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Dorothy Knight 1901–1943 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: Jan 1901

Birth Location: Wellington, New Zealand

Death Date: Oct 1943

Death Location: Taita Old Cemetery, Taita Cemetery, Naenae, Wellington, New Zealand

Father: Frederick Knight

Mother: Mary Kennedy

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Dorothy Knight was born in 1901 in Wellington, New Zealand, the child of Frederick William Knight And Mary Kennedy. Dorothy Knight passed away in 1943 in Taita Old Cemetery, Taita Cemetery, Naenae, Wellington, New Zealand.

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Biography

  • Dorothy Knight was born in 1901 in Wellington, New Zealand, the child of Frederick William Knight And Mary Kennedy.
  • Dorothy Knight passed away in 1943 in Taita Old Cemetery, Taita Cemetery, Naenae, Wellington, New Zealand.

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Dorothy Knight's Ancestors

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Dorothy Knight
1901–1943
Birth Place: Wellington, New Zealand
Parents
Frederick William Knight
1870–1923
Lower Hutt, Wellington, New Zealand
Mary Kennedy
1875–1951
Konini, Wellington, New Zealand
Grandparents
Joseph (S F) Knight
1845–1906
Luxylan, Cornwall, England
Elizabeth Heayns
1849–1926
Lostwithel Moor, Cornwall, England
Great-Grandparents
William Knight
1806–1867
Mary Penrose
1806–1871
John Jnr
1809–1868
Jane Frethey
1816–1899
2nd-Great-Grandparents
James Knight
1767–1838
Philipa Hooper
1767–1842
John 3rd
1768–1841
Margaret Cook
1773–1839
John Heayns
1787–1855
Ann Knight
1786–1849
Thomas Frethey
1778–1850
Joan Rundle
1780–1847

Dorothy Knight's Timeline

3 Records

1901
Jan 1901
Birth of Dorothy Knight in Wellington, New Zealand
Wellington, New Zealand
1943
14 Oct 1943
Age 42
Death of Dorothy Knight in Wellington, New Zealand
Wellington, New Zealand
1943
Oct 1943
Age 42
Burial of Dorothy Knight in Taita Old Cemetery, Taita Cemetery, Naenae, Wellington, New Zealand
Taita Old Cemetery, Taita Cemetery, Naenae, Wellington, New Zealand

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: Jan 1901
    Event Place: Wellington, New Zealand
    Record Source:
    [1] UK, Incoming Passenger Lists, The National Archives of the UK; Kew, Surrey, England; Board of Trade: Commercial and Statistical Department and successors: Inwards Passenger Lists.; Class: BT26; Piece: 856
    [2] New Zealand, Birth Index, New Zealand, Birth Index, 1840-1950
    [3] New Zealand, Cemetery Records, New Zealand Society of Genealogists Incorporated; Auckland, New Zealand; New Zealand Cemetery Records

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 1927
    Event Place: New Zealand
    Record Source: UK, Incoming Passenger Lists, The National Archives of the UK; Kew, Surrey, England; Board of Trade: Commercial and Statistical Department and successors: Inwards Passenger Lists.; Class: BT26; Piece: 856

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 7 Aug 1927
    Event Place: Southampton, England
    Record Source: UK, Incoming Passenger Lists, The National Archives of the UK; Kew, Surrey, England; Board of Trade: Commercial and Statistical Department and successors: Inwards Passenger Lists.; Class: BT26; Piece: 856

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 14 Oct 1943
    Event Place: Wellington, New Zealand
    Record Source:
    [1] Australia and New Zealand, Find a Grave Index
    [2] New Zealand, Cemetery Records, New Zealand Society of Genealogists Incorporated; Auckland, New Zealand; New Zealand Cemetery Records

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: Oct 1943
    Event Place: Taita Old Cemetery, Taita Cemetery, Naenae, Wellington, New Zealand
    Record Source:
    [1] Australia and New Zealand, Find a Grave Index
    [2] New Zealand, Cemetery Records, New Zealand Society of Genealogists Incorporated; Auckland, New Zealand; New Zealand Cemetery Records

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