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     Thomas Knowles was born on 30 May 1824.² He married, firstly, Mary Foster in 1846 at Wigan, Lancashire, England.² He married, secondly, Mary Longworth in 1866 at Bolton-le-Moors, Lancashire, England.² He died on 3 December 1883 at age 59.²
     He held the office of Member of Parliament (M.P.) for Wigan between 1874 and 1883.² He lived at Darn Hall, Cheshire, England.²

     Rachel Emily Nairn was born on 13 June 1902.¹ She is the daughter of Sir Michael Nairn of Rankeilour, 2nd Bt. and Mildred Margaret Neish.² She married Major Arthur Frederic Purvis, son of William Herbert Purvis, on 2 June 1925.¹
     From 2 June 1925, her married name became Purvis.

     Major Arthur Frederic Purvis is the son of William Herbert Purvis.² He married Rachel Emily Nairn, daughter of Sir Michael Nairn of Rankeilour, 2nd Bt. and Mildred Margaret Neish, on 2 June 1925.¹
     He gained the rank of Major in the Scots Guards.¹ He was awarded the Military Cross (M.C.)¹

     Constance Jane Nairn was born on 20 August 1904.¹ She is the daughter of Sir Michael Nairn of Rankeilour, 2nd Bt. and Mildred Margaret Neish.² She married John Inglis, son of William Inglis, on 12 January 1928.¹
     From 12 January 1928, her married name became Inglis.

     William Inglis lived at Granton House, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland.¹

     John Inglis was the son of William Inglis.² He married Constance Jane Nairn, daughter of Sir Michael Nairn of Rankeilour, 2nd Bt. and Mildred Margaret Neish, on 12 January 1928.¹ He died on 27 July 1960.¹

     Sally Elizabeth Jane Inglis was born on 18 January 1931.¹ She is the daughter of John Inglis and Constance Jane Nairn.² She married Major Peter Wyndham Loyd, son of William Lewis Brownlow Loyd, on 4 March 1958.¹
     From 4 March 1958, her married name became Loyd. She lived in 2003 at Towersey Manor, Thame, Oxfordshire, England.¹

     Henry Erskine Sherrard married Cecilia Williams-Freeman, daughter of Reverend Lionel Peere Williams-Freeman and Louisa Hope, in November 1932.¹