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Title: Blenkinsop Knowles ????
Post by: Jackey on Thursday 12 April 12 23:36 BST (UK)
Hi hope somone can help
  Im looking for a Blenkinsop Knowles  born born 1870  Whitehaven Cumbria  he is on the 1901 census and 1911 census   he marries a Catherine Doran in 1895
He just dosnt seem to exist on any census before  1901 anywhere 
My head hurts from banging my head against the brick wall  :o
Thanks
Title: Re: Blenkinsop Knowles ????
Post by: CaroleW on Thursday 12 April 12 23:56 BST (UK)
His birth reg

Births December qtr 1870 
Blenkinsop Knowles   Whitehaven  10b 548

His birth cert will confirm whether his parents were Wilson and Margaret and if so - for some unknown reason you will find him on the 1871 census as Hilton Knowles aged 4mths

Marriages September qtr 1858

Margaret Blenkinsop   Whitehaven  10b 594   
Wilson Knowles    Whitehaven  10B 594
Title: Re: Blenkinsop Knowles ????
Post by: suzard on Thursday 12 April 12 23:58 BST (UK)
Wonder if this is him??

1891
Coop Buildings Parton Cumberland
Andrew McCracken Head M 50 Furnace labourer Ireland
Margaret wife 50
BLENKINSOP son 19 coal miner
Barbara E daughter 16
Jessie daughter 14
Margaret and children b Whitehaven
RG12 4312 173 43

There is this marriage reg FreeBMD
Sept qtr 1878
Whitehaven
on same page
Andrew McCrackcon
Margaret Knowles
10b 776

so maybe Blenkinsop was illegit son of margaret???? Or from a previous marriage???

Suz
Title: Re: Blenkinsop Knowles ????
Post by: keyboard86 on Friday 13 April 12 00:04 BST (UK)
Hi all, there was a marriage of a Wilson Knowles to a Margaret Blenkinsop in Sept 1858 Whitehaven 10b 594

A Hilton? Knowles aged 4 months is with Wilson and Margaret in 1871 Census Ref RG10/257/48/9

A possible maybe, to link with above?
Keyboard86

PS I see Carole has done an amendment again!
Title: Re: Blenkinsop Knowles ????
Post by: Jackey on Friday 13 April 12 17:00 BST (UK)
Thankyou  for replying   Im looking in to this for my nieghbour  she is in her 80's  and wants to know more about her family   I will check out the leads you ahve given me
Thanks  again
Title: Re: Blenkinsop Knowles ????
Post by: ThrelfallYorky on Thursday 12 May 16 12:53 BST (UK)
I know this is from a long time back, but in 1804 a George Blenkinsop married an Elizabeth Hilton in Whitehaven area, and the Hilton name was used several times in the family and related families that they married into / with ....