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James Knight 1814 – 1907 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 13 Oct 1814

Birth Location: St James Wield, Hampshire, England

Death Date: Abt. Feb 1907

Death Location: Alton, Hampshire

Father: James Knight

Mother: Elizabeth Newman

Spouse(s): Ann Gilkes

Children(s): Mary Knight

James Knight was born in 1814 in St James Wield, Hampshire, England, the child of James Knight and Elizabeth Newman. James Knight married Ann Gilkes, and had children including Mary Elizabeth Knight. James Knight passed away in 1907 in Alton, Hampshire.

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Biography

  • James Knight was born in 1814 in St James Wield, Hampshire, England, the child of James Knight and Elizabeth Newman.
  • James Knight married Ann Gilkes, and had children including Mary Elizabeth Knight.
  • James Knight passed away in 1907 in Alton, Hampshire.

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James Knight's Ancestors

Self
James Knight
1814 – 1907
Birth Place: St James Wield, Hampshire, England
Parents
James Knight
1776 – 1857
Wield, Hampshire, England
Elizabeth Newman
1778 – 1821
Upton Grey, Hampshire, England
Grandparents
Richard Knight
1745 – 1818
Ashe, Hampshire, England, United Kingdom
Elizabeth Windebank
1737 – 1816
Wield, Hampshire, England
Robert Newman
1744 – 1790
Bighton, Hampshire
Mary Beams
1745 –
Wield, Hampshire, England
Great-Grandparents
JAMES KNIGHT
1713 – 1777
Sarah Ayloffe
1713 – 1759
Elizabeth Stiles
1713 – 1792
Dinah Smith
1719 – 1779
William Beams
1714 –
Ann Bright
1715 – 1768
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Knight
1676 – 1764
William Beams
1681 – 1717
Anne Wise
1680 – 1717
Robert BRIGHT
1675 – 1716
Bridget Troughton
1677 –

James Knight's Descendants

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James Knight (13 Oct 1814 – Abt. Feb 1907) m. Ann Gilkes (Apr 1811 – July 1888)
  1. 1. Mary (Elizabeth) Knight (28sep1837 – 5 September 1890) m. William Thornton (30 December 1833 – 29 November 1907)
    1. 1. Mary Thornton (10 May 1859 – 26 Aug 1939) m. James (Andrew) Abna (30 November 1855 – 18 July 1945)
      1. 1. Robert (James) Abna (22 February 1882 – 20 October 1957) m. Frances (Sarah) Abna (2 October 1880 – 20 June 1961)

James Knight's Timeline

2 Records

1814
13 Oct 1814
Birth of James Knight in St James Wield, Hampshire, England
St James Wield, Hampshire, England
1907
Abt. Feb 1907
Age 93
Death of James Knight in Alton, Hampshire
Alton, Hampshire

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 13 Oct 1814
    Event Place: St James Wield, Hampshire, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: Abt. Feb 1907
    Event Place: Alton, Hampshire

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