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George William Knowles 1908–1979 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1 February 1908

Birth Location: Kirkby in Ashfield, Nottinghamshire, England

Death Date: Sep 1979

Death Location: Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, England

Father: John Knowles

Mother: Alice Lowe

Spouse(s): Dora French

Children(s):

George William Knowles was born in 1908 in Kirkby in Ashfield, Nottinghamshire, England, the child of John Henry Knowles And Alice Ada Mary Lowe. In 1911, George William Knowles resided in Colwick Gamston, Nottinghamshire, England. In 1939, George William Knowles resided in Nottinghamshire, England. George William Knowles married Dora French. George William Knowles passed away in 1979 in Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, England.

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Biography

  • George William Knowles was born in 1908 in Kirkby in Ashfield, Nottinghamshire, England, the child of John Henry Knowles And Alice Ada Mary Lowe.
  • In 1911, George William Knowles resided in Colwick Gamston, Nottinghamshire, England.
  • In 1939, George William Knowles resided in Nottinghamshire, England.
  • George William Knowles married Dora French.
  • George William Knowles passed away in 1979 in Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, England.

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Children(s)

George Knowles's Ancestors

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George Knowles
1908–1979
Birth Place: Kirkby in Ashfield, 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

George Knowles's Timeline

4 Records

1908
1 February 1908
Birth of George William Knowles in Kirkby in Ashfield, Nottinghamshire, England
Kirkby in Ashfield, Nottinghamshire, England
1911
02 Apr 1911
Age 3
George William Knowles resided here in Colwick Gamston, Nottinghamshire, England
Colwick Gamston, Nottinghamshire, England
1939
1939
Age 31
George William Knowles resided here in Nottinghamshire, England
Nottinghamshire, England
1979
Sep 1979
Age 71
Death of George William Knowles in Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, England
Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1 February 1908
    Event Place: Kirkby in Ashfield, Nottinghamshire, England
    Record Source:
    [1] 1911 England Census, Class: RG14; Piece: 20480
    [2] England & Wales, Death Index, 1916-2006
    [3] England & Wales, FreeBMD Birth Index

    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 101/6205J

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Stapleford
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Newspapers.com Obituary Index

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: Sep 1979
    Event Place: Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, England
    Record Source: England & Wales, Death Index, 1916-2006

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