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Thomas Knowles 1830–1898 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1830

Birth Location: Ulverston, Preston, Lancashire, England

Death Date: 10 May 1898

Death Location: Mitton, Lancashire, England

Father: John Knowles

Mother: Harriet Berry

Spouse(s): JANE Eccles

Children(s): Eleanor Knowles, Alice Knowles, Elizabeth Knowles, John Knowles, Teresa Knowles, Thomas Knowles, Sophia Knowles, James Knowles, Charles Knowles, Alice Knowles, Sarah Knowles, Sophia Knowles, Martha Knowles

The story of Thomas Knowles began in 1830 in Ulverston, Preston, Lancashire, England. In 1841, Thomas Knowles resided in Newchurch, Whalley, Lancashire, England. Thomas Knowles married Jane Eccles, and had children including Alice A Knowles, Charles H Knowles, Eleanor Martha Knowles, Elizabeth K Knowles, James A Knowles, John E Knowles, Martha D Knowles, Sarah Jane Knowles, Sophia Ann Knowles, Sophia H Knowles, Teresa T O Knowles, Thomas N Knowles. Thomas Knowles passed away in 1898 in Mitton, Lancashire, England.

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Biography

  • The story of Thomas Knowles began in 1830 in Ulverston, Preston, Lancashire, England.
  • In 1841, Thomas Knowles resided in Newchurch, Whalley, Lancashire, England.
  • Thomas Knowles married Jane Eccles, and had children including Alice A Knowles, Charles H Knowles, Eleanor Martha Knowles, Elizabeth K Knowles, James A Knowles, John E Knowles, Martha D Knowles, Sarah Jane Knowles, Sophia Ann Knowles, Sophia H Knowles, Teresa T O Knowles, Thomas N Knowles.
  • Thomas Knowles passed away in 1898 in Mitton, Lancashire, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Thomas Knowles's Ancestors

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Thomas Knowles
1830–1898
Birth Place: Ulverston, Preston, Lancashire, England
Parents
John Knowles
1800–1867
Plymouth, Devon, England
Harriet Berry
1805–1894
Woolwich, Kent, England
Grandparents
Richard Knowles
1769–1819
Slaugham, West Sussex, England
Mary Scrivens
1771–1833
Worth, Sussex, England
Thomas (Hoskins) BERRY
1770–1852
Woolwich, Kent, England
Ann (Sarah) SWINSON
1771–1771
Greenwich, England
Great-Grandparents
John Swanson
1730–1808
Susannah Smith
1730–1798
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Tho Smith
1705–

Thomas Knowles's Descendants

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Thomas Knowles (1830–10 May 1898) m. JANE Eccles (19 Oct 1827–Dec)
  1. 1. Eleanor (Martha) Knowles 1855–1920 m. George (William) Tasker 1853–1910
    1. 1. Charles (Frederick) Tasker 1876–1921 m. Alice (Selina) Beck 1878–1929
      1. 1. Doris (Eleanor) Tasker 1905–1995 m. Sydney (Edward) PRAGNELL 1897–1978 m. Alexander (Leslie) Jones 1904–1983
        1. 1. Barbara (Doris) Jones 1925–1999 m. Leslie (Ronald) Jackson 1927–2022
      2. 2. Arthur (Charles) TASKER 1900–1972
        1. 1. Nancy (Margaret) TASKER 1935–2021
        2. 2. Kathleen (Beryl) TASKER 1930–2019
        3. 3. Richard (charles) Tasker 1922–2001
      3. 3. Bernard (Robert) Tasker 1906–1970
      4. 4. Frederick (John) Tasker 1903–1972
      5. 5. Maxwell (Hartley) Tasker 1903–1977
      6. 6. Eileen (Alice) TASKER 1899–1958 m. John (Patrick) Cavanagh 1895–1950
        1. 1. Francis (Bernard) Cavanagh 1922–
    2. 2. George (William James) Tasker 1873–1910
    3. 3. Eleanor (Ann) Tasker 1877–1937
    4. 4. Walter (Thomas) Tasker 1875–1890
  2. 2. Alice (A) Knowles 1854–
  3. 3. Elizabeth (K) Knowles 1855–1930
  4. 4. John (E) Knowles 1858–
  5. 5. Teresa (T O) Knowles 1859–1932
  6. 6. Thomas (N) Knowles 1860–1947
  7. 7. Sophia (H) Knowles 1862–
  8. 8. James (A) Knowles 1864–
  9. 9. Charles (H) Knowles 1870–1952
  10. 10. Alice (A) Knowles 1852–
  11. 11. Sarah (Jane) Knowles 1850–1889
  12. 12. Sophia (Ann) Knowles 1862–
  13. 13. Martha (D) Knowles 1866–1944

Thomas Knowles's Timeline

9 Records

1827
28 Oct 1827
Thomas Knowles was baptized in England
England
1830
1830
Birth of Thomas Knowles in Ulverston, Preston, Lancashire, England
Ulverston, Preston, Lancashire, England
1841
1841
Age 11
Thomas Knowles resided here in Newchurch, Whalley, Lancashire, England
Newchurch, Whalley, Lancashire, England
1848
1848
Age 18
Thomas Knowles resided here in Lancashire, England
Lancashire, England
1851
1851
Age 21
Thomas Knowles resided here in Catterall, Lancashire, England
Catterall, Lancashire, England
1861
1861
Age 31
Thomas Knowles resided here in Preston, Preston, Lancashire, England
Preston, Preston, Lancashire, England
1871
1871
Age 41
Thomas Knowles resided here in St George, Surrey, England
St George, Surrey, England
1898
abt 1898
Age 68
Death of Thomas Knowles in Preston, Lancashire
Preston, Lancashire
1898
10 May 1898
Age 68
Burial of Thomas Knowles in Mitton, Lancashire, England
Mitton, Lancashire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1830
    Event Place: Ulverston, Preston, Lancashire, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Baptism
    Event Date: 28 Oct 1827
    Event Place: England
    Record Source: London, England, Church of England Births and Baptisms, 1813-1923, London Metropolitan Archives; London, England; London Church of England Parish Registers; Reference Number: P97MRY015

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1841
    Event Place: Newchurch, Whalley, Lancashire, England
    Record Source: 1841 England Census, Class: HO107; Piece: 509; Book: 6; Civil Parish: Whalley; County: Lancashire; Enumeration District: 2; Folio: 29; Page: 11; Line: 24; GSU roll: 306898

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1848
    Event Place: Lancashire, England
    Record Source: UK, City and County Directories, 1766 - 1946, UK, City and County Directories, 1600s-1900s

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1851
    Event Place: Catterall, Lancashire, England
    Record Source: 1851 England Census, Class: HO107; Piece: 2270; Folio: 241; Page: 6; GSU roll: 87297

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1861
    Event Place: Preston, Preston, Lancashire, England
    Record Source: 1861 England Census, Class: RG 9; Piece: 3135; Folio: 20; Page: 34; GSU roll: 543084

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1871
    Event Place: St George, Surrey, England
    Record Source: 1871 England Census

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: abt 1898
    Event Place: Preston, Lancashire
    Record Source: Lancashire, England, Church of England Deaths and Burials, Lancashire Archives; Preston, England; Lancashire Anglican Parish Registers

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: 10 May 1898
    Event Place: Mitton, Lancashire, England
    Record Source: Lancashire, England, Church of England Deaths and Burials, Lancashire Archives; Preston, England; Lancashire Anglican Parish Registers

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