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JAMES KNOWLES m ELIZABETH BIGGS
James Knowles
Born: 1747
Died: April 4, 1801, Trowbridge, England
Marr: April 26, 1779, Trowbridge, England
Elizabeth Biggs
Born:
Died:
CHILDREN: Samuel, William, Frances, Maria, Jacob, Phebe
1. SAMUEL KNOWLES m ANN (UNKNOWN)
Samuel Knowles
Born: May 22, 1791, Trowbridge, England (1841 census says he was 48 years old then)
Died: July 16, 1856
Marr:
Ann (Unknown)
Born: 1809, Chipping Sodbury, Glocestershire, England (1841 census lists her as Annie, says she was 34 years old then)
Died:
2. WILLIAM KNOWLES m JANE WILLIAMS
William Knowles
Born: ch. April 8, 1782
Died:
Marr: October 10, 1814, Trowbridge, England
Jane Williams
Born:
Died:
3. FRANCES KNOWLES
Born: ch. September 12, 1784
Died:
Marr: ????
4. MARIA KNOWLES
Born: ch. September 12, 1784 (Ancestral File)
December 25, 1789 (IGI, Trowbridge Records)
Died:
Marr: ?????
5. JACOB KNOWLES
Born:
Died: February 12, 1800, Trowbridge, England
Marr: ?????
6. PHEBE KNOWLES
Born: prior to 1801
Died: April 20, 1804. Trowbridge, England
CHILDREN OF SAMUEL KNOWLES AND ANN (UNKNOWN):
1. MELISSA KNOWLES m GEORGE GREEN
Melissa Knowles
Born: 1833 (not on 1841 census)
Died:
Marr: August 3, 1851, Trowbridge, England
George Green
Born:
Died:
2. JOHN KNOWLES m MARY ANN LONG
John Knowles
Born: (not on 1841 census)
Died:
Marr: September 25, 1853, Trowbridge, England
Mary Ann Long
Born:
Died:
3. CAROLINE KNOWLES m BENJAMIN HULBERT
Caroline Knowles
Born: 1831 (not on 1841 census)
Died:
Marr: March 11, 1855, Trowbridge, England
Benjamin Hulbert
Born:
Died:
CHILDREN: Melissa Hulbert
4. ELIZABETH KNOWLES m HENRY LINDSEY
Elizabeth Knowles
Born: (1841 census says she was 5 years old then)
Died:
Marr: August 5, 1856, Trowbridge, England
Henry Lindsey
Born:
Died:
CHILDREN: Martha, William, Henry, Caroline, Edward, Elizabeth
5. SAMUEL KNOWLES m ELIZABETH PEARCE
Samuel Knowles
Born: (1841 census says he was 2 years old then)
Died:
Marr: January 22, 1860, Trowbridge, England
Elizabeth Pearce
Born:
Died:
6. MANOAH KNOWLES m SARAH ANN STOWE
Manoah Knowles
Born: 1836 (1841 census says he was 4 years old then)
Died: August 9, 1889, Providence, RI
Marr: May 22, 1861, Trowbridge, England
Sarah Ann Stowe
Born:
Died: September 15, 1908, Providence, RI
7. CHARLES KNOWLES m EMMA DALIMORE
Charles Knowles
Born: 1829, ch. April 26, 1833, Trowbridge, England (1841 census says he was 12 years old then)
Died:
Marr: September 24, 1848, Trowbridge, England
Emma Dalimore
Born:
Died:
8. HARRIETT KNOWLES m ISAAC BAILEY
Harriett Knowles
Born: March 14, 1825, Croomhall, Glocestershire, England (1841 census says she was 15 years old then)
Died:
Marr: December 21, 1845, Trowbridge, England
Isaac Bailey
Born:
Died:
9. RUTH KNOWLES m THOMAS SAINSBURY
Ruth Knowles
Born: February 22, 1827, ch. April 20, 1827, The Tabernacle, Calvinistic Methodist, Wotton Under Edge, Glocestershire, England (1841 census says she was 16 years old then)
Died:
Marr: September 24, 1848, Trowbridge, England
Thomas Sainsbury
Born:
Died:
10. MARY ANN KNOWLES m EDWARD LONG
Mary Ann Knowles
Born: December 29, 1843, Trowbridge, England, ch. July 20, 1851, Trowbridge, England (1841 census says she was 8 months old then)
Died: January 8, 1893, Providence, RI
Marr: October 4, 1860, Trowbridge, England
Edward Long
Born:
Died:
CHILDREN: Frank, Fred, Lydia, Ambrose, Sidney, Ellen, Albert, Arthur, Rose, Annie, Bessie
11. JAMES HENRY KNOWLES m AMELIA MOULD MORRELL
James Henry Knowles
Born: May 29, 1846, Trowbridge, England (not on 1841 census because he wasn't born yet)
Died: July 8, 1898, Providence, RI
Marr: August 5, 1866, Trowbridge, England
Amelia Mould Morrell
Born: December 17, 1847, London, England
Died: May 14, 1932, Cranston, RI
12. FRANK KNOWLES m BESSIE LOXLEY
Frank Knowles (name found on Wiltshire database)
Born: (not on 1841 census)
Died:
Marr: April 26, 1899, Providence, RI
Bessie Loxley
Born:
Died:
13. CORBIN KNOWLES (Name found on 1841 census)
Born: (1841 census says he was 9 years old then)
Died:
14. CHESTER KNOWLES (Name found on 1841 census)
Born: (1841 census says he was 7 years old then)
Died:
CHILDREN OF JAMES HENRY KNOWLES AND AMELIA MOULD MORRELL
1. AMELIA KATE KNOWLES m THOMAS JOHN HANNAH
Amelia Kate Knowles
Born: October 14, 1867, Trowbridge, England
Died: July, 1938, Providence, RI
Marr:
Thomas John Hannah
Born: August, 1870, Ireland
Died: Providence, RI
2. ALBERT HENRY KNOWLES m GEORGINA HICKING (see notes on Hicking family below)
Albert Henry Knowles
Born: June 5, 1869, Trowbridge, England
Died: February 7, 1939, Providence, RI
Marr: February 2, 1893, Providence, RI
Georgina Hicking (Herbert Hicking, Ellen -----)
Born: June 21, 1870, Bolton Le Moor, Lancashire, England
Died: July 11, 1940, Barrington, RI
CHILDREN: James Herbert, Florence Dorothea (see below), Lottie, Georgina Ellen
3. EDWARD GEORGE KNOWLES m EDITH BROADBENT
Edward George Knowles
Born: April 20, 1871, Trowbridge, England
Died: 1939, Providence, RI
Marr:
Edith Broadbent
Born:
Died:
4. FRANK KNOWLES m LILA LYNCH
Frank Knowles
Born: July 5, 1877, Trowbridge, England
Died: Providence, RI
Marr:
Lila Lynch
Born:
Died:
CHILDREN: Norma, Gladys
5. FLORENCE EMILY KNOWLES
Born: July 6, 1883, Providence, RI
Died: December 14, 1887, Providence, RI
FLORENCE DOROTHEA KNOWLES m RALPH WILSON FISK (see Fisk genealogy, Generation 4)
Florence Dorothea Knowles
Born: December 30, 1894, Providence, RI
Died: February 28, 1991, Providence, RI
Marr: May 23, 1917, Providence, RI
Ralph Wilson Fisk (Hiram Fisk Jr, Mary Frances Wilson)
Born: March 1, 1894, Rockdale (Unadilla), NY
Died: March 20, 1970, Fort Pierce, FL
ELLEN ----- was born in England and died in the Old Folks Home (specifics unknown), also in England, on January 24, 1911 at age 84. She married HERBERT HICKING. Herbert never saw Georgina because just before she was born he became blind. Some boys were throwing pieces of coal and a sliver got into his eye. He was operated on but somehow lost the sight of BOTH his eyes! He owned a cotton mill and had to hire a manager - who absconded with the company's money and payroll. The manager skipped to America and was never traced (this was during the Civil War). Herbert would not let his brothers put him back in business because he was afraid the same thing would happen agan. Herbert's father was from Derbyshire and was a wealthy farmer. Before his bankruptcy, Herbert was also a man of means, with servants, etc., but afterwards moved to a less expensive place. He then went to a trade school and learned to make wicker furniture. Herbert, a Quaker, died in his 40s in 1886 from pneumonia when Georgina was 16.