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Henry Knowles

Henry was born in 1769 in Turton and his baptism took place there on February 21st, 1769.¹

Birth Notes
- Name:    Hy. Knowles
  Gender:    Male
  Baptism Date:    21 Feb 1769
  Baptism Place:    Turton,Lancashire,England
  Father:    John Knowles
  Mother:    Hannah
  FHL Film Number:    924156

Henry's father was John Knowles and his mother was Hannah (Anna) Mather. He had two brothers and seven sisters, named Benjamin, John, Jennet, Alice, Peggy, Hannah, Christian, Mally and Elizabeth. He was the oldest of the ten children.

Death Notes
- Probably not this Henry, as he would only be 28 and a Yeoman (not a weaver):
  
  Name:    Henry Knowles
  Event Type:    Burial
  Burial Date:    11 Jan 1797
  Parish:    Turton, St Anne
  Parish as it Appears:    Turton
  Reference Number:    GB127.L98/1/2/2
  
  Henry Knowles of Edgworth, Yeoman

Ancestor Pedigree Chart
- John Knowles
  - b.~ 1745 d.May 1801 in Turton
  
  Henry Knowles
  - b.1769 in Turton
  
  Hannah (Anna) Mather
  - b.~ 1745

¹ England Select Births & Christenings (1538-1975)