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Israel Knowles c1836 was the brother of Thomas Knowles and I found him in 1851 on the census at Railway Tavern, Warrington Road, Ince. Where his father John was Publican
he is there with Martha his mother 55, Mary 26, John 24, Robert 22, Adam 19, Ellen 11 and James 4.
In the 1861 Census Adam Knowles 28 is Publican of the Railway Tavern with his wife Alice.
The family living on their own at the census are the children of Adam and Alice. Their father Adam Knowles died 15.12.1880 - Adam and Alice had James 1857, Martha 1860 - died 1864, Mary 1862, Thomas Robert 1867, Martha 1870, Israel 1872, Emily 1875, Hilda 1877 and John 1880.
James Robert Knowles 30 Mining Engineer living at Westwood in 1891 was the son of Israel c1836 who was also a Mining Engineer.
Found Israel in the 1891 Census living at North Meols, Southport aged 56 with him are his daughter Mary A. 24 and Elizabeth M. 14 together with a nurse and general servant.
Replied: 28th Feb 2009 at 15:27