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The Knowles Family
Part 1



First Generation

01. JONATHAN KNOWLES. Born.c.1770.Buried 01 Sep 1818 in Kirkburton,
Yorkshire.Occupation Clother.
He married MARY LOCKWOOD.03 Sep 1798 in Kirkburton,Yorkshire.Born.c.
1775.Buried 09 Apr 1842 in Kirkburton.
They had the following children.
--BETTY KNOWLES Died.c.1799.
--MARTHA KNOWLES born.c.1800.
02. RICHARD KNOWLES
03. ANN KNOWLES
04. SARAH KNOWLES
05. HENRY KNOWLES
06. ELIZABETH KNOWLES
07. GEORGE KNOWLES
08. ESTHER KNOWLES
09. MARTHA KNOWLES
10. MARY KNOWLES


Second Generation


02. RICHARD KNOWLES. Son of JONATHAN KNOWLES & MARY LOCKWOOD.Born.c.1802/3
Baptised 09 Jan 1803.Died.c.1881.Buried 19 Jun 1881 at Kirkburton parish church,Yorkshire.Occupation Fancy Weaver.
He married on the 18 Dec 1823 at Kirkburton parish church. MARTHA HEELEY.Born.c.1805.died.c.1880.Buried 05 Dec 1880 at Kirkburton parish church. Daughter of WILLIAM HEELEY.c.1781 & MARY ELLERBY.c.1784
They had the following children.
11. JAMES KNOWLES
12. ANN KNOWLES
13. HARRIET KNOWLES
13A.HARRIET KNOWLES
14. JOHN KNOWLES
15. MARY ANN KNOWLES
16. WILLIAM KNOWLES
17. BENJAMIN KNOWLES
17A. SAMUEL KNOWLES
18. CHARLES KNOWLES
19. ELIABETH KNOWLES
20. SOPHIA KNOWLES
21. FANNY KNOWLES
22. ACHASH KNOWLES
23. RICHARD KNOWLES


03. ANN KNOWLES.Daughter of JONATHAN KNOWLES & MARY LOCKWOOD.Born.c.1802/3
Baptised 09 Jan 1803 in Kirkburton,Yorkshire.Died.c.1875.Buried 11 Nov 1875 at Kirkburton,Yorkshire.
She married BENJAMIN NEWTON on 16 Oct 1823 at Kirkburton,Yorkshire.


04. SARAH KNOWLES.Daughter of JONATHAN KNOWLES & MARY LOCKWOOD.Born 15 Mar 1805
Baptised 08 May 1805 in Kirkburton,Yorkshire.
She married WILLIAM SMITH on 15 Nov 1825 at Kirkburton,Yorkshire.

05. HENRY KNOWLES son of JONATHAN KNOWLES & MARY LOCKWOOD.Born.c.1808
in Kirkburton,Yorkshire.Died 1844 in Kirkburton,Yorkshire.Buried 26 Jul 1844 at Kirkburton.
He married MARTHA MOSLEY. Born 1 Jan 1804 in Kirkburton,Yorkshire.Christened 1 Apr 1804.Died.c.1887.Buried 15 Apr 1887 at Kirkburton. Daughter of JOSEPH MOSLEY & HANNAH REEDS.
They had the following children.
27. RICHARD MOSLEY
28. MARY MOSLEY
29. HANNAH KNOWLES
30. WILLIAM KNOWLES
31. GODFREY KNOWLES
32. JOB KNOWLES


06. ELIZABETH KNOWLES.Daughter of JONATHAN KNOWLES & MARY LOCKWOOD.Born.c.1810
in Kirkburton,Yorkshire.
She married GEORGE COPLEY on 24 Apr 1830 at Kirkburton,Yorkshire.Son of JONAS COPLEY & MARY SMITH.


07. GEORGE KNOWLES.Son of JONATHAN KNOWLES & MARY LOCKWOOD.Born.c.1812.Christened 6 May 1812
in Kirkburton,Yorkshire.
He married MACBETH SMITH.Born.c.1817 in Kirkburton,Yorkshire.Daughter of JOHN SMITH & MARY HIRST.
They had the following children.
39. MATILDA KNOWLES
40. MARY KNOWLES
ANN KNOWLES.Born.c.1849.Died.c.1849.Buried 07 Mar 1849 at Kirkburton parish church.


08. ESTHER KNOWLES.Daughter of JONATHAN KNOWLES & MARY LOCKWOOD.Born.10 Apr 1814.Christened 23 Feb 1815 in Kirkburton,Yorkshire.
She married ISAAC HEY. Born.c.1812.Died.c.1868.Buried 20 Feb 1868 at Kirkburton,Yorkshire.Son of JAMES HEY & SUSANNAH ?.


09. MARTHA KNOWLES.Daughter of JONATHAN KNOWLES & MARY LOCKWOOD.Born.09 Jul 1817
in Kirkburton,Yorkshire.
She had a son.
SIDNEY KNOWLES.
Born.c.1842.Died 1843.Buried 16 Oct 1843
at Kirkburton,Yorkshire.


10. MARY KNOWLES.Daughter of JONATHAN KNOWLES & MARY LOCKWOOD.Born.09 Jul 1817.Died.c.1878.Buried 15 May 1878
in Kirkburton,Yorkshire.
She married HENRY TUNNICLIFFE.Born.c.1814.Died.c.1881.Buried 24 Nov 1881 in Kirkburton,Yorkshire.Son of JAMES TUNNICLIFFE & MARY ?.On the 10 Sep 1849 at Kirkburton.
They had the following children.
46. MARY ANN KNOWLES
47. ALFRED KNOWLES
47A. MARTHA KNOWLES
47B. HARRIOT KNOWLES
48. CHARLES TUNNICLIFFE
PRESTON TUNNICLIFFE
ANN TUNNICLIFFE
JAMES TUNNICLIFFE


Third Generation


11. JAMES KNOWLES.Son of RICHARD KNOWLES & MARTHA HEELEY.Born 14 Jan 1824
in Kirkburton,Yorkshire.Baptised.16 Feb 1824 in Kirkburton,Yorkshire.
He married ( 1st ) MARY HILL.Daughter of PETER HILL ,in 1845 at Kirkburton,Yorkshire. ( 2nd )MARY ELLERBY.Born.c.1818 in Horbury,Yorkshire.Daughter of WILLIAM ELLERBY & ELIZABETH CROWTHER.
They had the following children.
49. PETER KNOWLES
50. HARRIET KNOWLES
51. JANE KNOWLES


12. ANN KNOWLES.Daughter of RICHARD KNOWLES & MARTHA HEELEY.Born.c.1826
in Kirkburton,Yorkshire.She had the following children.
52.WALTER KNOWLES


13. HARRIET KNOWLES.Daughter of RICHARD KNOWLES & MARTHA HEELEY.Born.c.1828
in Kirkburton,Yorkshire.Died.c.1845.Buried 08 Aug 1845 at Kirkburton parish church.


13A.HARRIET KNOWLES.Daughter of RICHARD KNOWLES & MARTHA HEELEY. Born.c.1846.Died.c.1846.Buried 09 Apr 1846 at Kirkburton parish church.


14. JOHN KNOWLES.Son of RICHARD KNOWLES & MARTHA HEELEY.Born.c.1830
in Kirkburton,Yorkshire.Occupation Farmers Servant.
He married GRACE FITTON. Daughter of CHARLES FITTON & MARY BOOTH on the 16 Jun 1851 at Kirkburton.
They had the following children.
14a.HENRY KNOWLES born.c.1851.
14b.MARY ANN KNOWLES born.c.1853.
--MARTHA D KNOWLES born.c.1856 Worsbrough,Barnsley.
--WILLIAM KNOWLES born.c.1861 Lund Hill,Barnsley.
--THOMAS KNOWLES born.c.1863 Worsbrough,Barnsley.
--CHARLES KNOWLES born.c.1870 Wombwell,Barnsley.


14a.HENRY KNOWLES born.c.1851 at Kirkburton.Son of JOHN KNOWLES & GRACE FITTON.
He married on the 25 May 1870 at Wombwell,Barnsley.SARAH ANN REEVE born.c.1851 Swing Gate,Nottingham. Daughter of HENRY REEVE.
They had the following children.
ELIZABETH KNOWLES born.c.1871 Wombwell,Barnsley.
JOHN HENRY KNOWLES born.c.1875 Wombwell,Barnsley.
LEVI KNOWLES born.c.1877 Wombwell,Barnsley.
PETER KNOWLES born.c.1878 Wombwell,Barnsley.
LUCY KNOWLES born.c.1880 Wombwell,Barnsley.
MARTHA KNOWLES born.c.1882 Wombwell,Barnsley.


14b.MARY ANN KNOWLES born.c.1853 Kirkburton.Daughter of JOHN KNOWLES & GRACE FITTON.
She married on the 23 Sep 1872 at Wombwell,Barnsley.JAMES CHARLESWORTH born.c.1849.Son of WILLIAM CHARLESWORTH.


15. MARY ANN KNOWLES.Daughter of RICHARD KNOWLES & MARTHA HEELEY.Born.21 Jul 1831
in Kirkburton,Yorkshire.Baptised 16 Oct 1831 in Kirkburton,Yorkshire
She married BENJAMIN FITTON Son of CHARLES FITTON & MARY BOOTH. Born.c.1828 at Kirkburton,Yorkshire.He died .c.1877 in a FATAL ACCIDENT at Pinder Oaks Colliery Yorkshire.
click here to read about the Accident and Funeral.


16. WILLIAM KNOWLES.Son of RICHARD KNOWLES & MARTHA HEELEY.Born 19 Aug 1833
in Kirkburton,Yorkshire.Baptised 11 Dec 1834 in Kirkburton,Yorkshire.
He married ESTHER HEY. Born.c.1835.
William came to Dodworth, Barnsley,Yorkshire with his wife and daughter.His brother
BENJAMIN KNOWLES came with them.
Some time between 1856 and 1861 William died
They had the following children.
60. MARY ANN KNOWLES
61. EMMA KNOWLES
ALFRED KNOWLES
Alfred was born.c.1857 at Barnsley,Yorkshire.Died 15 Dec 1898.Buried at Kirkburton parish church.(memorial)
Son of WILLIAM KNOWLES & ESTHER HEY.
He married on the 27 Feb 1881 at Kirkburton,ACHSAH THORNTON.Born.c.1858.Died 13 Jul 1926.

After William's death Esther remarried to ABRAHAM PARKER and had three more children
ABRAHAM PARKER
ADA PARKER
BENJAMIN PARKER


17. BENJAMIN KNOWLES.Son of RICHARD KNOWLES & MARTHA HEELEY.Born.c.1835
in Kirkburton,Yorkshire.Occupation Coal Miner.
Benjamin came to Dodworth,Barnsley,Yorkshire about 1855,with his brother WILLIAM KNOWLES
his sister in-law ESTHER HEY,(William's wife) and their daughter MARY ANN KNOWLES
He married HANNAH HEPWORTH.Born.c.1839 in Dodworth,Barnsley,Yorkshire.
They had the following children.
62. MARTHA KNOWLES
63. HENRY KNOWLES
64. SARAH ELIZABETH KNOWLES
65. WILLIAM KNOWLES
66. ACHASH KNOWLES
67. RICHARD KNOWLES
68. GODFREY KNOWLES
69. LILLY KNOWLES


17A. SAMUEL KNOWLES.Son of RICHARD KNOWLES & MARTHA HEELEY. Born.c.1837.Died.c.1837.Buried 03 May 1837 at Kirkburton parish church.


18. CHARLES KNOWLES.Son of RICHARD KNOWLES & MARTHA HEELEY.Born.c.1838 in Kirkburton,Yorkshire.
He married MARY WARING.Born.c.1839.They had the following children.
GEORGE WARING.Born.c.1858.


19. ELIZABETH KNOWLES.Daughter of RICHARD KNOWLES & MARTHA HEELEY.Born.c.1840 in Kirkburton,Yorkshire.
She married LISTER HILL son of WILLIAM HILL,in 1859 at Kirkburton,Yorkshire.After her death in 1865. LISTER HILL married her sister FANNY KNOWLES


20. SOPHIA KNOWLES.Daughter of RICHARD KNOWLES & MARTHA HEELEY.Born.c.1843 in Kirkburton,Yorkshire.
She married LOUIS BOLTON.Born.c.1844.They had the following children.
TOM BOLTON
CHARLES RICHARD BOLTON
SARAH ANN BOLTON
ELIZABETH BOLTON
JAMES BOLTON
ALLEN BOLTON


21. FANNY KNOWLES.Daughter of RICHARD KNOWLES & MARTHA HEELEY.Born.c.1844 in Kirkburton,Yorkshire.
She married LISTER HILL Born.c.1841 in Kirkburton,Yorkshire.


22. ACHASH KNOWLES.Daughter of RICHARD KNOWLES & MARTHA HEELEY.Born.c.1847 in Kirkburton,Yorkshire.


23. RICHARD KNOWLES.Son of RICHARD KNOWLES & MARTHA HEELEY.Born.c.1850 in KIRKBURTON,Yorkshire.
He married ( 1st ) MARGARET ? Born.c.1848 in Fulstone,Yorkshire
( 2nd ) marriage to MARY HILL.Born 1851 at Kirkburton,Yorkshire. Daughter of AMOS HILL
They had the following children.
75. SARAH M KNOWLES
76. FIRTH KNOWLES
77. HARRY W KNOWLES
78. JACK KNOWLES


27. RICHARD MOSLEY.Son of HENRY KNOWLES & MARTHA MOSLEY.Born.c.1825 in Kirkburton,Yorkshire.
He married HANNAH ? .They had the following children.
ANN MOSLEY.Born Shepley,Yorkshire
HARROP MOSLEY.Born Shepley,Yorkshire.
HANNAH E MOSLEY.Born Shepley,Yorkshire.
LUKE MOSLEY.Born Shepley,Yorkshire.


28. MARY MOSLEY.Daughter of HENRY KNOWLES & MARTHA MOSLEY.Born.c.1828 in Kirkburton,Yorkshire.


29. HANNAH KNOWLES.Daughter of HENRY KNOWLES & MARTHA MOSLEY.BORN.c.1832 in Kirkburton,Yorkshire.
She married GEORGE SMITH on the 1 Nov 1860 at Kirkburton.
They had the following children.
JANE SMITH
EMILY SMITH
COOK SMITH
EDITH SMITH
EDNA SMITH
MARY EMMA SMITH


30. WILLIAM KNOWLES.Son of HENRY KNOWLES & MARTHA MOSLEY.Born.c.1835.Died.c.1837.Buried 25 Nov 1837 in Kirkburton,Yorkshire.


31. GODFREY KNOWLES.Son of HENRY KNOWLES & MARTHA MOSLEY.Born.c.1837 in Kirkburton,Yorkshire.
He married GRACE MOSLEY.Born.c.1839 in Shelley,Yorkshire,Daughter of GEORGE MOSLEY
They had the following children
85. CARL KNOWLES
86. LAVINIA KNOWLES
87. MIRIAM KNOWLES
89. SAM KNOWLES
90. AGNES KNOWLES


32. JOB KNOWLES.Son of HENRY KNOWLES & MARTHA MOSLEY.Born.c.1838 in Kirkburton,Yorkshire
He married AMELIA ? Born.c.1842 in Kirkburton,Yorkshire.
They had the following children.
91. EVANGELINE KNOWLES
92. LILLY C KNOWLES


40. MARY KNOWLES.Daughter of GEORGE KNOWLES & MACBETH SMITH.Born.c.1858 in Thornhill,Yorkshire.
She married CHARLES ISSATT.Born.c.1858 in Alverthorpe,Yorkshire.
They had the following children.
GEORGE WILLIAM ISSATT born.c.1880 in Thornhill,Yorkshire.


46. MARY ANN KNOWLES.Daughter of HENRY TUNNICLIFFE & MARY KNOWLES.Born.c.1837 in Kirkburton,Yorkshire.


47. ALFRED KNOWLES.Son of HENRY TUNNICLIFFE & MARY KNOWLES.Born.c.1840 in Kirkburton,Yorkshire.
He married on the 13 Mar 1864 SOPHIA SHAW.Born.c.1844 in Kirkburton,Yorkshire.
They had the following children.
98. SAM KNOWLES
99. BESSIE KNOWLES
100.WILLIAM HENRY KNOWLES
101. ALLEN KNOWLES
102. MARY A KNOWLES


48. CHARLES TUNNICLIFFE.Son of HENRY TUNNICLIFFE & MARY KNOWLES.Born.c.1851 in Kirkburton,Yorkshire.




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