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George McKnight 1908–1975 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 06 Jan 1908

Birth Location: Dromore, Down, Ireland

Death Date: 23 Apr 1975

Death Location: Glene Cemetery, Stranraer, Wigtownshire, Scotland

Father: William McNeight

Mother: Mary Derby

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George McKnight was born in 1908 in Dromore, Down, Ireland, the child of William John Mcneight And Mary Derby. In 1911, George McKnight resided in Mount Street, Dromore Urban, Down, Ireland. George McKnight passed away in 1975 in Glene Cemetery, Stranraer, Wigtownshire, Scotland.

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Biography

  • George McKnight was born in 1908 in Dromore, Down, Ireland, the child of William John Mcneight And Mary Derby.
  • In 1911, George McKnight resided in Mount Street, Dromore Urban, Down, Ireland.
  • George McKnight passed away in 1975 in Glene Cemetery, Stranraer, Wigtownshire, Scotland.

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George McKnight's Ancestors

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George McKnight
1908–1975
Birth Place: Dromore, Down, Ireland
Parents
William John McNeight
1873–1918
Dromore, Down, Northern Ireland
Mary Derby
1870–1918
Banbridge, Down, Ireland
Grandparents
Joseph McNeight
1837–1895
Ballymacormick, Dromore
Mary (Anne) Hamilton
1840–1903
Dromore, Down, Northern Ireland
Great-Grandparents
Rowan McNeight
1815–1887
Elizabeth Adams
1800–1886
Robert Hamilton
1821–
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Joseph Kerr
1777–1829

George McKnight's Timeline

4 Records

1908
06 Jan 1908
Birth of George McKnight in Dromore, Down, Ireland
Dromore, Down, Ireland
1911
2 Apr 1911
Age 3
George McKnight resided here in Mount Street, Dromore Urban, Down, Ireland
Mount Street, Dromore Urban, Down, Ireland
1975
abt 1975
Age 67
Death of George McKnight in Garrick Hospital, Stranraer
Garrick Hospital, Stranraer
1975
23 Apr 1975
Age 67
Burial of George McKnight in Glene Cemetery, Stranraer, Wigtownshire, Scotland
Glene Cemetery, Stranraer, Wigtownshire, Scotland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 06 Jan 1908
    Event Place: Dromore, Down, Ireland
    Record Source:
    [1] England & Scotland, Select Cemetery Registers, 1800-2024, Dumfries and Galloway Council; Dumfried, Scotland, UK; Dumfries and Galloway Burial Registers
    [2] Web: Ireland, Census, 1911, The National Archives of Ireland; Year: 1911; Census Place: Dromore Urban, Down, Ireland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 2 Apr 1911
    Event Place: Mount Street, Dromore Urban, Down, Ireland
    Record Source: Web: Ireland, Census, 1911, The National Archives of Ireland; Year: 1911; Census Place: Dromore Urban, Down, Ireland

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: abt 1975
    Event Place: Garrick Hospital, Stranraer
    Record Source: England & Scotland, Select Cemetery Registers, 1800-2024, Dumfries and Galloway Council; Dumfried, Scotland, UK; Dumfries and Galloway Burial Registers

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: 23 Apr 1975
    Event Place: Glene Cemetery, Stranraer, Wigtownshire, Scotland
    Record Source: England & Scotland, Select Cemetery Registers, 1800-2024, Dumfries and Galloway Council; Dumfried, Scotland, UK; Dumfries and Galloway Burial Registers

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