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Petrus ROELS b. before 1750 Belgium d. ????  Married Adrianna Marie GEERTS b. before 1750 d. ????

Child:

Petronella Francisca ROELS b. 27 January 1775 Lokeren, Belgium d. 7 September 1844 Zeveneken, Belgium

Petrus Bernardus DIERICX b. 17?? d. 18?? Zeveneken, Belgium.  Married Petronella Francisca ROELS b. 27 January 1775 Lokeren, Belgium d. 7 September 1844 Zeveneken, Belgium.

Child:

Livinus DIERICX b. 1804 Zeveneken, Belgium d. 9 January 1868 Lokeren, Belgium.

Livinus VAN ACKER b. 17?? d. 18?? Colette CALLE b. 17?? d. 18??

Child:

Joanna Jacoba VAN ACKER b. 26 August 1804 Lochristi, Belgium d. 18?? (although Livinus and Colette were not married, Livinus recognised the child as his).

Josephus LEYN b. 1803 Eksaarde, Belgium d. ???? Married Joanna Jacoba VAN ACKER b. 26 August 1804 Lochristi, Belgium d. 18?? Occupation Day Labourer

Child:

Rosalia LEYN b. 15 September 1846 Lokeren, Belgium d. ????

Livinus DIERICX b. 1804 Zeveneken, Belgium d. 9 January 1868 Lokeren, Belgium. Occupation Day Labourer. Married Melania VAN DE PUTTE b. 1815 d. 13 December 1871 Zeveneken, Belgium. Occupation Day Labourer.

Child:

Petrus DIERICX b. 5 October 1844 Zeveneken (Saffelaere), Belgium d. 19??

Antonia UNKNOWN b. before 1830 d. 18?? Occupation Cleaning Woman. Married Unknown DE VEIRMAN

Child:

Josephus DE VEIRMAN b. 14 May 1831 Kalken, Belgium d. 18??

Seraphinus HUYLEBROECK b. before 1820 d. 7 April 1847 Smetlede, Belgium.  Married Maria DE RIJCKE b. before 1820 d. 14 February 1855 Smetlede, Belgium.

Child:

Pelagia HUYLEBROECK b. 8 May 1828 Smetlede, Belgium d. 18??

Josephus DE VEIRMAN b. 14 May 1831 Kalken, Belgium d. 18??  Occupation Weaver. Married Pelagia HUYLEBROECK b. 8 May 1828 Smetlede, Belgium d. 18?? Occupation Maid. They were married 28 April 1855 in Overmeire, Belgium.

Children:

Alphonsius DE VEIRMAN b. 11 January 1858 Overmeire, Belgium

Maria Leonia DE VEIRMAN b. 6 February 1860 Overmeire, Belgium

Maria Catharina DE VEIRMAN b. 18 November 1862 Overmeire, Belgium d. 31 March 1907 Lokeren, Belgium

Virginia DE VEIRMAN b. 24 June 1866 Overmeire, Belgium

Hubertus DE VEIRMAN b. 21 March 1869 Overmeire, Belgium

Maria Romania DE VEIRMAN b. 14 November 1870 Overmeire, Belgium

Petrus DIERICX b. 5 October 1844 Zeveneken, Belgium d. 19?? Occupation Bricklayer. Married Rosalia LEYN b. 15 September 1846 Lokeren, Belgium d. 19?? Occupation Lace Maker. They were married 1 May 1872 in Lokeren, Belgium.

Children:

Desiree DIERICX b. 24 March 1873 Lokeren, Belgium d. 1 October 1957

Coralie DIERICX b. 22 July 1879 Lokeren, Belgium d. 15 May 1951

Cyrillus Maurice DIERICX b. 11 December 1883 Lokeren, Belgium d. 25 November 1947

Gustaaf DIERICX b. 9 February 1885 Lokeren, Belgium d. 27 October 1932

Maurits BAETE b. 7 January 1856 Lokeren, Belgium d. 26 September 1933 Lokeren, Belgium. Occupation Bricklayer. Married Maria Catharina DE VEIRMAN b. 18 November 1862 Overmeire, Belgium d. 31 March 1907 Lokeren, Belgium.

Children:

Richard BAETE b. 27 October 1883 Lokeren, Belgium d. 26 November 1966

Marie-Renildis BAETE b. 21 January 1885 Lokeren, Belgium d. 26 November 1967

Leonie BAETE b. 13 September 1886 Lokeren, Belgium d. 8 May 1967

Marguerite BAETE b. 10 November 1893 Lokeren, Belgium d. 12 June 1965

Leontine BAETE b. 9 August 1897 Lokeren, Belgium d. 11 June 1983

Cyriel BAETE b. 1899 Lokeren, Belgium d. 31 July 1968

Maurice BAETE b. 27 March 1901 Lokeren, Belgium d. 20 September 1974

Blanche BAETE b. 3 July 1902 Lokeren, Belgium d. 19??

Hubert BAETE b. 18 July 1903 Lokeren, Belgium d. 1918

Marie-Renildis BAETE b. 21 January 1885 Lokeren, Belgium d. 26 November 1967 Lokeren, Belgium.  Married Cyrillus Maurice DIERICX b. 11 December 1883 Lokeren, Belgium d. 25 November 1947 Lokeren, Belgium. Occupation Master Builder. They were married July 1910 in Lokeren, Belgium.

Children:

Marguerita DIERICX b. 29 May 1911 Lokeren, Belbium d. 7 February 2004

Maurice DIERICX b. 23 March 1914 Lokeren, Belgium d. 13 November 1981

Blanche DIERICX b. 30 March 1919 Lokeren, Belgium d. 23 November 1996 Manchester, England

Diana DIERICX (private)

Cyriel BAETE b. 1899 Lokeren, Belgium d. 31 July 1968.  Married Christine UNKNOWN 

Child:

Nelly BAETE

Leonie BAETE b. 13 September 1886 Lokeren, Belgium d. 8 May 1967.  Married Paul KICKX b. 18?? d. 19?? Occupation Banker.

Leontine BAETE b. 9 August 1897 Lokeren, Belgium d. 11 June 1983.  Married Unknown BOGAERT b. ???? d. 19??

Maurice DIERICX b. 23 March 1914 Lokeren, Belgium d. 13 November 1981. Occupation Builder. Married Agnes DE WAELE (private).  They were married 1 July 1943.

Children:

Maggie (private)

Cyriel (private)

Blanche DIERICX b. 30 March 1919 Lokeren, Belgium d. 23 November 1996 Manchester, England. Occupation Nanny. Married William KNEEN b. 21 January 1921 Liverpool, England d. 20 March 1998 Manchester, England. Occupation Baker. They were married 5 May 1951 at St Elizabeth's Church, Bootle, Liverpool, England.

Child:

Sonja KNEEN (private)

Diana DIERICX (private) Married Henri OELBRANDT b. 1924 Belgium d. 1978 Antwerp, Belgium.  They were married in 1955 in Belgium.

Children:

Lilian OELBRANDT (private)

Carina OELBRANDT (private)

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John KNEEN b. 17?? Isle of Man d. 18?? Occupation Farmer.  Married UNKNOWN

Child:

William KNEEN b. 1813 Isle of Man

John ROWAN b. 17?? d. 18?? Occupation Shoe Maker.  Married UNKNOWN

Child:

Jane ROWAN b. 1821 Liverpool d. 1885 Liverpool

William KNEEN b. 1813 Isle of Man d. after 1891 Liverpool. Occupation Tailor. Married Jane ROWAN b. 1821 Liverpool d. 28 May 1885 Liverpool.  They were married at St Anne's, Liverpool 8 February 1841.

Children:

John KNEEN 9 December 1841 Liverpool d. ????

Thomas Andrew KNEEN b. 29 August 1843 Liverpool d. 1920 Liverpool

William Henry KNEEN b. 1846 Liverpool d. ????

Elizabeth KNEEN b. 1848 Liverpool d. ????

Jane KNEEN b. 1850 Liverpool d. ????

Joseph KNEEN b. 1852 Liverpool d. ????

Edward KNEEN b. 1854 Liverpool d. 1883 Liverpool

George KNEEN b. 1857 Liverpool d. ????

Annie Florence KNEEN b. 1859 Liverpool d. ????

Mary Josephine KNEEN b. 17 October 1860 Liverpool d. ????

James KIRKLAND b. 1810 London d. before 1881. Occupation Pianoforte Tuner. Married Marianne Davies WARD b. 1818 Sheffield,  d. ???? Occupation Dressmaker. They were married at St James, Paddington, London on 20 June 1843.

Children:

Alfred KIRKLAND b. 1845 London,  d. ????

William KIRKLAND b. 1846 Liverpool,  d. ????

Charles KIRKLAND b. 1848 Liverpool,  d. ????

Richard KIRKLAND b. 1850 Liverpool,  d. ????

Frederick KIRKLAND b. 1856 Liverpool,  d. 19??

George Henry KIRKLAND b. 1858 Liverpool,  d. ????

John FEWKES b. ???? d. ???? Occupation Railway Porter. Married Sarah UNKNOWN.

Child:

Catherine FEWKES b. 1852 Liverpool d. ????

Matthew FEWKES b. 1852 Liverpool d. ????

John BROWN b. 18?? Ireland d. ???? Occupation Labourer. Married Bridget EARLY b. 18?? Ireland d. ????

Children:

Mary BROWN b.1853 Ballina, County Mayo, Ireland d. 13 September 1930 Liverpool,  

William BROWN b. 7 June 1866 Ballina, County Mayo, Ireland d. ????

John FITZSIMMONS b. 1822 Manchester d. 18?? Occupation Chair Maker. Married UNKNOWN.

Children:

James FIZSIMMONS b. 1852 Manchester d. 19?? Liverpool

William FITZSIMMONS b. 1857 Manchester d. ????

Joseph FITZSIMMONS b. 1861 Halifax, Yorkshire d. ????

Martha FITZSIMMONS b. 1863 Liverpool d. ????

Henry FITZSIMMONS b. 1865 Liverpool d. ????

Frederick FITZSIMMONS b. 1868 Liverpool d. ????

George BISHOP b. 18?? d. ???? Occupation Warehouseman. Married UNKNOWN.

Child:

Charles Henry Albert BISHOP b. 1841 Liverpool d. 19??

George GRAVES b. 18?? d. 18?? Occupation Car Proprietor. Married UNKNOWN.

Child:

Charlotte GRAVES b. 1846 Croydon, Surrey d. ????

Thomas Andrew KNEEN b. 29 August 1843 Liverpool d. 26 December 1920 Liverpool. Occupations Mariner/Dock Labourer. Married Mary BROWN b. 1853 Ballina, County Mayo, Ireland d. 13 September 1930 Liverpool.  They were married at St Patrick's Old Cathedral, Manhattan, New York, USA on 11 July 1871.

Children:

Elizabeth KNEEN b. 17 February 1873 Liverpool d. 19??

Mary Jane KNEEN b. 1875 Liverpool d. 1949

John Edward KNEEN b. 1878 Liverpool d. 1920 Liverpool

Annie KNEEN b. 1879 Liverpool  d. June 1935 Liverpool

Florence KNEEN b. 1881 Liverpool  d. 19??

William KNEEN b. 31 December 1882 Liverpool  d. 16 January 1959 Liverpool

Margaret Alice KNEEN b. 1885 Liverpool  d. 1963 Liverpool

Teresa Madelain KNEEN b. 2 January 1887 Liverpool  d. 1965 Liverpool

Eleanor Helena KNEEN b. 28 November 1888 Liverpool  d. 1973 Liverpool

Ada KNEEN b. 4 April 1891 Liverpool  d. 19?? Liverpool

Frances KNEEN b. 19 December 1893 Liverpool  d. 1954 Liverpool

John CLEGG b. 18?? d. before 1881 Married UNKNOWN b. 18??

Child:

Betsy CLEGG b. 1844 Liverpool d. ????

William BUNCLARK b. before 1830 d. 18?? Married UNKNOWN b. before 1830 d. 18??

Child:

Richard BUNCLARK b. 1832 Newton Bushell,  d. 18??

William Henry KNEEN b. 1846 Liverpool d. ???? Occupation Shipping Clerk. Married Charlotte GRAVES b. 1846 Croydon, Surrey d. ???? They were married 15 December 1868 in Liverpool Register Office.

Child:

Edith Mary KNEEN b. 14 December 1872 Liverpool d. ????

Emily KNEEN b. 1876 Liverpool d. 1879 Liverpool

Elizabeth KNEEN b. 1848 Liverpool d. 19??  Married Charles Henry Albert BISHOP b. 1841 Liverpool d. 19?? Occupations Mariner/Marine Store Dealer/Master Mariner. They were married 17 October 1868 in Our Lady of the Immaculate Conception, Liverpool.

Children:

Jane BISHOP b. 1870 Liverpool d. ????

Theresa BISHOP b. 1871 Liverpool d. ????

Charles BISHOP b. 1874 Liverpool d. 1875 Liverpool

William BISHOP b. 1875 Liverpool d. ????

Henry BISHOP b. 1877 Liverpool b. 1883 Liverpool

Elizabeth BISHOP b. 1879 Liverpool d. 1883 Liverpool

Samuel BISHOP b. 1881 Liverpool d. ????

Ruby BISHOP b. 1883 Liverpool d. 1884 Liverpool

Joseph BISHOP b. 1884 Liverpool d. 1885 Liverpool

Joseph KNEEN b. 1852 Liverpool d. ???? Occupation House Painter. Married Catherine FEWKES b. 1852 Liverpool d. ????  They were married November 1870 at St Augustine's Church in Liverpool.

Children:

George KNEEN b. 1872 Liverpool d. ????

Joseph Fewkes KNEEN b. 1874 Liverpool d. 1894 Liverpool

Annie Florence KNEEN b. 1859 Liverpool d ???? Married James FITZSIMMONS b. 1852 Manchester d. ????  Occupation Wood Carrier. They were married in 1876 at St Michael's Church in Liverpool.

Children:

Blanche FITZSIMMONS b. 1878 Liverpool d. ????

Evelyn FITZSIMMONS b. 1879 Manchester d. ????

Albert FITZSIMMONS b. 1880 Liverpool d. ????

James FITZSIMMONS b. 1883 Liverpool d. 19??

Frederick FITZSIMMONS b. 1885 Liverpool d. 19??

Henry FITZSIMMONS b. 1888 Liverpool d. 19??

Frank FITZSIMMONS b. 1890 Liverpool d. 19??

George FITZSIMMONS b. 1892 Liverpool d. 19??

Grace FITZSIMMONS b. 1896 Liverpool d. 19??

Nora FITZSIMMONS b. 1898 Liverpool d. 19??

Elsie FITZSIMMONS b. 1901 Liverpool d. 19??

Mary Josephine KNEEN b. 17 October 1860 Liverpool d ???? Occupation Music Teacher. Married Frederick KIRKLAND b. 1856 d. ????  Occupation Mariner.  They were married 14 August 1881 at the Chapel of the Immaculate Conception in Liverpool.

Richard KIRKLAND b. 1850 Liverpool d. ???? Occupation Pianoforte Maker (Finisher). Married Mary Ann HOLMES b. 1854 St Pancras, London d. ???? They were married in Marylebone, London in 1876.

Children:

Lilian KIRKLAND b. 1878 St Pancras, London d. ????

Eleanor KIRKLAND b. 1883 d. 19??

Charles KIRKLAND b. 1848 Liverpool d. ???? Occupation Printer Compositor. Married Mary UNKNOWN b. 1849 Dublin, Ireland.

Children:

Alfred James KIRKLAND b. 1871 Liverpool d. 19??

Lilian KIRKLAND b. 1873 Kentish Town, London d. ????

Florence KIRKLAND b. 1875 Kentish Town, London d. 19??

Mary KIRKLAND b. 1878 Kentish Town, London d. ????

Margaret KIRKLAND b. 1880 St Luke, London d. 19??

Walter KIRKLAND b. 1884 St Luke, London d. 19??

Mildred KIRKLAND b. 1886 St Luke, London d. 19??

Patrick O'BRIEN b. ???? Married UNKNOW

Child:

Catherine O'BRIEN b. 1865 d. ????

Matthew WHELAN b. ???? Married UNKNOWN

Child:

John WHELAN b. 1862 d. 18??

John RYAN b. 1835 Ireland d. ???? Occupation Coal Heaver. Married UNKNOWN

Children:

William RYAN b 1859 Liverpool d. ????

Julia RYAN b. 1869 Liverpool d. ????

Mary Ellen RYAN b. 1875 Bootle, Liverpool d. ????

Richard BUNCLARK b. 1832 Newton Bushel,  d. before 1895. Occupation Rigger.  Married Betsy CLEGG b. 1844 Liverpool d. ????  They were married May 1859 at St Paul's Church, Liverpool.

Children:

Mary BUNCLARK b. 1861 Liverpool d. ????

Richard BUNCLARK c. 13 December 1863 Liverpool d. ????

Betsy BUNCLARK b. 1870 Liverpool d. ????

James BUNCLARK b. 1873 Liverpool d. 19??

William BUNCLARK b. 1879 Liverpool d. 19??

Francis TALLANT b.18?? d. ???? Occupation Labourer/Carter. Married Elizabeth FURLONG b.18?? d. ????

Children:

Sarah TALLANT b. 1859 Liverpool d. 19??

Margaret TALLANT b. 14 December 1861 Liverpool d. 19??

James MCDONALD b. 1828 Ireland d. ???? Occupation Book-keeper. Married Margaret UNKNOWN b. 1829 Ireland d. ????

Children:

Mary MCDONALD b. 1851 Ireland d. ????

Denis MCDONALD b. 1854 Ireland d. ????

Rose A MCDONALD b. 1856 Liverpool d. ????

James MCDONALD b. 1858 Liverpool d. ????

John MCDONALD b. 1860 Ireland d. ????

Patrick MCDONALD b. 1863 Liverpool d. 19??

John WHELAN b. 1862  d. 18?? Occupation Marine Fireman.  Married Catherine O'BRIEN b. 1865 d. 18??  They were married 9 March 1886 at St Alexander's Church, Liverpool

Child:

Matthew WHELAN b. 1887 Liverpool d. 19?? USA

William RYAN b. 1859 Liverpool d. ???? Occupation Mariner/Fireman. Married Sarah TALLANT b. 1859 Liverpool d. 19??.  They were married 25 February 1879 at St Alexander's Chapel, Kirkdale.

Children:

John RYAN b. 1879 Bootle, Liverpool  d. ????

Annie RYAN b. 1881 Bootle, Liverpool  d ????

Elizabeth RYAN b. 1890 Bootle, Liverpool  d. 19??

Alfred James KIRKLAND b. 1871 Liverpool d. 19?? Occupation Printer Compositor. Married Amelia Sarah WARDILL b. 1865 London d. 19?? They were married 1895 in Hackney, London.

Child:

Francis KIRKLAND b. 1897 Hackney, London d. 19??

Albert FITZSIMMONS b. 1880 Liverpool d. 19?? Occupation Furniture Upholsterer. Married Fanny UNKNOWN b. 1881 Liverpool.

Child:

Albert FITZSIMMONS b. 1900 Liverpool d. 19??

Elizabeth RYAN b. 1890 Bootle, Liverpool d. 19?? Married Matthew WHELAN b. 3 January 1887 Bootle, Liverpool d. 19?? Occupation Greaser (ships).

Children:

Winifred WHELAN b. 1913 Bootle, Liverpool

John WHELAN b. 1915 Bootle, Liverpool

Thomas WHELAN b. 1919 Bootle, Liverpool

The family emigrated to America on the CELTIC, arriving in New York 10 November 1924 where they took up residence in Brooklyn, New York.

Patrick MCDONALD b. 1863 Liverpool d. 19?? Occupation Dock Labourer/Coalheaver. Married Margaret TALLANT b. 14 December 1861 Liverpool d. 19?? Liverpool. Occupation Stocking Weaver.  They were married 18 July 1887 at St Alexanders Church, Bootle.

Children:

Mary MCDONALD b. 1888 Liverpool d. 10 September 1964 Liverpool

Sarah MCDONALD b. after 1891 Liverpool d. 19??

Margaret MCDONALD b. 1896 Liverpool d. 19??

Denis MCDONALD b. 1890 Liverpool d. 19??

Rosanna MCDONALD b. 1899 Liverpool d. 19??

Sarah MCDONALD b. after 1891 d. 19??

Child:

*Leslie MCDONALD b. 10 June 1922 Liverpool d. 16 January 1941 when SS Oropesa was sunk.

*View Commonwealth War Graves Commission Memorial

Elizabeth KNEEN b. 17 February 1873 Liverpool  d. 19?? Married James BUNCLARK b. 1872 Liverpool d. 19?? Occupation Carter.  They were married 15 September 1895 at the Parish Church of St Matthew, Bootle, Liverpool. 

Children:

Bessie BUNCLARK b. 1898 Liverpool d. 19??

William BUNCLARK b. 1891 Liverpool d. 19?? 

William KNEEN b. 31 December 1882 Liverpool  d. 16 January 1959 Liverpool . Occupations Mariner/Council Labourer. Married Mary MCDONALD b. 1888 Liverpool  d. 10 September 1964 Liverpool .  They were married 16 March 1916 at St James's Church, Bootle, Liverpool.

Children:

Mary KNEEN (private)

Thomas KNEEN b. 1 July 1919 Liverpool  d. 1995 Liverpool

William KNEEN b. 21 January 1921 Liverpool  d. 20 March 1998 Manchester

Teresa KNEEN b. 12 February 1924 Liverpool  d. 31 December 1938 Liverpool

Margarita KNEEN (private)

Florence KNEEN b. 20 July 1930 Liverpool  d. 27 January 1931 Liverpool

Thomas KNEEN b. 1 July 1919 Liverpool  d. 1995 Liverpool. Occupation Baker. Married Joan LIGHTFOOT (private).  They were married 1947 at St Elizabeth's Church, Bootle, Liverpool.

Children:

Sylvia KNEEN (private)

Dorothy KNEEN (private)

William KNEEN b. 21 January 1921 Liverpool  d. 20 March 1998 Manchester. Occupation Baker. Married Blanche DIERICX b. 30 March 1919 Lokeren, Belgium d. 23 November 1996 Manchester. Occupation Nanny. They were married 5 May 1951 at St Elizabeth's Church, Bootle, Liverpool.

Child:

Sonja KNEEN (private)

Margarita KNEEN (private) Married Robert WRIGHT b. 9 September 1933 Liverpool  d. 6 April 1988 Liverpool. Occupation Dock Labourer. They were married 5 October 1968 at St Elizabeth's Church, Bootle, Liverpool.

No children.

Sonja KNEEN (private) Married Clifford BROWN (private).  They were married 1974.

Children:

Christine BROWN (private)

David BROWN (private)

Christine BROWN (private) Married Lee MURRAY (private). They were married 2002.

Child:

Rebecca Kyoko MURRAY b. 2003