THE KNOWLES FAMILIES The main page for the Knowles family has address: http://www.prattens.co.uk/FAMILIES/KNOWLES/start.html You can find items in this list by using the FIND capability in the EDIT menu above These notes were collected in hurried visits to record offices and libraries, or acquired from other researchers or on-line sources. If you use information from these notes you are strongly recommended to check the information against original sources. 1737 James Nowel bap Paulton son of Andrew and Deborah Nowel. 1738 James Nowel bur Paulton son of Andrew and Deborah Nowel. 1739 James Nowel bap Paulton son of Andrew and Deborah Nowel. 1739 Mary Nowel bur Paulton dau of Andrew and Deborah Nowel. 1745 ? Nowl bap Paulton dau of Andrew and Deborah Nowel. 1745 ? Nowl bap Paulton son of Andrew and Deborah Nowel. 1746 ? Nowl bap Paulton son of Andrew and Deborah Nowel. 1746 James Knowles born, bur 1820 Congresbury. 1749 Mary Nowel bap Paulton dau of Andrew and Deborah Nowel. 1752 Sarah Nowl bap Paulton dau of Andrew and Deborah Nowl. 1762 James Nowel ba mar Paulton Ann Hodges sp both of Paulton wit Obadiah Cater and John Symes. 1763 Mary Noel bap Paulton dau of James and Anne Noel. 1770 Mary Nowel mar Paulton William Dando. 1771 Thomas Scrine? Nowel bap Paulton son of James and Ann Nowel. 1772 George Noel ba mar 29.4 Paulton Rachel Harris sp both of Paulton wit Richard Hewish and Charles Symes. 1773 Hannah Nowell bap Paulton dau of George and Rachel Nowell. 1775 William Nowell bap Paulton son of George and Rachel Nowell. 1778 Andrew Nowel an old man of this parish bur 29.11 Paulton. 1780 Betty Nowel bap Paulton dau of James and Ann Nowel. 1781 Mary Nowel bap Paulton dau of James and Ann Nowel. 1781 Rebeccah Nowel bap Paulton dau of George and Rachel Nowel. 1782 Joseph Knowles mar Woolwich Mary Newsham. 1783 Rachel Nowl bap Paulton dau of George and Rachel Nowl. 1785 Deborah Nowel bur 24.3 by the parish Paulton. 1785 George Nowel bap 23.10 Paulton son of George and Rachel Nowel. 1787 James Knowles Congresbury. 1788 Rachel Nowell bur 4.5 Paulton wife of George. 1791 George Knowles born, 45 in 1841 census, 58 in 1851 census, 70 in 1861 census, 82 at death in 1870 or 76 at death in 1873. 1791 George Knowles mar Challock Kent Francis Macquean. 1792 Frances Lett bap Woolwich dau of William and Mary Lett. 1792 Frances Matilda bap Woolwich dau of Thomas and Mary. 1792 Frances Reed bap Woolwich dau of George and Mary Reed. 1792 Frances Woodham bap Woolwich dau of Philip and Anne Woodham. 1793 Frances Chubb bap Woolwich dau of George and Sarah Chubb. 1793 Frances Chubb bap Woolwich dau of Thomas and Sarah Chubb. 1793 Frances Howell bap Woolwich dau of Lewis and Elizabeth Howell. 1793 Frances Smith bap Woolwich dau of Daniel and Sarah Smith. 1794 Frances Graves born 19.7 bap 19.10 Woolwich dau of Gad and Sarah Graves. 1794 Jane Frances Ellis bap Woolwich dau of Joseph George and Jane Ellis. 1794 Rebecca Frances Maynard bap Woolwich dau of George and Ann Maynard. 1794 William Knowles born and bap Woolwich son of John and llispit Knowles. 1795 Ann Frances Yourt bap Woolwich dau of John and Mary Yourt. 1795 Frances Balden bap Woolwich dau of John and Mary Balden. 1795 Frances Crow bap Woolwich dau of Lot and Frances Crow. 1795 Frances Fox bap Woolwich dau of Joseph and Elizabeth Fox. 1795 Frances Knowles born, 40 in 1841 census, 56 in 1851 census, 66 in 1861 census, 75 at death in first quarter 1870. 1795 George Knowles bap Challock Kent son of George and Francis Knowles. 1799 Thomas Nowel bap Paulton son of James and Fanny Nowel. 1803 John Knowles bap Congresbury son of John and Sarah Knowles. 1803 Sarah Nowel bap Paulton dau of James and Fanny Nowel. 1804 Ann Nowel bap Paulton illegit dau Rebeccah Nowel. 1804 Ann Nowel bur Paulton wife of James. 1804 George Noah? bap Paulton son of John and S? Noah. 1804 James Knowles born, bap 1809 Woolwich son of James and Elizabeth Knowles. 1805 Ann Vowles bap dau of John and Mary Vowles. 1805 Ruth Nowel bap Paulton dau of William and Susannah. Nowel. 1806 George Nowell of Paulton bur Paulton. 1806 Harriet Knowles bap Congresbury dau of John and Sarah Knowles. 1806 Mary Ann Knowles born, bap 1809 Woolwich dau of James and Elizabeth Knowles. 1806 Thomas Knowles born, bap 1809 Woolwich son of James and Elizabeth Knowles. 1807 Arthur Nowel bap son of James and Fanny Nowel. 1808 Robert Knowles bap Congresbury son of John and Sarah Knowles. 1811 Hannah Nowell sp mar Midsomer Norton Titus Pearce ba both of this parish. 1811 James Noel bap Paulton son of James and Fanny Noel. 1811 Joshua Hill aged 18w bap Paulton son of Ann Noel. 1812 Samuel George Knowles born and bap Woolwich son of William and Ann Knowles. 1813 John Knowles born and bap Woolwich son of William Knowles lab and Jane Knowles of Woolwich. 1813 Thomas Knowles born, bap 1814 Woolwich son of James Knowles rope maker and Elizabeth Knowles of Powis? Street. 1815 John Knowles born 15.9 bap 1.10 Woolwich son of George Knowles Private in Driver Corps and Frances Knowles of Powis Street. 1816 Elizabeth Knowles born and bap Woolwich dau of William and Ann Knowles of Salutation Alley invalid Sergeant Royal Artillery. 1818 John Knowles born, 23 in 1841 census, 33 in 1851 census, 42 in 1861 census, 53 in 1871 census. 1818 Theophilus Knowles born, 10 in 1841 census, 21 in 1851 census. 1819 George Knowles mar Midsomer Norton Elizabeth Hewish with consent of parents wit Titus Pearce and George Burton. 1819 Mathew Knowles born, in 1851 and 1871 census - his granddaughter remembered him as a great talker - thinks he was unwilling to enter family butchers business - he was named after Mattew Henry the Bible commentator - liberal - had pictures of John Bunyan and William Ewart Gladstone - his grandfather had walked to St Ives with another man to hear John Wesley preach and returned to help start Wesleyan chapel in Midsomer Norton. 1820 James Knowles aged 74 of Congresbury bur Congresbury. 1821 William Knowles bap Midsomer Norton son of George Knowles miner and Elizabeth Knowles of Norton. 1823 George Knowles bap Midsomer Norton son of George Knowles miner and Elizabeth Knowles of Norton. 1824 Harriet Knowles sp mar Midsomer Norton John Vater? ba of High Littleton wit George Skearn and William Pearce. 1825 Amelia Knowles bap Midsomer Norton dau of George and Elizabeth Knowles. 1828 Michael Knowles bap Compton Martin son of James Knowles carpenter and Rebecca Knowles. 1829 Ann Knowles bap Midsomer Norton dau of George and Elizabeth Knowles. 1829 Theophilus Knowles bap 30.8 Midsomer Norton son of George Knowles miner and Frances Knowles. 1831 Ann Knowles bur Midsomer Norton dau of George and Elizabeth Knowles. 1832 Sarah Knowles bap Midsomer Norton dau of George and Elizabeth Knowles. 1833 George Knowles bur Midsomer Norton son of George and Elizabeth Knowles. 1834 Christiana Knowles of Norton aged 64 bur Midsomer Norton. 1834 Sarah Knowles bur Midsomer Norton dau of George and Elizabeth Knowles. 1835 Jonas Knowles bap Midsomer Norton son of George and Elizabeth Knowles. 1836 William Knowles mar Midsomer Norton Mary Hill wit Titus Pearce and Elizabeth Knowles. 1841 George Knowles aged 45 coal miner in census with wife Frances Knowles aged 40 and children John Knowles aged 23 coal miner Mathew Knowles aged 21 ag lab and Theophilus Knowles aged 10. 1843 Matthew Knowles full age ba butcher of Thomas Street son of George Knowles butcher mar St Mary Redcliff Elizabeth Welsh full age sp of Thomas Street daughter of William Welsh brickmaker, wit John Aylesbury and Ann Welsh. 1844 Harriet Knowles born, in 1851 census. 1845 Eliza Knowles born 2.7 Midsomer Norton dau of Mathew Knowles lab and Elizabeth Knowles formerly Welsh. 1846 Eliza Knowles born, in 1851 census. 1846 John Knowles will at Bristol. 1848 Albert Knowles born, in 1851 and 1871 census - his niece says he went to Yorkshire during the weaving boom and was last heard of in Pontefract. 1850 Henry Knowles born, in 1851 and 1871 census - his niece says he left home in early 20s and was never heard of again. 1851 George Knowles aged 58 coal miner born Paulton in census of Midsomer Norton with wife Frances Knowles aged 56 born Midsomer Norton and children John Knowles aged 33 coal miner born Woolwich and Theophilus Knowles aged 21 mason born Midsomer Norton. 1851 Matthew Knowles aged 32 lab at coal pit born Midsomer Norton in census of Top Hill Buildings Radstock with wife Elizabeth Knowles aged 31 born Stone Easton and children Harriet Knowles aged 7 born Midsomer Norton Eliza Knowles aged 5 born Midsomer Norton Albert Knowles aged 3 born Radstock and Henry J Knowles aged 9m born Radstock. 1851c Sarah M born, dau of Matthew and Elizabeth Knowles - her niece says she was brought up by her maternal aunt Anne Shilstone and later married her aunts widower. He died soon afterwards and she married Edward Holding. 1857 Elizabeth Knowles born, in 1871 census. 1859 Rebecca Knowles aged 73 bur Midsomer Norton cemetry wife of James Knowles bur 1860?. 1860? James Knowles aged 76 bur Midsomer Norton cemetry. 1861 George Knowles aged 70 coal miner born Paulton in census of Chamberlains Buildings Midsomer Norton with wife Frances Knowles aged 66 born Woolwich and child John Knowles aged 42 coal miner born Midsomer Norton. 1861? James Knowles victualler aged 74 born Congresbury in census of Midsomer Norton with dau Sophia Pratten aged 38 housekeeper born Compton Martin and granddau Elizabeth Pratten aged 21 barmaid born Paulton. 1861? Michael Knowles ag lab aged 33 born Compton Martin in census of Midsomer Norton with wife Eliza Knowles aged 26 born Midsomer Norton and children Rebecca Knowles George Knowles and Leah Knowles all born Midsomer Norton. 1870 Frances Knowles aged 75 died first quarter Clutton 5c 534 - St Catherines House. 1870 Frances Knowles died 1-3.1870 near Clutton. 1870 George Knowles aged 82 coal miner died 28.12 Midsomer Norton wit Mary Knowles. 1870 George Knowles aged 82 died fourth quarter Clutton 5c 466 - St Catherines House. 1871 John Knowles aged 53 coal miner born Woolwich in census of Midsomer Norton with wife Mary Knowles aged 45 born Midsomer Norton and Sarah Carpenter wifes niece aged 12 born Midsomer Norton. 1871 Matthew Knowles aged 52 lab born Midsomer Norton in census of Wells Hill Radstock with wife Elizah Knowles aged 51 domestic born Stone Easton and children Albert Knowles aged 23 coal miner Henry Knowles aged 20 coal miner and Elizabeth Knowles aged 14 all born Radstock. 1873 George Knowles aged 76 died third quarter Clutton 5c 358 - St Catherines House. 1884 Mary Pratten aged 70 bur Midsomer Norton cemetry dau of James Knowles bur 1860? and Rebecca Knowles bur 1859. 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