Birth: 1737 Brandon, Harewood, Yorkshire, UK
Father:John Knowles 1709-1775
Mother: Susanna (Susannah) Park b1719-a1779
Christening: 30 March 1737 All Saints, Harewood, Yorkshire, UK
Marriage: Unknown
Wife: Mary Abbot 1737-a1777
Death: After 1777
John Knowles (Knowls) 1763
Bettey Knowles (Knowls) 1766
Mary Knowles (Knowls) [Matthewman] 1769-1808/41
Martha Knowles (Knowls) 1771
Sarah Knowles (Knowls) 1777
Christening of Samuel Knowls in the IGI on 30 March 1737 in Harewood, Yorkshire, father John Knowls. There are also two submitted entries for Samuel Knowles christened on 30 November 1737 in Brandon, Harewood, Yorkshire, parents Samuel an Susan Knowles.
Entry in Ancestry England, Select Births and Christenings, 1538-1975 for Samuel Knowls on 30 March 1737 in Harewood, Yorkshire, father John Knowls.
Entry in FreeReg for Samuel Knowls baptised 30 March 1737 at All Saints, Harewood, Yorkshire, West Riding, father John Knowls of Brandon.
Entry in Ancestry West Yorkshire, England, Church of England Baptisms, Marriages and Burials, 1512-1812 for the banns for Samuel Knowles and Mary Abbot on 5 (sic) November 1762 at Bardsey, All Hallows. "Banns of Marriage between Samuel Knowles of the Parish of Harewood and Mary Abbot of this Parish were published October 10th - 17th -- and 24th [...] No. 22 Sam Knowles of the Parifh of Harewood Linen Weaver and Lace Drefser and Mary Abbot of this Parifh Spinster were Married in this Church by Banns this Fourth [it looks more like Fourth than Fifth] Day of November in the Year One Thoufand Seven Hundred and sixty two [both signed their names she as Abbott] in the prefence of Sam Abbott [and] John Knowles".
All the children were christened in Bramham, father Samuel Knowls, but on Sarah's christening her mother is given as Mary Abbot although I cannot find the marriage.
Entry in Ancestry Family Trees for Samuel Knowles.
Harewood is some 8 miles of Leeds on the A61 - Brandon is about 2 miles south of Harewood.
Samuel Knowles was Felicity's fifth great grandfather.
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