James
Knowles
Born in Ashton-under-Lyne, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom
Ancestors 
Son of Thomas Knowles
and Martha (Clayton) Knowles
Brother of
Hannah A Knowles, Mary Knowles, Sarah Ann Knowles, William Knowles, Esther (Knowles) Taylor, Daniel Knowles, Benjamin Knowles, Elizabeth Knowles, John Knowles and Samuel Knowles
[spouse(s) unknown]
[children unknown]
Died
at about age 48
in Cranston, Providence, Rhode Island, United States
Profile last modified
| Created 11 Nov 2021
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Biography
James was born in 1867. He was the son of Thomas Knowles and Martha Clayton.
James's birth was registered in the Jan-Feb-Mar quarter of 1867 in the Ashton Under Lyne district.[1]
He passed away in 1915.
- James Knowles Dead
- James Knowles, husband of Eva Knowles, died in Providence last evening after a short illness. Mr. Knowles resided at 342 Hunt street, this city, and is survived by four sons and four daughters, also three sisters and two brothers. The arrangements for the funeral were not complete this noon.
Sources
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Birth Registration:
"England & Wales General Register Office"
GRO Online Indexes - Birth (accessed 11 November 2021)
Knowles, James (Mother's maiden name: Clayton).
GRO Reference: 1867 Jan-Feb-Mar in Ashton Under Lyne Volume 08D Page 387. - ↑ James Knowles Death Notice, Evening Times, published in Pawtucket, Rhode Island on Thursday, April 8th, 1915, page 7, https://pawtucket.advantage-preservation.com/viewer/?i=f&d=01011825-12311956&e=james%20knowles&m=between&ord=e1&fn=evening_times_usa_rhode_island_pawtucket_19150408_english_7&df=1&dt=10
- "England and Wales Census, 1871", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KDX9-9HJ : 15 July 2021), James Knowles in entry for Thomas Knowles, 1871.
- "Rhode Island, Vital records, 1846-1898, 1901-1953," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F86N-5V5 : 4 November 2020), James Knowles, 7 Apr 1915; citing Death, Cranston, Providence, Rhode Island, United States, Rhode Island State Archives, Providence; FHL microfilm 004250593.
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