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Cyril George Knight 1890–1948 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 19 Jul 1890

Birth Location: Adelaide, Eastern Cape, South Africa

Death Date: 15 Mar 1948

Death Location: Potchefstroom, North West South Africa, South Africa

Father: George KNIGHT

Mother: Plantevina LAWRIE

Spouse(s): Maria Smuts

Children(s): Enid Knight

Cyril George Knight was born in 1890 in Adelaide, Eastern Cape, South Africa, the child of George Luke Knight And Plantevina Lawrie. Cyril George Knight married Maria Magdalena Smuts, and had children including Enid Leonora Knight. Cyril George Knight passed away in 1948 in Potchefstroom, North West South Africa, South Africa.

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Biography

  • Cyril George Knight was born in 1890 in Adelaide, Eastern Cape, South Africa, the child of George Luke Knight And Plantevina Lawrie.
  • Cyril George Knight married Maria Magdalena Smuts, and had children including Enid Leonora Knight.
  • Cyril George Knight passed away in 1948 in Potchefstroom, North West South Africa, South Africa.

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Spouses(s)

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Cyril Knight's Ancestors

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Cyril Knight
1890–1948
Birth Place: Adelaide, Eastern Cape, South Africa
Parents
George Luke KNIGHT
1862–1925
Orange Free State, South Africa
Plantevina LAWRIE
1862–1951
Fort Beaufort, Cape Colony, South Africa
Grandparents
Timothy (Swain Mills) KNIGHT
1825–1863
Newbridge, County Kildare, Ireland
Sarah (Jane Measom) Barnes
1832–1907
Grahamstown, Eastern Cape, South Africa
Robert (Joseph) LAWRIE
1818–1883
Edinburgh, Scotland
Plantavina VISSER
1826–1912
Cape Town, Cape Colony, South Africa
Great-Grandparents
James BARNES
1807–1883
Sarah Patrick
1811–1878
Johannes Visser
1791–1832
Petronella PLANTEFEBER
1793–1868
2nd-Great-Grandparents
James Barnes
1782–1835
Mary Dixon
1782–1863
Benjamin Patrick
1778–1854
Mary Woodcock
1779–1820
Johannes Visser
1729–1798
Johanna Slabbert
1751–1837
Maria LOMBARD
1775–1836

Cyril Knight's Descendants

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Cyril (George) Knight (19 Jul 1890–15 Mar 1948) m. Maria (Magdalena) Smuts (10 May 1882–24 Jun 1950)
  1. 1. Enid (Leonora) Knight 1918–2010 m. Wilhelmus (Petrus Johannes Marthinus) Pöen 1911–1995

Cyril Knight's Timeline

2 Records

1890
19 Jul 1890
Birth of Cyril George Knight in Adelaide, Eastern Cape, South Africa
Adelaide, Eastern Cape, South Africa
1948
15 Mar 1948
Age 58
Death of Cyril George Knight in Potchefstroom, North West South Africa, South Africa
Potchefstroom, North West South Africa, South Africa

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 19 Jul 1890
    Event Place: Adelaide, Eastern Cape, South Africa

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 15 Mar 1948
    Event Place: Potchefstroom, North West South Africa, South Africa

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