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Eric Samuel Knight 1899–1980 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 23 Jan 1899

Birth Location: Sanson, Rongotea, Feilding, Manawatu, New Zealand

Death Date: 14 May 1980

Death Location: Palmerston North, Manawatu, New Zealand

Father: Samuel Knight

Mother: Maud Hunt

Spouse(s): Anita Willing

Children(s): Lawrence Knight, Rex Knight

Eric Samuel Knight was born in 1899 in Sanson, Rongotea, Feilding, Manawatu, New Zealand, the child of Samuel Sam Knight And Maud Fanny Hunt. In 1946, Eric Samuel Knight resided in New Plymouth, Taranaki, New Zealand. Eric Samuel Knight married Anita Armenilla Nita Willing, and had children including Lawrence Gordon Penrose Gordon Knight, Rex Eric Samuel Knight. Eric Samuel Knight passed away in 1980 in Palmerston North, Manawatu, New Zealand.

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Biography

  • Eric Samuel Knight was born in 1899 in Sanson, Rongotea, Feilding, Manawatu, New Zealand, the child of Samuel Sam Knight And Maud Fanny Hunt.
  • In 1946, Eric Samuel Knight resided in New Plymouth, Taranaki, New Zealand.
  • Eric Samuel Knight married Anita Armenilla Nita Willing, and had children including Lawrence Gordon Penrose Gordon Knight, Rex Eric Samuel Knight.
  • Eric Samuel Knight passed away in 1980 in Palmerston North, Manawatu, New Zealand.

Immediate Family

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Eric Knight's Ancestors

Self
Eric Knight
1899–1980
Birth Place: Sanson, Rongotea, Feilding, Manawatu, New Zealand
Parents
Samuel (Sam) Knight
1863–1947
Levin, Horowhenua, Manawatu-Wanganui, New Zealand
Maud (Fanny) Hunt
1864–1939
Lower Hutt, Wellington, New Zealand
Grandparents
James Mnight
1833–1904
Tywardreath, Cornwall, England
Jane Heayns
1843–1930
St Winnow, Lerryn, 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

Eric Knight's Descendants

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Eric (Samuel) Knight (23 Jan 1899–14 May 1980) m. Anita (Armenilla (Nita)) Willing (1896–1989)
  1. 1. Lawrence (Gordon Penrose (Gordon)) Knight 1923–1943
  2. 2. Rex (Eric Samuel) Knight 1921–1972 m. Mary (Dorothy) Grey-Morrison 1922–2001

Eric Knight's Timeline

3 Records

1899
23 Jan 1899
Birth of Eric Samuel Knight in Sanson, Rongotea, Feilding, Manawatu, New Zealand
Sanson, Rongotea, Feilding, Manawatu, New Zealand
1946
1946
Age 47
Eric Samuel Knight resided here in New Plymouth, Taranaki, New Zealand
New Plymouth, Taranaki, New Zealand
1980
14 May 1980
Age 81
Death of Eric Samuel Knight in Palmerston North, Manawatu, New Zealand
Palmerston North, Manawatu, New Zealand

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 23 Jan 1899
    Event Place: Sanson, Rongotea, Feilding, Manawatu, New Zealand

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1946
    Event Place: New Plymouth, Taranaki, New Zealand
    Record Source: New Zealand, Electoral Rolls, 1946

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 14 May 1980
    Event Place: Palmerston North, Manawatu, New Zealand

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