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Thomas Knowles 1817–1855 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 09 Jun 1817

Birth Location: Horton In Ribblesdale, Yorkshire, , England

Death Date: 22 May 1855

Death Location: Darwen, Lancashire, England

Father: Richard Knowles

Mother: Margaret Foster

Spouse(s): Jane Bywater

Children(s): Thomas Knowles

Thomas Knowles was born in 1817 in Horton In Ribblesdale, Yorkshire, , England, the child of Richard Knowles And Margaret Foster. In 1837, Thomas Knowles resided in Horton In Ribblesdale, England. Thomas Knowles married Jane Bywater, and had children including Thomas Knowles. Thomas Knowles passed away in 1855 in Darwen, Lancashire, England.

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Biography

  • Thomas Knowles was born in 1817 in Horton In Ribblesdale, Yorkshire, , England, the child of Richard Knowles And Margaret Foster.
  • In 1837, Thomas Knowles resided in Horton In Ribblesdale, England.
  • Thomas Knowles married Jane Bywater, and had children including Thomas Knowles.
  • Thomas Knowles passed away in 1855 in Darwen, Lancashire, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

Richard Knowles
1779–1857
Birth Location: Horton in Ribblesdale, Yorkshire, England
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Margaret Foster
1784–1820
Birth Location: Stainforth, Yorkshire
MF

Spouses(s)

Jane Bywater
1817–1892
Birth Location: Holbeck, Leeds, Yorkshire, West Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom
JB

Children(s)

Thomas Knowles
1839–1883
Birth Location: Kippax, Yorkshire, England
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Thomas Knowles's Ancestors

Self
Thomas Knowles
1817–1855
Birth Place: Horton In Ribblesdale, Yorkshire, , England
Parents
Richard Knowles
1779–1857
Horton in Ribblesdale, Yorkshire, England
Margaret Foster
1784–1820
Stainforth, Yorkshire
Grandparents
Henry Knowles
1749–1829
Hannah Holden
1751–1807
Westhouse, Thornton-in-Lonsdale, Yorkshire, England
Richard Foster
1748–1835
Giggleswick, Giggleswick, Craven District, United Kingdom of, North Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom
Margaret Holgate
1748–1829
Long Preston, Everwyck, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom
Great-Grandparents
Procter Holden
1727–1810
Ann Hannam
1730–1799
Thomas Foster
1709–1782
William Holgate
1720–1799
Margaret Shackleton
1723–1801
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Francis Holden
1681–1769
Hannah Procter
1698–1753
William Hannam
1697–1762
Mary Norris
1704–1764
Elizabeth Morhouse
1662–1672
Richard Holgate
1702–1765
Ellen Holgate
1685–1755

Thomas Knowles's Descendants

1.
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Thomas Knowles (09 Jun 1817–22 May 1855) m. Jane Bywater (4 May 1817–Dec 1892)
  1. 1. Thomas Knowles 1839–1883 m. Martha Simpson 1839–1927
    1. 1. Ellen Knowles 1873–1936 m. Thomas Riley 1865–1934
      1. 1. William (K) Riley 1906–1940 m. Catherine (Ellen) Stephenson 1905–1943
        1. 1. Jean (Mason K) Riley 1930–1995 m. Dennis Law 1926–1967

Thomas Knowles's Timeline

12 Records

1817
09 Jun 1817
Birth of Thomas Knowles in Horton In Ribblesdale, Yorkshire, , England
Horton In Ribblesdale, Yorkshire, , England
1817
8 Jun 1817
Thomas Knowles was baptized in Horton IN Ribblesdale,York,England
Horton IN Ribblesdale,York,England
1837
1837
Age 20
Thomas Knowles resided here in Horton In Ribblesdale, England
Horton In Ribblesdale, England
1838
October 1838
Age 21
Thomas Knowles was married in Leeds, Yorkshire West Riding, United Kingdom
Leeds, Yorkshire West Riding, United Kingdom
1841
1841
Age 24
Thomas Knowles resided here in Ovenden, Halifax, Yorkshire, England
Ovenden, Halifax, Yorkshire, England
1851
1851
Age 34
Thomas Knowles resided here in Holbeck, Yorkshire, England
Holbeck, Yorkshire, England
1855
1855
Age 38
Death of Thomas Knowles in Horton In Ribblesdale, Yorkshire
Horton In Ribblesdale, Yorkshire
1855
22 May 1855
Age 38
Burial of Thomas Knowles in Darwen, Lancashire, England
Darwen, Lancashire, England
1861
1861
Age 44
Thomas Knowles resided here in Holbeck, Yorkshire, England
Holbeck, Yorkshire, England
1871
1871
Age 54
Thomas Knowles resided here in Little Holbeck, Yorkshire, England
Little Holbeck, Yorkshire, England
1881
1881
Age 64
Thomas Knowles resided here in Holbeck, Yorkshire, England
Holbeck, Yorkshire, England
1891
1891
Age 74
Thomas Knowles resided here in Bentham, Bentham St Johns, Bentham, Yorkshire, England
Bentham, Bentham St Johns, Bentham, Yorkshire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 09 Jun 1817
    Event Place: Horton In Ribblesdale, Yorkshire, , England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Baptism
    Event Date: 8 Jun 1817
    Event Place: Horton IN Ribblesdale,York,England
    Record Source: England, Select Births and Christenings

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: October 1838
    Event Place: Leeds, Yorkshire West Riding, United Kingdom
    Record Source: England & Wales, Civil Registration Marriage Index, 1837-1915

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1837
    Event Place: Horton In Ribblesdale, England
    Record Source: UK, Poll Books and Electoral Registers, 1538-1893

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1841
    Event Place: Ovenden, Halifax, Yorkshire, England
    Record Source: 1841 England Census, Class: HO107; Piece: 1302; Book: 4; Civil Parish: Halifax; County: Yorkshire; Enumeration District: 13; Folio: 19; Page: 10; Line: 6; GSU roll: 464262

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1851
    Event Place: Holbeck, Yorkshire, England
    Record Source: 1851 England Census

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1861
    Event Place: Holbeck, Yorkshire, England
    Record Source: 1861 England Census, Class: RG 9; Piece: 3362; Folio: 8; Page: 9; GSU roll: 543120

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1871
    Event Place: Little Holbeck, Yorkshire, England
    Record Source: 1871 England Census

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1881
    Event Place: Holbeck, Yorkshire, England
    Record Source: 1881 England Census

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1891
    Event Place: Bentham, Bentham St Johns, Bentham, 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: 3492; Folio: 25; Page: 8; GSU roll: 6098602

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1855
    Event Place: Horton In Ribblesdale, Yorkshire

    Genealogy Event 12
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: 22 May 1855
    Event Place: Darwen, Lancashire, England
    Record Source: England, Select Deaths and Burials, 1538-1991
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