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William Knowles 1750 – 1779 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: About 1750

Birth Location: Shustoke, Warwickshire, England.

Death Date: Oct 1779

Death Location: Maxstoke, Warwickshire, England

Father: Francis KNOLLS

Mother: Sarah Lakin

Spouse(s): Anne Harvey

Children(s): Francis Knowles

William Knowles was born in 1750 in Shustoke, Warwickshire, England., the child of Francis KNOLLS and Sarah Lakin. William Knowles married Anne Harvey, and had children including Francis Knowles. William Knowles passed away in 1779 in Maxstoke, Warwickshire, England.

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Biography

  • William Knowles was born in 1750 in Shustoke, Warwickshire, England., the child of Francis KNOLLS and Sarah Lakin.
  • William Knowles married Anne Harvey, and had children including Francis Knowles.
  • William Knowles passed away in 1779 in Maxstoke, Warwickshire, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

Francis KNOLLS
– 1767
Birth Location: Shustoke, Warwickshire, England
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Sarah Lakin
1709 – 1799
Birth Location: St Giles, Sheldon, Warwickshire, England
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Spouses(s)

Anne Harvey
1736 – 1810
Birth Location: –
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Children(s)

Francis Knowles
1774 –
Birth Location: Warwickshire, England
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William Knowles's Ancestors

Self
William Knowles
1750 – 1779
Birth Place: Shustoke, Warwickshire, England.
Parents
Francis KNOLLS
– 1767
Shustoke, Warwickshire, England
Sarah Lakin
1709 – 1799
St Giles, Sheldon, Warwickshire, England
Grandparents
JOHN LAKIN
– 1712
SARAH BAREFOOT
– 1719
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

William Knowles's Descendants

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William Knowles (About 1750 – Oct 1779) m. Anne Harvey (Abt. 1736 – Mar 1810)
  1. 1. Francis Knowles (1774 – ) m. Elizabeth Stephens (abt 1779 – abt 1860)
    1. 1. Francis Knowles (29 Aug 1808 – 9 JUN 1890) m. Mary McFarquhar (27 Oct 1816 – 18 AUG 1904)
      1. 1. William Knowles (2 Oct 1845 – 2 APR 1894) m. Annie (Louisa) Anderson (4 MAR 1846 – 3 May 1899)
        1. 1. Joseph (Anderson) Knowles (23 DEC 1882 – 15 FEB 1960)
        2. 2. Mary (Margaret Elizabeth) Knowles (13 Jun 1867 – 1 FEB 1925)
        3. 3. William (John) Knowles (29 May 1870 – )
    2. 2. Joseph Knowles (1814 – ) m. Caroline Jones (About 1815 – About 1885)
      1. 1. William Knowles (abt 1838 – abt 1847)
      2. 2. Caroline Knowles (abt 1840 – Oct 1922) m. William Figures (1840 – )
        1. 1. Theressa Figures (1861 – )
        2. 2. William (Joseph) Figure (7 Feb 1864 – )
        3. 3. Elizabeth Figures (1868 – )
      3. 3. Charles Knowles (1843 – ) m. Sarah Knowles (1847 – )
        1. 1. Jane Knowles (1874 – )
      4. 4. Emma Knowles (abt 1846 – ) m. John Terry (1845 – April 1915)
        1. 1. Joseph Terry (abt 1866 – April 1908) m. Sarah Greatrex (1867 – )
        2. 2. John Terry (abt 1868 – )
        3. 3. George Terry (abt 1870 – ) m. Ellen Dolan (1865 – Dec 1924)
        4. 4. Lucy (A.) Terry (abt 1873 – )
        5. 5. William Terry (abt 1876 – )
        6. 6. Leah Terry (1879 – )
        7. 7. Frederick Terry (7 Feb 1881 – )
        8. 8. Mary Terry (1884 – )
      5. 5. Sarah Knowles (1847 – ) m. Charles Knowles (1843 – )
      6. 6. Betsy Knowles (1849 – ) m. Arthur Palmer (abt 1851 – )
        1. 1. Mary (Ann) Palmer (abt 1869 – ) m. Walter Kesterson (abt 1868 – )
        2. 2. Henry Palmer (abt 1871 – ) m. Susanah (Jane) Wilkes (abt 1870 – )
        3. 3. Arthur Palmer (abt 1879 – )
        4. 4. Leah Palmer (1884 – )
      7. 7. Joseph Knowles (1852 – )
      8. 8. Francis Knowles (abt 1854 – abt 1854)
      9. 9. Henry (Joseph) Knowles (1856 – )

William Knowles's Timeline

2 Records

1750
About 1750
Birth of William Knowles in Shustoke, Warwickshire, England.
Shustoke, Warwickshire, England.
1779
Oct 1779
Age 29
Death of William Knowles in Maxstoke, Warwickshire, England
Maxstoke, Warwickshire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: About 1750
    Event Place: Shustoke, Warwickshire, England.

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: Oct 1779
    Event Place: Maxstoke, Warwickshire, England
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