Family Account: 1866 Moved to house in Belmont Alderley Edge with parents.

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Family Account: 1866 Moved to house in Belmont Alderley Edge with parents.
Worked in Manchester as warehouseman and lodged in Moss Side where he met Emma Adamson.
Between 1894 and 1897 they started to keep a (rented) Gents Outfitters. Lillian was born in Moss Side but Gladys in the shop. (Was this related to his father in law who was a tailor?)
John was also agent for a philanthropic burial society.
Retired from the shop in late 1920's because slump and unemployment made business bad, and moved to 19 May Drive, Burnage with daughter Lily and her husband Alf.

1881 Lodging with the Platt family at 9 Alma Square, Stretford. Aged 23 and working as a salesman of smallwares. His landlord William Platt, 25 was a joiner and married with 2 children.  RG11/3887/17;Page: 28

Note: John Riley, a witness at the marriage of John Knowles parents, Peter and Ann was John Riley. A John Riley (b about 1821) had married Mary Ann Platt (b about 1819) on 8 January 1843.

1887 Married Emma Adamson

1891 Aged 33, a haberdashery salesman living at 18 Bristol Street, Hulme, Manchester with his wife Emma 31 and their daugther Gertrude,1. Also living with them are his parents in law John 64 and Emma E Adamson 63. RG12/3198/40; Page 25;

1901 Aged 43 now living at 307 Hyde Road, Ardwick, Manchester John is now hosier and gents outfitter working on his own account. With him are his wife and four children. He lives and works at the same address. RG13/3676/65; Page: 7.

1911 Aged 53, a gents outfitter still working from home (a five room house excluding his shop room) on his own account at 307 Hyde Road, Ardwick, Manchester. With him are his wife Emma,51. They have been married for 23 years and had four children, all of whom are still living with them: Gertrude 21 who is an elementary school teacher working for Manchester Education Committe; Herbert 19 a pattern card maker , Lilian, 16 a dress maker and Gladys 13 still at school. All the children were still single and the whole family had been born in Manchester.

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