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James Henry Knight 1837 – 1911 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: Jun 1837

Birth Location: Stockport, Cheshire, England

Death Date: 27 Dec 1911

Death Location: Neath

Father: George Knight

Mother: Hannah Maggs

Spouse(s): Margaret Jones

Children(s): James Knight, Morgan Knight, Mary Knight, Morgan Knight, Isaiah Knight, Elizabeth Knight, David Knight, Emily Knight

The story of James Henry Knight began in 1837 in Stockport, Cheshire, England. In 1841, James Henry Knight resided in Bermondsey, St Mary Magdalen Bermondsey, Surrey, E. James Henry Knight married Margaret Jones, and had children including James Henry Knight, Morgan George Knight, Mary Hannah Knight, Morgan George Knight, Isaiah John Knight, Elizabeth Margaret Knight, David Albert Knight, Emily Matilda Knight. James Henry Knight passed away in 1911 in Neath.

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Biography

  • The story of James Henry Knight began in 1837 in Stockport, Cheshire, England.
  • In 1841, James Henry Knight resided in Bermondsey, St Mary Magdalen Bermondsey, Surrey, E.
  • James Henry Knight married Margaret Jones, and had children including James Henry Knight, Morgan George Knight, Mary Hannah Knight, Morgan George Knight, Isaiah John Knight, Elizabeth Margaret Knight, David Albert Knight, Emily Matilda Knight.
  • James Henry Knight passed away in 1911 in Neath.

Immediate Family

Parents

George Knight
1810 – 1907
Birth Location: Winterbourne, Gloucestershire, England
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Hannah Maggs
1810 – 1873
Birth Location: Winterbourne, Gloucestershire, England
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Spouses(s)

Margaret Jones
1843 – 1896
Birth Location: Bryncoch, Glamorgan, Wales
MJ

Children(s)

James Knight
1865 – 1940
Birth Location: Bryncoch, Glamorgan, Wales
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Morgan Knight
1869 – 1869
Birth Location: Pontypridd, Glamorgan, Wales
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Mary Knight
1871 – 1949
Birth Location: Bryncoch, Glamorgan, Wales
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Morgan Knight
1874 – 1958
Birth Location: Giants Grave, Glamorgan, Wales
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Isaiah Knight
1875 – 1955
Birth Location: Neath, Glamorgan, Wales
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Elizabeth Knight
1878 – 1916
Birth Location: Neath, Glamorgan, Wales
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David Knight
1880 – 1951
Birth Location: 21 Evans Road.Lower LLantwit.Glamorgan, Wales
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Emily Knight
1882 – 1955
Birth Location: Neath, Glamorgan, Wales
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James Knight's Ancestors

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James Knight
1837 – 1911
Birth Place: Stockport, Cheshire, England
Parents
George Knight
1810 – 1907
Winterbourne, Gloucestershire, England
Hannah Maggs
1810 – 1873
Winterbourne, Gloucestershire, England
Grandparents
William Knight
1790 – 1875
Bridgewater, Somerset, England
Sarah Curtis
1787 – 1860
Winterbourne Gloucestershire England
Elizabeth Curtis
1776 – 1866
Winterbourne, Gloucestershire England
Great-Grandparents
Martha David
1760 – 1846
Robert CURTIS
1754 – 1828
Sarah HOLLOD
1754 – 1813
2nd-Great-Grandparents

James Knight's Descendants

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James (Henry) Knight (Jun 1837 – 27 Dec 1911) m. Margaret Jones (Mar 1843 – 16 May 1896)
  1. 1. James (Henry) Knight (9 Nov 1865 – Mar 1940) m. Margaret David (7 Feb 1866 – Dec 1952)
    1. 1. Elizabeth (Margaret) Knight (17 Feb 1889 – 22 Jun 1981)
    2. 2. Edith (M) Knight (October 1890 – Sep 1965)
    3. 3. David (Albert) Knight (21 Jul 1892 – Mar 1966)
    4. 4. James (Ivor) Knight (2 Apr 1896 – Jul 1958)
    5. 5. Ethel Knight (April 1898 – Dec 1960)
    6. 6. Emily (Matilda) Knight (2 Apr 1900 – 14 Jul 1979)
    7. 7. Annie (Eileen) Knight (7 Mar 1902 – )
    8. 8. Philip (George) Knight (25 Mar 1904 – Jun 1985)
    9. 9. Gwyn Knight (Mar 1906 – )
    10. 10. Leonard Knight (Oct 1909 – )
  2. 2. Morgan (George) Knight (Mar 1869 – Jun 1869)
  3. 3. Mary (Hannah) Knight (11 Jun 1871 – Sep 1949) m. James (Alfred) Autton (October 1868 – Jan 1916)
    1. 1. Albert (James) Auton (abt 1898 – )
    2. 2. Violet (May) Auton (abt 1900 – )
  4. 4. Morgan (George) Knight (06 Jan 1874 – Dec 1958) m. Mary Watkins (14 Mar 1873 – )
    1. 1. Margaret (M) Knight (1896 – )
    2. 2. Doris Knight (1903 – )
    3. 3. Harold Knight (1904 – )
    4. 4. Evelyn Knight (abt 1907 – )
    5. 5. Rosina (May) Knight (Jun 1910 – )
  5. 5. Isaiah (John) Knight (4 Nov 1875 – 24 Sep 1955) m. Margaret ((Knight)) Phillips (abt 1881 – 14 Oct 1961)
    1. 1. Gideon (James) Knight (8 Dec 1898 – Oct 1955) m. Edith (Maud) Picton (1897 – Sep 1986)
      1. 1. Megan (Lorraine) Barry (8 Dec 1921 – 9 Mar 2009) m. Alexander (Joseph) Barry (13 Mar 1920 – 28 Jul 1985)
        1. 1. john Barry (Jul 1946 – ) m. Elizabeth (A) Thomas
      2. 2. Betty (M) Knight (4 Oct 1923 – Sep 1946)
      3. 3. Gideon (James Picton) Knight (Jan 1927 – ) m. Olga (M L) Jones (27 Aug 1924 – Aug 2000)
        1. 1. Janet (M) Knight (22 Jan 1955 – ) m. Stephen Hughes (Apr 1953 – )
        2. 2. Graham (C) Knight (Jul 1956 – ) m. Janette Jenkins (1942-1944 – )
        3. 3. Anne (L) Knight (Jan 1960 – ) m. Stephen (C) Jones
      4. 4. Peter Knight (29 Apr 1931 – Nov 2000) m. Glenys (Mai) Mugford (Apr 1932 – 7 Jan 2011)
        1. 1. phillip Knight
      5. 5. Isaiah Knight (29 Nov 1932 – 20 Jan 2022) m. Kathleen Cooke (1940 – Oct 2023)
        1. 1. David james (10 Oct 1955 – ) m. Cheryll (A) O'keefe (Oct 1956 – )
        2. 2. Alan Knight (Oct 1956 – 1956)
        3. 3. Julie (knight) Thomas (Jul 1960 – ) m. Raymond (I) Turner (1957-1959 – ) m. anthony thomas
        4. 4. susan Knight (Oct 1961 – ) m. Brian (J) Roberts (1960-1962 – Feb 2020)
        5. 5. Jacqueline Knight (1963 – ) m. Kenneth (Robert) Brew (Apr 1960 – )
      6. 6. Pearl Knight (Apr 1934 – 2025) m. Ronald (F) Packington (Apr 1928 – )
        1. 1. andrew Packington (Oct 1964 – ) m. Deborah (A) Morris
      7. 7. graham Knight (1937 – ) m. Pamela Gillard (Oct 1937 – )
        1. 1. melanie Knight
        2. 2. Knight
        3. 3. Leanne Knight
      8. 8. John (G) Knight (30 Jan 1939 – Abt. 1949)
    2. 2. Harriet (Jane) Knight (July 1900 – Dec 1915)
    3. 3. Isaiah Knight (April 1903 – Apr 1932) m. Nellie Jenkins (October 1906 – 1998)
    4. 4. John (Henry) Knight (Aug 1905 – 13 jan 1967) m. adeline knight (13 Sep 1912 – 18 Aug 1979)
      1. 1. myra Knight (2 Aug 1937 – 2019) m. Terence Woodland (Jul 1939 – )
        1. 1. Paul Woodland (Jan 1959 – 2017) m. Karen
      2. 2. john (william) Knight (6 May 1945 – ) m. Diane Brennan
    5. 5. George Knight (1908 – 3 Jan 1988) m. Alice (Eva) Knight (24 Jul 1913 – 20 August 2005)
      1. 1. Clive Knight (15 Dec 1937 – 15 Apr 2020) m. Norma (Lilly) Crutchet (30 Aug 1936 – 7 Jun 2014)
        1. 1. Jenny knight (Aft. 1958 – )
        2. 2. Julian knight (Aft. 1959 – )
        3. 3. Sam knight (Aft. 1959 – )
        4. 4. Jill knight (Aft. 1959 – )
      2. 2. Ann knight (Apr 1940 – )
    6. 6. Mary (Hannah) Knight (30 Oct 1910 – Apr 1998) m. Edward Sheppard (25 Mar 1905 – 16 July 1990)
      1. 1. Sheppard (Aft. 1933 – )
      2. 2. Joan Sheppard (Jan 1936 – ) m. John Houghton (Jul 1932 – )
      3. 3. colin Sheppard (Oct 1943 – )
  6. 6. Elizabeth (Margaret) Knight (Jan 1878 – Sep 1916)
  7. 7. David (Albert) Knight (20 Apr 1880 – Mar 1951) m. Elizabeth Knight (1880 – Dec 1916) m. Mary (Jane) Knight (10 May 1891 – c. 1952)
    1. 1. Florence (A) Knight (04 Nov 1902 – 2nd Dec 1975)
    2. 2. Cathrine Knight (01 Feb 1905 – Mar 1988)
    3. 3. 'Bertie' (Albert) Knight (22 Dec 1906 – 14 Jul 1993)
    4. 4. Margaret Knight (Sep 1909 – Dec 1975)
    5. 5. Thomas (J) Knight (24 Jun 1913 – Aug 1985)
    6. 6. Edward Knight (1914 – )
    7. 7. Violet (May) Knight (10 May 1920 – 26 Dec 1987)
    8. 8. Harold (Arthur) Knight (1 Jun 1922 – Jan 1995)
  8. 8. Emily (Matilda) Knight (11 Aug 1882 – Jun 1955) m. John (Henry Percival) Waters (19 Apr 1880 – 13 Sep 1966)
    1. 1. Emily Waters (Jul 1902 – 1908)
    2. 2. Beatrice (May) Waters (Jul 1903 – Jul 1903)
    3. 3. Ethel (Chrisalda Waters) Trask (12 Nov 1904 – Oct 2000) m. John Trask (15 May 1901 – Oct 1975)
      1. 1. Henry (R) Trask (1925 – Apr 1935)
      2. 2. Susannah (J) Trask (Aft. 1926 – )
      3. 3. Gwendoline (J) Trask (Jan 1929 – )
    4. 4. Percy Waters (1 Oct 1906 – 1966) m. Lucy Harris (23 Jan 1906 – Nov 1996)
      1. 1. Leslie (John) Waters (18 Jul 1926 – Nov 1999) m. Dilys (Maud) Morley (24 Jul 1925 – 6 Apr)
        1. 1. Stephen waters (Jan 1951 – )
        2. 2. Alun waters (Jul 1953 – )
        3. 3. Linda (Ann) Waters (Jan 1963 – ) m. Stephen (G) Morgan
      2. 2. Howard Waters (23 Oct 1934 – )
    5. 5. Godfrey ((Jack)) Waters (15 Feb 1908 – Feb-2005) m. Netta (Rosina May) Grate (29 Aug 1912 – Mar 1980)
      1. 1. Godfrey (Charles) Waters (10 Sep 1932 – 5 Apr 2002) m. Iris (E) Croft
      2. 2. Howard Waters (26 Oct 1934 – 5 Jul 2012) m. Ann North (9 Aug 1934 – Jan 1995)
        1. 1. Judith waters (Oct 1957 – ) m. Kevin Andrews
        2. 2. Philip waters (1960 – ) m. Sharon (L) Swann (Apr 1956 – )
        3. 3. Ian waters (Jan 1965 – )
      3. 3. Gordon (John) WATERS (1 APR 1946 – 15 MAY 2019)
    6. 6. Dorothy (Caroline (Carrie) Waters) Davies (17 Jul 1910 – Bef. 1990) m. Ivor (James) Davies (28 Dec 1904 – Apr 1975)
      1. 1. Ivor (J) Davies (23 Feb 1930 – 10 Mar 2018) m. Patricia Lent (21 Apr 1931 – )
    7. 7. Elizabeth (Ann (lizzie)) Waters (15 Mar 1912 – 14 Oct 1999) m. Trevor (Matthew) Davies (7 Oct 1906 – Jul 1952)
      1. 1. Brian (Lindsay) Davies (04 APR 1939 – 10 Dec 2014)
      2. 2. Pam
    8. 8. Violet (May) Waters (21 Nov 1913 – 14 Oct 1969)
    9. 9. Lavinia (Lawrence) Waters (2 Jan 1916 – 8 Jan 2009)
    10. 10. Gerald Waters (7 Jun 1923 – 6 Apr 2014)
    11. 11. Howard Waters (23/12/1924 – 24 Sep 2003)

James Knight's Timeline

14 Records

1837
Jun 1837
Birth of James Henry Knight in Stockport, Cheshire, England
Stockport, Cheshire, England
1837
16 Jul 1837
James Henry Knight was baptized in Winterbourne, Gloucester, England
Winterbourne, Gloucester, England
1841
1841
Age 4
James Henry Knight resided here in Bermondsey, St Mary Magdalen Bermondsey, Surrey, England
Bermondsey, St Mary Magdalen Bermondsey, Surrey, England
1851
1851
Age 14
James Henry Knight resided here in Wapping, Middlesex, England
Wapping, Middlesex, England
1861
1861
Age 24
James Henry Knight resided here in Briton Ferry, Glamorgan, Wales
Briton Ferry, Glamorgan, Wales
1865
July 1865
Age 28
James Henry Knight was married in Neath, Glamorgan, United Kingdom
Neath, Glamorgan, United Kingdom
1871
1871
Age 34
James Henry Knight resided here in Blaenhonddan, Cadoxton, Glamorgan, Wales
Blaenhonddan, Cadoxton, Glamorgan, Wales
1881
1881
Age 44
James Henry Knight resided here in Llantwit Lower, Glamorgan, Wales
Llantwit Lower, Glamorgan, Wales
1891
1891
Age 54
James Henry Knight resided here in Neath, Neath, Glamorgan, Wales
Neath, Neath, Glamorgan, Wales
1897
1897
Age 60
James Henry Knight resided here in Glamorgan, Wales
Glamorgan, Wales
1901
1901
Age 64
James Henry Knight resided here in Neath, Glamorgan, Wales
Neath, Glamorgan, Wales
1911
02 Apr 1911
Age 74
James Henry Knight resided here in Blaenhonddan, Blaenhonddan
Blaenhonddan, Blaenhonddan
1911
27 Dec 1911
Age 74
Death of James Henry Knight in Neath
Neath
1912
22 Jan 1912
Age 75
James Henry Knight - Probate in Llandaff
Llandaff

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: Jun 1837
    Event Place: Stockport, Cheshire, England
    Record Source:
    [1] 1911 Wales Census, Class: RG14; Piece: 32671; Schedule Number: 52
    [2] 1891 Wales Census, Class: RG12; Piece: 4461; Folio: 76; Page: 18; GSU roll: 6099571
    [3] 1871 Wales Census, Class: RG10; Piece: 5438; Folio: 49; Page: 14; GSU roll: 848046
    [4] 1901 Wales Census, Class: RG13; Piece: 5057; Folio: 5; Page: 1
    [5] 1881 Wales Census, Class: RG11; Piece: 5342; Folio: 111; Page: 34; GSU roll: 1342287
    [6] 1861 Wales Census, Class: RG9; Piece: 4084; Folio: 10; Page: 2; GSU roll: 543231
    [7] 1851 England Census, Class: HO107; Piece: 1550; Folio: 101; Page: 13; GSU roll: 174780
    [8] England & Wales, Civil Registration Death Index, 1837-1915
    [9] 1841 England Census, Class: HO107; Piece: 1049; Book: 1; Civil Parish: St Mary Magdalen Bermondsey; County: Surrey; Enumeration District: 3; Folio: 46; Page: 7; Line: 23; GSU roll: 474650

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Baptism
    Event Date: 16 Jul 1837
    Event Place: Winterbourne, Gloucester, England
    Record Source:
    [1] England & Wales, Christening Index, 1530-1980
    [2] England, Select Births and Christenings, 1538-1975
    [3] Bristol, England, Church of England Baptisms, 1813-1922, Bristol Archives; Bristol, England; Bristol Church of England Parish Registers; Reference: P.wi/R/2/B

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: July 1865
    Event Place: Neath, Glamorgan, United Kingdom
    Record Source: England & Wales, Civil Registration Marriage Index, 1837-1915

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1841
    Event Place: Bermondsey, St Mary Magdalen Bermondsey, Surrey, England
    Record Source: 1841 England Census, Class: HO107; Piece: 1049; Book: 1; Civil Parish: St Mary Magdalen Bermondsey; County: Surrey; Enumeration District: 3; Folio: 46; Page: 7; Line: 23; GSU roll: 474650

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1851
    Event Place: Wapping, Middlesex, England
    Record Source: 1851 England Census, Class: HO107; Piece: 1550; Folio: 101; Page: 13; GSU roll: 174780

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1861
    Event Place: Briton Ferry, Glamorgan, Wales
    Record Source: 1861 Wales Census, Class: RG9; Piece: 4084; Folio: 10; Page: 2; GSU roll: 543231

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1871
    Event Place: Blaenhonddan, Cadoxton, Glamorgan, Wales
    Record Source: 1871 Wales Census, Class: RG10; Piece: 5438; Folio: 49; Page: 14; GSU roll: 848046

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1881
    Event Place: Llantwit Lower, Glamorgan, Wales
    Record Source: 1881 Wales Census, Class: RG11; Piece: 5342; Folio: 111; Page: 34; GSU roll: 1342287

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1891
    Event Place: Neath, Neath, Glamorgan, Wales
    Record Source: 1891 Wales Census, Class: RG12; Piece: 4461; Folio: 76; Page: 18; GSU roll: 6099571

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1897
    Event Place: Glamorgan, Wales
    Record Source: Glamorganshire, Wales, Electoral Registers, 1832-1978, Glamorgan Archives: Archifau Morgannwg; Cardiff, Wales; Glamorgan Electoral Registers; Reference: GD/C/RE/8/2

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1901
    Event Place: Neath, Glamorgan, Wales
    Record Source: 1901 Wales Census, Class: RG13; Piece: 5057; Folio: 5; Page: 1

    Genealogy Event 12
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 02 Apr 1911
    Event Place: Blaenhonddan, Blaenhonddan
    Record Source: 1911 Wales Census, Class: RG14; Piece: 32671; Schedule Number: 52

    Genealogy Event 13
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: 4 Colliery Row, Lewis Road, Glamorgan, Wales
    Record Source: Glamorganshire, Wales, Electoral Registers, 1832-1978, Glamorgan Archives: Archifau Morgannwg; Cardiff, Wales; Glamorgan Electoral Registers; Reference: GD/C/RE/8/2

    Genealogy Event 14
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 27 Dec 1911
    Event Place: Neath
    Record Source:
    [1] England & Wales, National Probate Calendar (Index of Wills and Administrations), 1858-1995, Principal Probate Registry; London, England; Calendar of the Grants of Probate and Letters of Administration made in the Probate Registries of the High Court of Justice in England
    [2] England & Wales, Civil Registration Death Index, 1837-1915

    Genealogy Event 15
    Event Type: Probate
    Event Date: 22 Jan 1912
    Event Place: Llandaff
    Record Source: England & Wales, National Probate Calendar (Index of Wills and Administrations), 1858-1995, Principal Probate Registry; London, England; Calendar of the Grants of Probate and Letters of Administration made in the Probate Registries of the High Court of Justice in England
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