Ethel Knights was the illegitimate daughter of William Flowers (1853) and Mary Ann Knights. She was born in Pakefield around 1886. In 1901 she was living with her parents, who had married by 1890, at 5 Pakefield Street, Pakefield.

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• 1. 1901 Census. 5 Pakefield Street, Pakefield. Ethel Knights. Daughter [of Mary A Flowers]. Age 15. Born Pakefield.