Born in Sheffield, Tasmania, Australia
Ancestors 
Daughter of James Henry Knowles
and Ethel Priscilla (Holloway) Knowles
Sister of
Percy James Knowles and Minnie Alice (Knowles) Oakley
Wife of
Colin Bruce James
— married
1939 in Victoria, Australia
Descendants 
Mother of
Colin Leigh James, [private daughter (unknown - unknown)], Roger Bruce James and Edward Knowles James
Died [date unknown]
[location unknown]
Profile last modified
| Created 31 Mar 2012
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Biography
Florence Ada Knowles (married name James) was born on 11 August 1912 in Sheffield, Tasmania, Australia, daughter of Ethel Priscilla (Holloway) Knowles and James Henry Knowles.[1]
She married Colin Bruce James in 1939 in Victoria.[2] Their children were:[citation needed]
Research notes
No sources provided for children named in profile. More research needed.
Sources
- ↑ Birth register entry of Florence Ada Knowles, born 11 Aug 1912, Tasmanian Federation Index Births 1900-1919, Deaths and Marriages 1900-1930, Tasmanian Archives, parents James Henry Knowles and Ethel Holloway, https://libraries.tas.gov.au/Record/NamesIndex/2105665, accessed 27 Jan 2024
- ↑ Marriage record: 8044 / 1939. BDM Victoria. https://www.bdm.vic.gov.au/research-and-family-history/search-your-family-history.
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It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Florence by comparing test results with other carriers of her mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known mtDNA test-takers in her direct maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Florence:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Florence by comparing test results with other carriers of her mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known mtDNA test-takers in her direct maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Florence:
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~0.78%
~1.56%
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