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

James was born in 1876 in Newcastle, Staffordshire.

James married Sarah Kelly in 1899 in Newcastle, Staffordshire.

He had the following children from his marriage to Sarah Kelly:

- Mary Agnes Knowles	born in 1900 in Newcastle, Staffordshire.
- Sarah Knowles	born in 1902 in Newcastle, Staffordshire.
- James Knowles	born in 1904 in Newcastle, Staffordshire.
- Vincent Knowles	born in 1906 in Newcastle, Staffordshire.
- Edmund Knowles	born in 1909 in Newcastle, Staffordshire.
- Wilfred Knowles	born in 1914 in Newcastle, Staffordshire.

James was an Iron Founder.

Details of James'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	17, Bailey Street, Newcastle-under-Lyme, Staffordshire..
1911	33, Bailey Street, Ashfields, Newcastle, Staffordshire.