Mary Elizabeth Knowles

Female29 October 1866–

Brief Life History of Mary Elizabeth

When Mary Elizabeth Knowles was born on 29 October 1866, in Thurstonland, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom, her father, Joseph Knowles, was 48 and her mother, Mary Moss, was 40. She lived in Honley, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom in 1881 and Honley with Brockholes, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom in 1881.

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Family Time Line

Joseph Knowles
1817–1875
Mary Moss
1826–
Hannah Knowles
1847–1879
Maria Knowles
1849–1851
Thomas Knowles
1853–
Allen Knowles
1856–1861
Harpin Knowles
1861–
Luke Knowles
1863–1937
Emma Knowles
1865–
Mary Elizabeth Knowles
1866–
James Knowles
1870–

Sources (4)

  • Mary E Knowles in household of Mary Knowles, "England and Wales Census, 1881"
  • Mary Elizabeth Knowles, "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975"
  • Mary E Knowls in household of Joseph Knowls, "England and Wales Census, 1871"

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Siblings (9)

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World Events (8)

1880 · School Attendance Becomes Mandatory for Children

Age 14

School attendance became compulsory from ages five to ten on August 2, 1880.

1884

Age 18

Art Nouveau Period (Art and Antiques).

1908

Age 42

London, United Kingdom hosts Summer Olympic Games.

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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