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Mary Knowles 1837–1897 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: abt 1837

Birth Location: Bewerley, Yorkshire, England

Death Date: Mar 1897

Death Location: Pateley Bridge, Yorkshire, England

Father: George Knowles

Mother: Hannah Whitehead

Spouse(s): Samuel Layfield, John Graham

Children(s): Hannah Layfield, John Layfield, Elizabeth Layfield, James Layfield, Harriet Layfield, Allan Layfield, George Layfield

Mary Knowles was born in 1837 in Bewerley, Yorkshire, England, the child of George Knowles And Hannah Whitehead. In 1851, Mary Knowles resided in Bewerley, Yorkshire, England. In 1861, Mary Knowles resided in Bewerley, Yorkshire, England. Mary Knowles married John Graham, Samuel Layfield, and had children including Allan Layfield, Elizabeth Layfield, George Thomas Layfield, Hannah Layfield, Harriet Ann Layfield, James Layfield, John William Layfield. Mary Knowles passed away in 1897 in Pateley Bridge, Yorkshire, England.

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Biography

  • Mary Knowles was born in 1837 in Bewerley, Yorkshire, England, the child of George Knowles And Hannah Whitehead.
  • In 1851, Mary Knowles resided in Bewerley, Yorkshire, England.
  • In 1861, Mary Knowles resided in Bewerley, Yorkshire, England.
  • Mary Knowles married John Graham, Samuel Layfield, and had children including Allan Layfield, Elizabeth Layfield, George Thomas Layfield, Hannah Layfield, Harriet Ann Layfield, James Layfield, John William Layfield.
  • Mary Knowles passed away in 1897 in Pateley Bridge, Yorkshire, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

George Knowles
1804–
Birth Location: Hardcastle Craggs, Bewerley, Pateley Bridge, Yorkshire, England
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Hannah Whitehead
1803–
Birth Location: Bewerley, Yorkshire, England
HW

Spouses(s)

Samuel Layfield
1834–1881
Birth Location: Stonebeckdown, Kirkby Malzeard, Yorkshire
SL
John Graham
1845–1899
Birth Location: Blencowe, Cumberland, England
JG

Children(s)

Hannah Layfield
1865–1943
Birth Location: Pateley Bridge, Yorkshire West Riding, England
HL
John Layfield
1862–1891
Birth Location: Bewerley, Yorkshire, England
JL
Elizabeth Layfield
1863–1942
Birth Location: Bewerley, Yorkshire, England
EL
James Layfield
1868–1908
Birth Location: Bewerley, Yorkshire, England
JL
Harriet Layfield
1871–1952
Birth Location: Bewerley, Pateley Bridge, Yorkshire, England
HL
Allan Layfield
1877–1881
Birth Location: Bewerley, Pateley Bridge, Yorkshire, England
AL
George Layfield
1857–1927
Birth Location: Heathfield, Stonebeck Down, Pateley Bridge, Yorkshire, England
GL

Mary Knowles's Ancestors

Self
Mary Knowles
1837–1897
Birth Place: Bewerley, Yorkshire, England
Parents
George Knowles
1804–
Hardcastle Craggs, Bewerley, Pateley Bridge, Yorkshire, England
Hannah Whitehead
1803–
Bewerley, Yorkshire, England
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Mary Knowles's Descendants

1.
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Mary Knowles (abt 1837–Mar 1897) m. Samuel Layfield (20 Sep 1834–25 Jan 1881) m. John Graham (1845–abt 1899)
  1. 1. Hannah Layfield 1865–1943 m. John Moor 1861–1906
    1. 1. Clara Moore 1898–1976
    2. 2. Eleanor\Eleana Moore 1896–
  2. 2. John (William) Layfield 1862–1891 m. Alice Layfield 1864–
  3. 3. Elizabeth Layfield 1863–1942 m. Edmund Jefferson 1857–1927
    1. 1. Lily Jefferson 1884–1898
    2. 2. Mary Jefferson 1906–
    3. 3. Annie (Victoria) Jefferson 1901–1982
    4. 4. Frederick Jefferson 1899–
    5. 5. Samuel Jefferson 1896–1974
    6. 6. Jos (Wm) Jefferson 1894–
    7. 7. Sarah (Elizabeth) Jefferson 1886–1974
    8. 8. Caroline Jefferson 1891–1959
  4. 4. James Layfield 1868–1908 m. Elizabeth Lawson 1877–
    1. 1. Wilfred (Lawson) Layfield 1900–
  5. 5. Harriet (Ann) Layfield 1871–1952
  6. 6. Allan Layfield 1877–1881
  7. 7. George (Thomas) Layfield 1857–1927 m. Rose (Ann) Nelson 1865–1943 m. Anna Nelson 1860–1884
    1. 1. Alfred Layfield 1881–1941
    2. 2. Mary Layfield 1883–
    3. 3. Lloyd Layfield 1900–1983 m. Doris (E) Gaines 1902–1980
      1. 1. Eileen Layfield 1924–

Mary Knowles's Timeline

7 Records

1837
abt 1837
Birth of Mary Knowles in Bewerley, Yorkshire, England
Bewerley, Yorkshire, England
1851
1851
Age 14
Mary Knowles resided here in Bewerley, Yorkshire, England
Bewerley, Yorkshire, England
1861
1861
Age 24
Mary Knowles resided here in Bewerley, Yorkshire, England
Bewerley, Yorkshire, England
1871
1871
Age 34
Mary Knowles resided here in Bridgehouse Gate, Pateley Bridge, Yorkshire, England
Bridgehouse Gate, Pateley Bridge, Yorkshire, England
1881
1881
Age 44
Mary Knowles resided here in Bewerley, Yorkshire, England
Bewerley, Yorkshire, England
1891
1891
Age 54
Mary Knowles resided here in Bridge House Gate, St Cuthberts, Bewerley, Yorkshire, England
Bridge House Gate, St Cuthberts, Bewerley, Yorkshire, England
1897
Mar 1897
Age 60
Death of Mary Knowles in Pateley Bridge, Yorkshire, England
Pateley Bridge, Yorkshire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: abt 1837
    Event Place: Bewerley, Yorkshire, England
    Record Source:
    [1] 1891 England Census, The National Archives of the UK (TNA); Kew, Surrey, England; Census Returns of England and Wales, 1891; Class: RG12; Piece: 3507; Folio: 55; Page: 3; GSU roll: 6098617
    [2] 1881 England Census, Class: RG11; Piece: 4314; Folio: 78; Page: 22; GSU roll: 1342029
    [3] 1871 England Census, The National Archives; Kew, London, England; 1871 England Census; Class: RG10; Piece: 4272; Folio: 61; Page: 2; GSU roll: 846968
    [4] 1861 England Census, Class: Rg 9; Piece: 3193; Folio: 83; Page: 29; GSU roll: 543093
    [5] 1851 England Census, Class: HO107; Piece: 2280; Folio: 131; Page: 21; GSU roll: 87465
    [6] North Yorkshire, England, Church of England Marriages and Banns, 1754-1939, North Riding Record Office; Scarborough, North Riding of Yorkshire, England; Parish Registers for North Yorkshire; Reference: PRRI 136

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1851
    Event Place: Bewerley, Yorkshire, England
    Record Source: 1851 England Census, Class: HO107; Piece: 2280; Folio: 131; Page: 21; GSU roll: 87465

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1861
    Event Place: Bewerley, Yorkshire, England
    Record Source: 1861 England Census, Class: Rg 9; Piece: 3193; Folio: 83; Page: 29; GSU roll: 543093

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1871
    Event Place: Bridgehouse Gate, Pateley Bridge, Yorkshire, England
    Record Source: 1871 England Census, The National Archives; Kew, London, England; 1871 England Census; Class: RG10; Piece: 4272; Folio: 61; Page: 2; GSU roll: 846968

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1881
    Event Place: Bewerley, Yorkshire, England
    Record Source: 1881 England Census, Class: RG11; Piece: 4314; Folio: 78; Page: 22; GSU roll: 1342029

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1891
    Event Place: Bridge House Gate, St Cuthberts, Bewerley, Yorkshire, England
    Record Source: 1891 England Census, The National Archives of the UK (TNA); Kew, Surrey, England; Census Returns of England and Wales, 1891; Class: RG12; Piece: 3507; Folio: 55; Page: 3; GSU roll: 6098617

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: Mar 1897
    Event Place: Pateley Bridge, Yorkshire, England
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