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James Becket Knight 1785 – 1828 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: Nov 1785

Birth Location: Eastbourne, Sussex, England

Death Date: Sep 1828

Death Location: Eastbourne, Sussex, England

Father: Thomas Knight

Mother: Mary Beckett

Spouse(s): Sarah Carter

Children(s): Walter Knight

The story of James Becket Knight began in 1785 in Eastbourne, Sussex, England. James Becket Knight married Sarah Carter, and had children including Walter Knight. James Becket Knight passed away in 1828 in Eastbourne, Sussex, England.

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Biography

  • The story of James Becket Knight began in 1785 in Eastbourne, Sussex, England.
  • James Becket Knight married Sarah Carter, and had children including Walter Knight.
  • James Becket Knight passed away in 1828 in Eastbourne, Sussex, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

James Knight's Ancestors

Self
James Knight
1785 – 1828
Birth Place: Eastbourne, Sussex, England
Parents
Thomas Knight
1750 – 1804
Pevensey, Sussex, England
Mary Beckett
1757 – 1844
Eastbourne, Sussex, England
Grandparents
Thomas Knight
1716 –
Willingdon, Sussex, England
Mary Harmer
Samuel Becket
Susanna
Great-Grandparents
Jacques Chevallier
1680 – 1729
Ann Swane
1683 –
Harmer
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Chevallier
Thomas Swane
Anne

James Knight's Descendants

1.
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James (Becket) Knight (Nov 1785 – Sep 1828) m. Sarah Carter (Jun 1790 – Feb 1873)
  1. 1. Walter Knight (Nov 1819 – ) m. Eliza (Francis) Holcom (abt 1818 – )
    1. 1. James (Charles) Knight (5 Apr 1846 – ) m. Fanny Carter (1856 – )
      1. 1. Jessie Knight (1876 – )
      2. 2. Walter Knight (1877 – )
      3. 3. Charles Knight (1880 – )
      4. 4. Frederick Knight (1883 – )
      5. 5. James Knight (1885 – )
      6. 6. Clara Knight (1887 – )
      7. 7. 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)
        2. 2. Edmund (George) Knight (1921 – 8 Jun 1987)
        3. 3. Ronald (Charles) Knight (18 Nov 1921 – 1983)
        4. 4. Ellen (Elizabeth) Knight (1923 – )

James Knight's Timeline

4 Records

1785
Nov 1785
Birth of James Becket Knight in Eastbourne, Sussex, England
Eastbourne, Sussex, England
1785
15 Nov 1785
James Becket Knight was baptized in Eastbourne, St Mary, Sussex, England
Eastbourne, St Mary, Sussex, England
1828
Sep 1828
Age 43
Death of James Becket Knight in Eastbourne, Sussex, England
Eastbourne, Sussex, England
1828
15 Sep 1828
Age 43
Burial of James Becket Knight in Eastbourne St Mary, Sussex, England
Eastbourne St Mary, Sussex, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: Nov 1785
    Event Place: Eastbourne, Sussex, England
    Record Source: East Sussex, England, Church of England Deaths and Burials, 1813-1995, East Sussex and Brighton and Hove Record Office; Brighton, England, UK; Sussex Parish Registers; Reference Number: Par 309/1/5/1

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Baptism
    Event Date: 15 Nov 1785
    Event Place: Eastbourne, St Mary, Sussex, England
    Record Source: East Sussex, England, Church of England Baptisms, Marriages and Burials, 1538-1812, East Sussex and Brighton and Hove Record Office; Brighton, England, UK; Sussex Parish Registers; Reference: Par 309/1/1/2

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: Sep 1828
    Event Place: Eastbourne, Sussex, England
    Record Source: East Sussex, England, Church of England Deaths and Burials, 1813-1995, East Sussex and Brighton and Hove Record Office; Brighton, England, UK; Sussex Parish Registers; Reference Number: Par 309/1/5/1

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: 15 Sep 1828
    Event Place: Eastbourne St Mary, Sussex, England
    Record Source: East Sussex, England, Church of England Deaths and Burials, 1813-1995, East Sussex and Brighton and Hove Record Office; Brighton, England, UK; Sussex Parish Registers; Reference Number: Par 309/1/5/1

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