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Joseph Knowles 1750–1831 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1750

Birth Location: Sedbergh, Yorkshire, England

Death Date: 19 Jun 1831

Death Location: Leeds, St Peter, Yorkshire, England

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Spouse(s): Ann Jepson

Children(s): Ann Knowles, Hannah Knowles, Joseph Knowles, Elizabeth Knowles, William Knowles, Joseph Knowles, Joshua Knowles, John Knowles, Robert Knowles, James Knowles, Thomas Knowles, George Knowles

Joseph Knowles was born in 1750 in Sedbergh, Yorkshire, England, the child of William Knowles And Sissela Birhis. Joseph Knowles married Ann Jepson, and had children including Ann Knowles, Elizabeth Knowles, George Knowles, Hannah Knowles, James Knowles, John Knowles, Joseph Knowles, Joshua Knowles, Robert Knowles, Thomas Knowles, William Knowles. Joseph Knowles passed away in 1831 in Leeds, St Peter, Yorkshire, England.

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Biography

  • Joseph Knowles was born in 1750 in Sedbergh, Yorkshire, England, the child of William Knowles And Sissela Birhis.
  • Joseph Knowles married Ann Jepson, and had children including Ann Knowles, Elizabeth Knowles, George Knowles, Hannah Knowles, James Knowles, John Knowles, Joseph Knowles, Joshua Knowles, Robert Knowles, Thomas Knowles, William Knowles.
  • Joseph Knowles passed away in 1831 in Leeds, St Peter, Yorkshire, England.

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Joseph Knowles
1750–1831
Birth Place: Sedbergh, Yorkshire, England
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Joseph Knowles's Descendants

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Joseph Knowles (1750–19 Jun 1831) m. Ann Jepson (About 1749–)
  1. 1. Ann Knowles 1791–1861 m. Joseph Backhouse* 1791–1851
    1. 1. Eliza Backhouse 1824–1874 m. Edward Woolham 1827–1870
      1. 1. William (James) Woolham 1867–1903 m. Elizabeth Woolham 1871–1962
        1. 1. Emma Grimshaw 1893–1935 m. James (Edwin) Grinlaw 1886–1937
        2. 2. John Woolham 1891–1892
        3. 3. James (W) Woolham 1889–
        4. 4. George (Albert) Woolham 1900–1975
      2. 2. Agnes (Augusta) Woolham 1851–1876
      3. 3. Albert (Edward) Woolham 1853–1891
      4. 4. Robert (Sidney) Woolham 1855–1920 m. Mary Partington 1854–
        1. 1. Eliza Woolham 1879–1937 m. William (Edward) Pearson 1877–1932
      5. 5. Elizabeth (Emma) Woolham 1859–
      6. 6. Thomas Woolham 1862–
        1. 1. Cicely Woolham 1892–1950
      7. 7. John Woolham 1864–
    2. 2. Jane Backhouse 1816–1881
    3. 3. Joseph Backhouse* 1819–1894
  2. 2. Hannah Knowles 1778–1843
  3. 3. Joseph Knowles 1774–1826
  4. 4. Elizabeth Knowles 1795–
  5. 5. William Knowles 1774–
  6. 6. Joseph Knowles 1781–
  7. 7. Joshua Knowles 1786–
  8. 8. John Knowles 1804–1856
  9. 9. Robert Knowles 1776–
  10. 10. James Knowles 1779–
  11. 11. Thomas Knowles 1782–
  12. 12. George Knowles 1785–

Joseph Knowles's Timeline

3 Records

1750
1750
Birth of Joseph Knowles in Sedbergh, Yorkshire, England
Sedbergh, Yorkshire, England
1831
Abt. 14 Jun 1831
Age 81
Death of Joseph Knowles in Leeds
Leeds
1831
19 Jun 1831
Age 81
Burial of Joseph Knowles in Leeds, St Peter, Yorkshire, England
Leeds, St Peter, Yorkshire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1750
    Event Place: Sedbergh, Yorkshire, England
    Record Source: West Yorkshire, England, Church of England Deaths and Burials, 1813-1985, West Yorkshire Archive Service; Wakefield, Yorkshire, England; New Reference Number: RDP683B6

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: Abt. 14 Jun 1831
    Event Place: Leeds
    Record Source: West Yorkshire, England, Church of England Deaths and Burials, 1813-1985, West Yorkshire Archive Service; Wakefield, Yorkshire, England; New Reference Number: RDP683B6

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: 19 Jun 1831
    Event Place: Leeds, St Peter, Yorkshire, England
    Record Source: West Yorkshire, England, Church of England Deaths and Burials, 1813-1985, West Yorkshire Archive Service; Wakefield, Yorkshire, England; New Reference Number: RDP683B6

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