Brief Life History of John Henry
When John Henry Knowles was born about 1895, in West Midlands, England, United Kingdom, his father, John Henry Knowles, was 30 and his mother, Sarah Ann Price, was 24. He lived in Dudley, Staffordshire, England, United Kingdom for about 10 years.
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Family Time Line
Sources (3)
- John Knoles in household of John Knoles, "England and Wales Census, 1901"
- Legacy NFS Source: John Knowles - Published information: birth-name: John Knowles
- John Henry Knowles in household of John Henry Knowles, "England and Wales Census, 1911"
Parents and Siblings
1866–1919 Male
1872– Female
Siblings (8)
1893– Female
about 1895– Male
1897–1898 Male
1899–1900 Female
1901– Female
+3 More Children
World Events (8)
1904 · The Entente Cordiale
Age 9
1908
Age 13
1928 · Women Granted Right to Vote
Age 33
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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