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KNOX, THOMAS, eldest son of William Knox, St. George’s, Westminster, and Llanstinam, Pembrokeshire, Under Secretary of State, Colonial Dept., and Letitia, dau. of Thomas [or James ?]Ford, St. Anne’s, Dublin; b.; adm. 17 Jun 1782; left Midsummer 1786; Oriel Coll. Oxford, matr. 20 Feb 1787, aged 17; adm. Lincoln’s Inn 14 Mar 1787, called to bar 27 Nov 1792; living 1808.

Knox, Stuart Robin Igor, son of Stuart Edge Inman Knox, sculptor, of Paris, and Hilda, d. of Frederick Ball of Colsterworth, Lincs; b. 1 Jan. 1922; adm. Jan. 1935 (R); left July 1940; RNVR 1942-5 (Lieut.), despatches (Elba) Nov. 1944, Croix de Guerre; Courtauld Inst. of Art, BA 1950, MA 1954, PhD 1968; asst lecturer Slade Sch. 1950-2; lecturer in History of Art Univ. of Durham 1952-8, Portsmouth Coll. of Art 1963-9, Queen's Univ. Kingston, Ontario, 1969-70; Prof. of Fine Arts Univ. of Brit. Columbia 1970-87; an authority on Tiepolo drawings and etch­ings; author of catalogues for London, Stuttgart, Harvard, Ottawa, Venice, Oxford, Washing­ton and New York 1970-87; m. 1st 15 Nov. 1946 Ursula Jessie, d. of David J. Leacock of Geneva; 2nd 4 June 1964 Patricia, d. of Allan Isaacs of Kingston, Jamaica.

Knox, Stuart Robin Igor (known as George), son of Stuart Edge Inman Knox, sculptor, of Paris, France, and Hilda, d. of Frederick Ball of Colsterworth, Lincs; b. 1 Jan. 1922; adm. Jan. 1935 (R); left July 1940; RNVR 1942-5 (Lieut. ), despatches (Elba) Nov. 1944, Croix de Guerre; Courtauld Inst. of Art, BA 1950, MA 1954, PhD 1968; asst. lecturer, Slade Sch. of Art 1950-2; lecturer in History of Art, Univ. of Durham 1952-8, Portsmouth Coll. of Art 1963-9, Queen’s Univ. Kingston, Ontario, Canada 1969-70; Prof. of Fine Arts, Univ. of Brit. Columbia 1970-87, Prof. Emeritus 1987-; an authority on Tiepolo drawings and etchings; author of catalogues for London, Stuttgart, Harvard, Ottawa, Venice, Oxford, Washington and New York 1970-87; m. 1st, 15 Nov. 1946 Ursula Jessie, d. of David J. Leacock, of Geneva, Switzerland; 2nd, 4 June 1964 Patricia, d. of Allan Isaacs of Kingston, Jamaica; d. 28 Sept. 2015.

Knox, Robert Welland, brother of Ernest Francis Knox (q.v.); b. Sept. 6, 1873; adm. as Q.S. Jan. 13, 1887; left July 1890; Caius Coll. Camb. (adm. pensr. Oct. 1, 1890), only resided two terms; Edinburgh Univ.; M.B. and C. M. 1896; F.R.C.S. (Eng.) 1914; entered the Indian Medical Service; Lieut. July 28, 1897; Capt. July 28, 1900; Major Jan. 28, 1909; acting Lieut.-Col. Sept. 21, 1914-July 13, 1915, and Dec. 13, 1915-Jan. 27, 1917; Lieut. ­ Col. Jan. 28, 1917; served in the Dardanelles 1915-6 and as Asst. Director of Medical Services to the Goth and 10th Divisions of the Egyptian Expeditionary Force Nov. 23, 1918-Nov. 11, 1919; mentioned in despatches LG. June 21, 1916, July 6, 1917, and June 14, 1918; D.S.O. Oct. 29, 1915; Serbian Order of the White Eagle, 4th class, and the Order of the Crown of Italy, 4th class; Col. Sept. 24, 1924; retired Jan. 1, 1928; m. Dec. 31, 1900, Lilian Margaret, daughter of Col. John Lewis Lock; d. Jan. 20, 1959.

KNOX, JOHN WILLIAM, brother of Thomas Knox (qv); b. 14 Feb 1784; adm.; KS 1798; elected to Trinity Coll. Cambridge 1802, adm. pens. 1 Jun 1802, scholar 22 Apr 1803, matr. 1804; BA 1806; MA 1809; an Usher at the School 1806-22, attached to the De Brieux boarding house in Dean’s Yard; ordained; Rector of Yerbeston, Pembrokeshire, 8 Dec 1810 – no longer 1830 (?); d. 10 Jan 1862.

Knox, John Stuart, son of Lieut.-Col. Sir James Stuart Knox Kt OBE, HM Prison Commissioner, and Ursula Mary Iremonger, d. of Francis Watts, solicitor; b. 23 Mar. 1907; adm. Apr. 1920 (H); left Mar. 1923; St Barth. Hosp. Med. Sch., MRCS LRCP 1931; DPM 1938; MO Broadmoor Asy­lum 1932, dep. Med. Supt 1938-53; SMO Holloway Prison 1963-7; m. 27 Apr. 1933 Joan Norwood, d. of Sir William Norwood East Kt MD FRCP, Med. Commissioner of Prisons; d. 18 July 1995.

KNOX, GEORGE; b.; adm. (Clapham) 28 Jan 1793; left Christmas 1793.

Knox, George Stuart, brother of John Stuart Knox (qv); b. 13 May 1908; adm. Apr. 1920 (A); left Mar. 1923; 2nd Lieut. Roy. Signals Feb. 1928, Lieut. Feb. 1931, ADC to C-in-C India 1936, Capt. Aug. 1938, Maj. Feb. 1945, Lieut.-Col. Jan. 1949, Col. Feb. 1952, Brig. 1955; psc; Chief of StaffMELF 1959; OBE 1945, CBE 1960; retd Apr. 1960; York DC 1976-9; N. Yorks CC 1977-81; author of Lucky for Some (autobiog.) 1988; m. 30 Apr. 1939 Heather Lindsay, d. of Brig. Bruce Lindsay Eddis DSO; d. 16 May 1989.

Knox, Ernest Francis, son of Sir George Edward Knox, C. S. I., I. S. O., Judge of the High Court, North West Provinces, India, by Katherine Anna Louise, daughter of Major William Loch, 1st Bombay Lancers; b. July 27, 1871; adm. as exhibitioner June 5, 1885 (G); left Dec. 1888; R. M.C. Sandhurst; 2nd Lieut. Norfolk Regt. ov. 29, 1890; Lieut. Oct. 6, 1893; Indian Staff Corps Nov. 30, 1896; Capt. July 10, 1901; Double Company Commander 36th Sikhs Aug. 14, 1903; Major Nov. 29, 1908; Military Attache at St. Petersburg with temp. rank of Lieut.-Col. . May 3, 1911; Lieut .-Col. Nov. 29, 1916; Col. June. 3, 1920; retired May 15, 1922; served in the Tirah expedition 1897-8, and in Mesopotamia Feb. 1916 until he was dangerously wounded on June 12, 1916, and from Aug. 1917-Sept. 1918, North Persia Sept. 1918-May 1919; mentioned in despatches L. G. May 30 and Oct. 19, 1916; D.S.O. Dec. 22, 1916; m. Sept. 28, 1910, Margaret Muriel Dallas, only daughter of the Very Rev. James Dallas O'Meara, D.D., Dean of Rupertsland, Canada; d. June 1949.

KNOX, DAVID GEORGE, son of David Knox, East Grinstead, Sussex; b.; adm. 20 Sep 1799 (Clapham); left Mich. 1801; Trinity Coll. Cambridge, adm. pens. 30 Apr 1804, aged 18; BA 1808; ordained deacon 1 Oct 1809, priest 23 Sep 1810 (both London); m. 1st, 24 Oct 1808 Anna Maria, second dau. of John Sprott, Madras [check if EICS Madras]; m. 2nd, 1810 Marianna, dau. of John Sherman, Harpenden, Herts.; d. 9 Dec 1810.