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Charles Edward Knowles 1849–1925 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 13 Jul 1849

Birth Location: Wolverley, Shropshire, England

Death Date: 20 Mar 1925

Death Location: Doncaster, Yorkshire West Riding, England

Father: Charles Knowles

Mother: Sarah Robinson

Spouse(s): Mary Dabbs

Children(s): Florence Knowles, George Knowles, John Knowles, Eliza Knowles, John Knowles, George Knowles

In 1849, Charles Edward Knowles entered the world in Wolverley, Shropshire, England, born to Charles Lightbourne Knowles And Sarah Robinson. In 1851, Charles Edward Knowles resided in Tipton, Staffordshire, England. Charles Edward Knowles married Mary Ann Dabbs, and had children including Eliza Knowles, Florence Louisa Knowles, George H Knowles, George Harry Knowles, John Edward Jack Knowles, John Knowles. Charles Edward Knowles passed away in 1925 in Doncaster, Yorkshire West Riding, England.

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Biography

  • In 1849, Charles Edward Knowles entered the world in Wolverley, Shropshire, England, born to Charles Lightbourne Knowles And Sarah Robinson.
  • In 1851, Charles Edward Knowles resided in Tipton, Staffordshire, England.
  • Charles Edward Knowles married Mary Ann Dabbs, and had children including Eliza Knowles, Florence Louisa Knowles, George H Knowles, George Harry Knowles, John Edward Jack Knowles, John Knowles.
  • Charles Edward Knowles passed away in 1925 in Doncaster, Yorkshire West Riding, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

Charles Knowles
1818–1905
Birth Location: Wolverly, Worcester, England
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Sarah Robinson
1819–1881
Birth Location: Wolverley, Worcestershire, England
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Spouses(s)

Mary Dabbs
1853–1928
Birth Location: Moseleyhall, Staffordshire, England
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Children(s)

Florence Knowles
1871–1960
Birth Location: Wolverhampton, Staffordshire, England
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George Knowles
1878–1958
Birth Location: Tipton, Staffordshire, England
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John Knowles
1884–1960
Birth Location: Tipton, Staffordshire, England
JK
Eliza Knowles
1886–1965
Birth Location: Tipton
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John Knowles
1884–
Birth Location: Tipton
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George Knowles
1878–
Birth Location: Tipton
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Charles Knowles's Ancestors

Self
Charles Knowles
1849–1925
Birth Place: Wolverley, Shropshire, England
Parents
Charles Lightbourne Knowles
1818–1905
Wolverly, Worcester, England
Sarah Robinson
1819–1881
Wolverley, Worcestershire, England
Grandparents
Edward Knowles
1783–1849
Worcestershire, England
Elizabeth Lightband
1774–
Worcestershire, England
Jane Oliver
1790–1869
Durham, England
John Robinson
1783–1855
St Giles, Durham, England
Great-Grandparents
Edward Knowles
1760–1844
Elizabeth Boore
1759–1833
Ann Laybourn
1759–1821
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Edward Knowles
1727–1800
Mary Perry
1718–1785
Thomas Boar
1723–1795
John Laburn
1723–1791
Magdalen Bambrough
1722–1777

Charles Knowles's Descendants

1.
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Charles (Edward) Knowles (13 Jul 1849–20 Mar 1925) m. Mary (Ann) Dabbs (1853–Jan 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–

Charles Knowles's Timeline

10 Records

1849
13 Jul 1849
Birth of Charles Edward Knowles in Wolverley, Shropshire, England
Wolverley, Shropshire, England
1849
12 Aug 1849
Charles Edward Knowles was baptized in Wolverley, Worcestershire, England
Wolverley, Worcestershire, England
1851
1851
Age 2
Charles Edward Knowles resided here in Tipton, Staffordshire, England
Tipton, Staffordshire, England
1861
1861
Age 12
Charles Edward Knowles resided here in Cookley, Wolverley, Worcestershire, England
Cookley, Wolverley, Worcestershire, England
1871
Apr 1871
Age 22
Charles Edward Knowles was married in Staffordshire
Staffordshire
1881
1881
Age 32
Charles Edward Knowles resided here in Tipton, Staffordshire, England
Tipton, Staffordshire, England
1891
1891
Age 42
Charles Edward Knowles resided here in St John, Tipton, Staffordshire, England
St John, Tipton, Staffordshire, England
1901
1901
Age 52
Charles Edward Knowles resided here in Tipton, Tipton, Staffordshire, England
Tipton, Tipton, Staffordshire, England
1911
1911
Age 62
Charles Edward Knowles resided here in Conisbrough, Yorkshire-West Riding, England
Conisbrough, Yorkshire-West Riding, England
1925
20 Mar 1925
Age 76
Death of Charles Edward Knowles in Doncaster, Yorkshire West Riding, England
Doncaster, Yorkshire West Riding, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 13 Jul 1849
    Event Place: Wolverley, Shropshire, England
    Record Source:
    [1] 1911 England Census, The National Archives of the UK (TNA); Kew, Surrey, England; Census Returns of England and Wales, 1911
    [2] 1891 England Census, The National Archives of the UK (TNA); Kew, Surrey, England; Census Returns of England and Wales, 1891; Class: RG12; Piece: 2285; Folio: 72; Page: 17; GSU roll: 6097395
    [3] 1881 England Census
    [4] 1901 England Census, Class: RG13; Piece: 2735; Folio: 97; Page: 13
    [5] 1861 England Census, Class: Rg 9; Piece: 2076; Folio: 89; Page: 15; GSU roll: 542914
    [6] 1851 England Census, Class: HO107; Piece: 2029; Folio: 379; Page: 14; GSU roll: 87435-87436
    [7] England & Wales, FreeBMD Birth Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Baptism
    Event Date: 12 Aug 1849
    Event Place: Wolverley, Worcestershire, England
    Record Source: Worcestershire, England, Church of England Births and Baptisms, 1812-1922, Worcestershire Archive & Archaeology Service; Worcester, England, UK; The Diocese of Worcester Bishop's Transcripts; Reference: B736Ba2245118b

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: Apr 1871
    Event Place: Staffordshire

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1851
    Event Place: Tipton, Staffordshire, England
    Record Source: 1851 England Census, Class: HO107; Piece: 2029; Folio: 379; Page: 14; GSU roll: 87435-87436

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1861
    Event Place: Cookley, Wolverley, Worcestershire, England
    Record Source: 1861 England Census, Class: Rg 9; Piece: 2076; Folio: 89; Page: 15; GSU roll: 542914

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1881
    Event Place: Tipton, Staffordshire, England
    Record Source: 1881 England Census

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1891
    Event Place: St John, Tipton, Staffordshire, England
    Record Source: 1891 England Census, The National Archives of the UK (TNA); Kew, Surrey, England; Census Returns of England and Wales, 1891; Class: RG12; Piece: 2285; Folio: 72; Page: 17; GSU roll: 6097395

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1901
    Event Place: Tipton, Tipton, Staffordshire, England
    Record Source: 1901 England Census, Class: RG13; Piece: 2735; Folio: 97; Page: 13

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1911
    Event Place: Conisbrough, Yorkshire-West Riding, England
    Record Source: 1911 England Census, The National Archives of the UK (TNA); Kew, Surrey, England; Census Returns of England and Wales, 1911

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 20 Mar 1925
    Event Place: Doncaster, Yorkshire West Riding, England
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