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Francis James Knight 1914–1987 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 16 Oct 1914

Birth Location: Torrington, Devon, England

Death Date: 7 Aug 1987

Death Location: Sleaford, Lincolnshire, England

Father: John Knight

Mother: Ivy Knight\Badcock

Spouse(s): Winifred Voalden

Children(s):

Francis James Knight was born in 1914 in Torrington, Devon, England, the child of John Knight And Ivy Ann Bird Knight Badcock. Francis James Knight married Winifred Rose Voalden. Francis James Knight passed away in 1987 in Sleaford, Lincolnshire, England.

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Biography

  • Francis James Knight was born in 1914 in Torrington, Devon, England, the child of John Knight And Ivy Ann Bird Knight Badcock.
  • Francis James Knight married Winifred Rose Voalden.
  • Francis James Knight passed away in 1987 in Sleaford, Lincolnshire, England.

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Francis Knight's Ancestors

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Francis Knight
1914–1987
Birth Place: Torrington, Devon, England
Parents
John Knight
1881–1918
Iddesleigh, Devon, England
Ivy (Ann (Bird)) Knight\Badcock
1890–1987
Beaford, Devon, England
Grandparents
Francis Bird
1862–1945
Beaford, Devon, England
Ellen Gribben
1856–1938
Truro, Cornwall, , England
Great-Grandparents
John Gribben
1822–1898
Elizabeth Harris
1821–1896
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Mary Hockey
1796–1872
Michael GRIBBIN
1796–1824
William Harris
1786–1851
Ann BANFIELD
1791–1851

Francis Knight's Timeline

3 Records

1914
16 Oct 1914
Birth of Francis James Knight in Torrington, Devon, England
Torrington, Devon, England
1933
Oct 1933
Age 19
Francis James Knight was married in Okehampton, Devon, United Kingdom
Okehampton, Devon, United Kingdom
1987
7 Aug 1987
Age 73
Death of Francis James Knight in Sleaford, Lincolnshire, England
Sleaford, Lincolnshire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 16 Oct 1914
    Event Place: Torrington, Devon, England
    Record Source:
    [1] Ancestry Family Trees, Ancestry Family Tree
    [2] England & Wales, FreeBMD Birth Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: Oct 1933
    Event Place: Okehampton, Devon, United Kingdom
    Record Source: England & Wales, Civil Registration Marriage Index, 1916-2005, General Register Office; United Kingdom; Volume: 3b; Page: 874

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 7 Aug 1987
    Event Place: Sleaford, Lincolnshire, England
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Trees, Ancestry Family Tree

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