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Charles Lightbourne Knowles 1818–1905 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1818

Birth Location: Wolverly, Worcester, England

Death Date: October 1905

Death Location: Dudley, Staffordshire, England

Father: Edward Knowles

Mother: Elizabeth Lightband

Spouse(s): Sarah Robinson

Children(s): Charles Knowles, Jane Knowles, Eliza Knowles, Issella Knowles, Emily Knowles

The story of Charles Lightbourne Knowles began in 1818 in Wolverly, Worcester, England. In 1851, Charles Lightbourne Knowles resided in Tipton, Staffordshire, England. In 1861, Charles Lightbourne Knowles resided in Cookley, Wolverley, Worcestershire, England. Charles Lightbourne Knowles married Sarah Robinson, and had children including Charles Edward Knowles, Eliza Knowles, Emily Knowles, Issella Knowles, Jane Elizabeth Knowles. Charles Lightbourne Knowles passed away in 1905 in Dudley, Staffordshire, England.

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Biography

  • The story of Charles Lightbourne Knowles began in 1818 in Wolverly, Worcester, England.
  • In 1851, Charles Lightbourne Knowles resided in Tipton, Staffordshire, England.
  • In 1861, Charles Lightbourne Knowles resided in Cookley, Wolverley, Worcestershire, England.
  • Charles Lightbourne Knowles married Sarah Robinson, and had children including Charles Edward Knowles, Eliza Knowles, Emily Knowles, Issella Knowles, Jane Elizabeth Knowles.
  • Charles Lightbourne Knowles passed away in 1905 in Dudley, Staffordshire, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

Edward Knowles
1783–1849
Birth Location: Worcestershire, England
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Elizabeth Lightband
1774–
Birth Location: Worcestershire, England
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Spouses(s)

Sarah Robinson
1819–1881
Birth Location: Wolverley, Worcestershire, England
SR

Children(s)

Charles Knowles
1849–1925
Birth Location: Wolverley, Shropshire, England
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Jane Knowles
1843–1908
Birth Location: Wolverley, Worcestershire, England
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Eliza Knowles
1846–1915
Birth Location: Wolverley, Worcestershire, England
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Issella Knowles
1845–1934
Birth Location: Wolverley, Worcestershire, England
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Emily Knowles
1863–1945
Birth Location: Wolverley, Worcestershire, England
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Charles Knowles's Ancestors

Self
Charles Knowles
1818–1905
Birth Place: Wolverly, Worcester, England
Parents
Edward Knowles
1783–1849
Worcestershire, England
Elizabeth Lightband
1774–
Worcestershire, England
Grandparents
Edward Knowles
1760–1844
Rock, Worcestershire, England
Elizabeth Boore
1759–1833
Ribbesford Worcestershire England
Great-Grandparents
Edward Knowles
1727–1800
Mary Perry
1718–1785
Thomas Boar
1723–1795
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Richard Knowles
1702–1779
Elizabeth Clemant
1702–1762
Sarah Marsh
1698–1757

Charles Knowles's Descendants

1.
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Charles (Lightbourne) Knowles (1818–October 1905) m. Sarah Robinson (1819–April 1881)
  1. 1. Charles (Edward) Knowles 1849–1925 m. Mary (Ann) Dabbs 1853–1928
    1. 1. Florence (Louisa) Knowles 1871–1960 m. George (William Downs (Marston)) Marsden 1866–1949 m. William (George Downes) Marston 1866–1949
      1. 1. Doris (Mary) Marston 1897–1981 m. Randle Cooper 1895–1936
        1. 1. Robert (Alfred) Cooper 1922–1976 m. Ivy Chapman 1925–1967
        2. 2. Gladys Cooper 1920–2001
      2. 2. Charles Marston 1891–1973 m. Emily Marston 1893–
        1. 1. Joseph (T W) Marston 1914–
      3. 3. William (Henry Knowles) Marston 1893–1965
      4. 4. Alfred Marston 1896–1916
      5. 5. George (Harry) Marston 1900–
      6. 6. Sarah Marston 1901–
      7. 7. George (Harry) Marston 1900–
    2. 2. George (Harry) Knowles 1878–1958
      1. 1. John (Meinley) Knowles 1909–
    3. 3. John (Edward (Jack)) Knowles 1884–1960 m. Annie (Evelyn) Smith 1888–1955
      1. 1. Edwin (Smith) Knowles 1922–1994
      2. 2. John (Edward) Knowles 1911–1974
      3. 3. George (Harry) Knowles 1914–1913
      4. 4. Annie Knowles 1924–
    4. 4. Eliza Knowles 1886–1965 m. Peter Holland 1884–1943
      1. 1. Abraham Holland 1906–1996
      2. 2. Horace Holland 1920–1999
      3. 3. Eliza Holland 1908–
      4. 4. Florence Holland 1911–2006
      5. 5. Horace Holland 1917–1917
      6. 6. Doris (M) Holland 1917–1917
      7. 7. Paul Holland 1913–2007
    5. 5. John Knowles 1884–
    6. 6. George (H) Knowles 1878–
  2. 2. Jane (Elizabeth) Knowles 1843–1908 m. Alfred Yearsley 1827–
    1. 1. Sarah (Jane) Yearsley 1867– m. William Inett 1865–1896
      1. 1. Harold Inett 1896–
      2. 2. Alice Inett 1891– m. Albert (Henry) Clark 1891–
      3. 3. Florence Inett 1894–
      4. 4. Dorothy Inett 1897–
      5. 5. Alfred (William) Inett 1890–1892
    2. 2. Fanny Yearsley 1871–
    3. 3. Amy Yearsley 1873–
    4. 4. Charles Yearsley 1876–
    5. 5. Thomas Yearsley 1878–
    6. 6. Emily Yearsley 1878–
    7. 7. Alford Yearsley 1859–
    8. 8. Harriett Yearsley 1863–
  3. 3. Eliza Knowles 1846–1915
  4. 4. Issella Knowles 1845–1934 m. John Goodman 1845–
    1. 1. Minnie Goodman 1875–
    2. 2. Beatrice Goodman 1879–
  5. 5. Emily Knowles 1863–1945

Charles Knowles's Timeline

4 Records

1818
1818
Birth of Charles Lightbourne Knowles in Wolverly, Worcester, England
Wolverly, Worcester, England
1851
1851
Age 33
Charles Lightbourne Knowles resided here in Tipton, Staffordshire, England
Tipton, Staffordshire, England
1861
1861
Age 43
Charles Lightbourne Knowles resided here in Cookley, Wolverley, Worcestershire, England
Cookley, Wolverley, Worcestershire, England
1905
October 1905
Age 87
Death of Charles Lightbourne Knowles in Dudley, Staffordshire, England
Dudley, Staffordshire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1818
    Event Place: Wolverly, Worcester, England
    Record Source:
    [1] 1861 England Census
    [2] 1851 England Census

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1851
    Event Place: Tipton, Staffordshire, England
    Record Source: 1851 England Census

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1861
    Event Place: Cookley, Wolverley, Worcestershire, England
    Record Source: 1861 England Census

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: October 1905
    Event Place: Dudley, Staffordshire, England
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