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KNOWLES, Fanny
1845 - 1903 (58 years) Has 15 ancestors and 3 descendants in this family tree.
1823 - 1871 (48 years)-
Name KNOWLES, Fanny Birth 1845 Farnham Registration District, Surrey 
Gender Female Death 8 Dec 1903 Stamford Hill, Middlesex, England Person ID I7074 Edgoose Last Modified 27 Jan 2026
Father KNOWLES, Thomas, b. 1823, Aldershot, Hampshire, England d. 1871, Aldershot, Hampshire, England (Age 48 years) Relationship natural Mother MILES, Ann, b. 1822, Aldershot, Hampshire, England d. 1902, East Grinstead, Sussex, England (Age 80 years) Relationship natural Marriage 2 Oct 1843 Aldershot, Hampshire, England Family ID F590 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family 1 Children 1. BRESLIN, Edith Ann, b. 1872, Marylebone Registration District, London d. 4 Feb 1929, Edmonton Registration District, London (Age 57 years)Family ID F2590 Group Sheet | Family Chart Last Modified 27 Jan 2026
Family 2 BRESLIN, Thomas d. Yes, date unknown Marriage 1864 Farnham Registration District, Surrey Children 1. BRESLIN, Beatrice L., b. 1866, Badshot Lea, Surrey d. 1935, Easthampstead, Berkshire, England (Age 69 years) [Father: natural] [Mother: natural]Family ID F2591 Group Sheet | Family Chart Last Modified 27 Jan 2026
Family 3 LAW, John Howlett, b. 1851, Stepney, Middlesex, England d. 18 Apr 1924, Sandgate, Kent, England (Age 73 years) Marriage 1874 Richmond Registration District, Surrey Children 1. LAW, Florence Kate, b. 1875, Kensington Registration District, London d. 20 Dec 1950, Lewisham Registration District, London (Age 75 years) [Father: natural] [Mother: natural]Family ID F2592 Group Sheet | Family Chart Last Modified 27 Jan 2026
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FANNY KNOWLES 1845-1903
The birth of Fanny KNOWLES was registered in 1845.
(GRO December Q 1845 Farnham 4 142)
From the 1851 census of Aldershot, Hampshire:
Thomas KNOWLES, head, aged 28, agriculural labourer, born at Aldershot, Hampshire;
Ann KNOWLES, wife, aged 28, born at Aldershot, Hampshire;
Robert KNOWLES, son, aged 7, born at Aldershot, Hampshire;
*Fanny KNOWLES, daughter, aged 5, born at Aldershot, Hampshire;
Elizabeth KNOWLES, daughter, aged 3, born at Aldershot, Hampshire;
Ann KNOWLES, daughter, aged 1 month, born at Aldershot, Hampshire.
(HO107/1595/83/29)
The 1861 census of 21 St. Paul's Grove, Islington, Middlesex:
Ann BEER, servant, widow, aged 59, house keeper, born at Northburn, Kent;
Caroline CHASE, servant, unmarried, aged 19, house maid, born at Tilmanstone, Kent;
*Fanny KNOWLES, servant, unmarried, aged 16, kitchen maid, born at Aldershot, Hampshire;
Robert CHASE, servant, unmarried, aged 15, page, born at Thilmanstone, Kent.
(RG9/141/77/23)
The marriage between Fanny KNOWLES and Thomas BRESLIN was registered in 1864.
(GRO September Q 1864 Farnham 2a 131)
The birth of Beatrice L. BRESLIN was registered in 1866.
(GRO December Q 1866 Farnham 2a 96)
NOTE: According to the 1891 census of 30 Filey Road, Hackney, Middlesex, she was born at Badshot Lea, Surrey.
The 1871 census of 265 Oxford Street, St. George, Westminster, Middlesex:
George PICKETT, head, widower, aged 74, silversmith and widower, employing 3 shopmen and 2 porters, born at Reading, Berkshire;
Montague J. PICKETT, son, unmarried, aged 28, St. George, Middlesex;
Sarah TURNER, visitor, widow, aged 50 (?), annuitant, born at Stanford, Kent;
Walter R. TURNER, visitor, unmarried, aged 19, medical pupil, born at Eltham, Kent;
Anne SNELSON, h'keeper, unmarried, aged 48, housekeeper, born at Ashby de la Zouche, Leicestershire;
John H. LAW, assistant, unmarried, aged 19, silver smith's assistant, born at Stepney, Middlesex;
*Fanny BRESTIN [BRESLIN?], housemaid, married, aged 25, born at Aldershot, Surrey [sic];
Elizabeth KNOWLES, cook domestic servant, unmarried, aged 23, born at Aldershot, Surrey [sic].
(RG10/94/33/4)
Fanny BRESLIN married John Howlett LAW in 1874.
(GRO September Q 1874 Richmond, S. 2a 475)
The 1881 census of 49 Merchant Street, St. Leonard, London:
*Fanny LAW, wife, married, aged 34, born at Aldershot, Hampshire;
Edith A. LAW, daughter, aged 8, scholar, born at Paddington, Middlesex;
Florence K. LAW, daughter, aged 6, born at Paddington, Middlesex.
(RG11/497/47/34)
The 1891 census of 7 Devonshire Road, Hastings, Sussex:
*Fany [sic] LAW, lodger, married, aged 45, Aldershot, Hampshire;
Edith An [sic] LAW, lodger, single, aged 18, Paddington, Middlesex.
(RG12/763/78/10)
The 1901 census of 30 Filey Road, Hackney, London:
John Howlett LAW, head, aged 49, silversmith manager, born at Stepney, London;
*Fanny LAW, wife, aged 55, born at Aldershot, Hampshire;
Florence Kate LAW, daughter, single, aged 26, born at Paddington, London.
(RG13/213/57/36)
The death of Fanny LAW aged 57 was registered in 1903.
(GRO December Q 1903 Hackney 1b 268)
"LAW Fanny of 30 Filey-avenue Stamford Hill Middlesex (wife of John Howlett LAW) died 8 December 1903 at 46 Amhurst-park Stamford Hill Probate London 9 January to the said John Howlett LAW silversmith's-manager
Effects £357."
(National Probate Calendar 1904)
(revised 02.12.2012)