For those interested in the family tree of Francis KNOLLS / KNOWLS. He married Sarah, and children included William KNOWLES / KNOLLS, born 1734 at Shustoke, Warwickshire, England.
William's son Francis KNOWLES, shoe maker and brass finisher, was born in 1775 at Maxstoke, Warwickshire.
Francis' son Henry was born c1821 in Birmingham, England, and married in 1838 at Handsworth, Stafford, England. Another son of Francis, also Francis, was sent to Tasmania, Australia, in 1830 as a convict, later moving with his family to Dunedin, New Zealand.
Please see the Photos section of this site for details of the photograph on the left.
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