Children of John KNOWLES and Ellen FLANAGAN:

1. Julia KNOWLES b 15 Apr 1856 Napoleon Gully, Sandhurst, Father: John KNOWLES age 22, bp Lincolnshire, England, Goldminer. Mother: Ellen FLANAGAN age 21, bp Birr, Kings County, Ireland. Married 1 May 1852 Adelaide, South Australia [Vic cert 6273 held by LM]

2. Ellen KNOWLES b 15 Apr 1856 Napoleon Gully, Sandhurst, twin of Julia, 2nd dau who had died when Julia's birth was registered at 8 wks. (registrations not found)

3. John KNOWLES b 1859 Ararat s/o John KNOWLES/Ellen FLANAGAN [Vic 3485]
John KNOWLES d 1906 aged 48 yrs Stawell s/o John KNOWLES/Ellen FLANNAGAN [Vic 11023]
John KNOWLES bp Vic m 1887 Nellie THOMPSON bp Vic [Vic 6048]

Children of John KNOWLES and Ellen/Nellie THOMPSON

4. Matilda KNOWLES b abt 1861-2 (b not found)
Matilda PICKERING d 1889 aged 28 yrs Stawell d/o John KNOWLES/Ellen FLANAGAN [Vic 9957] (Newspaper report of the death of Matilda and her 7 yr old daughter Elizabeth in a fire held by LM)
Matilda KNOWLES bp Pleasant Creek m 1879 Joshua PICKERING bp Vic [Vic 1439]

Children of Joshua PICKERING and Matilda KNOWLES

5. Lydia KNOWLES b 31 Jul 1864 Pleasant Creek. Father: John KNOWLES age 32, bp Lincolnshire, England, Mother: Ellen FLANNAGAN age 28 bp Kings Co, Ireland. Married 1855 Adelaide. Issue living: Julia 8, John 5, Matilda 3 yrs. [Vic cert 17361 held by LM]
Lydia KNOWLES m WEBSTER.

6. Helen KNOWLES b 1867 Pleasant Creek d/o John KNOWLES/Ellen FLANIGAN [Vic 23863]
Ellen KNOWLES bp Pleasant Creek m 1883 Alfred PICKERING bp Fryers Creek [Vic 5428]

7. Margaret KNOWLES b 1869 Pleasant Creek d/o John KNOWLES/Ellen FLANNIGAN [Vic 24272]

8. Joseph James KNOWLES b 1872 Stawell s/o John KNOWLES/Ellen FLANAGAN [Vic 25421]
James KNOWLES d 1873 aged 1 yr bp Stawell s/o John KNOWLES/Ellen FLANAGAN [Vic 10705]

9. William Walter KNOWLES b 28 Dec 1874 Stawell, Father: John KNOWLES age 32, bp Lincolnshire, Miner. Mother: Ellen FLANNAGAN bp Munster Province, Ireland. Married 3 Mar 1854 Adelaide, South Australia [Vic cert 4535/1875 held by LM]
Service Number 6414 Pte William Walter KNOWLES enlisted in the 21st Battalion of the Australian Imperial Force in WW1 on 12 Sep 1916, KIA 9 Oct 1917 [Nominal Roll, Australian War Memorial]
Memorial for Pte 6414 Pte William Walter KNOWLES, 21st Bn, at 29 The Ypres (Menin Gate) Belgium and on Panel 94 at the Australian War Memorial in Canberra [Roll of Honour, AWM]
6414 Pte William Walker (Walter) KNOWLES age 40, Labourer, Single, C of E, Mary Street, Stawell, NOK Sister, Mrs Lydia WEBSTER, Mary Street, Stawell, Victoria, embarked for overseas service at Melbourne on 23 Nov 1916 on HMAT Hororata with the 6th Infantry Brigade, 21st Infantry Battalion, 18th Reinforcements. [Embarkation Roll, AWM]

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