Basic Biographical Details | Name: | William Walker Knowles | | Designation: | | | Born: | 22 May 1855 | | Died: | c. 1921 | | Bio Notes: | William Walker Knowles was born on 22 May 1855 in Whiteinch, Glasgow, the eldest son of Charles Jasper Knowles, boilermaker and his wife Janet. He emigrated to Australia before 1878 the year in which he married Barbara Elizabeth McDiarmid, only daughter of the late William McDiarmid, of Sydney, and niece of John Goodsir, shipowner, of Newcastle, and Edward Goodsir, of Balmain.
Knowles practised and an architect and builder in Balmain and formed a partnership with George Arthur Down. This was dissolved in 1889. In 1892 he was declared bankrupt. This seems to have continued until after 1903. By that date he was in Pymble.
Knowles died in Sydney in 1921. His wife died in 1934. | Private and Business Addresses| The following private or business addresses are associated with this : | | | Address | Type | Date from | Date to | Notes |  | Sydney, Australia | Business | | | | | Union Street, Balmain, New South Wales, Australia | Business | 1883 | 1891 | And from 1902-1907 |
Employment and TrainingEmployees or Pupils| The following individuals were employed or trained by this (click on an item to view details): | | | Name | Date from | Date to | Position | Notes | | George Macfie Poole | 1889 | 1893 | Apprentice | |
ReferencesPeriodical References| The following periodicals contain references to this : | | | Periodical Name | Date | Edition | Publisher | Notes | | Sydney Morning Herald | 22 June 1878 | | | | | Sydney Morning Herald | 28 March 1889 | | | | | Sydney Morning Herald | 30 May 1903 | | | |
Archive References| The following archives hold material relating to this : | | | Source | Archive Name | Source Catalogue No. | Notes | | Courtesy of Mark Turnbull | Information supplied via 'Contact Us' | | Sent 2011- from a variety of sources including NSW Bankruptcy Records, genealogy records, and directories |
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