Jane Knowler (née Lawrence) 1868 - 1935

The daughter of William Lawrence (a harbor laborer) and Johanna Edwards,

Jane Lawrence, the great-great-aunt of Nigel Horne, was born in Ramsgate, Kent, England on Feb 4, 18681,2,3,4,5,6 and married Thomas Knowler (an agricultural laborer with whom she had 8 children: Thomas William, Hannah Mary, Ruth Adelaide, Edith May, Mary Elizabeth, William John, John and George Thomas) at Ebenezer Chapel, Meeting Street in Ramsgate on Jul 29, 18888.

Jane spent all of her life in Kent, England. Throughout her life, she lived in several places around the county: at Rear of Southwood Lodge, St Lawrence, Thanet, Kent, England on Apr 2, 18719; in Staple on Apr 5, 18912; in Woodnesborough on Mar 31, 19013; and at Shingleton Cottages, Eastry on Apr 2, 19114.

She died on Dec 31, 1935 in Hastingleigh, Ashford, Kent6,7.

Parents

1. William was born c. 1827
2. Johanna Brooker was born in 1831

Children

1. Thomas William was born c. Feb 1889
2. Hannah Mary was born on Jun 17, 1889
3. Ruth Adelaide was born c. Feb 1893
4. Edith May was born on May 16, 1894
5. Mary Elizabeth was born on Jul 26, 1896
6. William John was born c. Oct 1897
7. John was born on Jul 19, 1899
8. George Thomas was born on Sep 2, 1901

Citations

1. 1871 England Census Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2004.Original data - Census Returns of England and Wales, 1871. Kew, Surrey, England: The National Archives of the UK (TNA): Public Record Office (PRO), 1871. Data imaged from the National
2. 1891 England Census Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2005.Original data - Census Returns of England and Wales, 1891. Kew, Surrey, England: The National Archives of the UK (TNA): Public Record Office (PRO), 1891. Data imaged from The National (Relation to Head of House: Wife)
3. 1901 England Census Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2005.Original data - Census Returns of England and Wales, 1901. Kew, Surrey, England: The National Archives of the UK (TNA): Public Record Office (PRO), 1901. Data imaged from the National (Relation to Head of House: Wife)
4. 1911 England Census Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2011.Original data - Census Returns of England and Wales, 1911. Kew, Surrey, England: The National Archives of the UK (TNA), 1911. Data imaged from the National Archives, London, England. (Age in 1911: 44; Marital Status: Married; Relation to Head: Wife)
5. England & Wales births 1837-2006 - Findmypast
6. England & Wales, Death Index: 1984-2005 Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2007.Original data - General Register Office. England and Wales Civil Registration Indexes. London, England: General Register Office. © Crown copyright. Published by permission of the Cont
7. England & Wales deaths 1837-2007 - Findmypast
8. England & Wales, FreeBMD Marriage Index: 1837-1915 Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2006.Original data - General Register Office. England and Wales Civil Registration Indexes. London, England: General Register Office. © Crown copyright. Published by permission of the Cont
9. 1871 England, Wales & Scotland Census - Findmypast (was age 3 and the daughter of the head of the household)

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