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Robert Cosby KNOWLES

Male 1888 - 1972  (~ 84 years)


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  • Name Robert Cosby KNOWLES  [1, 2] 
    Born Sept 4, 1888  Rathmullen, County Donegal, Ireland Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 3] 
    Gender Male 
    Military 1917-1918  [4] 
    Served during WW1
    https://www.findmypast.co.uk/transcript?id=GBM%2FPMG%2F42-47%2F011094 
    Died 1972  Queensland, Australia Find all individuals with events at this location  [1] 
    Person ID I56  McNab/Kuhn
    Last Modified 18 Oct 2020 

    Father Sir 4th Baronet of Lovell Hill Charles George Frederick KNOWLES,   b. 14 Mar 1832, Berriew, Montgomeryshire, Powys, Wales Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 3 Mar 1917, Oxford, Oxfordshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 84 years) 
    Relationship Birth 
    Mother Mary Ellen THOMSON,   b. 17 Jan 1854, Halifax, Halifax County, Nova Scotia, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 5 Jul 1890, Rathmullen, County Donegal, Ireland Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 36 years) 
    Relationship Birth 
    Married 14 Jun 1882  Halifax, Halifax County, Nova Scotia, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 5] 
    Family ID F14  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Phyllis Eva Ward THOMAS,   b. 1898, Prahan, Victoria, Australia Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 12 Jul 1992, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 94 years) 
    Married 14 May 1929  Victoria, Queensland, Australia Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 6] 
    Children 
    +1. Peter Cosby KNOWLES,   b. 27 Jun 1930, Winton, Australia Find all individuals with events at this location  [Birth]
    +2. Michael Cosby KNOWLES,   b. 7 Oct 1936, Longreach, Queensland, Australia Find all individuals with events at this location  [Birth]
    Last Modified 18 Oct 2020 
    Family ID F22  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - Sept 4, 1888 - Rathmullen, County Donegal, Ireland Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 1972 - Queensland, Australia Link to Google Earth
     = Link to Google Earth 
    Pin Legend  : Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  • Sources 
    1. [S91] Burke's Peerage and Baronetage Vol. 1, Ed. 106, Charles Mosley Editor, (Burke's Peerage), 1619 (Reliability: 1).

    2. [S96] 1901 England Census, (Ancestry.Com ), 1619 (Reliability: 1).
      Registration District: Bedford
      Sub-registration District: Bedford and Kempston
      ED, institution, or vessel: 07
      Piece: 1488
      Folio: 139
      Page Number: 28
      Household Schedule Number: 120

    3. [S74] Irish Civil Records of Births, Marriages and Deaths, https://www.irishgenealogy.ie/en/., Pg 1925738 #114 (Reliability: 2).
      Group Registration ID 10118037
      SR District/Reg Area Millford
      Sex N/R
      Mother's Birth Surname N/R
      https://civilrecords.irishgenealogy.ie/churchrecords/images/birth_returns/births_1888/02496/1925738.pdf

    4. [S94] British Armed Forces, First World War Disability & Retirement Payments For Officers & Nurses, (FindMyPast.co) (Reliability: 1).
      First name(s) Robert Cosby
      Last name Knowles
      Birth year 1888
      Birth date 04 Sep 1888
      Year 1917
      Corps Rfa
      Address Winton Queensland, Australia
      Country Great Britain Archive
      The National Archives
      Series PMG 42
      Piece number PMG 42/7
      Piece description-Army officers and nurses, surnames K-Q
      Archive content Disability Retired Pay, Gratuities Etc
      Year Range 1917-1918
      Record set British Armed Forces, First World War Disability & Retirement Payments For Officers & Nurses
      Category-Military, armed forces & conflict
      Subcategory-First World War
      Collections from Great Britain, UK
      https://www.findmypast.co.uk/transcript?id=GBM%2FPMG%2F42-47%2F011094

    5. [S3] Marriages Nova Scotia, Government of Nova Scotia, Canada, (Nova Scotia Archives), Registration Year: 1882 - Book: 1817 - Page: 129 - Number: 193 (Reliability: 1).
      Note that Mary's last name is given and Thompson not Thomson

    6. [S95] Victoria, Australia, Marriage Index 1835-1950, (Ancestry.Com ) (Reliability: 2).
      Name: Robert Cosby Knowles
      Gender: Male
      Marriage Registration Year:1929
      Marriage Registration Place: Victoria, Australia
      Spouse: Phyllis Eva Ward Thomas
      Reference Number:3791


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