Frances KNOWLES

Abt 1789 - 1865  (76 years)

• Name	Frances KNOWLES
  Birth	Abt 1789	Bow, Devon   [1]
  Gender	Female
  1841 Census	Bow, Devon   [2]
  	At 1841 Census, she is "50"
  1851 Census	Bow, Devon   [3]
  	At 1851 Census, she is 62
  1861 Census	Bow, Devon   [4]
  	At 1861 Census, she is 71, occ "Mason's wife"
  Burial Note	Aged 76 when she died. Her gravestone gives her name Fanny  [5]
  Death	24 Sep 1865  [5]
  Burial	Nymet Tracey, Bow, Devon   [5]
  Person ID	I895	Webb
  Last Modified	19 Mar 2026

  
  

  Father	Richard KNOWLES,   b. Abt 1757, Clannaborough, Devon
  Relationship	natural
  Mother	Martha DISCOMB,   b. Abt 1755, Bow, Devon d. 1828, Bow, Devon (Age 73 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Marriage	19 Aug 1779	Bow, Devon   [6]
  Family ID	F304	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Samuel DELL,   b. Abt 1792, Bow, Devon d. 21 Jul 1875, Bow, Devon (Age 83 years)
  Marriage	30 Jan 1816	Bow, Devon   [7]
  Children	1. Martha DELVE,   b. Abt 1817, Bow, Devon  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   2. Jane DELVE,   b. Abt 1827, Bow, Devon  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   3. Fanny DELL,   b. 22 May 1822, Bow, Devon d. 17 Apr 1905, Bow, Devon (Age 82 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
  Family ID	F326	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	19 Mar 2026

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - Abt 1789 - Bow, Devon 1841 Census - At 1841 Census, she is "50" - - Bow, Devon 1851 Census - At 1851 Census, she is 62 - - Bow, Devon 1861 Census - At 1861 Census, she is 71, occ "Mason's wife" - - Bow, Devon Marriage - 30 Jan 1816 - Bow, Devon Burial - - Nymet Tracey, Bow, Devon  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Sources

  [S1757] IGI record of Christening :- Fanny Knowles (1789). [S1219] 1841 Census :- Bow, Devon. [S1218] 1851 Census :- Bow, Devon. [S1419] 1861 Census :- Bow, Devon. [S1666] Gravestone :- Samuel Delve. [S1818] IGI record of Marriage :- Richard Knowling (Knowles?) - Martha Discomb (1779). [S1830] IGI record of Marriage :- Samuel Well (Delve?) - Frances Knowles (1816).