in 1894 directory - Cannell The Misses, F. and G., Knowsley House, 41 Loch Promenade
was boats a misreading for Boots ? - ie the odd job man around a hotel.
Knowsley was as I'm sure most know, the second ancestral home of the Stanley family after Lathom was pulled down in civil war (just outside Liverpool - those who used to fly into Liverpool by Manx Air probably flew over it.