Surveyor. Active in the Wellington provincial district. Resided in Marton, Wellington and Wanganui. Son of Henry Samuel Knowles and Lousia Marian Knowles. Arrived with his parents in 1841 aboard the ship 'Oriental'. Married Louisa Emily Lomax, eldest daughter of Emily Whitbread Lomax (later Mrs Robert Pharazyn) in 1865. Divorced in 1876. Died in 1925 in Wellington.
Knowles, John, 1838-1925
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Knowles, John, fl 1861 :Plan shewing Mr Bidwill's property, Wairarapa. [copy of ms map]...
Date: 1861
By: Knowles, John, 1838-1925; Bidwill, Brian Carne, 1922-2009
Reference: MapColl-832.45gbbd/1861/Acc.25825
Description: Cadastral and topographic map of C.R. Bidwill's properties, with acreages, adjacent to the Ruamahanga River and Jury's Island, in the Wairarapa. Bidwill's homestead is marked. Other subdivisions include the names of Standen, Williams, Benton, Price. A native boundary is marked adjacent to Bidwill's property. C.R. Bidwill's station is called Pihautea Signature of John Knowles on bottom right of map below the scale Quantity: 1 map(s). Physical Description: Coloured laser photocopy, scale indeterminable, 33.4 x 28.8 cm.
Map
Knowles, John, fl 1861 :Plan shewing Mr Bidwill's property, Wairarapa. [ms map]. John K...
Date: 1861
From: Bidwill, Brian Carne, 1923-2009: Maps
By: Knowles, John, 1838-1925
Reference: MapColl-832.45gbbd/1861/Acc.39362
Description: Cadastral and topographic map of C.R. Bidwill's properties, with acreages, adjacent to the Ruamahanga River and Jury's Island, in the Wairarapa. Bidwill's homestead is marked. Other subdivisions include the names of Standen, Williams, Benton, Price. A native boundary is marked adjacent to Bidwill's property. C. R. Bidwill's station is called Pihautea Signature of John Knowles on bottom right of map below the scale Quantity: 1 manuscript map(s). Physical Description: Ink, pencil and colourwash on card, linen backed, coloured, scale [1:15 840], 81.4 x 68.7 cm. Provenance: Note on bottom right of map: Donated by Mr. B. C. Bidwill, Sep 2002