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Eric Daniel Knight 1901–1978 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 9 Aug 1901

Birth Location: Lower Hutt, Wellington, New Zealand

Death Date: 3 Aug 1978

Death Location: Waikumete Cremetorium, Auckland, New Zealand

Father: Alexander Knight

Mother: Caroline Murray

Spouse(s): Nellie Kilmister

Children(s): Raymond Knight

Eric Daniel Knight was born in 1901 in Lower Hutt, Wellington, New Zealand, the child of Alexander Daniel Alick Knight And Caroline Murray. In 1942, Eric Daniel Knight resided in Avondale, Auckland, New Zealand. Eric Daniel Knight married Nellie Isabel Kilmister, and had children including Mother To Rudd Mrudd126 Knight, Raymond Eric Knight. Eric Daniel Knight passed away in 1978 in Waikumete Cremetorium, Auckland, New Zealand.

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Biography

  • Eric Daniel Knight was born in 1901 in Lower Hutt, Wellington, New Zealand, the child of Alexander Daniel Alick Knight And Caroline Murray.
  • In 1942, Eric Daniel Knight resided in Avondale, Auckland, New Zealand.
  • Eric Daniel Knight married Nellie Isabel Kilmister, and had children including Mother To Rudd Mrudd126 Knight, Raymond Eric Knight.
  • Eric Daniel Knight passed away in 1978 in Waikumete Cremetorium, Auckland, New Zealand.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Eric Knight's Ancestors

Self
Eric Knight
1901–1978
Birth Place: Lower Hutt, Wellington, New Zealand
Parents
Alexander Daniel (Alick) Knight
1868–1951
Lower Hutt, Wellington, New Zealand
Caroline Murray
1875–1957
Kaiwarra, Khandallah, Wellington, New Zealand
Grandparents
William (Henry (Henry)) Knight
1837–1914
Saltash, Bodmin, Tywardreath, Cornwall, England
Isabella Dalgety
1832–1919
Dundee, Angus, Scotland
Great-Grandparents
William Knight
1806–1867
Mary Penrose
1806–1871
2nd-Great-Grandparents
James Knight
1767–1838
Philipa Hooper
1767–1842
John 3rd
1768–1841
Margaret Cook
1773–1839

Eric Knight's Descendants

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Eric (Daniel) Knight (9 Aug 1901–3 Aug 1978) m. Nellie (Isabel) Kilmister (20 Dec 1911–26 Aug 2007)
  1. 1. Raymond (Eric) Knight 1935–1990

Eric Knight's Timeline

4 Records

1901
9 Aug 1901
Birth of Eric Daniel Knight in Lower Hutt, Wellington, New Zealand
Lower Hutt, Wellington, New Zealand
1942
11 Nov 1942
Age 41
Eric Daniel Knight resided here in Avondale, Auckland, New Zealand
Avondale, Auckland, New Zealand
1978
30 Jul 1978
Age 77
Death of Eric Daniel Knight in 33 Robertson Road, Avondale, Auckland, New Zealand
33 Robertson Road, Avondale, Auckland, New Zealand
1978
3 Aug 1978
Age 77
Burial of Eric Daniel Knight in Waikumete Cremetorium, Auckland, New Zealand
Waikumete Cremetorium, Auckland, New Zealand

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 9 Aug 1901
    Event Place: Lower Hutt, Wellington, New Zealand
    Record Source:
    [1] New Zealand, Birth Index, New Zealand, Birth Index, 1840-1950
    [2] New Zealand, Cemetery Records
    [3] New Zealand, CIVIL Registration Birth Index, Department of Internal Affairs; New Zealand; New Zealand, Registration Birth Index, 1840-1901

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 11 Nov 1942
    Event Place: Avondale, Auckland, New Zealand
    Record Source:
    [1] New Zealand, City & Area Directories, BAB Microfilming; Auckland, New Zealand; Collection Title: New Zealand City & Area Directories, 1866-1955; Directory: Wise´s New Zealand Post Office Directory
    [2] New Zealand, World War II Ballot Lists

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 30 Jul 1978
    Event Place: 33 Robertson Road, Avondale, Auckland, New Zealand
    Record Source: New Zealand, Cemetery Records

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: 3 Aug 1978
    Event Place: Waikumete Cremetorium, Auckland, New Zealand
    Record Source: New Zealand, Cemetery Records

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