Edward KNIVETON b. 1776 Shirley, Derbyshire Dales, Derbyshire, England d. Feb 1859 Shirley, Derbyshire Dales, Derbyshire, England: Our Family History

1776 - 1859 (83 years)

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Name Edward KNIVETON

Relationship with Henry Walter ROLFE

Birth 1776 Shirley, Derbyshire Dales, Derbyshire, England

Christening 14 Jul 1776 St. Michael's Church, Shirley, Derbyshire Dales, Derbyshire, England

Church Record (1776-1778)
St. Michael's Church, Shirley

St. Michael's Church
Shirley, Derbyshire Dales, Derbyshire

Gender Male

Also Known As Edward BLAKE

Census 1841 Shirley, Derbyshire Dales, Derbyshire, England

Ln	Hhold	Given	Surname	BirthDate	BirthPlace	Age	Gender	Occupation	Comments
Image									Transcript
19	196	Edward	Blake	1781	Derbyshire	60	Male	Farmer
20	196	Elizabeth	Blake	1776		65	Female
21	196	Mary	Blake	1816	Derbyshire	25	Female
22	196	Denzel	Blake	1821	Derbyshire	20	Male
23	196	Johanna	Blake	1811	Derbyshire	30	Female

PRO Class: HO107 Piece: 182 Folio: 7 Page: 9 Enumerated: 1841 Transcript ID is dbid=9999&iid=z032_5208
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Census 1851 Shirley, Derbyshire Dales, Derbyshire, England

Ln	Hhold	Given	Surname	Relation	BirthDate	BirthPlace	Age	Gender	Status	Occupation	Comments
Image											Transcript
1	59	John	Goodall	Head	1793	Shirley	58	Male	Married	Farmer
2	59	Matilda	Goodall	Wife	1793	Shirley	58	Female	Married	Farmer's Wife
3	59	Elizabeth	Goodall	Daughter	1833	Rodsley	18	Female	Single	Domestic Employment
4	59	Peter	Goodall	Son	1834	Rodsley	17	Male	Single	Labourer
5	59	Emily	Goodall	Daughter	1840	Shirley	11	Female		Scholar
6	59	Lydia	Goodall	Daughter	1843	Shirley	8	Female		Scholar
7	59	Edward	Blake	Father-in-Law	1777	Shirley	74	Male	Widower	Retired Farmer

PRO Class: HO107 Piece: 2146 Folio: 93 Page: 15 Enumerated: 1851 Transcript ID is dbid=9999&iid=qjsr_5207
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Occupation Yeoman Farmer

Death Feb 1859 Shirley, Derbyshire Dales, Derbyshire, England

Burial 26 Feb 1859 St. Michael's Churchyard, Shirley, Derbyshire Dales, Derbyshire, England

Burial Record (1858-1859)
St. Michael's Church, Shirley

St. Michael's Churchyard
Shirley, Derbyshire Dales, Derbyshire

Origins

Patriarch & Matriarch

Sarah STORER, b. 1695 d. 26 Feb 1781, Shirley, Derbyshire Dales, Derbyshire, England

(Age 86 years) (Great Grandmother)

Person ID I28667 Rolfe Family Tree

Last Modified 9 Mar 2026

Mother	Elizabeth KNIVETON, b. 21 Jan 1753, Shirley, Derbyshire Dales, Derbyshire, England d. Aug 1843, Shirley, Derbyshire Dales, Derbyshire, England (Age 90 years)
Family ID	F19602	Group Sheet \| Family Chart

Family Elizabeth THOMPSON, b. 1776 d. Jul 1841, Shirley, Derbyshire Dales, Derbyshire, England (Age 65 years)

Marriage 23 Dec 1797 St. Werburgh's Church, Derby, Derbyshire, England

Marriage Record (1797-1798)
St. Werburgh's Church, Derby

St. Werburgh's Church
Derby, Derbyshire

Children

+	1. Matilda BLAKE, b. 1798, Shirley, Derbyshire Dales, Derbyshire, England d. Jan 1875, Leek, Staffordshire Moorlands, Staffordshire, England (Age 77 years) ▻ John GOODALL m. 8 Feb 1819
	2. William BLAKE, b. 1800, Shirley, Derbyshire Dales, Derbyshire, England
+	3. Elizabeth BLAKE, b. 1802, Longford, Derbyshire Dales, Derbyshire, England d. Nov 1869, Stanton in Peak, Derbyshire Dales, Derbyshire, England (Age 67 years) ▻ John HOLMES m. 13 Mar 1828
	4. Francis Beresford BLAKE, b. 1804, Bailey's Close, Longford, Derbyshire Dales, Derbyshire, England
>	5. Joanna BLAKE, b. 1806, Bailey's Close, Longford, Derbyshire Dales, Derbyshire, England bur. 24 May 1848, St. Modwen's Churchyard, Burton upon Trent, East Staffordshire, Staffordshire, England (Age ~ 42 years) ▻ Thomas BLOOR m. 23 Mar 1833
+	6. Mary BLAKE, b. 1812, Longford, Derbyshire Dales, Derbyshire, England d. Feb 1864, Stanton in Peak, Derbyshire Dales, Derbyshire, England (Age 52 years) ▻ Samuel HOLMES m. 14 Jan 1843
	7. Rachel BLAKE, b. 1815, Longford, Derbyshire Dales, Derbyshire, England d. Apr 1836, Shirley, Derbyshire Dales, Derbyshire, England (Age 21 years)
	8. John BLAKE, b. 1817, Longford, Derbyshire Dales, Derbyshire, England
+	9. Edward BLAKE, b. 1819, Rodsley, Derbyshire Dales, Derbyshire, England d. 27 Feb 1881, Gaspard Street, Rusholme, Manchester, Lancashire, England (Age 62 years) ▻ Jane NICHOLLS m. 17 Jul 1843
>	10. Denzel BLAKE, b. 28 May 1821, Longford, Derbyshire Dales, Derbyshire, England d. 11 Dec 1876, Chorlton on Medlock, Manchester, Lancashire, England (Age 55 years) ▻ Mary Ann SMITH m. 30 Apr 1844

Family ID F19603 Group Sheet | Family Chart

Last Modified 10 Feb 2026

Event Map

	Birth - 1776 - Shirley, Derbyshire Dales, Derbyshire, England
	Christening - 14 Jul 1776 - St. Michael's Church, Shirley, Derbyshire Dales, Derbyshire, England
	Marriage - 23 Dec 1797 - St. Werburgh's Church, Derby, Derbyshire, England
	Census - 1841 - Shirley, Derbyshire Dales, Derbyshire, England
	Census - 1851 - Shirley, Derbyshire Dales, Derbyshire, England
	Death - Feb 1859 - Shirley, Derbyshire Dales, Derbyshire, England
	Burial - 26 Feb 1859 - St. Michael's Churchyard, Shirley, Derbyshire Dales, Derbyshire, England

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