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Joseph Knowles 1905–1976 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 27 Apr 1905

Birth Location: Ince in Makerfield Lancashire, United Kingdom

Death Date: 1976

Death Location: Leigh, Lancashire

Father: John Knowles

Mother: Louisa Baxter

Spouse(s): Alice Venables

Children(s): Alice Knowles, Ruby Knowles, William Knowles, Margaret Knowles, Joseph Knowles

Joseph Knowles was born in 1905 in Ince in Makerfield Lancashire, United Kingdom, the child of John Knowles And Louisa Baxter. In 1911, Joseph Knowles resided in Carlton, Yorkshire-West Riding, England. In 1939, Joseph Knowles resided in Lancashire, England. Joseph Knowles married Alice Venables, and had children including Alice Louisa Knowles, Anne Knowles, Joseph Knowles, Margaret Knowles, Ruby Knowles, William Knowles. Joseph Knowles passed away in 1976 in Leigh, Lancashire.

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Biography

  • Joseph Knowles was born in 1905 in Ince in Makerfield Lancashire, United Kingdom, the child of John Knowles And Louisa Baxter.
  • In 1911, Joseph Knowles resided in Carlton, Yorkshire-West Riding, England.
  • In 1939, Joseph Knowles resided in Lancashire, England.
  • Joseph Knowles married Alice Venables, and had children including Alice Louisa Knowles, Anne Knowles, Joseph Knowles, Margaret Knowles, Ruby Knowles, William Knowles.
  • Joseph Knowles passed away in 1976 in Leigh, Lancashire.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Joseph Knowles's Ancestors

Self
Joseph Knowles
1905–1976
Birth Place: Ince in Makerfield Lancashire, United Kingdom
Parents
John Knowles
1883–1916
Ashton in Makerfield, Lancashire, England
Louisa Baxter
1879–1954
Astley, Lancashire, England
Grandparents
Anne Adamson
1862–1924
Ashton in Makerfield, Lancashire, England
Nathaniel Knowles
1862–1914
Ashton In Makld, Lancashire, England
Henry Chevers
1854–
Pewsham, Wiltshire, England
Caroline Marlow
1848–1914
Hapton, Cheshire, England
Great-Grandparents
Henry Adamson
1829–
Sarah Talbot
1832–1883
James Knowles
1835–
Sarah Monks
1837–
John Chivers
1827–1888
Eliza Walker
1831–1911
George Marlowe
1821–1887
Anne King
1823–
2nd-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
John Chivers
1794–1874
Jane Britten
1795–1878
Edward Marlow
1781–1859
Sarah Peck
1781–1844
John King
1798–1866
Hannah Poultney
1802–1878

Joseph Knowles's Descendants

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Joseph Knowles (27 Apr 1905–1976) m. Alice Venables (1903–Oct 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

Joseph Knowles's Timeline

5 Records

1905
27 Apr 1905
Birth of Joseph Knowles in Ince in Makerfield Lancashire, United Kingdom
Ince in Makerfield Lancashire, United Kingdom
1911
1911
Age 6
Joseph Knowles resided here in Carlton, Yorkshire-West Riding, England
Carlton, Yorkshire-West Riding, England
1939
1939
Age 34
Joseph Knowles resided here in Lancashire, England
Lancashire, England
1975
Nov 1975
Age 70
Death of Joseph Knowles in Leigh, Lancashire
Leigh, Lancashire
1976
1976
Age 71
Death of Joseph Knowles in Leigh, Lancashire
Leigh, Lancashire

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 27 Apr 1905
    Event Place: Ince in Makerfield Lancashire, United Kingdom
    Record Source:
    [1] 1911 England Census
    [2] England & Wales, Civil Registration Death Index, 1916-2007
    [3] England & Wales, FreeBMD Birth Index
    [4] UK, World War i Pension Ledgers and Index Cards
    [5] 1939 England and Wales Register

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1911
    Event Place: Carlton, Yorkshire-West Riding, England
    Record Source: 1911 England Census

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1939
    Event Place: Lancashire, England
    Record Source: 1939 England and Wales Register

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Record Source: UK, World War i Pension Ledgers and Index Cards

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: Nov 1975
    Event Place: Leigh, Lancashire
    Record Source: England & Wales, Civil Registration Death Index, 1916-2007

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1976
    Event Place: Leigh, Lancashire

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