Wyrill KNEESHAW was born in the second quarter of 1869 (GRO ref: Pocklington 9d 69)

The spelling of Wyrill's name is confirmed by his signature on the 1911 census. It is possible that Wyrill's sister, Sarah Jane CROMPTON née KNEESHAW, gave her brother's name to her fourth child. However, there remains some controversy about how the name was spelt.

Right: Wyrill KNEESHAW's signature 1911 census

1911 Census:      Sun/Mon 2nd April/3rd April 1911
Source:   TNA Ref:        RG14 PN28492  
          Reg. Gen. Ref:  RG78 PN1634; En.Dist: 1; Sched: 72
          RegDist: Pocklington SubDist: Market Weighton
Dwelling: North Gate             
Place:    Market Weighton, Yorkshire East Riding              
Rooms in dwelling, other than scullery, landing, lobby, closet, bathroom: 5
Years married: 10         
Children:      Alive 6, dead 1

Name                   Rel  Mar  Age  Occupation   Status  Birthplace 
Wyrill Kneeshaw       Head   M   41   Bricklayer   Worker  Yorks, Market Weighton 
Eliza Alice Kneeshaw  Wife   M   42                        Yorks, Bielby
Hilda Kneeshaw         Dau        9                        Yorks, Market Weighton            
May Kneeshaw           Dau        7                        Yorks, Market Weighton
Elenor Kneeshaw        Dau        4                        Yorks, Market Weighton
Gwendoline Kneeshaw    Dau        2                        Yorks, Market Weighton
Alice Kneeshaw         Dau        1                        Yorks, Market Weighton

Wyrill KNEESHAW's occupation suggests that he was still involved in the family business that trained John Harper CROMPTON.

Wyrill died in the second quarter of 1930 (GRO ref: Pocklington 9d 85) At the time of the 1939 Register, Eliza Alice was a widow living with, it is presumed, her daughter and son-in-law.

1939 England and Wales Register 29 September 1939
ED Area code:     JCP
ED District code: A
Sched no:         66
Dwelling:         High Trenwick, Shipton Thorpe
Borough,UD,RD:    Pocklington, East Yorkshire

Names             Sex   D of B   Status  Personal Occupation   Others
Kendra James       M   10mar1894    M    Farmer Heavy Worker
Kendra Gwendoline  F   26apr1908    M    Farmer's wife
Kendra Jean a      F   01nov1936    S    Under school age
Kneeshaw Eliza A   F   29jun1866    W    Old age pensioner

The National Identity Number devised from this Registration would have been: Enumeration Area code+Emuneration District code+Schedule number+position in house

This page was created by Richard Crompton and maintained by Chris Glass			Version A2 Updated 29 February 2020