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William KNOWLING (1804 - 1872)

Children	Self + Spouses	Parents	Grandparents	Greatgrandparents
Adelaide KNOWLING (1830 - 1904)	William KNOWLING (1804 - 1872) + Sarah Webber TWIGGS (1802 - 1886)

b. 1804 at Exeter, Devon, England

m. 1827 Sarah Webber TWIGGS (1802 - 1886) at Saint Edmunds, Exeter, Devon, England

d. abt 1872 at Adelaide, South Australia, Australia aged 68

Near Relatives of William KNOWLING (1804 - 1872)
Relationship	Person	Born	Birth Place	Died	Death Place	Age
Father in Law	John TWIGGS
Mother in Law	Ann (TWIGGS)
Self	William KNOWLING	1804	Exeter, Devon, England	abt 1872	Adelaide, South Australia, Australia	68
Wife	Sarah Webber TWIGGS	abt 1802	Exeter, Devon, England	1886	Adelaide, South Australia, Australia	84
Daughter	Adelaide KNOWLING	1830	St Sidwells, Devon, England	1904	Melbourne, Victoria, Australia	74
Son in Law	Johan Friedrich WEIDEMANN	abt 1835		1901	Rupanyup, Victoria, Australia	66
Grandson	Charles Edward WEIDEMANN	1864	Ararat, Victoria, Australia	1938	Victoria, Australia	74
Grandson	George Thomas WEIDEMANN	1866	Ararat, Victoria, Australia	1883	Rupanyup, Victoria, Australia	17
Granddaughter	Charlotte Ann WEIDEMANN	1871	Ararat, Victoria, Australia	1944	Rupanyup, Victoria, Australia	73

Events in William KNOWLING (1804 - 1872)'s life
Date	Age	Event	Place	Notes	Src
1804		William KNOWLING was born	Exeter, Devon, England	Ancestry tree
1827	23	Married Sarah Webber TWIGGS (aged 25)	Saint Edmunds, Exeter, Devon, England	Note 1	86
1830	26	Birth of daughter Adelaide KNOWLING	St Sidwells, Devon, England	Note 2
abt 1849	45	Immigration		Note 3
abt 1872	68	William KNOWLING died	Adelaide, South Australia, Australia	Note 4	60
1872	68	Burial	West Terrace Cemetery, Adelaide	Note 5	90

Note 1: Sarah Webber Twiggs in the England, Select Marriages, 1538-1973 Name: Sarah Webber Twiggs Gender: Female Marriage Date: 16 Dec 1827 Marriage Place: Saint Edmunds,Exeter,Devon,England Spouse: William Knowling FHL Film Number: 917098

Note 2: Burial info Adelaide Knowling in the England & Wales, Non-Conformist and Non-Parochial Registers, 1567-1936 Name: Adelaide Knowling Event Type: Baptism Birth Date: 9 Nov 1830 Birth Place: St Sidwells, Devon, England Baptism Date: 16 Jan 1831 Baptism Place: Exeter, Devon, England Denomination: Independent Father: William Knowling (shoe maker) Mother: Sarah Webber Twiss

Note 3: South Australian Register (Adelaide) 14 Dec 1886 KNOWLING.— On the 13th December, at the residence of her daughter (Mrs. Emma Pounsett), Halifax-street, Sarah Webber, relict of the late Wm. Knowling, in her 84th year. A colonist of 37 years. Devonshire and Melbourne papers please copy.

Note 4: Ancestry tree South. Australian Register (Adelaide) 1 Oct 1872 DEATHS. KNOWLING. - On the 30th September, at his residence, Halifax-street, William Knowling, aged 69.

Note 5: William Knowling Birth unknown Death 2 Oct 1872 Burial West Terrace Cemetery Adelaide, Adelaide City, South Australia, Australia

Personal Notes:

death reg of dau

Source References:

60. Type: Newspaper, Title: Trove, http://trove.nla.gov.au

- Reference = (Death)

- Notes: South. Australian Register (Adelaide) 1 Oct 1872 DEATHS. KNOWLING. - On the 30th September, at his residence, Halifax-street, William Knowling, aged 69.

86. Type: Vital Record, Abbr: England & Wales Marriages, 1538-1940, Title: England & Wales Marriages, 1538-1940, Auth: Ancestry.com, Locn: Ancestry.com

- Reference = (Marriage)

- Notes: Sarah Webber Twiggs in the England, Select Marriages, 1538-1973 Name: Sarah Webber Twiggs Gender: Female Marriage Date: 16 Dec 1827 Marriage Place: Saint Edmunds,Exeter,Devon,England Spouse: William Knowling FHL Film Number: 917098

90. Type: Web Page, Abbr: Find A Grave, Title: Findagrave.com

- Reference = (Burial)

- Notes: William Knowling Birth unknown Death 2 Oct 1872 Burial West Terrace Cemetery Adelaide, Adelaide City, South Australia, Australia

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