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James Knight 1746 – 1805 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 23 Mar 1746

Birth Location: Roche, Cornwall, England

Death Date: 13 Feb 1805

Death Location: Roche, Cornwall, England

Father: John Knight

Mother: Dorothy Bray

Spouse(s): Blanch Robins

Children(s): James Knight, William Knight, Anthony Knight, Agnes Knight, Dorothy Knight, John Knight, Benjamin Knight, John Knight, Elizabetha Knight, William Knight

In 1746, James Knight entered the world in Roche, Cornwall, England, born to John Knight and Dorothy Bray. James Knight married Blanch Robins, and had children including James Knight, William Knight, Anthony Knight, Agnes Knight, Dorothy Knight, John Knight, Benjamin Knight, John Knight, Elizabetha Knight, William Knight. James Knight passed away in 1805 in Roche, Cornwall, England.

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Biography

  • In 1746, James Knight entered the world in Roche, Cornwall, England, born to John Knight and Dorothy Bray.
  • James Knight married Blanch Robins, and had children including James Knight, William Knight, Anthony Knight, Agnes Knight, Dorothy Knight, John Knight, Benjamin Knight, John Knight, Elizabetha Knight, William Knight.
  • James Knight passed away in 1805 in Roche, Cornwall, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

John Knight
1701 – 1781
Birth Location: Roche, Cornwall, England
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Dorothy Bray
1705 – 1767
Birth Location: Roche, Cornwall
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Spouses(s)

Blanch Robins
1746 – 1831
Birth Location: Roche, Cornwall, England
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Children(s)

James Knight
1768 – 1838
Birth Location: Roche, Cornwall, England, United Kingdom
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William Knight
1770 – 1785
Birth Location: Roche, Cornwall, England, United Kingdom
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Anthony Knight
1773 – 1855
Birth Location: Roche, Cornwall, England, United Kingdom
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Agnes Knight
1775 – 1787
Birth Location: Roche, Egnland, Cornwall, England, United Kingdom
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Dorothy Knight
1779 – 1785
Birth Location: Roche, Cornwall, England, United Kingdom
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John Knight
1784 – 1853
Birth Location: Roche, Cornwall, England, United Kingdom
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Benjamin Knight
1787 – 1845
Birth Location: St Columb Major, Roche, Cornwall, England, United Kingdom
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John Knight
1791 –
Birth Location: Luxulyan, Cornwall, England, United Kingdom
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Elizabetha Knight
1795 – 1869
Birth Location: Roche Cornwall, Cornwall, England, United Kingdom
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William Knight
Birth Location: –
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James Knight's Ancestors

Self
James Knight
1746 – 1805
Birth Place: Roche, Cornwall, England
Parents
John Knight
1701 – 1781
Roche, Cornwall, England
Dorothy Bray
1705 – 1767
Roche, Cornwall
Grandparents
William (Henry) Knight
1672 – 1710
Roche, Cornwall, England
Katherine (Jenking) (Jenkins)
1679 – 1755
Roche, Cornwall, England
Anthony Bray
1661 – 1708
Gwennap, Cornwall, England, United Kingdom
Ann NOWELL
1665 – 1710
Gwennap (Lanwenep), Cornwall, England
Great-Grandparents
Ambrose Bray
1631 – 1686
Ann Painter
1640 – 1723
2nd-Great-Grandparents

James Knight's Descendants

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James Knight (23 Mar 1746 – 13 Feb 1805) m. Blanch Robins (About 1746 – Jan 1831)
  1. 1. James Knight (Oct 1768 – 2 May 1838) m. Philippa Hooper (4 Jan 1767 – 14 Nov 1842)
    1. 1. Elizabeth Knight (December 1788 – 6 July 1813) m. Lancelot Hore (18 December 1785 – 11 March 1843)
      1. 1. Mary Hore (1813 – 1815)
      2. 2. Elizabeth Hore (1813 – 1867) m. Robert Knight (1811 – 1855)
        1. 1. Harriet (A) Knight (1832 – 1884)
        2. 2. Launcelot (Hore M) Knight (18 March 1838 – 15 January 1883)
    2. 2. Mary (Ann) Knight (August 1794 – 24 October 1853)
    3. 3. Philippa Knight (August 1794 – 24 October 1853)
    4. 4. Phillip Knight (September 1794 – March 1856)
    5. 5. James Knight (December 1796 – October 1868)
    6. 6. Jane Knight (1799 – March 1859)
    7. 7. Nancy (Ann) Knight (15 March 1801 – 14 January 1879)
    8. 8. Anthony Knight (October 1802 – April 1852)
    9. 9. William Knight (23 August 1806 – 17 October 1867) m. Mary (Anne) Knight (2 August 1806 – 3 January 1871)
      1. 1. James (Penrose) Knight (3 January 1833 – 23 October 1904)
      2. 2. John Knight (16 June 1834 – 19 July 1911)
      3. 3. William (Henry) Knight (25 June 1837 – 8 July 1914)
      4. 4. Samuel Knight (19 March 1839 – 17 May 1862)
      5. 5. Thomas Knight (1844 – 14 April 1920)
      6. 6. Joseph Knight (11 October 1845 – 7 July 1906) m. Elizabeth Heayns (4 October 1849 – 24 November 1926)
        1. 1. Edgar Knight (1868 – 11 June 1939) m. Kate (Hamilton) Luff (1861 – 19 January 1940)
        2. 2. Frederick (William) Knight (1872 – 26 June 1923)
        3. 3. Arthur (Reginald) Knight (3 May 1872 – 17 July 1945)
        4. 4. Ernest (John (Chum)) Knight (22 April 1874 – 17 March 1940)
        5. 5. Mary Knight (24 January 1876 – 1 February 1876)
        6. 6. Annie Knight (24 January 1876 – 1 February 1876)
        7. 7. Hannah (Gertrude (Gertrude)) Knight (22 February 1877 – September 1951)
        8. 8. Charles (William) Knight (12 February 1879 – 19 January 1901)
        9. 9. Horace Knight (15 February 1881 – 20 September 1947)
        10. 10. Jane (Frethey) Knight (11 January 1883 – 17 April 1955)
      7. 7. Daniel Knight (18 July 1847 – 17 November 1902)
      8. 8. Phillipa (Jane) Barber (1849 – 28 July 1923)
      9. 9. David Knight (27 September 1851 – 24 December 1924)
        1. 1. Mabel (Elizabeth) Knight (28 May 1885 – 13 August 1977) m. John (Bradley) Lauder (17 July 1879 – 2 July 1957)
  2. 2. William Knight (25 March 1770 – 1785)
  3. 3. Anthony Knight (5 June 1773 – 25 January 1855) m. Mary Hore
    1. 1. Elizabeth Knight (1796 – 1848) m. John (Henry) Chapman
      1. 1. John Chapman (1817 – 1851)
        1. 1. Elizabeth (Ann) Chapman (1845 – )
  4. 4. Agnes Knight (December 1775 – February 1787)
  5. 5. Dorothy Knight (December 1779 – 1785)
  6. 6. John Knight (March 1784 – 31 March 1853)
  7. 7. Benjamin Knight (April 1787 – December 1845)
  8. 8. John Knight (September 1791 – )
  9. 9. Elizabetha Knight (1795 – 1869)
  10. 10. William Knight

James Knight's Timeline

3 Records

1746
23 Mar 1746
Birth of James Knight in Roche, Cornwall, England
Roche, Cornwall, England
1766
9 Jun 1766
Age 20
James Knight was married in Roche, Cornwall, England
Roche, Cornwall, England
1805
13 Feb 1805
Age 59
Death of James Knight in Roche, Cornwall, England
Roche, Cornwall, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 23 Mar 1746
    Event Place: Roche, Cornwall, England
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 9 Jun 1766
    Event Place: Roche, Cornwall, England

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 13 Feb 1805
    Event Place: Roche, Cornwall, England
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index
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