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Henry George Knight 1889 – 1956 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1889

Birth Location: Eastbourne, Sussex, England

Death Date: 1956

Death Location: Hastings, Sussex, England

Father: James Knight

Mother: Fanny Carter

Spouse(s): Maud Wheatley

Children(s): Kenneth Knight, Edmund Knight, Ronald Knight, Ellen Knight

Henry George Knight was born in 1889 in Eastbourne, Sussex, England, the child of James Charles Knight and Fanny Carter. Henry George Knight married Maud Ellen Wheatley, and had children including Kenneth Henry Knight, Edmund George Knight, Ronald Charles Knight, Ellen Elizabeth Knight. Henry George Knight passed away in 1956 in Hastings, Sussex, England.

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Biography

  • Henry George Knight was born in 1889 in Eastbourne, Sussex, England, the child of James Charles Knight and Fanny Carter.
  • Henry George Knight married Maud Ellen Wheatley, and had children including Kenneth Henry Knight, Edmund George Knight, Ronald Charles Knight, Ellen Elizabeth Knight.
  • Henry George Knight passed away in 1956 in Hastings, Sussex, England.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Henry Knight's Ancestors

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Henry Knight
1889 – 1956
Birth Place: Eastbourne, Sussex, England
Parents
James Charles Knight
1846 –
Alverstoke, Hampshire, England
Fanny Carter
1856 –
Willingdon, Sussex, England
Grandparents
Walter Knight
1819 –
Eastbourne, Sussex, England
Eliza (Francis) Holcom
1818 –
Great-Grandparents
James Knight
1785 – 1828
Sarah Carter
1790 – 1873
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Thomas Knight
1750 – 1804
Mary Beckett
1757 – 1844
Edward Carter
Mary

Henry Knight's Descendants

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Henry (George) Knight (1889 – 1956) m. Maud (Ellen) Wheatley (1883 – 18 Oct 1952)
  1. 1. Kenneth (Henry) Knight (10 Dec 1916 – 12 Oct 1987) m. Pamela (Kathlean) Jones (22 Jan 1920 – 1991)
    1. 1. John (H) Knight (1940 – ) m. Jill Dopson (8 Jun 1939 – )
      1. 1. Shawn Knight (20 Feb 1968 – 9 Jun 2017) m. Kerry (J) Wood
        1. 1. Bradley Knight
      2. 2. Michael Knight (1969 – ) m. Beverley (Dawn) Birks (1971 – )
    2. 2. Richard (G) Knight (1943 – ) m. Valerie (J) Elms (1947 – )
      1. 1. Darren (Richard) Knight (1974 – )
      2. 2. Marc (Ian) Knight (1979 – )
    3. 3. Patricia (Ann) Knight (11 Feb 1949 – 13 Mar 2015) m. Kenneth Birkbeck m. Carter
  2. 2. Edmund (George) Knight (1921 – 8 Jun 1987)
  3. 3. Ronald (Charles) Knight (18 Nov 1921 – 1983)
  4. 4. Ellen (Elizabeth) Knight (1923 – )

Henry Knight's Timeline

5 Records

1889
19 Mar 1889
Birth of Henry George Knight in Eastbourne, Sussex, England
Eastbourne, Sussex, England
1889
1889
Birth of Henry George Knight in Eastbourne, Sussex, England
Eastbourne, Sussex, England
1891
5 Apr 1891
Age 2
Henry George Knight was baptized in Eastbourne Holy Trinity St Saviour, Sussex, England
Eastbourne Holy Trinity St Saviour, Sussex, England
1891
1891
Age 2
Henry George Knight resided here in 7 Harts Cottages, Holywell, Eastbourne, Sussex, England
7 Harts Cottages, Holywell, Eastbourne, Sussex, England
1956
1956
Age 67
Death of Henry George Knight in Hastings, Sussex, England
Hastings, Sussex, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 19 Mar 1889
    Event Place: Eastbourne, Sussex, England
    Record Source:
    [1] East Sussex Record Office; Brighton, England; Sussex Parish Registers
    [2] East Sussex Record Office; Brighton, England; Sussex Parish Registers; Reference: PAR 317/1/3/1

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1889
    Event Place: Eastbourne, Sussex, England
    Record Source: 1891 England Census, The National Archives of the UK (TNA); Kew, Surrey, England; Census Returns of England and Wales, 1891; Class: RG12; Piece: 771; Folio: 124; Page: 13; GSU roll: 6095881

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Baptism
    Event Date: 5 Apr 1891
    Event Place: Eastbourne Holy Trinity St Saviour, Sussex, England
    Record Source: East Sussex Record Office; Brighton, England; Sussex Parish Registers

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1891
    Event Place: 7 Harts Cottages, Holywell, Eastbourne, Sussex, England
    Record Source: 1891 England Census, The National Archives of the UK (TNA); Kew, Surrey, England; Census Returns of England and Wales, 1891; Class: RG12; Piece: 771; Folio: 124; Page: 13; GSU roll: 6095881

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1956
    Event Place: Hastings, Sussex, England

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