Brief Life History of Ellen
When Ellen Knowles was born on 14 November 1746, in Winwick, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom, her father, John Knowles, was 26 and her mother, Ellen Tomason, was 27. She married Isaac Winstanley on 30 October 1770, in Wigan, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom. They were the parents of at least 6 sons and 5 daughters. She died in September 1810, in Billinge, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom, at the age of 63, and was buried in Up Holland, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom.
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- Birth and Baptism record for Ellen Knowles
- Ellen Knowles, "England Marriages, 1538–1973 "
- Ellen Winstanley, "England Deaths and Burials, 1538-1991"
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1752 · Gregorian Calendar is Adopted
Gregorian calendar was adopted in England in 1752. That year, Wednesday, September 2, 1752, was followed by Thursday, September 14th, 1752, which caused the country to skip ahead eleven days.
1754 · Seven Years' War
The Seven Years' War began as a North American conflict then stretched between England and France. England, along with allies, battled France in America, India, and Europe, making it arguably the first global war. The conflict ended with the signing of the Treaty of Paris in 1763 and England was victorious. The Seven Years' war ultimately led to discontent in the colonies and the American Revolution.
1770 · Boston Tea Party
Thousands of British troops were sent to Boston to enforce Britain's tax laws. Taxes were repealed on all imports to the American Colonies except tea. Americans, disguised as Native Americans, dumped chests of tea imported by the East India Company into the Boston Harbor in protest. This escalated tensions between the American Colonies and the British government.
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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