Mary (Curtis) Kneebone (1835 - 1922)

Born 25 Jul 1835 in St Agnes, Cornwall, England, United Kingdom

Ancestors

Wife of Thomas Henry Kneebone — married 12 Oct 1857 in Redcliffe, Cornwall, England, United Kingdom

Descendants

Died 6 Feb 1922 at age 86 in Lidcombe, New South Wales, Australia

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Biography

Mary (Curtis) Kneebone was born in Cornwall, England.

Mary (Curtis) Kneebone migrated from England to Australia.

Mary was born in 1836. Daughter of William Curtis (Miner) and Johanna Trewartha from St Agnes.

She was Baptised at Redruth, Cornwall, England on 23 September 1836. ^[1]

On 6 June 1841 Johana Cortis (45) with children Hannah Cortis (15), William Cortis (15) Copper Miner, James Cortis (8), Mary Cortis (5) and Saianna Cortis (3) lived in Skinner's Bottom, St Agnes, Cornwall, England. ^[2]

On 31 March 1851 Redruth born widow Johanna Courtise (55) with St Agnes born children James Courtise (18) Copper Miner and Mary Courtise (15) Work at the mines lived in Skinner's Bottom, St Agnes, Cornwall, England. ^[3]

Thomas Henry Kneebone married Mary Curtis at St. Agnes, Cornwall on 10 October 1857.

Children

James Kneebone (1858–1933)

Elizabeth Florence Kneebone (1863–1952)

Mary Kneebone (1864–1916)

William Kneebone 1865–1920)

Eliza Kneebone Cooper (1867–1944)

Annie Kneebone Jones (1868–1952)

Thomas Kneebone (1870–1952)

Emily Grace Kneebone (1871–1873)

Ada Mary Kneebone Sewell (1872–1952)

Clara Kneebone (1875–1876)

John Kneebone (1876–1908)

Catherine Kneebone (1879–1879)

Henry Kneebone (1880–1959)

In 1858 husband Thomas Kneebone (22) emigrated from Cornwall, departing Liverpool on board the vessel Champion Of The Seas and arrived in Melbourne, Australia on 7 November 1858. ^[4]

On 7 April 1861 St Agnes born Mary Kneebone (25) Gold miner's wife and Redruth born son James Kneebone (3) lived in Skinner's Bottom, St Agnes, Cornwall, England. ^[5]

On 16 January 1862 Mary Kneebone (24) with son James Kneebone (3) emigrated from England departing Plymouth on board the vessel Swiftsure and arrived Melbourne, Australia on 19 April 1862. ^[6]

Her husband passed away in 1885.

She passed away in 1922 ^[7] aged 86 and was buried at the Rookwood General Cemetery, Old Wesleyan 4A.17. ^{[8] [9]}

Sources

1. ↑ England & Wales, Non-Conformist and Non-Parochial Registers, 1567-1936; Denomination: Wesleyan; Birth Date: 20 Jul 1835; RG4: Registers of Births, Marriages and Deaths; Cornwall, Wesleyan; Piece 0849: Redruth (Wesleyan), 1803-1837
2. ↑ 1841 England Census; Class: HO107; Piece: 149; Book: 3; Civil Parish: St Agnes; County: Cornwall; Enumeration District: 13; Folio: 56; Page: 10; Line: 8; GSU roll: 241271
3. ↑ 1851 England Census; Cornwall, St Agnes, ALL, 2c; Class: HO107; Piece: 1909; Folio: 491; Page: 1; GSU roll: 221061-221062
4. ↑ Victoria, Australia, Assisted and Unassisted Passenger Lists, 1858
5. ↑ 1861 England Census; Cornwall, St Agnes, ALL, District 03; Class: RG 9; Piece: 1554; Folio: 27; Page: 4; GSU roll: 542830
6. ↑ Victoria, Australia, Assisted and Unassisted Passenger Lists, 1862
7. ↑ New South Wales, Australia Death Registration Number 3137/1922; Registration Place: Granville, Australia; Father: James
8. ↑ Find A Grave
9. ↑ Sydney, Australia, Cemetery Headstone Transcriptions, 1837-2003