Born in Carlton, Melbourne, Colony of Victoria
Daughter of Daniel Peterson
and Jane (Sinclair) Peterson
Sister of
Rose Sinclair (Peterson) Johnston, Janet Jemima (Peterson) Darby, John Alexander Peterson and Isabella Peterson
Wife of
Alfred Ernest Knowles
— married
1889 in North Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Descendants 
Mother of
Alfred Ernest Knowles, Florence Rose (Knowles) Benson, Herbert Ray Knowles, Dorothy Erina Jane (Knowles) Bloxom, Claude Robert Knowles, Victor John Knowles, Bramley James Knowles, Robert Sinclair Knowles and Alma Mary (Knowles) McFadyen
Died
at about age 75
in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Profile last modified
| Created 21 Oct 2011
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Biography
Mary (Peterson) Knowles was born in the Colony of Victoria (1851-1900)
Mary Helen PETERSON was born in 1866 in Carlton, Melbourne, Colony of Victoria[1]. She was the daughter of Daniel Peterson and Jane Sinclair.
Alfred Ernest KNOWLES and Mary Helen PETERSON were married in 1889 in North Melbourne, Colony of Victoria[2].
Their children were:
- Alfred Ernest Knowles (1890–1916)
- Florence Rose Knowles (1892–1980)
- Herbert Ray Knowles (1893–1952)
- Dorothy Erina Jane Knowles (1895–1984)
- Claude Robert Knowles (1898–1984)
- Victor John Knowles (1899–1900)
- Bramley James Knowles (1900–1970)
- Robert Sinclair Knowles (1903–1959)
- Alma Mary Knowles (1906–1958)
She passed away in 1941 in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia[3]
Sources
- ↑ Department of Justice, Victoria, Australia - BDM Online Birth: registered 1866/16391 as Mary Helen Peterson https://www.bdm.vic.gov.au/research-and-family-history/search-your-family-history
- ↑ Department of Justice, Victoria, Australia - BDM Online Marriage: registered 1889/3875 as Mary Ellen Peterson https://www.bdm.vic.gov.au/research-and-family-history/search-your-family-history
- ↑ Department of Justice, Victoria, Australia - BDM Online Death: registered 1941/12521 as Mary Ellen Peterson https://www.bdm.vic.gov.au/research-and-family-history/search-your-family-history
Acknowledgement
- Peter Knowles. See the Changes page for the details of edits by Peter and others.
- Ralph Knowles. See the Changes page for the details of edits by Ralph and others.
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