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John Knowles 1883–1916 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 19 Jun 1883

Birth Location: Ashton in Makerfield, Lancashire, England

Death Date: 18 Jan 1916

Death Location: Leigh, Metropolitan Borough of Wigan, Greater Manchester, England

Father: Anne Adamson

Mother: Nathaniel Knowles

Spouse(s): Louisa Baxter

Children(s): Joseph Knowles, William Knowles, Fanny Knowles, Samuel Knowles, Lucy Knowles, Maggie Knowles

The story of John Knowles began in 1883 in Ashton in Makerfield, Lancashire, England. In 1891, John Knowles resided in Ashton, St Thomas, Ashton in Makerfield, Lancashir. John Knowles married Louisa Baxter, and had children including Fanny Knowles, Joseph Knowles, Lucy A Knowles, Maggie Knowles, Samuel Knowles, William Knowles. John Knowles passed away in 1916 in Leigh, Metropolitan Borough of Wigan, Greater Manchester, England.

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Biography

  • The story of John Knowles began in 1883 in Ashton in Makerfield, Lancashire, England.
  • In 1891, John Knowles resided in Ashton, St Thomas, Ashton in Makerfield, Lancashir.
  • John Knowles married Louisa Baxter, and had children including Fanny Knowles, Joseph Knowles, Lucy A Knowles, Maggie Knowles, Samuel Knowles, William Knowles.
  • John Knowles passed away in 1916 in Leigh, Metropolitan Borough of Wigan, Greater Manchester, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

Anne Adamson
1862–1924
Birth Location: Ashton in Makerfield, Lancashire, England
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Nathaniel Knowles
1862–1914
Birth Location: Ashton In Makld, Lancashire, England
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Spouses(s)

Louisa Baxter
1879–1954
Birth Location: Astley, Lancashire, England
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Children(s)

Joseph Knowles
1905–1976
Birth Location: Ince in Makerfield Lancashire, United Kingdom
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William Knowles
1903–1970
Birth Location: Westleigh, Lancashire, England
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Fanny Knowles
1907–1966
Birth Location: Leigh, Lancashire, England
FK
Samuel Knowles
1909–1978
Birth Location: Leigh, Lancashire, England
SK
Lucy Knowles
1911–
Birth Location: Barnsley, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom
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Maggie Knowles
1913–
Birth Location: –
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John Knowles's Ancestors

Self
John Knowles
1883–1916
Birth Place: Ashton in Makerfield, Lancashire, England
Parents
Anne Adamson
1862–1924
Ashton in Makerfield, Lancashire, England
Nathaniel Knowles
1862–1914
Ashton In Makld, Lancashire, England
Grandparents
Henry Adamson
1829–
Ashton In Makerfield, Lancashire, England
Sarah Talbot
1832–1883
Ashton in Makerfield, Lancashire, England
James Knowles
1835–
St Helens, Lancashire, England
Sarah Monks
1837–
Ashton In Makld, Lancashire, England
Great-Grandparents
Elizabeth Ashcroft
1805–1877
John Adamson
1802–1837
Elizabeth Talbot
1804–1849
Thomas Talbot
1802–1864
Nancy Bell
1798–1856
John Knowles
1799–1870
James Monks
1805–1861
Elizabeth Hill
1816–1881
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Ascroft
1778–1842
Ruth Heaton
1785–1841
Richard Adamson
1767–1821
Alice Shaw
1778–1851
Jane Benson
1773–1823
Richard Cottom
1772–1847
Esther Bell
1772–1805
Nathaniel Bell
1771–1827
Catharine Glave
1779–1854
James Knowles
1776–1845
Thomas Monks
1784–
William Hill
1857–
Mary
1859–

John Knowles's Descendants

1.
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John Knowles (19 Jun 1883–18 Jan 1916) m. Louisa Baxter (17 Sep 1879–27 Dec 1954)
  1. 1. Joseph Knowles 1905–1976 m. Alice Venables 1903–1974
    1. 1. Alice (Louisa) Knowles 1924–1953 m. Ronald Simm 1932–2014 m. Ronald Simm 1928–1981
      1. 1. Valerie (M T) Simm 1942–2022 m. Francis Agius 1938–2015
      2. 2. Francis Smith 1948–2006
    2. 2. Ruby Knowles 1934–2001 m. James (Henry) Gunner 1936–2011
    3. 3. William Knowles 1938–1916
    4. 4. Margaret Knowles 1925–
    5. 5. Joseph Knowles 1930–2009
  2. 2. William Knowles 1903–1970
  3. 3. Fanny Knowles 1907–1966 m. Ephraim Lane 1903–1978
  4. 4. Samuel Knowles 1909–1978
  5. 5. Lucy (A) Knowles 1911–
  6. 6. Maggie Knowles 1913–

John Knowles's Timeline

7 Records

1883
19 Jun 1883
Birth of John Knowles in Ashton in Makerfield, Lancashire, England
Ashton in Makerfield, Lancashire, England
1883
19 Aug 1883
John Knowles was baptized in Ashton-in-Makerfield, St Thomas, Lancashire, England
Ashton-in-Makerfield, St Thomas, Lancashire, England
1891
1891
Age 8
John Knowles resided here in Ashton, St Thomas, Ashton in Makerfield, Lancashire, England
Ashton, St Thomas, Ashton in Makerfield, Lancashire, England
1901
1901
Age 18
John Knowles resided here in Ashton in Makerfield, Lancashire, England
Ashton in Makerfield, Lancashire, England
1902
October 1902
Age 19
John Knowles was married in Leigh, Lancashire, United Kingdom
Leigh, Lancashire, United Kingdom
1911
1911
Age 28
John Knowles resided here in Carlton, Yorkshire-West Riding, England
Carlton, Yorkshire-West Riding, England
1916
18 Jan 1916
Age 33
Death of John Knowles in Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England
Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 19 Jun 1883
    Event Place: Ashton in Makerfield, Lancashire, England
    Record Source:
    [1] 1911 England Census
    [2] 1891 England Census
    [3] 1901 England Census
    [4] England & Wales, FreeBMD Birth Index
    [5] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave® Index, 1300s-Current
    [6] Wigan, England, Church of England Baptisms

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Baptism
    Event Date: 19 Aug 1883
    Event Place: Ashton-in-Makerfield, St Thomas, Lancashire, England
    Record Source:
    [1] England, Select Births and Christenings
    [2] Wigan, England, Church of England Baptisms

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: October 1902
    Event Place: Leigh, Lancashire, United Kingdom
    Record Source: England & Wales, Civil Registration Marriage Index, 1837-1915

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1891
    Event Place: Ashton, St Thomas, Ashton in Makerfield, Lancashire, England
    Record Source: 1891 England Census

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1901
    Event Place: Ashton in Makerfield, Lancashire, England
    Record Source: 1901 England Census

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1911
    Event Place: Carlton, Yorkshire-West Riding, England
    Record Source: 1911 England Census

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 18 Jan 1916
    Event Place: Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England
    Record Source:
    [1] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave® Index, 1300s-Current
    [2] UK, World War i Pension Ledgers and Index Cards

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Leigh, Metropolitan Borough of Wigan, Greater Manchester, England
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find a Grave® Index, 1300s-Current
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