Philippa Spencer KNOWLES (1835-1894)
| Name: | Phillippa Spencer KNOWLES |
| Sex: | Female |
| Father: | - |
| Mother: | - |
Individual Events and Attributes
| Birth | 1 Jul 1835 | St George, Southwark, London. |
| Christening | ||
| Death | 1894 (age 58-59) | Te wharau, Wairarapa, New Zealand |
Marriage
| Spouse | John FREEBODY (1833-1913) | |
| Children | Ann FREEBODY (1859-1921) | |
| Alice Southby FREEBODY (1862-1941) | ||
| Philippa FREEBODY (1874-1949) | ||
| Marriage | 1853 (age 17-18) | Newbury, Berkshire |
Individual Note
Birth (Baptism date quoted - see later notes), Marriage (Register 2c 503), Death (date obtained from New Zealand newspaper reports).
Parish Record of Baptism:
Parents: James Spencer Knowles,? Alice
name: Philippa Knowles
gender: Female
baptism/christening date: 01 Jul 1835
baptism/christening place: St George the Martyr, Southwark, London.
father's name: James Spencer Knowles
mother's name: Alice
indexing project (batch) number: C02244-3
system origin: England-ODM
source film number: 307694, 307695
1841 Census: At Old Kent Road Alfred Place, St George, Southwark, Surrey with Alice her mother, and siblings Charles, William, Artemedia, and James.
1851 Census: Although her mother and sister Artemedia were at West Ilsley at the time of the census, Philippa has not been found, although there is a possibility she was staying with an aunt at 51, Broomfields, St Pauls Deptford, Greenwich, Kent. This has not been proved either this was an aunt, or the person staying there was Philippa. The record just states P Knowles, but interestingly born in St Georges, Middlesex, and with the possibly correct birth year.
1861 Census: At Back Road, Speen, Newbury, Berkshire with husband John Freebody, and daughter Ann.
1871 Census: At Grove Dairy Farm, Speen, Newbury, Berkshire with husband John, and daughters Ann and Alice.
Misc
Main Sources of Information: BMD Indexes, Great Great Granddaughter. Census Returns.
Philippa emigrated to New Zealand in approximately 1874, leaving her husband John and daughters ann and alice. She had with her the youngest daughter Philippa. There are various newspaper reports stating that she took to drink, and daughter Ann arrived in New Zealand with power of attorney for her father, to take daughter Philippa back to her father.
See Notes for her husband John Freebody
