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William Knowles 1794 – 1855 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1794

Birth Location: Meer, Hereford

Death Date: 17 Feb 1855

Death Location: Hereford, Herefordshire, England

Father: William Knowles

Mother: Mary Wilds

Spouse(s): Elizabeth Gwillim, Elizabeth Gwillim

Children(s): William Knowles, John Knowles, Mary Knowles, James Knowles, George Knowles, Henry Knowles, Joseph Knowles

William Knowles was born in 1794 in Meer, Hereford, the child of William Knowles and Mary Wilds. William Knowles married Elizabeth Gwillim, Elizabeth Gwillim, and had children including William Knowles, John Knowles, Mary Knowles, James Knowles, George Knowles, Henry Knowles, Joseph Knowles. William Knowles passed away in 1855 in Hereford, Herefordshire, England.

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Biography

  • William Knowles was born in 1794 in Meer, Hereford, the child of William Knowles and Mary Wilds.
  • William Knowles married Elizabeth Gwillim, Elizabeth Gwillim, and had children including William Knowles, John Knowles, Mary Knowles, James Knowles, George Knowles, Henry Knowles, Joseph Knowles.
  • William Knowles passed away in 1855 in Hereford, Herefordshire, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

William Knowles
Birth Location: –
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Mary Wilds
Birth Location: –
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Spouses(s)

Elizabeth Gwillim
1792 – 1861
Birth Location: Hereford
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Elizabeth Gwillim
1789 –
Birth Location: Hamerby, Herefordshire, England
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Children(s)

William Knowles
1818 – 1900
Birth Location: Meer, Hereford
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John Knowles
1821 – 1886
Birth Location: Almeley, Hereford
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Mary Knowles
1823 –
Birth Location: Camp Almeley, Hereford
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James Knowles
1826 – 1906
Birth Location: Pole Lane, Laysters, Hereford
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George Knowles
1828 – 1908
Birth Location: Laysters, Hereford
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Henry Knowles
1831 – 1918
Birth Location: Laster`s Pole, Herefordshire
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Joseph Knowles
1834 –
Birth Location: Laysters, Hereford
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William Knowles's Ancestors

Self
William Knowles
1794 – 1855
Birth Place: Meer, Hereford
Parents
William Knowles
Mary Wilds
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

William Knowles's Descendants

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William Knowles (1794 – 17 Feb 1855) m. Elizabeth Gwillim (1792 – bef 1861) m. Elizabeth Gwillim (1789 – )
  1. 1. William Knowles (1818 – abt May 1900) m. Ann unknown
    1. 1. Ann Knowles (1847 – )
  2. 2. 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)
        2. 2. Alfred (John Knowles) Pilsbury (22 May 1915 – 14 May 1996) m. Maureen (E) Aisthorpe (24 Oct 1923 – 8 Jan 2002)
      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)
        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 – )
  3. 3. Mary Knowles (1823 – ) m. George Plevey (1823 – )
  4. 4. James Knowles (1826 – 1906) m. Mary (1822 – )
  5. 5. George Knowles (1828 – 11 November 1908)
  6. 6. Henry Knowles (1831 – abt Nov 1918) m. Elizabeth Sanders (1831 – 1895)
    1. 1. John (George) Knowles (1856 – 1930)
    2. 2. Mary Knowles (1861 – abt Aug 1935) m. Charles (Robert) Lampitt (1862 – abt Feb 1936)
      1. 1. Fanny (Gertrude) Knowles (30 Jan 1882 – 1941) m. William (Edward) Handley (abt Aug 1871 – 1939)
        1. 1. Francis (Edward) Handley (1904 – 5 Feb 1962)
        2. 2. Hugh Handley (abt 1904 – abt Oct 1909)
        3. 3. Edith (Louisa) Handley (1909 – 22 Jun 1984)
        4. 4. Nellie Handley (20 Jun 1911 – Mar 1987) m. William (Ernest) Bridgwater (13 Feb 1906 – 7 Nov 1972)
      2. 2. Joseph (Henry) Lampitt (1886 – 20 Sep 1950)
      3. 3. Edith (Emily) Lampitt (1889 – 1983)
      4. 4. Arthur (William) Lampitt (1890 – 1933)
      5. 5. Frederick (Daniel) Lampitt (1892 – 1894)
      6. 6. Martha (Elizabeth) Lampitt (9 Sep 1894 – December 1977)
      7. 7. Frank Lampitt (1898 – Dec 1948)
      8. 8. Harold Lampitt (13 Mar 1899 – 1976)
      9. 9. Mary Lampitt (1902 – Jul 1971)
      10. 10. Florence Lampitt (1917 – 1995)
    3. 3. Harry Knowles (1863 – )
    4. 4. Walter Knowles (1866 – abt Aug 1909)
    5. 5. Emma Knowles (6 Jan 1869 – )
    6. 6. Joseph (Henry) Knowles (22 Feb 1875 – abt Feb 1960)
  7. 7. Joseph Knowles (1834 – )

William Knowles's Timeline

2 Records

1794
1794
Birth of William Knowles in Meer, Hereford
Meer, Hereford
1855
17 Feb 1855
Age 61
Death of William Knowles in Hereford, Herefordshire, England
Hereford, Herefordshire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1794
    Event Place: Meer, Hereford

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 17 Feb 1855
    Event Place: Hereford, Herefordshire, England
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