Edward William KNOWLES (1833 – 1915)
Name
Edward William KnowlesGender
MaleBirthdate
1833Birthplace
Maidstone, Kent, EnglandMarriage(s)
1860
Date of death
1915Partner(s)
- Diana Eden Knowles, nee Brown (1833-1918)
Children
- Evelina Maude Knowles (born 1870)
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Biography
Arrived in Auckland 1856
Wine and spirit and grocery business in Napier 1856-1886
Proprietor of “The Daily Telegraph” from 1886
Purchased two blocks from Thomas Tanner, subdivided his land into small irregular sections, and put two diagonal roads through them (Oak and Elm Roads) – known as “Knowles Folly”
At least one daughter
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