Willliam Hall - far right hand side, with the staff of Lady Warwick.
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We learn from the memoirs of Ellen Hall, William's granddaughter, that William Hall went on to become head Gardener to Lady Warwick. He and Annie had ten children. Many of his sons rose to become head gardeners, Jack to Sir Robert Peel, Bill to Lady de Vesey, Bert to a high court judge and James to Mr Donner.
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We see William, his wife and children in 1881, living at Bishopgate, Egham, Surrey:

William HALL Head M Male 43 Egham, Surrey, England Gardener
Ann HALL Wife M Female 46 Old Windsor, Berkshire, England
Ellen HALL Daur Female 13 Egham, Surrey, England Scholar
Jane HALL Daur Female 12 Egham, Surrey, England Scholar
Jonathan HALL Son Male 9 Egham, Surrey, England Scholar
James HALL Son Male 8 Egham, Surrey, England Scholar
William HALL Son Male 6 Egham, Surrey, England Scholar
Albert HALL Son Male 4 Egham, Surrey, England
Anne HALL Daur Female 2 Egham, Surrey, England
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In 1891, William and Anne were living at Park Place Lodge, Scaitcliffe, Egham

HALL, William Head Married M 52 1839 Gardener Domestic Servant Egham Surrey
HALL, Ann Wife Married F 55 1836 Old Windsor Berkshire
HALL, Annie Daughter Single F 12 1879 Scholar Egham Surrey

Ann Knibbs, I would guess, taken in the 1890's. Click to enlarge.
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The memoirs of a lady named Ellen Hall provided the link between this Anne Knibbs and James/Matilda Knibbs. Ellen was this Anne's granddaughter and the great-great-niece of James and Matilda.

Anne is buried in Englefield Green Cemetery alongside her husband William Hall who died 18th November 1894 aged 57 years.
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Childhood in Englefield Green, 1907-1923 provides a fascinating insight into life in these times at Englefield Green which is just a small distance from Egham in Surrey. This memoir is compiled from notes written by a lady named Ellen Hall, and it's fascinating to see that Ellen has made several references to her Knibbs family who also lived in that area. The document was produced by Ellen's daughter Margaret Marklew.
Ellen refers to Ann (or Annie) Hall (nee Knibbs from Old Windsor) who married a man named William Hall, born in 1837. William and Annie Hall were Ellen's grandparents. Ellen remembered her grandmother Annie and a parrot she had called "Polly".
Ellen also refers to her great-great-uncle and aunt of Old Windsor who had six sons in the navy, and she recalls that they received a letter from King George VI. This will have been James Knibbs and his wife Matilda.
Anyway, follow the link I've given at the start of this paragraph, and read her fascinating memoirs.
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We see Anne at the 1901 census return living at 15 Victoria Road, Englefield Green, Egham, Surrey:
Anne Hall Head Wid 66 Bucks Old Windsor
James Hall Son S 28 Gardener Domestic Surrey Egham
Annie Hall Daur S 21 Daily Governess Surrey Egham
Percy John Hall S Grandson 2 London Paddington

I've learned from Margaret Marklew, James' granddaughter, that:

James Hall was born on 28 Jan 1873 in Old Windsor and died on 19 Aug 1935 at age 62.
He was head gardener to the Donner family at Englefield Green, and later at Bowden Hill near Lacock
James married Mathilda "Cissie" Scholfield on 12 Apr 1906 in St Judes, Egham.
Mathilda was born on 5 Sep 1870 in Castleton, Rochdale and died on 16 May 1927 at age 56.
they had two children, James Leslie Hall anfd Ellen Hall. James was born on 6 Apr 1912 in Egham and died on 28 Apr 1922. Ellen Hall was born on 19 Apr 1907 in Egham. She died on 16 Dec 1992 in Winchester)

Mathilda "Cissie" Scholfield, daughter of James Scholfield and Ellen Ormerod, was born on 5 Sep 1870 in Castleton, Rochdale and died on 16 May 1927 at age 56.
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Childhood in Englefield Green, 1907-1923 has been produced by James' granddaughter from notes written by his daughter Ellen in her later years. It provides a fascinating insight into their lives in this area of England.

Anne Appears in 1891 living with her parents at Park Place Lodge, Scaitcliffe, Egham.