George was born in Blackburn, Lancashire, England, on July 9, 1908.
His parents were Thomas Knowles, and Elizabeth Peel He was baptized on August 2, 1908 at Saint Jude Church in Blackburn.
Sources
England & Wales Birth Index 1837-1915: Vol. 8e page 420.
Lancashire England Births & Baptisms 1813-1971: Parish Register Pr 3080/1/1.
Saint Jude, Blackburn, Parish Register, Baptisms, 1908: (no page #) entry 4.
"England and Wales Census, 1911," database, FamilySearch [(https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:X4M1-FF5 : accessed 21 January 2016)], George Frederick Knowles, Blackburn, Blackburn, Lancashire, England; from "1911 England and Wales census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing PRO RG 14, The National Archives of the UK, Kew, Surrey.
"England and Wales Marriage Registration Index, 1837-2005," database, FamilySearch [(https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QV87-VTNM : accessed 21 January 2016)], George F Knowles and null, 1932; from “England & Wales Marriages, 1837-2005,” database, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : 2012); citing Marriage Registration, Blackburn, Lancashire, England, General Register Office, Southport, England.
"England and Wales Death Registration Index 1837-2007," database, FamilySearch [(https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVZX-GGZC : accessed 21 January 2016)], George Frederick Knowles, Feb 1999; from "England & Wales Deaths, 1837-2006," database, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : 2012); citing Death Registration, Preston & South Ribble, Lancashire, England, General Register Office, Southport, England.
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