William and Jane Knowles lived in the Diss-Shelfanger, Norfolk, England area all their lives. William Barker died in 1829 in Shelfanger, Norfolk, England. Jane died in 1825.
The year after William died, in 1830. 4 of their children and their families sailed to Staten Island,New York, United States. Their names were George (1795), Frederick (1800), James (1802), and Harriet (1805) Barker and families.
- Interested in Jane Knowles (1759) Barker - Sources.
- Interested in Harriet Barker who md Henry Jarrell in 1826. & family who settled around Kingston, Ontario, Canada.
George & Frederick Barker families settled in Ogden, Utah. James and Hannah Barker's family settled in Iowa.