William Knowles

William was born in August 1758 in Turton and his baptism took place on August 20th, 1758 at St. Peter's (Bolton).¹ 

• Birth Notes

  Name    Willm Knowles
  Event Type    Baptism
  Baptism Date    20 Aug 1758
  Baptism Place    Bolton-le-Moors, St Peter, Lancashire, England
  Father    Benjamin Knowles
  Mother    Christian Knowles
  Reference Number    L243/1/1/3
  Item Number    1
  Archive Roll    854

William's father was Benjamin Knowles and his mother was Christian Entwistle.  His paternal grandparents were James Knowles and Agnes Bertwistle. He had two brothers and four sisters, named John, Benjamin, Hannah, Mary, Elizabeth and Jane.  He was the youngest of the seven children.