Family
Bishop Knox was married twice. Firstly he married Ellen Penelope French (1854–1892) in 1878, daughter of Thomas Valpy French, Bishop of Lahore. Secondly he married Ethel Mary Newton in 1895, daughter of Canon Horace Newton of Holmwood, Redditch and Glencripesdale Estate Argyllshire.
He was father of six children by his first wife Ellen French:
- Ethel Knox (1879–1958)
- Edmund George Valpy Knox (1881–1971) who was Editor of Punch magazine
- Winifred Frances Knox (1882–1961), married James Peck and became known as an author under the name "Winifred Peck"
- Alfred Dillwyn Knox (1884–1943), known as "Dilly", a classical scholar, and a codebreaker in both World Wars
- Wilfred Lawrence Knox (1886–1950)
- Ronald Arbuthnott Knox (1888–1957), Roman Catholic Priest and translator of the Bible.
Read more about this topic: Edmund Knox (English Bishop)
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