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William Knowles 1818 – 1900 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1818

Birth Location: Meer, Hereford

Death Date: abt May 1900

Death Location: Kidderminster, Worcestershire, England

Father: William Knowles

Mother: Elizabeth Gwillim

Spouse(s): Ann unknown

Children(s): Ann Knowles

In 1818, William Knowles entered the world in Meer, Hereford, born to William Knowles and Elizabeth Gwillim. William Knowles married Ann unknown, and had children including Ann Knowles. William Knowles passed away in 1900 in Kidderminster, Worcestershire, England.

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Biography

  • In 1818, William Knowles entered the world in Meer, Hereford, born to William Knowles and Elizabeth Gwillim.
  • William Knowles married Ann unknown, and had children including Ann Knowles.
  • William Knowles passed away in 1900 in Kidderminster, Worcestershire, England.

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Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

William Knowles's Ancestors

Self
William Knowles
1818 – 1900
Birth Place: Meer, Hereford
Parents
William Knowles
1794 – 1855
Meer, Hereford
Elizabeth Gwillim
1792 – 1861
Hereford
Grandparents
William Knowles
Mary Wilds
Sir (Henry William MA LLB Judge) Gwillim
1759 –
Sarnesfield, Herefordshire, England, United Kingdom
Elizabeth
1763 – 1807
Sarnesfield, Herefordshire, England, United Kingdom
Great-Grandparents
Dr. Gwillim
1728 – 1818
Elizabeth Carr
1730 – 1816
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Rev Hay)
1695 – 1745
Winifred Hall
1700 –

William Knowles's Descendants

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William Knowles (1818 – abt May 1900) m. Ann unknown
  1. 1. Ann Knowles (1847 – )

William Knowles's Timeline

2 Records

1818
1818
Birth of William Knowles in Meer, Hereford
Meer, Hereford
1900
abt May 1900
Age 82
Death of William Knowles in Kidderminster, Worcestershire, England
Kidderminster, Worcestershire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1818
    Event Place: Meer, Hereford
    Record Source: England & Wales Deaths 1837-2007 - Findmypast, Volume: 6C; Page: 125; Line number: 279; Record set: England & Wales Deaths 1837-2007; Subcategory: Civil Deaths & Burials; Category: Birth, Marriage & Death (Parish Registers); Collections from: United Kingdom, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: abt May 1900
    Event Place: Kidderminster, Worcestershire, England
    Record Source: England & Wales Deaths 1837-2007 - Findmypast, Volume: 6C; Page: 125; Line number: 279; Record set: England & Wales Deaths 1837-2007; Subcategory: Civil Deaths & Burials; Category: Birth, Marriage & Death (Parish Registers); Collections from: United Kingdom, England

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