Frank Knowles was the son of Matthew Knowles and Sarah Bates.

Frank was born in 1873 in Newcastle, Staffordshire.

Frank married Elizabeth Thacker in 1900 in Wolstanton, Staffordsshire.

He had the following children from his marriage to Elizabeth Thacker:

- Emily Adelaide Knowles	born in 1903 at Wolstanton, Staffordshire.
- Frank Knowles	born in 1906 at Wolstanton, Staffordshire.
- Albert Edward Knowles	born in 1907 at Wolstanton, Staffordshire.
- William Henry Knowles	born in 1910 at Wolstanton, Staffordshire.
- Alice Knowles	born in 1912 at Wolstanton, Staffordshire.
- Phyllis I Knowles	born in 1915 at Wolstanton, Staffordshire.
- Lily Knowles	born in 1918 at Wolstanton, Staffordshire.

Frank was an Iron Moulder.

Details of Frank's death are not known.

Census Data:

Year	Address
1881	32, Bayley Street, Newcastle-under-Lyme, Staffordshire.
1891	25, Carvour Street, Hanley, Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire.
1901	11, Wilton Street, Silverdale, Staffordshire.
1911	11, Wilton Street, Cross Heath, Newcastle, Staffordshire.