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John Knowles 1821 – 1886 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1 Apr 1821

Birth Location: Almeley, Hereford

Death Date: 18 Jul 1886

Death Location: Enville, St Mary, Staffordshire, England

Father: William Knowles

Mother: Elizabeth Gwillim

Spouse(s): Martha Jones

Children(s): Ann Knowles, Emma Knowles, Betsey Knowles, Agnes Knowles

In 1821, John Knowles entered the world in Almeley, Hereford, born to William Knowles and Elizabeth Gwillim. John Knowles married Martha Jones, and had children including Ann Knowles, Emma Knowles, Betsey Knowles, Agnes Knowles. John Knowles passed away in 1886 in Enville, St Mary, Staffordshire, England.

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Biography

  • In 1821, John Knowles entered the world in Almeley, Hereford, born to William Knowles and Elizabeth Gwillim.
  • John Knowles married Martha Jones, and had children including Ann Knowles, Emma Knowles, Betsey Knowles, Agnes Knowles.
  • John Knowles passed away in 1886 in Enville, St Mary, Staffordshire, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

William Knowles
1794 –
Birth Location: Meer, Hereford
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Elizabeth Gwillim
1792 –
Birth Location: Hereford
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Spouses(s)

Martha Jones
1811 – 1889
Birth Location: Clun
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Children(s)

Ann Knowles
1847 – 1898
Birth Location: Kidderminster, Worcs
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Emma Knowles
1844 – 1921
Birth Location: Chelmarsh, Salop
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Betsey Knowles
1847 –
Birth Location: The paper mill, Alveley, Salop
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Agnes Knowles
1849 – 1897
Birth Location: The paper mill, Alveley, Salop
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John Knowles's Ancestors

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John Knowles
1821 – 1886
Birth Place: Almeley, Hereford
Parents
William Knowles
1794 –
Meer, Hereford
Elizabeth Gwillim
1792 –
Hereford
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

John Knowles's Descendants

1.
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John Knowles (1 Apr 1821 – 18 Jul 1886) m. Martha Jones (1811 – 29 Mar 1889)
  1. 1. Ann Knowles (1847 – abt Aug 1898) m. William Dunn (1839 – 24 Mar 1924)
    1. 1. William (John) Dunn (8 Jun 1874 – abt Nov 1928) m. Jessie (Gertrude) Dudley (1881 – abt Nov 1953)
      1. 1. Annie Dunn (11 Apr 1903 – abt Aug 1977)
      2. 2. Lillian (M) Dunn (11 Nov 1904 – )
      3. 3. William (J) Dunn (1910 – abt May 1911)
      4. 4. Mildred (G) Dunn (20 Jul 1913 – abt Aug 1958)
      5. 5. Jessie (Gertrude) Dudley (1881 – abt Nov 1953) m. William (John) Dunn (8 Jun 1874 – abt Nov 1928)
    2. 2. Agnes (Sarah) Dunn (28 Sep 1877 – 2 Dec 1962) m. William PHILLIPS (5 June 1875 – 29 June 1941)
      1. 1. Arnold (Knowles) PHILLIPS (12 Feb 1900 – 15 Nov 1977)
      2. 2. Victor (Noel) PHILLIPS (4 May 1901 – 1985)
  2. 2. Emma Knowles (25 Nov 1844 – 5 Dec 1921) m. John Pilsbury (1848 – 1922)
    1. 1. Walter Pilsbury (Jan 1877 – Mar 1962) m. Sarah (Ann) Jennings (29 May 1878 – 3 Jan 1952)
      1. 1. Edith (May) Pilsbury (16 May 1913 – 13 Oct 1994) m. Hubert (Ernest) West (16 Apr 1914 – 6 Feb 1985)
        1. 1. Margaret (A) West (8 Oct 1940 – ) m. David (Roy) Colyer (29 JUL 1937 – 15 Oct 2022) m. Richard (Elkan) Herbert (24/02/1939 – )
        2. 2. Michael (Walter) West m. Joanne (T) Baker (abt Feb 1961 – )
      2. 2. Alfred (John Knowles) Pilsbury (22 May 1915 – 14 May 1996) m. Maureen (E) Aisthorpe (24 Oct 1923 – 8 Jan 2002)
        1. 1. Alexander (John) Pilsbury m. Elizabeth (R) Staite
    2. 2. John (Louis) Pilsbury (12 Sep 1879 – 2 Mar 1950) m. Agnes (Susan Annie) Baldwin (1876 – ) m. Gladys (Gertrude) Wilkes (20 Jul 1897 – 22 Mar 1978)
      1. 1. Dorothea (Ruby) Pilsbury (1903 – ) m. Walter (Thomas Reid) Hill (5 Oct 1904 – 12 Apr 1962)
        1. 1. Margaret (AR) Hill (1931 – )
        2. 2. Mervyn (Arthur Reid) Hill (1935 – )
        3. 3. Arnold (Douglas) Hill (1936 – )
        4. 4. Gordon (David) Hill (1938 – )
        5. 5. Janet (Sybil Valerie (Rhonda Anne)) Hill (1941 – )
        6. 6. Evon (Jean Heather (furlong)) Hill (1948 – )
        7. 7. Steven (Edgar Thomas) Hill (1951 – )
        8. 8. Norman (Alan) Hill (1953 – )
        9. 9. Eric (Walter Thomas (Rick)) Hill
        10. 10. Leoni (Barbara Ruth (Luckman)) Hill
      2. 2. Dorothea (Ruby) Pilsbury (16 Nov 1907 – ) m. Walter (Thomas Reid) Hill (5 Oct 1904 – 12 Apr 1962)
    3. 3. Ernest (Pilsbury) (Spilsbury) (1881 – 2 Mar 1950)
    4. 4. Harry (Pilsbury) (Spilsbury) (1884 – 20 Feb 1946)
    5. 5. Annie (Edith) Pilsbury (9 Jun 1885 – 5 Nov 1885)
    6. 6. Jesse (Pilsbury) (Spilsbury) (1887 – )
    7. 7. Lily (Agnes) Pilsbury (1891 – )
    8. 8. Horace (Edwin) Pilsbury (abt 1893 – Dec 1968) m. Gertrude (L) Griffiths
  3. 3. Betsey Knowles (8 May 1847 – ) m. William (Edward) Arnold (1848 – ) m. William Arnold (1848 – )
  4. 4. Agnes Knowles (18 Jun 1849 – abt Nov 1897) m. Thomas (Meekin) Baldwin (abt Feb 1850 – abt Feb 1913) m. Thomas (Meekin) Baldwin (14 Feb 1850 – abt Feb 1913) m. Thomas Baldwin
    1. 1. Annie Baldwin (1877 – )
    2. 2. Martha Baldwin (1880 – )
    3. 3. Lilliam Baldwin (1880 – abt Aug 1970)
    4. 4. Thomas Baldwin (1882 – )
    5. 5. John Baldwin (1884 – )
    6. 6. Marion Baldwin (1889 – abt Feb 1969) m. Harry (Ernest) Jackson (03 January 1885 – )
      1. 1. Arthur (Tom (John)) Jackson (7 Apr 1914 – )
      2. 2. Margaret (M) Jackson (30 September 1917 – 2013)
    7. 7. Victor (Knowles) Baldwin (10 Jul 1892 – 25 Apr 1956)
    8. 8. Agnes (Susan Annie) Baldwin (1876 – ) m. John (Louis) Pilsbury (12 Sep 1879 – 2 Mar 1950)
    9. 9. Annie Baldwin (1877 – )
    10. 10. Lilliam Baldwin (1880 – )
    11. 11. Martha Baldwin (1880 – )
    12. 12. Thomas Baldwin (1882 – ) m. May Mitchell (1887 – )
    13. 13. John Baldwin (1884 – )
    14. 14. Victor Baldwin (1893 – ) m. Lily Chance (1893 – )

John Knowles's Timeline

9 Records

1820
1820
Birth of John Knowles in Meer, Hereford
Meer, Hereford
1821
1 Apr 1821
Birth of John Knowles in Almeley, Hereford
Almeley, Hereford
1821
1 Apr 1821
John Knowles was baptized in Almeley, Herefordshire, England
Almeley, Herefordshire, England
1851
1851
Age 30
John Knowles resided here in Alveley, Shropshire, England
Alveley, Shropshire, England
1861
1861
Age 40
John Knowles was employed in Enville, Wolverhampton, Staffordshire, England
Enville, Wolverhampton, Staffordshire, England
1861
1861
Age 40
John Knowles resided here in Enville, Staffordshire, England
Enville, Staffordshire, England
1886
1886
Age 65
Death of John Knowles in Enville, St Mary, Staffordshire, England
Enville, St Mary, Staffordshire, England
1886
18 Jul 1886
Age 65
Death of John Knowles in Enville, St Mary, Staffordshire, England
Enville, St Mary, Staffordshire, England
1886
22 Jul 1886
Age 65
Burial of John Knowles in Enville, St Mary, Staffordshire, England
Enville, St Mary, Staffordshire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1820
    Event Place: Meer, Hereford
    Record Source:
    [1] 1851 England Census, Class: HO107; Piece: 1986; Folio: 442; Page: 10; GSU roll: 87387
    [2] Archive reference: D5089/1/6; Page: 33; Record set: Staffordshire Burials; Subcategory: Parish Burials; Category: Birth, Marriage & Death (Parish Registers); Collections from: England, United Kingdom
    [3] Volume: 6B; Page: 273; Line number: 116; Record set: England & Wales Deaths 1837-2007; Subcategory: Civil Deaths & Burials; Category: Birth, Marriage & Death (Parish Registers); Collections from: United Kingdom, England
    [4] Archive reference: HO107; Piece number: 921; Folio number: 6; Page number: 7; Schedule: 252; HouseHoldID: 781435; Record set: 1841 England, Wales & Scotland Census; Subcategory: Census; Category: Census, Land & Substitutes; Collections from: United Kingdom
    [5] Archive reference: RG11; Piece number: 2790; Folio: 90; Page: 8; Schedule: 116; HouseHoldID: 2610398; Record set: 1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census; Subcategory: Census; Category: Census, Land & Substitutes; Collections from: United Kingdom, England
    [6] Archive reference: RG09; Piece number: 1985; Folio: 104; Page: 3; Schedule: 9; HouseHoldID: 2329849; Record set: 1861 England, Wales & Scotland Census; Subcategory: Census; Category: Census, Land & Substitutes; Collections from: United Kingdom, England
    [7] Archive reference: RG10; Piece number: 2928; Folio: 98; Page: 3; Schedule: 12; HouseHoldID: 1000590; Record set: 1871 England, Wales & Scotland Census; Subcategory: Census; Category: Census, Land & Substitutes; Collections from: United Kingdom, England
    [8] Page: 6; Record set: Herefordshire Marriages; Subcategory: Parish Marriages; Category: Birth, Marriage & Death (Parish Registers); Collections from: England, United Kingdom

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1 Apr 1821
    Event Place: Almeley, Hereford
    Record Source:
    [1] Archive reference: D5089/1/6; Page: 33; Record set: Staffordshire Burials; Subcategory: Parish Burials; Category: Birth, Marriage & Death (Parish Registers); Collections from: England, United Kingdom
    [2] Volume: 6B; Page: 273; Line number: 116; Record set: England & Wales Deaths 1837-2007; Subcategory: Civil Deaths & Burials; Category: Birth, Marriage & Death (Parish Registers); Collections from: United Kingdom, England
    [3] Archive reference: HO107; Piece number: 921; Folio number: 6; Page number: 7; Schedule: 252; HouseHoldID: 781435; Record set: 1841 England, Wales & Scotland Census; Subcategory: Census; Category: Census, Land & Substitutes; Collections from: United Kingdom
    [4] Archive reference: RG11; Piece number: 2790; Folio: 90; Page: 8; Schedule: 116; HouseHoldID: 2610398; Record set: 1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census; Subcategory: Census; Category: Census, Land & Substitutes; Collections from: United Kingdom, England
    [5] Archive reference: RG09; Piece number: 1985; Folio: 104; Page: 3; Schedule: 9; HouseHoldID: 2329849; Record set: 1861 England, Wales & Scotland Census; Subcategory: Census; Category: Census, Land & Substitutes; Collections from: United Kingdom, England
    [6] Archive reference: RG10; Piece number: 2928; Folio: 98; Page: 3; Schedule: 12; HouseHoldID: 1000590; Record set: 1871 England, Wales & Scotland Census; Subcategory: Census; Category: Census, Land & Substitutes; Collections from: United Kingdom, England
    [7] Page: 6; Record set: Herefordshire Marriages; Subcategory: Parish Marriages; Category: Birth, Marriage & Death (Parish Registers); Collections from: England, United Kingdom

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Baptism
    Event Date: 1 Apr 1821
    Event Place: Almeley, Herefordshire, England
    Record Source: Herefordshire Baptisms - Findmypast, Batch number: J13106-2; Record set: Herefordshire Baptisms; Subcategory: Parish Baptisms; Category: Birth, Marriage & Death (Parish Registers); Collections from: England, United Kingdom

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 6 Jun 1841
    Event Place: Aston Botterell, Cleobury Mortimer, Shropshire, England
    Record Source: Archive reference: HO107; Piece number: 921; Folio number: 6; Page number: 7; Schedule: 252; HouseHoldID: 781435; Record set: 1841 England, Wales & Scotland Census; Subcategory: Census; Category: Census, Land & Substitutes; Collections from: United Kingdom

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1851
    Event Place: Alveley, Shropshire, England
    Record Source: 1851 England Census, Class: HO107; Piece: 1986; Folio: 442; Page: 10; GSU roll: 87387

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Occupation
    Event Date: 1861
    Event Place: Enville, Wolverhampton, Staffordshire, England
    Record Source:
    [1] Archive reference: RG11; Piece number: 2790; Folio: 90; Page: 8; Schedule: 116; HouseHoldID: 2610398; Record set: 1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census; Subcategory: Census; Category: Census, Land & Substitutes; Collections from: United Kingdom, England
    [2] Archive reference: RG09; Piece number: 1985; Folio: 104; Page: 3; Schedule: 9; HouseHoldID: 2329849; Record set: 1861 England, Wales & Scotland Census; Subcategory: Census; Category: Census, Land & Substitutes; Collections from: United Kingdom, England

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1861
    Event Place: Enville, Staffordshire, England
    Record Source:
    [1] Archive reference: HO107; Piece number: 921; Folio number: 6; Page number: 7; Schedule: 252; HouseHoldID: 781435; Record set: 1841 England, Wales & Scotland Census; Subcategory: Census; Category: Census, Land & Substitutes; Collections from: United Kingdom
    [2] Archive reference: RG11; Piece number: 2790; Folio: 90; Page: 8; Schedule: 116; HouseHoldID: 2610398; Record set: 1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census; Subcategory: Census; Category: Census, Land & Substitutes; Collections from: United Kingdom, England
    [3] Archive reference: RG09; Piece number: 1985; Folio: 104; Page: 3; Schedule: 9; HouseHoldID: 2329849; Record set: 1861 England, Wales & Scotland Census; Subcategory: Census; Category: Census, Land & Substitutes; Collections from: United Kingdom, England
    [4] Archive reference: RG10; Piece number: 2928; Folio: 98; Page: 3; Schedule: 12; HouseHoldID: 1000590; Record set: 1871 England, Wales & Scotland Census; Subcategory: Census; Category: Census, Land & Substitutes; Collections from: United Kingdom, England

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 7 Apr 1861
    Event Place: Enville, Wolverhampton, Staffordshire, England
    Record Source: Archive reference: RG09; Piece number: 1985; Folio: 104; Page: 3; Schedule: 9; HouseHoldID: 2329849; Record set: 1861 England, Wales & Scotland Census; Subcategory: Census; Category: Census, Land & Substitutes; Collections from: United Kingdom, England

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 2 Apr 1871
    Event Place: Enville, Wolverhampton, Staffordshire, England
    Record Source: Archive reference: RG10; Piece number: 2928; Folio: 98; Page: 3; Schedule: 12; HouseHoldID: 1000590; Record set: 1871 England, Wales & Scotland Census; Subcategory: Census; Category: Census, Land & Substitutes; Collections from: United Kingdom, England

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 3 Apr 1881
    Event Place: Enville, Wolverhampton, Staffordshire, England
    Record Source: Archive reference: RG11; Piece number: 2790; Folio: 90; Page: 8; Schedule: 116; HouseHoldID: 2610398; Record set: 1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census; Subcategory: Census; Category: Census, Land & Substitutes; Collections from: United Kingdom, England

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1886
    Event Place: Enville, St Mary, Staffordshire, England
    Record Source:
    [1] Archive reference: D5089/1/6; Page: 33; Record set: Staffordshire Burials; Subcategory: Parish Burials; Category: Birth, Marriage & Death (Parish Registers); Collections from: England, United Kingdom
    [2] Volume: 6B; Page: 273; Line number: 116; Record set: England & Wales Deaths 1837-2007; Subcategory: Civil Deaths & Burials; Category: Birth, Marriage & Death (Parish Registers); Collections from: United Kingdom, England
    [3] Record set: Staffordshire Monumental Inscriptions; Subcategory: Parish Burials; Category: Birth, Marriage & Death (Parish Registers); Collections from: United Kingdom, England

    Genealogy Event 12
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 18 Jul 1886
    Event Place: Enville, St Mary, Staffordshire, England
    Record Source:
    [1] Archive reference: D5089/1/6; Page: 33; Record set: Staffordshire Burials; Subcategory: Parish Burials; Category: Birth, Marriage & Death (Parish Registers); Collections from: England, United Kingdom
    [2] Volume: 6B; Page: 273; Line number: 116; Record set: England & Wales Deaths 1837-2007; Subcategory: Civil Deaths & Burials; Category: Birth, Marriage & Death (Parish Registers); Collections from: United Kingdom, England
    [3] Record set: Staffordshire Monumental Inscriptions; Subcategory: Parish Burials; Category: Birth, Marriage & Death (Parish Registers); Collections from: United Kingdom, England

    Genealogy Event 13
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: 22 Jul 1886
    Event Place: Enville, St Mary, Staffordshire, England
    Record Source: Archive reference: D5089/1/6; Page: 33; Record set: Staffordshire Burials; Subcategory: Parish Burials; Category: Birth, Marriage & Death (Parish Registers); Collections from: England, United Kingdom
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