Sarah Bates was born around 1845 in Dudley, Worcestershire.

Sarah married Matthew Knowles in 1861 in Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire.

She had the following children from her marriage to Matthew Knowles:

- Sarah Elizabeth Knowles	born in 1862 in Talk on the Hill, Staffordshire.
- Adelaide Theodore Knowles	born in 1863 in Talk on the Hill, Staffordshire.
- Matthew Ralph Barton Knowles	born in 1865 in Hanley, Staffordshire.
- Ann Jane Knowles	born in 1867 in Hanley, Staffordshire.
- Edward Henry Knowles	born in 1869 in Hanley, Staffordshire.
- Leonard Knowles	born in 1871 in Newcastle, Staffordshire.
- Frank Knowles	born in 1873 in Newcastle, Staffordshire.
- James Knowles	born in 1876 in Newcastle, Staffordshire.
- Grace Knowles	born in 1877 in Newcastle, Staffordshire.
- Alice Knowles	born in 1880 in Newcastle, Staffordshire.
- Constance Knowles	born in 1883 in Newcastle, Staffordshire.

Details of Sarah's death are not known.

Census Data:

Year	Address
1861	8, Wood Street, Hanley, Staffordshire.
1871	18, Harrison Street, Newcastle-under-Lyme, Staffordshire.
1881	32, Bayley Street, Newcastle-under-Lyme, Staffordshire.
1891	25, Carvour Street, Hanley, Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire.