Menai Bridge-keepers

[helachau]

Geneius,
What a good find re. '61 Census.

[Megan Roberts]

There was a training vessell in the Menai Straits, HMS Conway which William may have been seconded to, so William Knight got to sample Anglesy in 1861!

HMS Conway did not move to the Menai Straits until World War II.
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/HMS_..._(school_ship)

[helachau]

Old print - entrance, Anglesey side
https://rareoldprints.com/p/24423

The URL delivers the site rather than the desired print of the Menai Bridge entrance, Anglesey side. back to drawing board!

[helachau]

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[Megan Roberts]

The 1861 census entry that Geneius found in post #29 is for HMS Wellesley which was moored at Chatham on the Medway on Census night.

[helachau]

Menai Bridge Entrance - two lithographs appear to include the house shown in the Coflein photos

https://rareoldprints.com/p/24423

Click on British Counties -> Select Anglesey -> Select Menai Strait

[Megan Roberts]

William Knight’s Royal Navy service record can be downloaded from the National Archives site. Currently because of Covid-19 it is free to do so. The reference is ADM 139/297/29670. He was born 10 Jan 1828 in Malling, Kent and volunteered 2 July 1856 for 7 years.

[PaulWBetts]

Unfortunately, there is no place on the certificate for residence of the deceased. The place of death was registered as the "Menai Strait off the church of Llandysilio". The only field for residence is for the "informant" which in her case was the coroner. William died at the Bridge House and Hester was the informant also at the Bridge House

[PaulWBetts]

Link please?

[PaulWBetts]

for some reason this link tells me the site can't be reached... but I cut and pasted the link and got in... thanks!