Mary Elizabeth Lawrence (née Knowler) 1896 - 1979

The daughter of Thomas Knowler (an agricultural laborer) and Jane Lawrence,

Mary Knowler, the first cousin twice-removed on the mother's side of Nigel Horne, was born in Eastry, Kent, England on Jul 26, 18961,2,3,4,5 and married her cousin on her mother's side James Lawrence (a general farm worker with whom she had 5 children: James Thomas, George Edward, Thomas William, Jack and Ronald) at St Augustine, Northbourne, Kent, England on Sep 14, 19187 (JulAug/Sep).

Mary spent all of her life in Kent, England. Throughout her life, she lived in several places around the county: in Woodnesborough in 19011; at Meadow Cottages, Marshside on Jun 19, 19218; at 1 Church Cottage, Woodnesborough on Sep 29, 19392; at 8 Fitzroy Avenue, Ramsgate in 1965; and at 3 Payton Close, Margate in 1979.

She died on Jan 17, 1979 in Thanet, Kent4,6.

Parents

1. Thomas William was born on Dec 15, 1867
2. Jane was born on Feb 4, 1868

Children

1. James Thomas was born on Sep 22, 1918
2. George Edward was born on Feb 4, 1920
3. Thomas William was born c. Jun 1921
4. Jack was born on Jun 23, 1922
5. Ronald was born on Aug 11, 1924

Citations

1. 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: Daughter)
2. 1939 Register - Findmypast (was the wife of the head of the household)
3. England & Wales deaths 1837-2007 - Findmypast
4. 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
5. England & Wales, FreeBMD Birth 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
6. England & Wales Government Probate Death Index 1858-2019 - Findmypast
7. England & Wales, Marriage Index: 1916-2005 Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2009.Original data - General Register Office. England and Wales Civil Registration Indexes. London, England: General Register Office. © Crown copyright. Published by permission of the Cont
8. 1921 Census Of England & Wales - Findmypast (was age 24 and the wife of the head of the household)

Media

Mary Elizabeth Knowler

1965 Kelly's Thanet Directory

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