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. .........L1 Andrew Nowel, bur 1775 Paulton. married Deborah, bur 1785 Paulton. and had children ..........K1 James Nowel, bap 1737 and bur 1738 Paulton. ..........K2 James Nowel, bap 1739 Paulton. mar 1762 Paulton Ann Hodges, bur 1804 Paulton. and had children ...........J1 Mary Nowel, bap 1763 Paulton. ...........J2 Thomas Scrine? Nowel, bap 1771 Paulton. ...........J3 Betty Nowel, bap 1780 Paulton. ...........J4 Mary Nowel, bap 1781 Paulton. ..........K3 Mary Nowel, bur 1739 Paulton. ..........K4 Mary Nowel, bap 1749 Paulton. mar 1770 Paulton William Dando. ..........K5 Sarah Nowel, bap 1752 Paulton. .........L1 Andrew Nowel. married Deborah. also probably had son ..........K6 George Nowel. married 29.4.1772 Paulton Rachel Harris, bur 1788 Paulton. and had children ...........J1 Hannah Nowell, bap 28.2.1773 Paulton. ...........J2 William Nowell, bap 12.3.1775 Paulton. married Susannah. and had children ............I1 Ruth Nowel, bap 1805 Paulton. ...........J3 Rebeccah Nowel, bap 1781 Paulton. had child ............I1 Ann Nowel, bap 1804 Paulton. ...........J4 Rachel Nowell, bap 1783 Paulton. ...........J5 George Knowles, bap 23.10.1785 Paulton, of Paulton, Powis Street Woolwich and Chamberlaynes Buildings Midsomer Norton, private in driver corps, coalminer butcher, died 28.12.1870 aged 82. married Frances of Woolwich. and had children ............I1 John Knowles, born 15.9.1815, bap 1.10.1815 Woolwich, of Midsomer Norton, coal miner. married Mary, aunt of Sarah Carpenter born 1859 Midsomer Norton. ............I2 Mathew Knowles, born 1819, of Thomas Street Bristol and Midsomer Norton, butcher and agricultural labourer. married 23.7.1843 St Mary Redcliff wit Ann Welsh and John Aylesbury Elizabeth Welsh. and had children .............H1 Harriet Knowles, born 24.7.1843 Midsomer Norton. married Alfred Grey and had children ..............G1 Florrie Grey. ..............G2 Looie Grey. ..............G3 Clifford Grey. ..............G4 Kate Grey. ..............G5 Edward Grey, keeper for Lord Hylton of Beckington. .............H2 Eliza Knowles, born 2.7.1845 Midsomer Norton, died 1918 Staple Hill. married Edward Pratten, born 1848 Staple Hill, baker, died 1922 Staple Hill, bur Downend. and had child .............H3 Albert Knowles, born 1848 Radstock, of Pontefract, weaver, coal miner. .............H4 Henry J Knowles, born 1850 Radstock, coal miner, left home young, never heard of again. .............H5 Sarah Knowles, born c1851, died c1940, lived with aunt Ann Shilstone. married firstly her aunts widower John Shilstone. and had daughter ..............G1 Edith Shilstone, born c1878, commited suicide. .............H5 Sarah Knowles, born c1851, died c1940, lived with aunt Ann Shilstone. married secondly Edward Holding. and had daughter ..............G1 Winifred Holding. married Alfred Edward White and had son ...............F1 Albert Edward White. had son ................E1 Edward John (or James) White. .............H6 Elizabeth Knowles, born 1857, of Fairford Bath. married Thomas Curtis. and had children ..............G1 Reg Curtis. ..............G2 Jessie Curtis. ..............G3 Mabel Curtis, born c1887. ..............G4 Leonard Curtis. ..............G5 Bessie Curtis. ............I3 Theophilus Knowles, bap 30.8.1829 Midsomer Norton, mason. END