Trinity House Petitions

The humble petition of Ann Knaggs aged 65 years residing at Whitby widow of Lennard Knaggs that the petitioner’s husband went to sea at the age of 20 in the year 1804 and was employed in the merchant sea service for 30 years in the following ships

Date	Name		Tonnes	Station on board	From/To
1804	Neptune	235		Carpenter		Stockton to London &
was taken by a French
privateer & in French
prison for 11 years
1817	Neptune	203		Carpenter		Baltic trade from Hull
								to Petersburg
1822	Ann		185		Carpenter		Baltic trade
1827	Squirrel	210		Carpenter		Coal trade from North
								to London
1831	Donnington	194	Mate			Coal trade from North
								to London

that the petitioner’s husband left off the sea in the year 1834 in consequence of a severe strain and died in the year 1835 and she has no children.
That the petitioner has no annual income from bonds etc.
That the petitioner’s means of support are from what small assistance she may obtain from the hand of Charity and 3/- per month from the master of the above charity.  Old age and infirmities pressing heavily upon her which she most humbly prays that she or her children may be admitted to the Pension of this Corporation.
			Signed	Ann Knaggs

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This is to certify that Ann Knaggs (sic) the husband of the within named petitioner, served on board the ship Donnington of 194 tonnes John Clark master, of which Joseph Anderson was owner in the capacity of mate on her voyage from Shield to London in the year 1833 etc

Baptism Sep 9 1787 Ann daughter of Francis Harrison and Mary Carpenter born 8th Whitby
Marriage Lythe 1817 Leonard Knaggs of this parish and Ann Harrison of this parish spinster by banns with the consent of parents 11 Feb 1817

The humble petition of John Knaggs aged 62 years, residing at 17 Camden Place, Camden Town and where he has lived for 2 ½ years and followed the occupation of (without employment)		Sheweth
That your petitioner went to sea at the age of 14 years, in a vessel out of the port of Whitby and served as an apprentice, mate, master mariner & owner in the coastal and Baltic trade and latterly in the station of master on board the ship “Jenny’s Adventure” Capt. John Knaggs, master, in the coastal and Baltic trade of which ship Christopher John Day is owner, and in that capacity served for 12 voyages.
That your petitioner is not now able to support himself and mother aged 95, widow of Robert Knaggs, master mariner without the Charity of this Corporation, having no property or Income. And no Pension or Relief from any other public company or charity.
Your petitioner therefore most humbly prays that he may be admitted a Pensioner of this Corporation at the usual Allowance.

This is to certify that John Knaggs served on the ship ‘Jenny’s Adventure” as master sailing from Sunderland to various ports and was discharged 1794			2 April 1823

Baptism 1760 January 11 Sandsend son of Robert (actually 1761)

	Elizabeth Knaggs of Guisborough in the County of York, widow and relict of William Knaggs late of the same place, mariner, deceased aged 27 years.
	The petitioner’s late husband William Knaggs was bred to the sea and served there as an apprentice to Mr Robert Clarke of Ruswarp for four years in the coasting and Baltic trades and afterwards as a seaman in those lands and with the Greenland fishery whereof his death which happened on his outward bound voyage to Greenland this year leaving those now living namely William aged 5 years, ?Idins? aged 3 years and Marshall aged 4 years.
								13 March 1806
This is William Knaggs and Elizabeth Marshall married (Guisborough) Jan 1799

	Francis Knaggs, Trinity Pilot aged 65 years of the parish of Shadwell
	. . . as a Master and Commander of several ships and for this last 8 years as a Licensed Pilot belonging to the Honourable Trinity Corporation.
								4 Nov 1802
This is possibly Francis Knaggs baptised (Whitby) May 1738, possibly married Mary Jowcey (Whitby) Dec 1769