Thomas KNOWLER

Abt 1837 - 1912  (~ 75 years)

• Name	Thomas KNOWLER
  Birth	Abt 1837	Chillenden, Kent
  Gender	Male
  _UID	53C69F10ACB945968F576CB64EDE68C3679B
  Death	14 Apr 1912	Union Infirmary, Eastry, Kent   [1, 2]
  Notes	1871 census:in Barnsole, Staple, Kent (all KNOWLER), Thomas (34, ag lab, born Chillenden, Kent), Hannah (27, born Swingfield, Kent), Fanny (8, scholar, born Chillenden, Kent), Edith (4, born Staple, Kent) and Thomas (3, born Staple, Kent). 1881 census:in Barnsole, Staple, Kent (all KNOWLER), Thomas (44, ag lab, born Chillenden, Kent), Hannah (40, born Swingfield, Kent), Fanny (19, domestic servant, out of place, born Charlton, Kent), Edith (15, born Staple, Kent), Thomas (14, ag lab, born Staple, Kent), Richard (9, scholar, born Staple, Kent), Hannah (8, scholar, born Staple, Kent), Mary (7, scholar, born Staple, Kent), Charlotte (5, scholar, born Staple, Kent), Jessie (4, born Staple, Kent), Edward (3, born Staple, Kent) and Charles (2 months, born Staple, Kent). 1891 census (1): Thomas, 54, agricultural labourer, born Staple, was in the Kent County Lunatic Asylum at Chartham, Kent. 1891 census (2): in Barnsole, Staple, Kent (all KNOWLER), Hannah (head, 49, born Swingfield, Kent), Hannah (18, born Staple, Kent), Charlotte (15, born Staple, Kent), Jessie (14, scholar, born Staple, Kent) and Leonard (12, scholar, born Staple, Kent). 1901 census: in Barnsole, Staple, Kent (all KNOWLER), Thomas (65, agricultural labourer, born Chillenden), Hannah (58, born Swingfield, Kent) and Edward Leonard (widower, 22, ag labourer, born Staple, Kent). 1911 census: in Barnsole, Staple, Kent (4 rooms) (all KNOWLER), Thomas (74, farm labourer, born Chillenden), Hannah (67, married 49 years, 15 children of whom 9 living, born Swingfield, Kent) and Edward Leonard (widower, 33, farm labourer, born Staple, Kent). Thomas's death certificate (copy held by Lynn Harris) indicates his age as 75, occupation labourer of Staple Rural District, cause of death senile decay, informant H F Gale, Union Workhouse, Eastry.
  Person ID	I639	Ickham, Kent
  Last Modified	4 May 2014

  
  

  Father	William KNOWLER,   b. Abt 1791, Ash, Kent d. Yes, date unknown
  Family ID	F819	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Hannah LAWS,   b. Abt 1840, Swingfield, Kent d. Mar 1912, Eastry RD (Age ~ 72 years)
  Marriage	Dec 1861	Dover RD   [3]
  Children	1. Jessie Alice KNOWLER,   b. 5 Mar 1878, Barnsole, Staple, Kent d. 25 Jan 1968, Buckland Hospital, Dover, Kent (Age 89 years)
  Family ID	F605	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	8 Sep 2009

  
  

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  Birth - Abt 1837 - Chillenden, Kent  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Documents » Slide Show		Thomas Knowler Medical record from 1884 - 1893, St Augustinians Asylum, Kent, page 1
  		Thomas Knowler Medical record from 1884 - 1893, St Augustinians Asylum, Kent, page 2
  		Thomas Knowler Medical record from 1884 - 1893, St Augustinians Asylum, Kent, page 3

  
  

• Sources

  [S3] BMD index, aged 75, Q2 1912 Eastry 2a/1150. (Reliability: 3). [S218] Certificate held by Lynn Harris, Jan 2014. [S22] Free BMD, July 2009.