Query this person: the record for Withington, Gloucs. shows the death of 'unknown'; in 1584 and the institution of a new rector, (Atkins) on the same date. From 1593 it might be thought that this was another Thomas Knowles, but there is no trace of a second MA in Foster or Venn; the writing of the VCH describing Thomas Knowles as an argumentative and neglectful rector speaks of him as if this were just one man; hence this entry left as it is below until it can be proved otherwise.
Foster: fellow of BRASENOSE COLLEGE; BA 16 Jan. 1569/70; MA 14 Mar. 1572/3; perhaps adm. to Merchant Taylors school 1562 as son of Olyver, vintner. R of Withington 1581; father of Robert Knollis (1605)(CCED ID); see Robinson i, 2; OHS i, 276 and Foster Ind. Eccl.
| Year | Type | Name as Recorded | Location | Office/Status | Full Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1581 | Appt(Presentation) | Knolles, Thomas | Withington / | Rector | View |
| 1581 | Appt(Institution) | Knowles, Thomas | Wythington / | Rector | View |
| 1582 | Appt(Institution) | Knowles, Thoma | Wythington / | Rector | View |
| 1593 | Libc | Knowles, Thomas | Willington / | Rector | View |
| 1594 | Libc | Knowles, Thomas | Withington / | Rector | View |
| 1603 | Libc | Knowles, Thomas | illegible / | Rector | View |
| 1603 | Libc | Knollis, Thomas | Withington / | Rector | View |
| 1612 | Libc | Knowles, Thomas | Wythington / | Rector | View |
| 1613 | Libc | Knowles, Thomas | Wythington / | Rector | View |
| 1614 | Vac(natural death) | Knowles, Thomas | Withington / | Rector | View |