Not in Foster, Venn or Dublin records.
Knowles was licensed Curate of Stalmine 1 June 1737. 1738 Archdeaconry of Richmond Register of Orders records this and confirms same ordination days as Balderston Curate. MA confirms Stalmine Curate and Rector of Claughton are the same man. VCH Lancs. 8, notes him as Rector of Claughton until his death in 1773, and Curate of Stalmine until the same year.
| Year | Type | Name as Recorded | Location | Office/Status | Full Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1732 | Ordi(ordination) | Knowles, unknown | / | deacon | View |
| 1732 | Appt(Licensing) | Knowles, unknown | Blackburn / Balderston Chapel | Curate | View |
| 1732 | Ordi(ordination) | Knowles, Thomas | / | deacon | View |
| 1733 | Libc | Knowles, unknown | Blackburn / Balderston Chapel | Curate | View |
| 1734 | Ordi(ordination) | Knowles, Thomas | / | priest | View |
| 1741 | Appt(Institution) | Knowles, Thomas | Claughton / | Rector | View |
| 1743 | Libc | Knowles, Thomas | Stalmine / | Curate | View |
| 1743 | Libc | Knowles, Thomas | Claughton / | Rector | View |
| 1749 | Libc | Knowles, unknown | Stalmin / | not given | View |
| 1749 | Libc | Knowles, unknown | Claughton / | not given | View |
| 1773 | Vac(Death) | Knowles, Thomas | Claughton / | Rector | View |