James Knowles

Male1717–1 December 1749

Brief Life History of James

When James Knowles was born in 1717, in Lancashire, England, his father, James Knowles, was 23 and his mother, Mary Hilton, was 22. He married Ellen Trelfall on 16 April 1745, in Wigan, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom. They were the parents of at least 1 daughter. He died on 1 December 1749, in Ashton-under-Lyne, Lancashire, England, at the age of 32, and was buried in Wigan, Lancashire, England.

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James Knowles
1717–1749
Ellen Trelfall
1729–1769
Marriage: 16 April 1745
Ellen Knowles
1746–1810

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  • Legacy NFS Source: james knowles - birth-name: james knowles
  • James Knowles, "England Marriages, 1538–1973 "
  • James Knowles, "Find A Grave Index"

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  • Marriage
    16 April 1745Wigan, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom

    • Children (1)

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    Siblings (10)

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    World Events (1)

    1720 · South Sea Bubble

    Age 3

    The South Sea Bubble Bill was passed by the House of Lords in 1720. This allowed the South Sea company to monopolize trade with South America. The company underwrote the English National Debt which promised 5% interest from the government. As shares rose exponentially, many companies were created and many fortunes were made. The stocks crashed and many people lost their money which caused them to become destitute overnight and suicide was common. Robert Walpole took charge of the South Sea Bubble Financial Crisis by dividing the national debt between the Bank of England, the Treasury, and the Sinking Fund.

    Name Meaning

    English: topographic name from Middle English knol(le) ‘knoll, hilltop’ (Old English cnoll) or from any of the many places (some lost) named with this word, for example Knowle (Devon, Dorset, Lancashire, Somerset, Warwickshire, and Yorkshire) and Knole (Kent, Sussex).

    Irish: Anglicized form of Gaelic Ó Tnúthghail (see Newell ).

    English: variant of Noel , often, with genitival or post-medieval excrescent -s.

    Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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