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John Knowles was born in Darley, Derbyshire in 1733 on October 6 of that year to Joseph  Knowles (1700-unknown) and Hannah Moss (1702-unknown).

1757: On April 25, 1757, John marries Hannah Wood (1734-unknown) in Sutton in Ashfield in Nottinghamshire.

1781: He and Hannah have one known child, Ruth, that is born when he is about 48. (His wife is about 47. It is not likely that Ruth is their only child, but it is likely that she is their last child. Ruth will marry William Wainman (1780-1853). They will have a number of children: William (1804-1876), Harriet (1806-unknown), James (1808-1813), Catherine (1811-unknown), Mary (1817-unknown), Eliza (1819-1883), and Sarah (1822-1898).  She will die in September 1848.