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hello is there any family out there reseaching this family willwam gardiner daniels who said he was born in great yarmouth 1816 his death is recorded as being born 1809i cannot get back from him at all he didnt marry untill he was old in 1885 in brackley where he married his housekeeper who had by then around 6 children only the eldest took his surname the others took there mother maiden name of knibbs until he died then in 1891 census the were all daniels i seem to have gone down all avenues to trace his father who was william daniels

I assume this is "your" William Gardiner Daniels in the 1881 census:-

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census Transcription
Old Town, Brackley St Peter, Brackley, Northamptonshire, England

First name(s) Last name Relationship Marital status Gender Age Birth year Occupation Birth place

Wm Gardiner Daniels Head Married Male 65 1816 Chemist Yarmouth, Norfolk, England
Sarah Knibbs Housekeeper Married Female 65 1816 Lacemaker Turweston, Buckinghamshire, England
Geo Fredk Knibbs Son Single Male 7 1874 Scholar Brackley, Northamptonshire, England
Henry Edwd Knibbs Son Single Male 22 1859 Builders Laborer Brackley, Northamptonshire, England
Albert Victor Knibbs Son Single Male 19 1862 (Dom) Servant Brackley, Northamptonshire, England

Kath. x

1871


Name: William Gardner Daniels
Age: 55
Estimated birth year: abt 1816
Relation: Head
Gender: Male
Where born: Yarmoth, Norfolk, England
Civil Parish: Brackley St Peter
County/Island: Northamptonshire
Country: England
Registration district: Brackley
Sub-registration district: Brackley
ED, institution, or vessel: 3
Household schedule number: 42
Piece: 1467
Folio: 90
Page Number: 8
Household Members:
Name Age
William Gardner Daniels 55
Rose Sarah Knibbs 36
William Gardner Daniels 15
Henry Edward Daniels 12
Robert John Daniels 9
Albert Victor Daniels 7
William Knibbs 33

Same William in the 1871 census:-

1871 England, Wales & Scotland Census Transcription
Old Town, Brackley St Peter, Brackley, Northamptonshire, England

First name(s) Last name Relationship Marital status Gender Age Birth year Occupation Birth place

William Gardner Daniels Head - Male 55 1816 - Norfolk, England
Rosa Sarah Knibbs Servant - Female 36 1835 - Buckinghamshire, England
William Gardner Daniels Son - Male 15 1856 - Northamptonshire, England
Henry Edward Daniels Son - Male 12 1859 - Northamptonshire, England
Robert John Daniels Son - Male 9 1862 - Northamptonshire, England
Albert Victor Daniels Son - Male 7 1864 - Northamptonshire, England
William Knibbs Lodger - Male 33 1838 - Buckinghamshire, England

Kath. x

This looks like Rosa Sarah (using middle name) in the 1841 census:-

1841 England, Wales & Scotland Census Transcription
Turweston, Brackley, Buckinghamshire, England

First name(s) Last name Gender Age Birth year Birth place

Ann Knibbs Female 35 1806 Buckinghamshire, England
Henry Knibbs Male 12 1829 Buckinghamshire, England
Sarah Knibbs Female 6 1835 Buckinghamshire, England Transcription
William Knibbs Male 3 1838 Buckinghamshire, England
James Knibbs Male 0 1841 Buckinghamshire, England

EDIT - I realise that this isn't helping with finding William's ancestry.

Kath. x

1851
Frederick Gee Head Widower Male 70 1781 M D General Practitioner Cambridgeshire, England
Transcription
Walter Gee Son Unmarried Male 29 1822 Unemployd For Agriculturist Brackley, Northamptonshire, England
Transcription
Mary Louisa Shephard Grand Daughter - Female 11 1840 Scholar Towcester, Northamptonshire, England
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William Gardner Daniels Assistant Unmarried Male 35 1816 M D Assistant Yarmouth, Norfolk, England
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Elizabeth Webb Cook Unmarried Female 21 1830 Domestic Servt Culworth, Northamptonshire, England
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Lucy Smith Servant Unmarried Female 17 1834 House Maid Brackley, Northamptonshire, England
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William Lewis Servant Unmarried Male 18 1833 Groom Souldern, Oxfordshire, England

1861

William Gantor Daniels
England and Wales Census, 1861
Name William Gantor Daniels
County Northamptonshire
Event Type Census
Event Date 1861
Event Place St James Brackley, Northamptonshire, England
Registration District Brackley
Residence Note St James
Gender Male
Age 45
Marital Status Unmarried
Occupation Surgeon Assistant
Relationship to Head of Household Assistant
Birth Year (Estimated) 1816
Birthplace Yarmouth, Norfolk
Page Number 9
Registration Number RG09
Piece/Folio 921 / 60
Affiliate Record Type Household
Household

Role

Gender

Age

Birthplace
Frederick Gew Head M 80 Cambridge,
William Gantor Daniels Assistant M 45 Yarmouth, Norfolk
Ann Wyate Servant F 58 Culworth, Northamptonshire
Joseph Steadon Servant M 19 Chalton, Northamptonshire
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william gardiner daniels
many thanks for your replies i have this info its the next generation back i cannot but hy will keep on trying

could his father William have been born in Northamptonshire found this marriage



William Daniels

mentioned in the record of William Daniels and Julia Adam Harris

Name William Daniels
Spouse's Name Julia Adam Harris
Event Date 06 Jul 1815
Event Place Weston-Favell, Northampton, England

William Daniels

England Births and Christenings

Name William Daniels
Gender Male
Wife Jule-Adam
Son William Daniels



Name William Daniels
Gender Male
Christening Date 07 Dec 1816
Christening Place Weston-Favell, Northampton, England
Father's Name William Daniels
Mother's Name Jule-Adam