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William Knowles

William was born in March 1879 in Bolton.¹

Birth Notes
- Aged 3 in 1881
  
  KNOWLES, WILLIAM MATHER
  GRO Reference: 1879 M Quarter in BOLTON
  Volume 08C Page 418

William's father was James Knowles and his mother was Jane Mather. His maternal grandparents were William Mather and Esther Dewhurst. He had three brothers and three sisters, named James, Herbert, Fred, Esther, Sarah and Ellen. He was the fourth oldest of the seven children.

Ancestor Pedigree Chart
- James Knowles
  - b.1846 in Bolton d.<  1901
  
  William Knowles
  - b.Mar 1879 in Bolton
  
  John Mather ^*
  - b.1722 in Heath Charnock d.Jun 1789 in Anderton
  
  John Mather
  - b.1752 in Charnock Richard
  
  - b. in Heath Charnock
  
  John Mather
  - b.Feb 1775 in Kearsley d.08 Sep 1850 in Bolton
  
  Ann Eckersley
  - b.~  1755 in Kearsley d.11 Dec 1800 in Leigh
  
  William Mather
  - b.1808 in Bolton d.Jul 1873 in Bolton
  
  Alice Mort
  - b.~  1775 d.<  1841
  
  Jane Mather
  - b.Dec 1849 in Bolton
  
  Esther Dewhurst
  - b.1810 in Bolton d.1862 in Bolton
  
  ^*There are earlier generations for the ancestor(s) indicated. See their page(s) for details (click name)

¹ 1881 UK Census