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William Knowles 1845 – 1894 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 2 Oct 1845

Birth Location: Green Ponds Tasmania Australia

Death Date: 2 APR 1894

Death Location: Princes Street Dunedin New Zealand

Father: Francis Knowles

Mother: Mary McFarquhar

Spouse(s): Annie Anderson

Children(s): Joseph Knowles, Mary Knowles, William Knowles

William Knowles was born in 1845 in Green Ponds Tasmania Australia, the child of Francis Knowles and Mary McFarquhar. William Knowles married Annie Louisa Anderson, and had children including Joseph Anderson Knowles, Mary Margaret Elizabeth Knowles, William John Knowles. William Knowles passed away in 1894 in Princes Street Dunedin New Zealand.

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Biography

  • William Knowles was born in 1845 in Green Ponds Tasmania Australia, the child of Francis Knowles and Mary McFarquhar.
  • William Knowles married Annie Louisa Anderson, and had children including Joseph Anderson Knowles, Mary Margaret Elizabeth Knowles, William John Knowles.
  • William Knowles passed away in 1894 in Princes Street Dunedin New Zealand.

Immediate Family

Parents

Francis Knowles
1808 – 1890
Birth Location: Birmingham Warwickshire
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Mary McFarquhar
1816 – 1904
Birth Location: Newlands of Delnies Cawdor Nairnshire or Cawdor, Nairn, Scotland
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Spouses(s)

Annie Anderson
1846 – 1899
Birth Location: Bothwell, Tasmania, Australia
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Children(s)

Joseph Knowles
1882 – 1960
Birth Location: Dunedin City, Otago, New Zealand
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Mary Knowles
1867 – 1925
Birth Location: Bothwell, , , Tasmania, AUSTRAILA, ,
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William Knowles
1870 –
Birth Location: Bothwell, Tasmania, Australia
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William Knowles's Ancestors

Self
William Knowles
1845 – 1894
Birth Place: Green Ponds Tasmania Australia
Parents
Francis Knowles
1808 – 1890
Birmingham Warwickshire
Mary McFarquhar
1816 – 1904
Newlands of Delnies Cawdor Nairnshire or Cawdor, Nairn, Scotland
Grandparents
Francis Knowles
1774 –
Warwickshire, England
Elizabeth Stephens
1779 – 1860
Warwickshire, England
David McFarquhar
1792 – 1869
Meikle Geddes Cawdor Nairnshire
Great-Grandparents
William Knowles
1750 – 1779
Anne Harvey
1736 – 1810
Joseph Stevens
1746 –
Sarah Micklewright
1746 –
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Francis KNOLLS
– 1767
Sarah Lakin
1709 – 1799
James Harvey
1710 –
John Micklewright
1700 – 1780
Mary Loach
1709 – 1776

William Knowles's Descendants

1.
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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)
    1. 1. William (Arthur) Churchill (02 Jun 1896 – 03031954)
      1. 1. Lilian (Dorothy) Churchill (25Sep1922 – 21Aug2005)
    2. 2. John (Gibbs) CHURCHILL (7 Feb 1905 – 2 Dec 1975)
      1. 1. Graham (Lewis) CHURCHILL (29 Oct 1929 – 9 Aug 1980)
  3. 3. William (John) Knowles (29 May 1870 – )
    1. 1. Florence (Adele) Hadfield (29 Dec 1904 – 21 Sep 1984)

William Knowles's Timeline

2 Records

1845
2 Oct 1845
Birth of William Knowles in Green Ponds Tasmania Australia
Green Ponds Tasmania Australia
1894
2 APR 1894
Age 49
Death of William Knowles in Princes Street Dunedin New Zealand
Princes Street Dunedin New Zealand

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 2 Oct 1845
    Event Place: Green Ponds Tasmania Australia

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 2 APR 1894
    Event Place: Princes Street Dunedin New Zealand
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