Isabella Emblen (Knight) Thelwell (1884 - 1929)

Born 1884 in Abbotsbury, Dorset, England, United Kingdom

Ancestors

Wife of Arthur Thelwell — married Jun 1917 in Chorlton, Lancashire, England

Died 7 Oct 1929 at about age 45 in Manchester, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom

Biography

Isabella Emblen Knight was born in 1884 in Abbotsbury, Dorset, England to James Hansford Knight and Elizabeth Emblen (Mundy) Knight. Her birth was registered in Weymouth, Dorset in the last quarter of the year - her mother's maiden name was listed as Corben, which was actually her first married name.^[1] She was christened in Abbotsbury on 23 Nov 1884.^[2]

In 1891 Isabella Knight (age 6, Scholar) lived at Rodden Row in Abbotsbury with her father James H Knight (50, Blacksmith & Inn Keeper), mother Elizabeth Knight (46), three older half-siblings: Sarah Knight (27), Lucy Knight (22), and Walter Corbon (13, Scholar), and younger sister Elizabeth Knight (4, Scholar).^[3]

Isabella's father passed away in 1894.

In 1901 Bella Knight (age 16) lived at Western Town in Abbotsbury with her mother Elizabeth E Knight (56, Retired Public House Keeper), half-sister Mary L Corben (25, Dressmaker), and sister Bessie Knight (14, Dressmaker's Apprentice), as well as her nephew Hubert J Corben (2).^[4]

In 1911 Isabella Knight (age 26) lived in South Manchester, Lancashire with her married half-sister Sarah Anderson (45), brother-in-law David Anderson (44, Upholsterer Furniture Maker), and David's brother William Anderson (46, Pattern Card Maker).^[5]

Isabella E Knight married Arthur Thelwell in 1917. The marriage was registered in Chorlton, Lancashire in the second quarter of the year.^[6]

Isabella and Arthur had one daughter: Marjorie Alice (Thelwell) Holland (1918-1990).

Isabella E Thelwell passed away in Oct 1929, aged 43 years. Her death was registered in Manchester South in the last quarter of the year.^[7] She was buried at Southern Cemetery in Chorlton-cum-Hardy on 7 Oct 1929.^[8]

Sources

1. ↑ "England and Wales Birth Registration Index, 1837-2008," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:2XL9-DJ4 : 1 October 2014), Isabella Emblen Knight, 1884; from "England & Wales Births, 1837-2006," database, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : 2012); citing Birth Registration, Weymouth, Dorset, England, citing General Register Office, Southport, England. [mother's maiden name included with the same record on the GRO Index (https://www.gro.gov.uk/gro/content/certificates/indexes_search.asp)]
2. ↑ "England, Dorset, Parish Registers, 1538-1936", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QLWQ-DNZT : 7 December 2017), Isabella Emblen Knight, 1884.
3. ↑ "England and Wales Census, 1891," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:WZNL-J6Z : 11 December 2017), Isabella Knight in household of James H Knight, Abbotsbury, Dorset, England; from "1891 England, Scotland and Wales census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing PRO RG 12, Dorset county, subdistrict, The National Archives of the UK, Kew, Surrey.
4. ↑ "England and Wales Census, 1901," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XS4M-X2K : 8 April 2016), Bella Knight in household of Elizabeth E Knight, Abbotsbury, Dorsetshire, England; from "1901 England, Scotland and Wales census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing Abbotsbury subdistrict, PRO RG 13, The National Archives, Kew, Surrey.
5. ↑ "England and Wales Census, 1911," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XWBF-VTS : 21 December 2018), Isabella Knight in household of David Anderson, South Manchester, Ardwick M/C, Lancashire, England; from "1911 England and Wales census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing PRO RG 14, The National Archives of the UK, Kew, Surrey.
6. ↑ "England and Wales Marriage Registration Index, 1837-2005," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:26N5-7R6 : 13 December 2014), Isabella E Knight and null, 1917; from “England & Wales Marriages, 1837-2005,” database, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : 2012); citing 1917, quarter 2, vol. 8C, p. 1582, Chorlton, Lancashire, England, General Register Office, Southport, England.
7. ↑ "England and Wales Death Registration Index 1837-2007," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVHM-2BV3 : 4 September 2014), Isabella E Thelwell, 1929; from "England & Wales Deaths, 1837-2006," database, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : 2012); citing Death, Manchester South, Lancashire, England, General Register Office, Southport, England.
8. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images: accessed 12 March 2021), memorial page for Isabella Emblen Thelwell (unknown–7 Oct 1929), Find A Grave: Memorial #154205712 citing Southern Cemetery, Chorlton-Cum-Hardy, Manchester, Lancashire, England; Maintained by Cyndi (contributor 47314338) .