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Margaret Knowles

(1808 - 1885)


Father: Jonas Knowles (1786 - 1860)
Mother: Betty Wilkinson (1782 - 1853)

Siblings:

Children:

With William Shutt


Timeline

Date Event Information Sources
1808-03-05 Birth
  • Baptism record
1810-07-01 Baptism
  • Place: St Bartholomew, Colne
  • Parish record:  F1  T1
  • Bishop's transcript:  F2  T2
  • lan-opc:  Link  T3
1828-04-06 Marriage
William Shutt (1806 - 1852)
  • Place: St Bartholomew, Colne, Lancashire
  • Witness: Anthony Hornby
  • Witness: James Ellis
  • Parish record:  F3  T4
  • Bishop's transcript:  F4  T5
  • lan-opc:  Link  T6
1841-06-07 Census
  • Abode: Spring Gardens, Great Marsden, Lancashire
  • Age: 30
  • Census record HO107-509-1-47-1:  F5  F6  T7
1851-03-30 Census
  • Abode: Witton Park, Witton Le Wear, County Durham
  • Age: 43
  • Birthplace: Colne, Lancashire
  • Census record HO107-2386-323-23:  F7  F8  T8
1853-10-10 Marriage
Thomas Stobbart (abt.1808 - 1876)
  • Place: Register Office, District of Auckland, County Durham
  • Age: 45
  • Abode: Witton Park, County Durham
  • Witness: Thomas Kilburn
  • Witness: Ann Peart
  • Witness: William Trotter, Superintendent Registrar
  • Marriage certificate:  F9  T9
  • freebmd:  T10
  • http://nd.durham.gov.uk/gro/newgro.nsf/search?open&C0351598121112112010$:  T11
1861-04-07 Census
  • Abode: Witton Park, Witton-le-Wear, County Durham
  • Age: 53
  • Birthplace: Lancashire
1871-04-02 Census
  • Age: 63
  • Abode: Etherley, West Auckland, Durham
  • Birthplace: Cumberland, Farlow
  • Census record RG10-4935-23-39:  F13
1881-04-03 Census
  • Age: 74
  • Abode: Victoria Place, Etherley Lane, Bishop Auckland, Durham
  • Birthplace: Lancaster
  • Census record RG11-4915-49-36:  F14
1885-03-05 Death
  • Abode: Etherley, Escombe
  • Age: 78
  • Cause: Senile decay
  • Informant: Jesse Shackelton
  • Note: Unconfirmed
  • Estimated from burial record
  • BMD:  T13
  • Death certificate:  F15  T14
1885-03-08 Burial
  • Place: Etherly, Durham, England
  • Note: Unconfirmed
  • Family Search:  T15


Transcripts of sources

Ref. Transcript
T1
[July 1810]  47  1st  Margaret  Dau'r of Jonas and Betty Knowles  Weaver  Lancashire Gill  5 March 1808
        
T2
[1810 July]  248  1st  Margaret  Dau'r of Jonas and Betty Knowles  Weaver  Lancashire gill  5 May 1808
        
T3
Baptism: 1 Jul 1810 St Bartholomew, Colne, Lancashire, England
Margaret Knowles - Dau of Jonas Knowles & Betty
Born: 5 Mar 1808
Abode: Lancashire Gill
Occupation: Weaver
Register: Baptisms 1790 - 1812, Page 283, Entry 247
Source: LDS Film 1471024
        
T4
MARRIAGES solemnized in the Chapelry of Colne in the County of Lancaster in the Year 1828.  Page [blank]
William Shutt, Husbandman a Widower of this Chapelry
and Margaret Knowls of this Chapelry
were married in this Chapel by Banns
this sixth Day of
April in the Year One thousand eight hundred and twenty eight
By me P Henderson
This Marriage was solemnized between us  {  William Shutt  X his mark
                                         {  Margaret Knowls  X her mark
In the Presence of  {  Anthony Hornby  X his mark
                    {  James Ellis
No. [blank]
        
T5
MARRIAGES solemnized in the Chapelry of Colne in the County of Lancaster in the Year One
Thousand Eight Hundred and twenty eicht.  Page [61]
William Shutt, Husbandman a Widower of this Chapelry
and Margaret Knowles of this Chapelry
were married in this Chapel by Banns with Consent of
[blank] this sixth Day of
April in the Year One Thousand Eight Hundred and twenty eight
By me P Henderson
This Marriage was solemnized between us  {  William Shutt  X his mark
                                         {  Margaret Knowles  X her mark
In the Presence of  {  Anthony Hornby  X his mark
                    {  James Ellis
No. 446
        
T6
Marriage: 6 Apr 1828 St Bartholomew, Colne, Lancashire, England
William Shutt - (X), Husbandman Widower of Colne
Margaret Knowles - (X), of Colne
Witness: Anthony Hornby, (X); James Ellis
Married by Banns by: P. Henderson
Register: Marriages 1825 - 1832, Page 149, Entry 446
Source: LDS Film 1471065
        
T7
1841 census HO107 Piece 509 book 1 folio 47 page 1

City or Borough of [blank]
Township of Great Marsden
Enumeration Schedule

Spring Gardens

William Shutt   35            Farmer          N _
Margaret Shutt     30                         N _
Betty Shutt        12         Cotton Factory  Y _
John Shutt      10                            Y _
William Shutt   8                             Y _
Thomas Shutt    6                             Y _
Joshua Shutt    4                             Y _
Sarah Shutt        10 months                  Y _

Transcribed from Census-1841-HO107-509-1-47-1.jpeg by dh

        
T8
1851 census HO107 Piece 2386 Folio 323 Page 23

Parish or Township of Witton le Wear
Ecclesiastical District of [blank]
City or Borough of [blank]
Town of [blank]
Village of [blank]

Schedule 91  Witton Park

William Shakelton   Head        Mar    45     Coal Miner        Lincolnshire Colne
Margaret Shakelton  Wife        Mar       43  Coal Miner Wife   Lincolnshire Colne
William Steward     Son in law  Mar    23     Coal Miner        Durham West Auckland
Elizabeth Steward   Daughter    Mar       21  Coal Miner Wife   Lincolnshire Colne
Thomas Shakelton    Son         Unmar  16     Coal Miner        Lincolnshire Colne
Joshua Shakelton    Son         Unmar  14     Coal Miner        Lincolnshire Colne
Sarah Shakelton     Daug                  10  at School         Lincolnshire Colne
Margaret Shakelton  Daug                  6   at School         Lincolnshire Colne
Jessie Shakelton    Son                4      at School         Lincolnshire Colne
Margaret Steward    Grand Dau             1                     Durham Witton Park
William Steward     Grand Son          1mo                      Durham West Auckland

Transcribed from Census-1851-HO107-2386-323-23.jpeg by dh

        
T9
1853.  Marriage solemnized at the Register Office in the District of Auckland in the County of Durham
No. 147  Tenth October 1853
Thomas Stobbart  45 years  Widower  Pitman  Witton Park  John Stobbart  Pitman
Margaret Shutt   45 years  Widow    -       Witton Park  Jonas Knowles  Agricultural Labourer

Married in the Register Office before me, Thomas Dean, Registrar

This Marriage   {  Thomas Stobbart               }  in the    {  Thomas Kilburn
was solemnized  {                                }  Presence  {  X The Mark of Ann Peart
between us,     {  X The Mark of Margaret Shutt  }  of us,    {  William Trotter, Superintendent Registrar
        
T10
Marriages Dec 1853
Stobbart Thomas - Auckland 10a 182
Shutt Margaret  - Auckland 10a 182
        
T11
STOBBART Thomas  1853 Durham Western
SHUTT Margaret  1853 Durham Western
KNOWLES Margaret  1853 Durham Western
        
T12
1861 census RG09 Piece 3716 Folio 84 Page 27 and 28

Parish or Township of Witton le Wear
City or Municipal Borough of [blank]
Municipal Ward of [blank]
Parliamentary Borough of [blank]
Town of [blank]
Hamlet or Tything, &c, of [blank]
Ecclesiastical District of Witton

Schedule 132   Witton Park

Thomas Stobart       Head         Mar  53     Deputy Overman  Cumberland
Margaret Stobart     Wife         Mar     53                  Lancashire
William Stobart      Son          Un   21     Coal Miner      Cumberland
Thomas Stobart       Son          Un   19     Coal Miner      Durham
Margaret Shackelton  Daur in law  Un      17                  Lancashire
Rachel Stobart       Daur         Un      14                  Durham Marsden
Jessie Shackelton    Son in law        14     Scholar         Durham Coxhoe
Isabella A Stobart   Daur                 7   Scholar         Durham Whickam
Thomas Stobart       Lodger       Un   22     Coal Miner      Cumberland Whicka

Transcribed from Census-1861-RG09-3716-84-27.jpeg by dh

        
T13
Deaths Mar 1885
STOBBART Margaret - aged 78 - Auckland 10a 147
        
T14
Superintendent Registrar's District  Auckland
Registrar's Sub-District  Bishop Auckland
1885.  DEATHS in the Sub-District of Bishop Auckland in the County of Durham
87  Fifth March 1885 Etherley Escomb RSD  Margaret Stobbart  Female  78 years  Widow of Thomas Stobbart a Coal Miner
    Senile decay Certified by A.V. Williamson LRCP  Jesse Shackelton Son In attendance 64 Railway Terrace Willington
    Sixth March 1885  Joseph Jopling Registrar
        
T15
(partial)
Burial: Margaret Stobart - Age: 78
Burial: 08 Mar 1885 - Etherly, Durham, England
LDS Film Number: 1514667
        


File sources

Ref. Type File name
F1 Image Baptism-MargaretKnowles-1810-07-01-StBartholomewColne.jpeg
F2 Image Baptism-MargaretKnowles-1810-07-01-StBartholomewColne-BishopsTranscript.jpeg
F3 Image Marriage-WilliamShutt-MargaretKnowles-1828-04-06-StBartholomewColne.jpeg
F4 Image Marriage-WilliamShutt-MargaretKnowles-1828-04-06-StBartholomewColne-BishopsTranscript.jpeg
F5 Image Census-1841-HO107-509-1-47-1.jpeg
F6 Transcript Census-1841-HO107-509-1-47-1-Shutt.text
F7 Image Census-1851-HO107-2386-323-23.jpeg
F8 Transcript Census-1851-HO107-2386-323-23-Shakelton.text
F9 Image MC-1853-ThomasStobbart-MargaretShutt-neeKnowles.jpg
F10 Image Census-1861-RG09-3716-84-27.jpeg
F11 Image Census-1861-RG09-3716-84-28.jpeg
F12 Transcript Census-1861-RG09-3716-84-27-Stobart.text
F13 Image Census-1871-RG10-4935-23-39.jpeg
F14 Image Census-1881-RG11-4915-49-36.jpeg
F15 Image DC-1885-MargaretStobbart.pdf


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