991 RD349 SD1 ED7 SN89
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From the censuses their children were:

Forename   First census  Birth year   In other censuses
Richard       1881          1879        1901
Alfred        1881          1881        1891
Edward        1891          1883        1901, 1911
Mary A        1891          1884

From a search of the birth register for Keight births with a mother’s maiden name of Freeman from 1877 to 1897:
Name:                     Mother's Maiden Surname:
KEIGHT, RICHARD           FREEMAN  
GRO Reference: 1879  J Quarter in ATCHAM  Volume 06A  Page 675
KEIGHT, ALFRED            FREEMAN  
GRO Reference: 1881  M Quarter in ATCHAM  Volume 06A  Page 681
KEIGHT, EDWARD FREEMAN    FREEMAN  
GRO Reference: 1882  S Quarter in ATCHAM  Volume 06A  Page 641
KEIGHT, MARY ANNE         FREEMAN  
GRO Reference: 1884  J Quarter in ATCHAM  Volume 06A  Page 670

So that’s the four I will enter up.
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The new GRO index does not have his death.

The old GRO index has:

First name(s)  Barnabas
Last name      Keight
Gender         Male
Birth year     1844
Age            85
Death quarter  2
Death year     1929
District       Atcham
County         Shropshire
Volume         6A
Page           726
Country        England
Record set     England & Wales Deaths 1837-2007
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Will notes for Barnabas Keight (born Kite)
His probate index:

1929
KEIGHT Barnabas of Sheldon Cottage Grove-lane Lyth Hill-road Bayston Hill Shrewsbury died 10 June 1929  Probate Shrewsbury 11 September to Richard Keight works foreman.  Effects £281 9s.
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Notes for Barnabas & Emma (Family)
Their marriage index:

First name(s)     Barnabas
Last name         Keight
Marriage quarter  2
Marriage year     1877
MarriageFinder    Barnabas Keight married one of these people
                  Emma Freeman
District          Atcham
County            Shropshire
Country           England
Volume            6A
Page number       1231
Record set        England & Wales Marriages 1837-2005
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From the image of the Parish Register provided by FindMyPast:

1877. Marriage solemnized in the Parish Church in the Parish of Kenley in the County of Salop

No:             71
When Married:   May 10th 1877

                 His                      Hers
Name:           Barnabas Keight         Emma Freeman
Age:            33                      33
Condition:      Bachelor                Spinster
Profession:     Bricklayer              -
Residence:      Bayston Hill Condover   Kenley
Father:         Richard Keight          John Freeman
Father’s Job:   Labourer                Labourer

Married in the parish Church according to the Rites and Ceremonies at the Established Church after Banns by me:            G T ??? Bennett, Rector

This marriage was solemnized between us:  Barnabas Keight  Emma Freeman
In the Presence of us  Henry Freeman  Sarah Davies
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Last Modified 26 Jul 2021Created 14 May 2022 by Tim Powys-Lybbe
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