John Kniveton was born in Macclesfield, England in 1844. He married Hannah Barlow. John Kniveton worked in the mills in England, and also in the United States. The family migrated to Canada, then came into the United States in 1889. They settled in Massachusetts, Rhode Island and North Carolina. Family information says John Kniveton was sent to Augusta, Georgia, in order to open a cotton mill. The family was living here when John's daughter,Mary, met and married Edward Eve Brown. The marriage took place in North Carolina. Mary died soon after the birth of her first and only child, John Edward Brown. The Knivetons returned to North Carolina, and eventually Rhode Island.
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Family TimeLine:
John Kniveton
Mary Jane Kniveton Brown
John Edward Brown
Katherine Brown Darnell
Billie Darnell Greene
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England & Wales
Birth Index Information, 1837-1915
Name: John Kniveton;
Year of Registration: 1844;
Quarter of Registration: Jan-Feb-Mar;
District: Macclesfield;
County: Cheshire, Derbyshire
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on the 1851 England Census, Joh Kniveton is 7 years old, born ca 1844 in Sutton, Cheshire County, England. His father was John and mother Ellen. Registration district was MacClesfield; Sub registration district: Sutton

In 1861 England Census, John is 17 years old. Parents are John and Ellen Kniveton.
He was born in MacClesfield, Cheshire, England; Civil Parish: Sutton; Ecclesiastical Parish: St George; Town: MacClesfield; County/Island: Cheshire; Country: England; Registration district: MacClesfield; Sub registration district: Sutton

In the 1881 England Census John Kniveton is now 37 years old, and married. His wife's name is Hannah.
Birth place is listed as MacClesfield, Cheshire, England; Civil Parish: Adlington; County/Island: Lancashire; Country: England; Street Address: 40 Railway St. He is an Overseer of a cotton mill. Registration district: Chorley; Sub registration district: Rivington.

The next report I find the fammily is in 1910.The family is now in the United States, and living in Fall River, Ward 8, Bristol, Massachusetts. John is 64 years old, a white male, and married. Birthplace is England. Wife's name is Hannah. Also in the home are their sons, John Charles, and Ernest Leonard.

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Rhode Island Deaths Information, 1630-1930
Name: John Kniveton; Age: 67
Kin 1: William Kniveton;
Kin 2: Hannah Kniveton;
Death Date: 17 Sep 1912
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brother to:
Sarah Kniveton

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