See James' Death Certificate
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James can be seen arriving in New York on October 6th 1894 aboard the sailing ship City of Rome. He was travelling back home to the USA from Glasgow. The manifest shows that his wife was travelling with him, and that she was a native of Scotland before becoming an American citizen. Also travelling with them was "Jack" Knibbs aged 3 years.
The manifest shows:
Name: Age Occupation Native Country Last Residence Destination
James Knibbs 31 Mason America Waterbury Waterbury
Mrs James Knibbs 32 Nil Scotland Waterbury Waterbury
Jack Knibbs 3 America Waterbury Waterbury
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James appears in the 1900 census living at 235 North Elm Street, Waterbury, CT
Knibbs. James bn Nov 1863 CT married 9 yrs, occ: mason-brick
wife Georgianna bn July 1862 Scotland imm 1883
son-James A. Oct 1891 CT
dau-Catherine May 1896 CT
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James appears in the 1920 Federal census living at New Haven, Connecticut:
James NIBBS Head 55 Wid Connecticut Stonemason
James A KNIBBS Son 28 Connecticut Draftsman
Catherine KNIBBS Dau 23 Connecticut Stenographer
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James is buried at Riverside Cemetery, Waterbury, Hartford County.

We know from the ship's manifest in 1894 that James had a wife, and that she was born in Scotland before becoming an American citizen. The 1900 census indicates she immigrated into the US in 1883.

It may well be Georgiana boarding at 7 Seagrave Street, Liverpool in 1881:
Annie LIPUER Head U Female 28 B.N.S. , Russia None
Georgina CUMMING Serv U Female 17 Scotland None
Polly READE Boarder U Female 17 York, England None
Ellen JACKSON Boarder U Female 18 London, London, Middlesex, England None
Ellen O'ROURKE Boarder U Female 18 Ireland None
Elizabeth J. JAMES Boarder U Female 18 Ireland None
Kate BULGER Boarder U Female 17 Birkenhead, Cheshire, England None

It's interesting that none of those boarding at the above had jobs so was it perhaps a guest hous that they stayed in prior to embarking on their voyage to the US?

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The 1900 census shows that Georgiana had two children, both of whom survived.
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On 6 May 1905, we can see Georgiana arriving at New York on the vessel SS Trinidad which sailed from Hamilton, Bermuda on 4 May 1905. It seems that she was travelling on her own.

A sample of James' signature taken from his military registration card, 1941.
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James is seen arriving in New York from Liverpool aboard the ship Lusitania (above) on 8 October, 1914, aged 23 years. The ships manifest gives his place and date of birth as Waterbury, Connecticut, 18 Oct 1891. His address is given as 23 Newell Place, Waterbury, CT. He is given as unmarried and appeared to be traveling alone.

How thankful he must have been that he traveled when he did. The Lusitania sank on 7th May 1915, just 7 months after his trip home from the UK aboard her.

Whilst we have his name as Jack from an earlier sailing in 1894 with his parents, this time he is listed as James, but I'm sure Jack and James are the same person.
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James appears in the 1930 census of Waterbury, living with his sister Catherine:
Catherine KNIBBS Head 34 Stenographer Connecticut
James KNIBBS Brother 38 Clerk Connecticut
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We can see in 1941, from his military registration card, that he was living at 52 Cooke St., Waterbury, Newhaven, Connecticut, USA with his sister Catherine Elizabeth Knibbs.

See James' Military Registration Card from 1941

Catherine appears in the 1930 census of Waterbury, living with her brother James:
Catherine KNIBBS Head 34 Stenographer Connecticut
James KNIBBS Brother 38 Clerk Connecticut

Catherine never married.

She was a Stenographer at a Brass Mill.

In 1941, she was listed as her brother's next of kin on his military registration card. They were both living at 52 Cooke St., Waterbury, Newhaven, Connecticut, USA.