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Kenneth Davenport Knowles [1] (9 March 1874 – 9 December 1944 [2]) was a priest of the Church of England. [3] He was the Archdeacon of Huntingdon from 1921 to 1943. [4]

Knowles was educated at The King's School, Canterbury, at Bedford School, and at Worcester College, Oxford. [5] He was admitted as a solicitor in 1900 [6] before entering Ely Theological College in 1905. He was ordained the following year and his first curacy was at Ramsey, Huntingdonshire after which he was Rector of Woodwalton. He was a temporary chaplain [7] to the British Armed Forces during World War I. [8] Later he was Rector of Brampton, then Upton and finally Diddington. [9]

References

  1. ^ genealogical website
  2. ^ "Deaths", The Times, 12 December 1944, p. 1.
  3. ^ London Gazette, 29 June 1926
  4. ^ "Cambridgeshire Archives". Archived from the original on 5 April 2012. Retrieved 15 February 2020.
  5. ^ Who was Who 1897–2007, London, A & C Black, 2007, ISBN  978-0-19-954087-7
  6. ^ The Times, 3 February 1900, p. 4, "The Law Society".
  7. ^ 29 September 1916
  8. ^ "war time memories". Archived from the original on 30 March 2012. Retrieved 21 October 2011.
  9. ^ Crockford's Clerical Directory 1940–41, Oxford, OUP, 1941
Church of England titles
Preceded by Archdeacon of Huntingdon
1921–1943
Succeeded by


From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Kenneth Davenport Knowles [1] (9 March 1874 – 9 December 1944 [2]) was a priest of the Church of England. [3] He was the Archdeacon of Huntingdon from 1921 to 1943. [4]

Knowles was educated at The King's School, Canterbury, at Bedford School, and at Worcester College, Oxford. [5] He was admitted as a solicitor in 1900 [6] before entering Ely Theological College in 1905. He was ordained the following year and his first curacy was at Ramsey, Huntingdonshire after which he was Rector of Woodwalton. He was a temporary chaplain [7] to the British Armed Forces during World War I. [8] Later he was Rector of Brampton, then Upton and finally Diddington. [9]

References

  1. ^ genealogical website
  2. ^ "Deaths", The Times, 12 December 1944, p. 1.
  3. ^ London Gazette, 29 June 1926
  4. ^ "Cambridgeshire Archives". Archived from the original on 5 April 2012. Retrieved 15 February 2020.
  5. ^ Who was Who 1897–2007, London, A & C Black, 2007, ISBN  978-0-19-954087-7
  6. ^ The Times, 3 February 1900, p. 4, "The Law Society".
  7. ^ 29 September 1916
  8. ^ "war time memories". Archived from the original on 30 March 2012. Retrieved 21 October 2011.
  9. ^ Crockford's Clerical Directory 1940–41, Oxford, OUP, 1941
Church of England titles
Preceded by Archdeacon of Huntingdon
1921–1943
Succeeded by



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