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Jonas Knowles

(1786 - 1860)


Father: Jonas Knowles
Mother: Mary

Siblings:

Children:

With Betty Wilkinson


Timeline

Date Event Information Sources
bef.1786-07-02 Birth
  • Estimated from baptism record
1786-07-02 Baptism
  • Place: St Mary, Newchurch in Pendle, Lancashire
  • Parish record:  F1  T1
  • Bishop's transcript:  F2  T2
  • lan-opc:  Link  T3
1806-10-09 Marriage
Betty Wilkinson (1782 - 1853)
  • Place: St Mary, Thornton in Craven, Yorkshire
  • Occupation: Weaver
  • Witness: John Wilson
  • Witness: Benjamin Parker
  • Parish record - banns:  F3  T4
  • Parish record - banns & marriage:  F4  T5
  • lan-opc (banns):  Link  T6
1841-06-07 Census
  • Abode: Foulridge, Lancashire
  • Age: 55
  • Occupation: Weaver
  • Birthplace: Lancashire
  • Census record HO107-508-1-12-17:  F5
1851-03-30 Census
  • Abode: Foulridge, Lancashire
  • Age: 64
  • Occupation: Parish relief weaver
  • Birthplace: Lancashire Newchurch in Pendle
  • Census record HO107-2254-321-9:  F6
abt.1860-10-25 Death
  • Age: 77
  • Abode: Foulridge
  • Estimated from burial record
  • lancashirebmd:  T7
1860-10-28 Burial
  • Place: Christ Church, Colne, Lancashire


Transcripts of sources

Ref. Transcript
T1
1786  July 2d Jonas, son of Jonas Knowls (Weaver) & Mary his wife.
        
T2
1786  July 2d Jonas, son of Jonas Knowls (Weaver) & Mary his wife
        
T3
Baptisms: 2 Jul 1786 St Mary, Newchurch in Pendle, Lancashire, England
Jonas Knowls - Son of Jonas Knowls & Mary
   Occupation: Weaver
   Source: LDS Film 1278872
        
T4
[Banns register of St Bartholomew, Colne]
(The Year 1806)  Page 22
No. 64
Banns of Marriage between Jonas Knowls of this Chapelry and Betty
Wilkinson of the Parish of Thornton in the County and [?]
of York   were publshed on the three Sundays underwritte:
That is to say, On Sunday the 21 of September 1806
                On Sunday the 28 of D'o
                On Sunday the 5 of October
        
T5
[Parish register of St Mary, Thornton in Craven]
1806    No. 43
Banns of Marriage between Jonas Knowles of the Chapelry of Colne, Weaver
& Betty Wilkinson of this Parish, Spinster, were duly published in this
Church, on the several Sundays following viz. Sept'r 21st. & 28th. & Oct'r 5th. 1806.
Jonas Knowles & Betty Wilkinson above mentioned were married by
Banns this 9th Day of October 1806 by me Jos.Flemming Rector.
This marriage was solemnized between Us Jonas Knowls, Weaver
his + mark & Betty Wilkinson Spinster her + mark. In Presence of
Us, John Wilson and Benjamin Parker his + mark.
        
T6
Banns: St Bartholomew, Colne, Lancs.
Jonas Knowls - of this Chapelry
Betty Wilkinson - of the Parish of Thornton in the County and Dioces of York
    Banns Read: 21 Sep 1806, 2nd: 28 Sep 1806, 3rd: 5 Oct 1806
    Register: Banns 1805 - 1809, Page 22, Entry 64
    Source: LDS Film 1471065
        
T7
KNOWLES   Jonas   77   1860   Colne   Preston   Lancashire   COL/23/53
        
T8
Page 55.  BURIALS in the Parish of the District of Christ Church, Colne in the County of Lancaster in the Year 1860
Jonas Knowles No. 437.  Foulridge  Oct'r 28  77 yrs  W.Hodgson
        
T9
Burial: 28 Oct 1860 Christ Church, Colne, Lancashire, England
Jonas Knowles -
    Age: 77 yrs
    Abode: Foulridge
    Buried by: W. Hodgson
    Register: Burials 1836 - 1885, Page 55, Entry 437
    Source: LDS Film 1471023
        


File sources

Ref. Type File name
F1 Image Baptism-JonasKnowles-1786-07-02-StMaryNewchurchInPendle.jpeg
F2 Image Baptism-JonasKnowles-1786-07-02-StMaryNewchurchInPendle-BishopsTranscript.jpeg
F3 Image Banns-JonasKnowles-BettyWilkinson-1806-10-05-StBartholomewColne.jpeg
F4 Image Marriage-JonasKnowles-BettyWilkinson-1806-StMaryThorntonInCraven.jpg
F5 Image Census-1841-HO107-508-1-12-17.jpeg
F6 Image Census-1851-HO107-2254-321-9.jpeg
F7 Image Burial-JonasKnowles-1860-10-28-ChristChurchColne.jpeg


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