Researching Donald Knowles
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 | Did you know that in the 1881 UK census there were 15993 people with the Knowles surname? In that year Knowles was ranked number 240 for popularity in the UK. |
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The name Donald means "proud chief, world ruler" and is of Celtic origin.
Records of Donald Knowles on Ancestry
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DNA
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Birth, Death and Marriage Records for Donald Knowles and the Knowles Genealogy
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| Did you know that there are currently 18193 people with the Knowles surname in the UK? Knowles is now ranked number 297 for popularity in the UK. |
Knowles Family History Databases
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Some Famous People called Donald Knowles
Donald Knowles
Donald Rowland Knowles OBE was a Caribbean Anglican bishop in the 20th century.
Knowles was born on Long Island in the Bahamas on 14 July 1898 and educated at Hatfield College, Durham and ordained in 1923. He began his career as a Curate on Andros Island after which he was Priest in Charge on Acklins Island then Rector of St Matthew's Nassau. Later he was Archdeacon of The Bahamas and in 1953 he was ordained to the episcopate as Bishop of Antigua, a post he held for 16 years. He died on 26 September 1977.
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