Matthew Ralph Barton Knowles was the son of Matthew Knowles and Sarah Bates.

Matthew was born in 1865 in Hanley, Staffordshire.

Matthew married Annie Brassington in 1887 in Newcastle, Staffordshire.

He had the following children from his marriage to Annie Brassington:

- Mary Pearson

born around 1883 at Aldershot, Hampshire.

Matthew was a Brass Fitter.

Matthew died in 1903 in Eccleshall, Yorkshire.  

Census Data:

Year	Address
1871	18, Harrison Street, Newcastle-under-Lyme, Staffordshire.
1891	26, Bailey Street, Newcastle-under-Lyme, Staffordshire.
1901	158, Middle Lane, Rotherham, Yorkshire.