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Edmund Hill Knowles 1894–1980 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 18 Jan 1894

Birth Location: Blidworth, Nottinghamshire, England

Death Date: 31 Mar 1980

Death Location: Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

Father: Edmund Knowles

Mother: Kate Meeds

Spouse(s): Lizzie Boddy

Children(s): Kenneth Knowles

In 1894, Edmund Hill Knowles entered the world in Blidworth, Nottinghamshire, England, born to Edmund Hill Knowles And Kate Meeds. In 1901, Edmund Hill Knowles resided in Woodhouse (near Sheffield), Yorkshire, England. In 1911, Edmund Hill Knowles resided in Woodhouse (near Sheffield), Yorkshire, England. Edmund Hill Knowles married Lizzie Boddy, and had children including Kenneth Knowles. Edmund Hill Knowles passed away in 1980 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England.

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Biography

  • In 1894, Edmund Hill Knowles entered the world in Blidworth, Nottinghamshire, England, born to Edmund Hill Knowles And Kate Meeds.
  • In 1901, Edmund Hill Knowles resided in Woodhouse (near Sheffield), Yorkshire, England.
  • In 1911, Edmund Hill Knowles resided in Woodhouse (near Sheffield), Yorkshire, England.
  • Edmund Hill Knowles married Lizzie Boddy, and had children including Kenneth Knowles.
  • Edmund Hill Knowles passed away in 1980 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

Edmund Knowles
1865–1941
Birth Location: Blidworth, Nottinghamshire, England
EK
Kate Meeds
1869–
Birth Location: Sheffield, Yorkshire, England
KM

Spouses(s)

Lizzie Boddy
1894–1970
Birth Location: –
LB

Children(s)

Kenneth Knowles
1919–2001
Birth Location: Sheffield, Yorkshire, England
KK

Edmund Knowles's Ancestors

Self
Edmund Knowles
1894–1980
Birth Place: Blidworth, Nottinghamshire, England
Parents
Edmund Hill Knowles
1865–1941
Blidworth, Nottinghamshire, England
Kate Meeds
1869–
Sheffield, Yorkshire, England
Grandparents
William (Hickman) Meeds
1838–1893
Oxton, Nottinghamshire, England
Kate Burnham
1840–1891
Mansfield, Nottinghamshire, England
Great-Grandparents
William Meades
1788–
Catharine Hickman
1815–1896
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Meades
1764–
Susannah Holmes
1764–
Hannah Hickman
1794–1866

Edmund Knowles's Descendants

1.
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Edmund (Hill) Knowles (18 Jan 1894–31 Mar 1980) m. Lizzie Boddy (17 Aug 1894–Oct 1970)
  1. 1. Kenneth Knowles 1919–2001

Edmund Knowles's Timeline

7 Records

1894
18 Jan 1894
Birth of Edmund Hill Knowles in Blidworth, Nottinghamshire, England
Blidworth, Nottinghamshire, England
1901
1901
Age 7
Edmund Hill Knowles resided here in Woodhouse (near Sheffield), Yorkshire, England
Woodhouse (near Sheffield), Yorkshire, England
1911
1911
Age 17
Edmund Hill Knowles resided here in Woodhouse (near Sheffield), Yorkshire, England
Woodhouse (near Sheffield), Yorkshire, England
1921
1921
Age 27
Edmund Hill Knowles resided here in Staveley, Derbyshire, England
Staveley, Derbyshire, England
1939
1939
Age 45
Edmund Hill Knowles resided here in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England
Sheffield, Yorkshire, England
1980
31 Mar 1980
Age 86
Death of Edmund Hill Knowles in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England
Sheffield, Yorkshire, England
1980
15 May 1980
Age 86
Edmund Hill Knowles - Probate in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England
Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 18 Jan 1894
    Event Place: Blidworth, Nottinghamshire, 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] England & Wales, Civil Registration Death Index, 1916-2007, General Register Office; United Kingdom; Volume: 3; Page: 1080
    [3] 1901 England Census, Class: RG13; Piece: 4388; Folio: 109; Page: 35
    [4] England & Wales, FreeBMD Birth Index
    [5] 1939 England and Wales Register, The National Archives; Kew, London, England; 1939 Register; Reference: RG 1013546E
    [6] 1921 England Census

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1901
    Event Place: Woodhouse (near Sheffield), Yorkshire, England
    Record Source: 1901 England Census, Class: RG13; Piece: 4388; Folio: 109; Page: 35

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1911
    Event Place: Woodhouse (near Sheffield), Yorkshire, 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 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1921
    Event Place: Staveley, Derbyshire, England
    Record Source: 1921 England Census

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1939
    Event Place: Sheffield, Yorkshire, England
    Record Source: 1939 England and Wales Register, The National Archives; Kew, London, England; 1939 Register; Reference: RG 1013546E

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 31 Mar 1980
    Event Place: Sheffield, Yorkshire, England
    Record Source:
    [1] England & Wales, National Probate Calendar (Index of Wills and Administrations), 1858-1995, Principal Probate Registry; London, England; Calendar of the Grants of Probate and Letters of Administration made in the Probate Registries of the High Court of Justice in England
    [2] England & Wales, Civil Registration Death Index, 1916-2007, General Register Office; United Kingdom; Volume: 3; Page: 1080

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Probate
    Event Date: 15 May 1980
    Event Place: Sheffield, Yorkshire, England
    Record Source: England & Wales, National Probate Calendar (Index of Wills and Administrations), 1858-1995, Principal Probate Registry; London, England; Calendar of the Grants of Probate and Letters of Administration made in the Probate Registries of the High Court of Justice in England
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