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Edith Alice Knowles 1909–1978 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 26 December 1909

Birth Location: Park Harm, Nottinghamshire, England

Death Date: 18 February 1978

Death Location: Stapleford, Nottinghamshire, England

Father: John Knowles

Mother: Alice Lowe

Spouse(s): Francis Nolan, William Straw

Children(s): Marjorie Nolan, Frances Nolan

Edith Alice Knowles was born in 1909 in Park Harm, Nottinghamshire, England, the child of John Henry Knowles And Alice Ada Mary Lowe. In 1911, Edith Alice Knowles resided in Colwick Gamston, Nottinghamshire, England. In 1939, Edith Alice Knowles resided in Nottinghamshire, England. Edith Alice Knowles married Francis James Nolan, William Arthur Straw, and had children including Frances Irene Nolan, Marjorie Mary Nolan, Michael John Nolan. Edith Alice Knowles passed away in 1978 in Stapleford, Nottinghamshire, England.

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Biography

  • Edith Alice Knowles was born in 1909 in Park Harm, Nottinghamshire, England, the child of John Henry Knowles And Alice Ada Mary Lowe.
  • In 1911, Edith Alice Knowles resided in Colwick Gamston, Nottinghamshire, England.
  • In 1939, Edith Alice Knowles resided in Nottinghamshire, England.
  • Edith Alice Knowles married Francis James Nolan, William Arthur Straw, and had children including Frances Irene Nolan, Marjorie Mary Nolan, Michael John Nolan.
  • Edith Alice Knowles passed away in 1978 in Stapleford, Nottinghamshire, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Edith Knowles's Ancestors

Self
Edith Knowles
1909–1978
Birth Place: Park Harm, Nottinghamshire, England
Parents
John Henry Knowles
1884–1921
Kirkby in Ashfield, Nottinghamshire, England
Alice (Ada Mary) Lowe
1883–1957
Barford, Warwickshire, England
Grandparents
Frederick (William) Lowe
1862–1911
Glympton, Oxfordshire, England
Mary (Jane) Smith
1865–1919
Wootton, Oxfordshire, England
Great-Grandparents
James Lowe
1835–1911
Rhoda Cooper
1837–1880
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Cooper
1814–1852
Ann Bodfish
1817–1916

Edith Knowles's Descendants

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Edith (Alice) Knowles (26 December 1909–18 February 1978) m. Francis (James) Nolan (5 April 1908–Dec 1940) m. William (Arthur) Straw (1 May 1900–31 Oct 1969)
  1. 1. Marjorie (Mary) Nolan 1936–2004 m. Daivd Robbins 1929–2008
  2. 2. Frances (Irene) Nolan 1940–1992

Edith Knowles's Timeline

5 Records

1909
26 December 1909
Birth of Edith Alice Knowles in Park Harm, Nottinghamshire, England
Park Harm, Nottinghamshire, England
1911
02 Apr 1911
Age 2
Edith Alice Knowles resided here in Colwick Gamston, Nottinghamshire, England
Colwick Gamston, Nottinghamshire, England
1939
1939
Age 30
Edith Alice Knowles resided here in Nottinghamshire, England
Nottinghamshire, England
1978
18 February 1978
Age 69
Death of Edith Alice Knowles in Stapleford, Nottinghamshire, England
Stapleford, Nottinghamshire, England
1978
21 Apr 1978
Age 69
Edith Alice Knowles - Probate in Nottingham
Nottingham

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 26 December 1909
    Event Place: Park Harm, Nottinghamshire, England
    Record Source:
    [1] 1911 England Census, Class: RG14; Piece: 20480
    [2] England & Wales, FreeBMD Birth Index
    [3] 1939 England and Wales Register, The National Archives; Kew, London, England; 1939 Register; Reference: RG 1016206A

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 02 Apr 1911
    Event Place: Colwick Gamston, Nottinghamshire, England
    Record Source: 1911 England Census, Class: RG14; Piece: 20480

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1939
    Event Place: Nottinghamshire, England
    Record Source: 1939 England and Wales Register, The National Archives; Kew, London, England; 1939 Register; Reference: RG 1016206A

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 18 February 1978
    Event Place: Stapleford, Nottinghamshire, England

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Probate
    Event Date: 21 Apr 1978
    Event Place: Nottingham
    Record Source: England & Wales, National Probate Calendar (Index of Wills and Administrations), 1858-1995

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