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Ebenezer Knight 1811–1886 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 17 Jan 1811

Birth Location: Rushden, Northamptonshire, England

Death Date: 18 Mar 1886

Death Location: Old Baptist Meeting House, Little Street, Rushden, Northamptonshire, England

Father: Samuel Knight

Mother: Hannah Sabey

Spouse(s): Elizabeth Sarjeant

Children(s): Joseph Knight, Thomas Knight

In 1811, Ebenezer Knight entered the world in Rushden, Northamptonshire, England, born to Samuel Knight And Hannah Sabey. In 1841, Ebenezer Knight resided in Duck Street, Rushden, Northamptonshire, England. Ebenezer Knight married Elizabeth Sarjeant, and had children including Joseph Cumberland Knight, Thomas Sargent Knight. Ebenezer Knight passed away in 1886 in Old Baptist Meeting House, Little Street, Rushden, Northamptonshire, England.

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Biography

  • In 1811, Ebenezer Knight entered the world in Rushden, Northamptonshire, England, born to Samuel Knight And Hannah Sabey.
  • In 1841, Ebenezer Knight resided in Duck Street, Rushden, Northamptonshire, England.
  • Ebenezer Knight married Elizabeth Sarjeant, and had children including Joseph Cumberland Knight, Thomas Sargent Knight.
  • Ebenezer Knight passed away in 1886 in Old Baptist Meeting House, Little Street, Rushden, Northamptonshire, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

Samuel Knight
1775–1851
Birth Location: Rushden, Northamptonshire, England
SK
Hannah Sabey
1773–1863
Birth Location: Rushden, Northamptonshire, England
HS

Spouses(s)

Elizabeth Sarjeant
1809–1892
Birth Location: Higham Ferrers, Northamptonshire, England
ES

Children(s)

Joseph Knight
1833–1927
Birth Location: Rushden, Northamptonshire, England
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Thomas Knight
1835–1916
Birth Location: Rushden, Northamptonshire, England
TK

Ebenezer Knight's Ancestors

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Ebenezer Knight
1811–1886
Birth Place: Rushden, Northamptonshire, England
Parents
Samuel Knight
1775–1851
Rushden, Northamptonshire, England
Hannah Sabey
1773–1863
Rushden, Northamptonshire, England
Grandparents
Samuel Knight
1743–1818
Rushden, Northamptonshire, England
Elizabeth Peet
1749–
Rushden, Northamptonshire, England
William Sabey
1748–
Higham Ferrers, Northamptonshire, England
Sarah Roberts
1750–1773
Great-Grandparents
Samuel Knight
1714–1781
Sarah Marson
1715–1778
Robert Peet
1723–
Susannah Smith
1725–
2nd-Great-Grandparents
William Knight
1690–1765
Anne Pettit
1692–1730

Ebenezer Knight's Descendants

1.
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Ebenezer Knight (17 Jan 1811–18 Mar 1886) m. Elizabeth Sarjeant (Abt. 1809–13 Oct 1892)
  1. 1. Joseph (Cumberland) Knight 1833–1927 m. Ann Gilbert 1833–1872 m. Naomi Wearing 1833–1895
    1. 1. Charles (Gilbert) Knight 1862–1942 m. Mary (Ann) Turner 1887–1964 m. Brampton 1868–1908 m. Ann (Mary) Clarke 1861– m. Ada (Matilda) Lamb 1882–
      1. 1. Joseph (William) Knight 1890–1909
      2. 2. Charles (Robert) Knight 1892–1977 m. Winifred (May) Tennant 1898–1982
      3. 3. Alice (Maud) Knight 1893–1975 m. John (Albert) Turner 1896–1980
        1. 1. Anthony (J) Turner 1923–
      4. 4. Grace (Adelaide) Knight 1895–1975 m. James (Thomas) Fleming 1885–1953
      5. 5. Arthur (Gilbert) Knight 1897–1981 m. Elsie (Mary Ann) Lloyd 1898–1980
        1. 1. Kenneth (A O) Knight 1924– m. Gwendoline (E) Hulbert 1924–
        2. 2. Lillian (R) Knight 1926–
      6. 6. Horace (Gilbert) Knight 1899–1936
      7. 7. Beatrice (Kate) Knight 1885–1979 m. Daniel (Walters) Goosey 1881–1948
        1. 1. Thomas (Charles) Goosey 1905–1984 m. Ruby (Marguerite) Allin 1903–1995
        2. 2. Gladys (Winifred) Goosey 1907–1974 m. Ralph (George) Meakins 1909–1977
        3. 3. Ronald (Walter) Goosey 1911–1997 m. Amy (Muriel) Pailor 1914–1984
        4. 4. Cyril (Neuve C) Goosey 1915–1988
        5. 5. Leonard Goosey 1917–1917
      8. 8. May (Christina) Knight 1901–1995 m. Herbert (William) Wilkins 1897–1980
      9. 9. Jessie (Louisa) Knight 1903–1905
      10. 10. George (Henry) Knight 1905–1995 m. Mary (Dorothy Rose) Eden 1903–1959
        1. 1. Colin (Henry) Knight 1927–2001
      11. 11. Frederick (Sargent) Knight 1907–1999 m. Violet Parker 1911–1995
      12. 12. Doris (I) Knight 1910–2011 m. Frederick (Richard) Parfitt 1910–2004
      13. 13. Claude (Kitchener Knight) Garvey 1916–2006 m. Clara Green 1918–1986
      14. 14. Richard (Knight) Garvey 1918– m. Ivy (Maud) Wickert 1918–2005
      15. 15. Rose (Annie) Knight 1882–1952 m. Robert (Charles) Cunnington 1881–1954
      16. 16. Evelyn (Susan Knight) Garvey 1919–
      17. 17. Joan (P) Knight 1920–
        1. 1. Stanley (Charles) Mills 1943–2009
      18. 18. Dennis Knight 1921–2007 m. Dorothy (M) Clare 1922– m. Gwendoline (G) Grimward 1923–
        1. 1. Raymond (D) Knight 1947–2007
      19. 19. Gwendoline (Phoebe Knight) Garvey 1923–1997
      20. 20. Thomas (E Knight) Garvey 1924–1924
      21. 21. Reginald (Knight) Garvey 1926–1926
      22. 22. Harold (Frank Knight) Garvey 1927–1998 m. Doris (Jean) White 1926–2012
    2. 2. Joseph Knight 1856–1932 m. Sarah (Jane) Darnell 1857–1915 m. Beatrice (Maud Marion) Shorley 1877–1973
      1. 1. Jessie (G) Knight 1922– m. Edward (R) Kimbell 1921–
      2. 2. Charles (W) Knight 1924–
      3. 3. Joseph (Howard) Knight 1917– m. Audrey Alsop 1920–
      4. 4. Margaret (B) Knight 1918–
      5. 5. Frances (A) Knight 1920–
      6. 6. Mary (Olive) Knight 1922–2001 m. Irwin (Arthur William) Peck 1921–1995
    3. 3. Arthur Knight 1860–1926 m. Ann (Sophia) Brown 1859–1927
      1. 1. Emily (Jane) Knight 1885–1946
      2. 2. William Knight 1895–1916
      3. 3. Beatrice Knight 1898–
      4. 4. Kate (Amelia (Millie)) Knight 1902–1980
      5. 5. Joseph Knight 1888–1985 m. Evelyn Lewis 1891–1969
        1. 1. Clifford (William) Knight 1923–1945 m. Evelyn (Pauline May) Dickerson 1923–
        2. 2. Audrey (Doris) Knight 1928–2001 m. Gordon (G) Hooton 1926–
      6. 6. Frederick (Ernest) Knight 1880–1956 m. Bertha (Kate Jannetta) Osborn 1880–1962
        1. 1. Irene (Rose Jannetta) Knight 1921–2001 m. Charles (Kennedy) Rankin 1921–1982
      7. 7. May Knight 1899–1996
      8. 8. Nellie Knight 1887–1967 m. Herbert (Philip) Parker 1888–1958
        1. 1. Sylvia Parker 1914–1942 m. Thomas (William) Tyler 1912–1962
        2. 2. Kathleen Parker 1918– m. Horace (G) Silsby 1914–
        3. 3. Herbert (Frank) Parker 1922–1922
        4. 4. Winifred Parker 1923–1945
        5. 5. Dorothy (M) Parker 1927–1927
      9. 9. Walter Knight 1883– m. Ruth Line 1880–1957
        1. 1. Winifred (Pearl) Knight 1924– m. Desmond (Harry Richard) Porter 1923–1991
      10. 10. Herbert Knight 1896–1979
      11. 11. Florence Knight 1890–
      12. 12. May Knight 1892–1894
      13. 13. Emily Knight 1878–1879
      14. 14. John Knight –1911
    4. 4. Emily (Ellen) Knight 1865–1969 m. Herbert Dickens 1868–
      1. 1. Edith (Kate) Dickens 1893–1990 m. William (John) Fairey 1890–1975
        1. 1. Constance (Gwendolen) West 1914–2006 m. Frank West 1916–1986
        2. 2. George Fairey 1920–1920
        3. 3. Raymond (W) Fairey 1915–1999 m. Doris Evans 1917–
      2. 2. Elsie (Lilian) Dickens 1896–1970 m. John (Thomas) Peacock 1896–1956
      3. 3. Emily (Mabel) Dickens 1899–1956 m. David (John) Horn 1898–1940 m. Charles (James) Leeson 1889–1968
        1. 1. Joan (Mary) Horn 1920–1920
        2. 2. Clifford (D) Horn 1924– m. Joy (Rosemary) Winter 1925–2005
      4. 4. Florence Dickens 1883–1968 m. Walter (Clark) Ireson 1881–1969
        1. 1. Gordon (Walter) Ireson 1916–2001 m. Kathleen (Mavis) Wilmott 1917–2010
        2. 2. Donald (Clark) Ireson 1923–1974
      5. 5. (Infant) Dickens 1891–1909
      6. 6. Frances (Violet) Dickens 1905–1914
      7. 7. Maud (Ellen) Dickens 1890–1978
        1. 1. Robert (Eddington Godley) Dickens 1921–1991 m. Iris (Elaine) Boon 1921–1998
      8. 8. Herbert (Horace) Dickens 1892–1893
      9. 9. Reginald (Bernard) Dickens 1902–1903
      10. 10. Hilda (May) Dickens 1897–1902
      11. 11. John Dickens 1889–1889
      12. 12. Lillian (Mabel) Dickens 1888–1890
    5. 5. Adelaide Knight 1854–1936 m. George Childs 1855–1927
      1. 1. Katie (Elizabeth) Childs 1886–
        1. 1. William (H) Cooper 1916–
      2. 2. Florence (May) Childs 1889–1955
      3. 3. George (Reginald) Childs 1893–1917
      4. 4. Winifred (Ethel) Childs 1896–1987 m. Francis Whiteman 1893–1957
        1. 1. Norman (F) Whiteman 1924–
      5. 5. Annie Childs 1874–1913 m. George (Hood Barrs) Alcock 1869–
      6. 6. Rosa (Ellen) Childs 1877–1961 m. Albert (Edward) Glenn 1876–1959
        1. 1. Reginald (Frank) Glenn 1903–1981 m. Ethel (Mary) Shortland 1901–1984
        2. 2. Marjorie (Helena) Glenn 1902–1990 m. Horace (Frederick) Marriott 1903–1987
        3. 3. Muriel (Adelaide) Glenn 1917–2004 m. Horace Maidwell 1918–2004
        4. 4. Harold (Childs) Glenn 1911–1998 m. Constance (Emily) Blackwell 1910–2003
      7. 7. William (Ernest) Childs 1879–1945 m. Clara (Ellen) West 1879–1950
      8. 8. Frederick (George) Childs 1884–1976 m. Bertha (Fanny) Halford 1887–1957
        1. 1. George (Halford) Childs 1911–1971 m. Ruth (J) Gough 1914–
      9. 9. Bertie Childs 1882–1933 m. Annie Wallace 1880–1959
        1. 1. Winifred (Ethel) Childs 1909–1988 m. Fred Mallard 1897–1954
        2. 2. Evelyn (Annie) Childs 1907–1993 m. John (Berrill) Tressler 1895–1967
        3. 3. Herbert (Charles) Childs 1911–2002 m. Muriel (E) Jolley 1915–1959 m. Vera (Joan Elizabeth) Dilley 1911–1999
      10. 10. Adelaide Childs 1876–1876
      11. 11. Lilian Childs 1891–1891
    6. 6. Thomas Knight 1868–1949 m. Deborah Parker 1872–
      1. 1. Florence Knight 1892–
      2. 2. Herbert (Henry) Knight 1893–1917
      3. 3. Frances (Beatrice M) Knight 1896–
      4. 4. Leonard (Alwyne) Knight 1898–1975
      5. 5. Ada (Elizabeth) Knight 1901–
      6. 6. Rose Knight 1904–
      7. 7. Rita (Blanche) Knight 1906–
      8. 8. Cecil (Eric) Knight 1910–1970
    7. 7. William (Cumberland) Knight 1853–1915 m. Mary (Ann) Pack 1853–1879 m. Elizabeth ('Bessie') Hobbs 1854–1936
      1. 1. William Knight 1873– m. Maria (Mary) Huntley 1879–
        1. 1. Gladys (Winifred) Knight 1899–1986 m. Thomas Burton 1899–1976
        2. 2. Marie (Gwendoline) Knight 1901–1990 m. John Coombes 1901–
        3. 3. Edith (May) Knight 1903– m. Wilfred (Douglas) Stanley 1887–1947
      2. 2. Edith (Ellen) Knight 1878–1977 m. William (Henry) Baker 1877–1934
        1. 1. William (Eric) Baker 1905–1968 m. Emily (Margaret) Wilmott 1908–1983
        2. 2. Elizabeth (Gladys) Baker 1910–
      3. 3. Harry (Ewart) Knight 1882–1957 m. Mary (Katherine) Smith 1881–1911
        1. 1. William (Cumberland Kenneth) Knight 1919–2005
        2. 2. Ewart (Cumberland) Knight 1922–
      4. 4. Horace (Charles C) Knight 1888–1971 m. Mabel (Elizabeth) Ibbett 1885–1958 m. Grace (Eveline) Percival 1904–1986
        1. 1. Arthur (William Cumberland) Knight 1920–1987 m. Betty (Winifred) Toms 1921–1991
        2. 2. John (Ibbett) Knight 1922–1961 m. Betty (Evelyn) Lack 1929–2004
      5. 5. Ellen Knight 1884–1909 m. William Dangerfield 1882–1960
        1. 1. Ellen Dangerfield 1909–1909
      6. 6. Elizabeth (E) Knight 1879–
  2. 2. Thomas (Sargent) Knight 1835–1916 m. Mary (Ann) Robinson 1832–1916
    1. 1. Frederick (Sargeant) Knight 1860–1945 m. Annie Darnell 1862–1933
      1. 1. Frederick (William) Knight 1885–1940 m. Sarah (Eliza) Wilson 1885–1960
        1. 1. Edith (Annie) Knight 1908–2004 m. Sydney (Hamilton) Hudson 1906–1968
      2. 2. Mabel (Annie) Knight 1891–1973 m. Ernest (George) Bayes 1891–1977
    2. 2. Elizabeth (Alice) Knight 1863–1939 m. Amos Wright 1861–1945
      1. 1. Harry Wright 1884–
      2. 2. Edgar Wright 1887–
      3. 3. Ada Wright 1887–
    3. 3. Alfred (Edward) Knight 1867–1939 m. Sarah (Lizzie) Betts 1865–
    4. 4. William (Ebenezer) Knight 1871–1939 m. LOUISA CLAYTON 1875–1953
      1. 1. Lilian (May) Knight 1896–1982 m. Bertie Gell 1889–1975
        1. 1. Winifred (May) Gell 1914–2003
        2. 2. Mabel Gell 1915–1985
        3. 3. Gordon (R) Gell 1923–2014
        4. 4. Derek (Stanley) Gell 1922–2013
        5. 5. Edward (W D) Gell 1920–1959
      2. 2. William (Reginald) Knight 1896–1970 m. Beatrice (Evelyn) Wilsher 1896–1985
        1. 1. Margaret (E) Knight 1919–
      3. 3. Elizabeth (Elsie) Knight 1899–1989
    5. 5. Ernest Knight 1874–1938 m. Maud (Beatrice) Sawford 1876–1964
      1. 1. Maud (Lilian) Wade 1903–
      2. 2. Leslie (Frank) Knight 1909–
      3. 3. Archibald (Dennis) Knight 1906–1993

Ebenezer Knight's Timeline

10 Records

1811
17 Jan 1811
Birth of Ebenezer Knight in Rushden, Northamptonshire, England
Rushden, Northamptonshire, England
1824
25 Dec 1824
Age 13
Ebenezer Knight was baptized in St Mary's Church, High Street South, Rushden, Northamptonshire, England
St Mary's Church, High Street South, Rushden, Northamptonshire, England
1841
1841
Age 30
Ebenezer Knight resided here in Duck Street, Rushden, Northamptonshire, England
Duck Street, Rushden, Northamptonshire, England
1851
1851
Age 40
Ebenezer Knight resided here in Duck Street, Rushden, Northamptonshire, England
Duck Street, Rushden, Northamptonshire, England
1861
1861
Age 50
Ebenezer Knight resided here in High Street, Rushden, Northamptonshire, England
High Street, Rushden, Northamptonshire, England
1871
1871
Age 60
Ebenezer Knight resided here in High Street, Rushden, Northamptonshire, England
High Street, Rushden, Northamptonshire, England
1881
1881
Age 70
Ebenezer Knight resided here in High Street, Rushden, Northamptonshire, England
High Street, Rushden, Northamptonshire, England
1886
14 Mar 1886
Age 75
Death of Ebenezer Knight in Rushden, Northamptonshire, England
Rushden, Northamptonshire, England
1886
18 Mar 1886
Age 75
Burial of Ebenezer Knight in Old Baptist Meeting House, Little Street, Rushden, Northamptonshire, England
Old Baptist Meeting House, Little Street, Rushden, Northamptonshire, England
1886
21 May 1886
Age 75
Ebenezer Knight - Probate in Peterborough, Cambridgeshire, England
Peterborough, Cambridgeshire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 17 Jan 1811
    Event Place: Rushden, Northamptonshire, England
    Record Source:
    [1] 1851 England Census, Class: HO107; Piece: 1743; Folio: 294; Page: 7; GSU roll: 87698.
    [2] 1881 England Census, Class: RG11; Piece: 1568; Folio: 55; Page: 36; GSU roll: 1341377.
    [3] 1871 England Census, Class: RG10; Piece: 1498; Folio: 81; Page: 26; GSU roll: 828802.
    [4] 1861 England Census, Class: RG9; Piece: 952; Folio: 55; Page: 1; GSU roll: 542726.
    [5] England & Wales, FreeBMD Death Index:
    [6] 1841 England Census, Class: HO107; Piece 802; Book: 11; Civil Parish: Rushden; County: Northamptonshire; Enumeration District: 5 6 7; Folio: 18; Page: 30; Line: 4; GSU roll: 438876.
    [7] England & Wales, FreeBMD Death Index:

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Baptism
    Event Date: 25 Dec 1824
    Event Place: St Mary's Church, High Street South, Rushden, Northamptonshire, England
    Record Source:
    [1] Rushden Heritage Website, St Marys Church Register, baptised with siblings William Sabey, Samuel, Elizabeth & Charlotte
    [2] England, Select Births and Christenings

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1841
    Event Place: Duck Street, Rushden, Northamptonshire, England
    Record Source: 1841 England Census, Class: HO107; Piece 802; Book: 11; Civil Parish: Rushden; County: Northamptonshire; Enumeration District: 5 6 7; Folio: 18; Page: 30; Line: 4; GSU roll: 438876.

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1851
    Event Place: Duck Street, Rushden, Northamptonshire, England
    Record Source: 1851 England Census, Class: HO107; Piece: 1743; Folio: 294; Page: 7; GSU roll: 87698.

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1861
    Event Place: High Street, Rushden, Northamptonshire, England
    Record Source: 1861 England Census, Class: RG9; Piece: 952; Folio: 55; Page: 1; GSU roll: 542726.

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1871
    Event Place: High Street, Rushden, Northamptonshire, England
    Record Source: 1871 England Census, Class: RG10; Piece: 1498; Folio: 81; Page: 26; GSU roll: 828802.

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1881
    Event Place: High Street, Rushden, Northamptonshire, England
    Record Source: 1881 England Census, Class: RG11; Piece: 1568; Folio: 55; Page: 36; GSU roll: 1341377.

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 14 Mar 1886
    Event Place: Rushden, Northamptonshire, England
    Record Source:
    [1] England & Wales, FreeBMD Death Index:
    [2] England & Wales, FreeBMD Death Index:
    [3] England & Wales, National Probate Calendar (Index of Wills and Administrations), 1861-1941, National Probate Calendar
    [4] Rushden Heritage Website, Memorial Inscription
    [5] Rushden Heritage Website, Old Baptist Church Book Extract

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: 18 Mar 1886
    Event Place: Old Baptist Meeting House, Little Street, Rushden, Northamptonshire, England

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Probate
    Event Date: 21 May 1886
    Event Place: Peterborough, Cambridgeshire, England
    Record Source: England & Wales, National Probate Calendar (Index of Wills and Administrations), 1861-1941, National Probate Calendar
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