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From: "Lois & Mervyn M. Williams" <>
Subject: Help Please re KNOX (thread manufacturers)
Date: Wed, 09 Jun 1999 11:35:37 -0700


>Date: Wed, 09 Jun 1999 10:58:31
>To:
>From: "Lois & Mervyn M. Williams" <>
>Subject: Help Please re KNOX (thread manufacturers)
>Cc:
>
>Hello all,
>
>I live in small town British Columbia and am attempting to trace
>my KNOXes.
>
>My line is 'supposed' to be connected to the threadmill KNOXes.
>Apparently, there was a dispute between a father and son and the
>son was disowned. I have been attempting to discover which generation
>this dispute occurred and the connection.
>
>I have traced my line to Thomas KNOX/Catherine McHAFFIE who married
>1804 in Cathcart, Renfrew. Children of this couple are difficult to
>discover due to not baptising children in Church of Scotland. I am
>sure of three....William abt 1814, George abt 1818 and Samuel Hunter
>abt 1828 and a very possible Margaret abt 1821. These children and
>their subsequent families were established in the Beith/Kilbirnie
>area in the early 1800s but Samuel Hunter Knox m. 1849 at Glasgow.
>
>I have a copy of the 'Genealogy of the Knoxes of Redheugh, Kilbirnie'
>compiled in 1855 by William Logan but the work of Dr. Andrew Crawfurd.
>The chart would indicate that the lineage contains a lot of guesswork
>prior to Robert Knox/Agnes Barclay. Robert b. 1763 is supposedly the
>son of James Knox/Ann Gavin but Robert named first and second sons
>William and a later son Thomas. I have been unable to find any
>earlier evidence of a Thomas in this data. Did James Knox/Ann Gavin
>disown a son Thomas......and brother Robert (thread manuf) decided to
>acknowledge him?
>
>Thomas Knox (son of Robert Knox/Agnes Barclay) b. 1813 d. 1829
>- a wonderful 'Elegy' written by Thomas Macqueen and would add his
> poem of the Robin Redbreast was inscribed to Thomas.
>
>John Knox (son of Robert Knox/Agnes Barclay) was a manuf in Glasgow
>and married Isabella Inglis (daughter of Andrew Inglis, Esq/Merchant
>in Glasgow and younger son of Peter Inglis, Esq/Merchant Glasgow).
>
>Ann Knox (daughter of Robert Knox/Agnes Barclay) married James
>Mackie (brother of my Esther Mackie & son of Matthew Mackie/Esther
>Arnot)
>
>These KNOXes were manufacturers in Glasgow as well as Kilbirnie. I
>am hoping that there is someone with further information on this
>family. As well, I would appreciate knowing of other resources
>besides the work of Crawford and Logan, which would document their
>lineage.
>
>I would be most greatful for any and all assistance.
>
>Thank you
>Lois Williams
>British Columbia Canada
>email <>
>
>
>
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