Knowles baronets of Lovell Hill (1765)
The Knowles baronetcy, of Lovell Hill in the County of Berkshire, was created in the Baronetage of Great Britain on 31 October 1765 for Charles Knowles, Admiral of the White, Rear-Admiral of Great Britain, Governor of Jamaica and Member of Parliament for Gatton.[2][1][3]
The 1st Baronet was thought to be the illegitimate son of Charles Knowles or Knollys, titular fourth Earl of Banbury, and therefore a half-brother of William Knollys (1694–1740).[2][3] The 2nd Baronet was an admiral in the Royal Navy and created GCB. The 3rd Baronet was a mathematician and Fellow of the Royal Society. The 4th Baronet was a vice-admiral in the Royal Navy. The 5th Baronet was a prehistorian of note. The 6th Baronet was a Fellow of the Royal Society, Professor of Comparative Endocrinology at the University of Birmingham and Professor of Anatomy at King's College London. The 7th Baronet is a chartered architect whose London practice was established in 1984 as Charles Knowles Design, Architects.[1][4]
Knowles baronets, of Lovell Hill (1765)
Lovell Hill (Lovelhill) was the family residence at Cranbourne in Berkshire.[5]
- Sir Charles Knowles, 1st Baronet (1704–1777)[2][1][3]
- Sir Charles Henry Knowles, 2nd Baronet (1754–1831)[2][1]
- Sir Francis Charles Knowles, 3rd Baronet (1802–1892),[2][1] barrister and director of the Brompton Cemetery[6]
- Sir Charles George Frederick Knowles, 4th Baronet (1832–1917)[2][1][7]
- Sir Francis Howe Seymour Knowles, 5th Baronet (1886–1953)[1][8]
- Sir Francis Gerald William Knowles, 6th Baronet (1915–1974)[1][9]
- Sir Charles Francis Knowles, 7th Baronet (born 1951)[1][4]
Notes
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k Mosley, Charles, ed. (2003). Burke's Peerage, Baronetage & Knighthood (107 ed.). Burke's Peerage & Gentry. p. 2213. ISBN 0-9711966-2-1.
- ^ a b c d e f Cokayne, George Edward (1906). Complete Baronetage. Vol. V. Exeter: W. Pollard & Co., Ltd. pp. 136–137.
- ^ a b c "Knowles, Charles (c.1704-77), of Lovelhill, nr. Windsor, Berks., History of Parliament Online". www.historyofparliamentonline.org.
- ^ a b c "Knowles, Sir Charles (Francis)". Who's Who. A & C Black. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
- ^ Royal Berkshire History: Sir Charles Knowles 1697–1777
- ^ "Brompton Cemetery Survey of London: Volume 41, Brompton". British History Online. LCC 1983. Retrieved 20 May 2025.
- ^ "Knowles, Sir Charles George Frederick". Who's Who. A & C Black. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
- ^ "Knowles, Sir Francis Howe Seymour". Who's Who. A & C Black. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
- ^ "Knowles, Sir Francis (Gerald William)". Who's Who. A & C Black. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
- ^ Debrett's Peerage, Baronetage, Knightage, and Companionage. Kelly's Directories. 1884. p. 302.