Ethel (Stephenson) Knotts was born in County Durham, England.
Ethel was born in Gateshead, Durham, England, in 1885. Her birth was registered in the second quarter. She was the daughter of Mark Stephenson and Lucilla (Unknown). (Note...in the 1911 census her mother is transcribed as Priscilla). Ethel was enumerated in the 1891 and 1901 census residing with her family in Gateshead.
Ethel married Matthew Knotts in 1907. The marriage was registered in the third quarter in Gateshead. Ethel and Matthew appear in the 1911 census residing with her parents in Winlaton, Durham.
Research Note
Possible death, Q1, 1965, Gateshead Durham. (No middle name on registration). Please see:
"England and Wales Death Registration Index 1837-2007," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVCV-B6KT : 4 September 2014), Ethel Knotts, 1965; from "England & Wales Deaths, 1837-2006," database, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : 2012); citing Death, Gateshead, Durham, England, General Register Office, Southport, England.
Sources
"England and Wales Birth Registration Index, 1837-2008," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:2XG5-QV4 : 1 October 2014), Ethel Mary Stephenson, 1885; from "England & Wales Births, 1837-2006," database, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : 2012); citing Birth Registration, Gateshead, Durham, England, citing General Register Office, Southport, England.
"England and Wales Census, 1891," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:WJMX-72M : 7 May 2019), Ethel M Stephenson in household of Mark Stephenson, Heworth, Durham, England, United Kingdom; from "1891 England, Scotland and Wales census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing PRO RG 12, Durham county, subdistrict, The National Archives of the UK, Kew, Surrey.
"England and Wales Census, 1901," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XSCT-2P7 : 21 May 2019), Ethel Stephenson in household of Mark Stephenson, Gateshead, Durham, England, United Kingdom; from "1901 England, Scotland and Wales census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing Gateshead subdistrict, PRO RG 13, The National Archives, Kew, Surrey.
"England and Wales Marriage Registration Index, 1837-2005," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:2D6F-PYF : 13 December 2014), Ethel Mary Stephenson, 1907; from "England & Wales Marriages, 1837-2005," database, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : 2012); citing 1907, quarter 3, vol. 10A, p. 1781, Gateshead, Durham, England, General Register Office, Southport, England.
"England and Wales Census, 1911," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XWCL-T59 : 6 July 2019), Ethel Mary Knotts in household of Mark Stepheson, Winlaton, Durham, England, United Kingdom; 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.
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