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
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"
Parents and Siblings
1817–1875 Male
1826– Female
Siblings (9)
1847–1879 Female
1849–1851 Female
1853– Male
1856–1861 Male
1861– Male
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World Events (8)
1880 · School Attendance Becomes Mandatory for Children
Age 14
1884
Age 18
1908
Age 42
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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