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James Knuckey 1819 – 1872 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1819

Birth Location: Trewee, Stithians, Cornwall, England

Death Date: 02 Mar 1872

Death Location: Clunes, Victoria, Australia

Father: Richard Knuckey

Mother: Mary Dunstan

Spouse(s): Elizabeth Gray

Children(s): Elizabeth Knuckey, Thomas Knuckey, James Knuckey, Richard Knuckey, Phillip Knuckey

The story of James Knuckey began in 1819 in Trewee, Stithians, Cornwall, England. In 1857, James Knuckey immigrated to Medway to Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. James Knuckey married Elizabeth Gray, and had children including Elizabeth Ann Knuckey, Thomas Gray Knuckey, James Knuckey, Richard Knuckey, Phillip Knuckey. James Knuckey passed away in 1872 in Clunes, Victoria, Australia.

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Biography

  • The story of James Knuckey began in 1819 in Trewee, Stithians, Cornwall, England.
  • In 1857, James Knuckey immigrated to Medway to Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.
  • James Knuckey married Elizabeth Gray, and had children including Elizabeth Ann Knuckey, Thomas Gray Knuckey, James Knuckey, Richard Knuckey, Phillip Knuckey.
  • James Knuckey passed away in 1872 in Clunes, Victoria, Australia.

Immediate Family

Parents

Richard Knuckey
1799 – 1871
Birth Location: Stithians, Cornwall, UK
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Mary Dunstan
1800 – 1869
Birth Location: Stithians, Cornwall, UK
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Spouses(s)

Elizabeth Gray
1818 – 1875
Birth Location: Gwennap, Cornwall, England
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Children(s)

Elizabeth Knuckey
1840 – 1911
Birth Location: Crofthandy, Gwennap, Cornwall, England
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Thomas Knuckey
1844 – 1900
Birth Location: Gwennap, Cornwall
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James Knuckey
1845 – 1902
Birth Location: Cornwall, England
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Richard Knuckey
1848 – 1859
Birth Location: Gwennap, Cornwall, England
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Phillip Knuckey
1853 – 1915
Birth Location: –
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James Knuckey's Ancestors

Self
James Knuckey
1819 – 1872
Birth Place: Trewee, Stithians, Cornwall, England
Parents
Richard Knuckey
1799 – 1871
Stithians, Cornwall, UK
Mary Dunstan
1800 – 1869
Stithians, Cornwall, UK
Grandparents
James Knuckey
1769 – 1820
Stithians, Cornwall, UK
Susanna Reed
1764 – 1845
Stithians, Cornwall, UK
Thomas Dunstan
1767 – 1813
Jenefer Martin
1765 –
Stithians, Cornwall, UK
Great-Grandparents
Thomas Knuckey
1727 –
Jane Peters
Richard Reed
Susanna Spargo
Thomas Dunstan
ANN VENCENT
1732 – 1782
William Martin
1719 –
Elizabeth Knuckey
1732 –
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Hugh Knuckey
1696 – 1740
Elizabeth Dunstan
1701 – 1749
Stephen Peters
1708 – 1788
Mary Bennett
1720 –
Hugh Knuckey
1696 – 1740
Elizabeth Dunstan
1701 – 1749

James Knuckey's Descendants

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James Knuckey (1819 – 02 Mar 1872) m. Elizabeth Gray (1818 – 24 Dec 1875)
  1. 1. Elizabeth (Ann) Knuckey (17 Nov 1840 – 18 Oct 1911) m. Walter Pearce (20 Jun 1832 – 24 Feb 1918)
    1. 1. Mary (Jane) Pearce (07 Jan 1861 – 27 Jul 1951) m. George Davies
      1. 1. George Davies (1883 – )
      2. 2. Thomas Davies (1884 – )
      3. 3. Elsie (Gwen) Davies (1886 – )
      4. 4. Elizabeth (Ann) Davies (1886 – )
      5. 5. David Davies (1887 – )
      6. 6. Ruby (May) Davies (1889 – 1894)
      7. 7. Walter Davies (08 May 1891 – 10 Aug 1978) m. Lilian (May) Fry
        1. 1. Maxwell (John) Davies (14 Dec 1929 – 26 Mar 1995) m. Margaret (Frances) Swaby
      8. 8. Amy (Mabel) Davies (1895 – )
      9. 9. Ruby (Victoria May) Davies (1897 – )
      10. 10. Alfred Davies (1898 – 1898)
      11. 11. Albert Davies (1900 – )
      12. 12. Daisy (Beatrice) Davies (1902 – )
    2. 2. Elizabeth (Harriet) Pearce (26 Jun 1864 – Nov 1864)
    3. 3. Thomas Pearce (16 Dec 1866 – 10 Aug 1938) m. Euphemia McLennan (10 Nov 1871 – 02 May 1947)
      1. 1. Thomas (Walter) Pearce (07 May 1894 – 04 Jul 1984) m. Nellie (Isobel) Harper (1907 – )
        1. 1. Helen (Isabel) Pearce
        2. 2. Jennifer (Margaret) Pearce
        3. 3. Geoffrey (Thomas) Pearce m. Annette (Margaret) Fullard (1948 – )
      2. 2. Florence (Mabel) Pearce (11 Oct 1895 – 15 Aug 1975)
      3. 3. Amy Pearce (11 Jun 1897 – 03 Mar 1995)
      4. 4. Phillip (Knuckey) Pearce (16 Oct 1899 – 24 Apr 1970)
      5. 5. Evelyn (May) Pearce (09 May 1901 – 14 Jun 1989)
      6. 6. Effie (Lillian) Pearce (24 Jan 1907 – 31 Jan 1987) m. Barcley (James) Hutchings (28 Sep 1907 – 28 Nov 1972)
        1. 1. Robert (Pearce) Hutchings m. Mary Brevitt (1941 – )
        2. 2. Joan (Aimee) Hutchings m. Donald (William) Weir (1932 – )
      7. 7. Shirley (Elizabeth) Pearce (1914 – 21 Apr 2001) m. John (Russell) Blackshaw (03 Nov 1915 – 27 Feb 1977)
        1. 1. Anne Blackshaw
    4. 4. John (Henry) Pearce (04 Apr 1868 – Sep 1868)
    5. 5. Elizabeth (Harriet) Pearce (26 Jul 1869 – 13 Feb 1952) m. Walter (William) Davies (1864 – 21 Mar 1936)
      1. 1. Gladys (May) Davies (21 Dec 1895 – 30 Oct 1967)
      2. 2. Stella (Beatrice) Davies (22 Nov 1896 – 29 Mar 1964)
      3. 3. Aley (Lena) Davies (31 Aug 1902 – 24 Mar 1924)
    6. 6. Annie Pearce (03 Aug 1871 – ) m. George (Charles) Cox (16 Aug 1869 – 03 Apr 1918)
      1. 1. Charles (Walter) Cox (24 Jul 1893 – 27 Jun 1971) m. Hilda (May) Funcke (04 Mar 1899 – 08 Sep 1965)
        1. 1. Albert (Charles) Cox (29 Mar 1920 – 01 Apr 1988) m. Lilian (Frances) Frencham (1926 – )
        2. 2. Eric (James) Cox (02 Aug 1926 – Sep 1995) m. Margaret (Jean) Dyson (1929 – )
        3. 3. Harold (George) Cox m. Valda (Isobel) Nicholson (1925 – )
        4. 4. Stanley (Roland) Cox m. June (Lesley) Punchard (1926 – )
        5. 5. Leonard (Ernest) Cox m. Phyllis (Joan) Swain
        6. 6. Dorothy (Lena) Cox m. Allen (Cuthbertson) Buchanan
        7. 7. Joan (Estelle) Cox m. Douglas (George) Tait (1938 – )
      2. 2. Lena (May) Cox (12 Aug 1895 – 25 Dec 1949) m. John (Campbell) Read (06 Jun 1887 – )
        1. 1. Gwenyth (Helen) Read m. Bruce Lemmey (1927 – )
        2. 2. Kathleen (Anne) Read
      3. 3. Mabel (Lillian) Cox (06 Jun 1898 – ) m. Keith (Frederick) Anderson (12 Mar 1895 – )
        1. 1. Patricia (May) Anderson (10 Feb 1924 – 29 Jul 1980) m. Walter (Edward Carl) Box (1921 – )
        2. 2. Shirley Anderson m. Edward (Henry) Stott (1926 – )
        3. 3. Norma (Joan) Anderson m. Arthur (Edward) Burnie
      4. 4. William (Thomas) Cox (06 Jun 1898 – 20 May 1977) m. Emma (May) McIntyre (06 May 1900 – 21 Jun 1994)
        1. 1. Maurice (William) Cox m. Dorithy (Rita) Preston (1918 – )
        2. 2. Geoffrey (Philip) Cox m. Joy (Christina Florence) Trigger (1939 – )
    7. 7. Amy (Louisa) Pearce (13 Nov 1873 – 18 Apr 1966) m. Frederick (James) Chew (14 Jul 1876 – 18 Apr 1966)
      1. 1. William Chew (11 Mar 1902 – 02 Nov 1983) m. Margaret Slater (09 Jun 1912 – 23 Apr 1982)
        1. 1. Dorothy (Joan) Chew m. Donald (Graham) Dunn (20 May 1938 – 13 Feb 1977)
      2. 2. James (Frederick) Chew (05 May 1904 – 12 Nov 1995) m. Lorna (Wonita) Roy
        1. 1. Michael (Albert) Chew (18 May 1939 – 12 May 1994) m. Heather Monk m. Elaine
        2. 2. Frederick (James) Chew
        3. 3. Deidre (Ann) Chew m. Brian Fletcher
      3. 3. Lucy (Ethelinda) Chew (17 Feb 1910 – 04 Nov 1987) m. Francis (Henry) Blurton (1907 – )
        1. 1. Donald (Francis) Blurton (11 Sep 1947 – 23 Mar 1973) m. Vivienne (Faye) Dobson ( – 23 Mar 1973)
        2. 2. Myrna (Elizabeth) Blurton m. Brian (Anthony) Roche
        3. 3. Allan (Henry) Blurton m. Janette (Margaret) Knight
    8. 8. Walter Pearce (1876 – 1877)
    9. 9. Lucy (Mabel) Pearce (25 Mar 1878 – 02 Mar 1905)
    10. 10. Lena (May) Pearce (02 Nov 1882 – 19 Oct 1951) m. James Young (1864 – 31 May 1940)
      1. 1. Lena (Merle) Young (1920 – ) m. James (Arthur) McMullin (1919 – )
        1. 1. Andrea (Mary) McMullin
        2. 2. Elizabeth (Joan) McMullin m. Ian (James) Tudball
    11. 11. Walter (Phillip James) Pearce (12 Jun 1885 – 11 Sep 1912) m. Mary (Elizabeth) Jack (17 Mar 1885 – 18 Jun 1974)
      1. 1. Stanley (Philip) Pearce (06 Jan 1911 – 04 Jun 1943)
      2. 2. Jack (Knuckey) Pearce (28 Mar 1912 – ) m. Freda Towsey (28 Feb 1915 – 18 Sep 1991)
        1. 1. John (Richard) Pearce (1951 – ) m. Wendy (May) Tulloch (1954 – )
        2. 2. Philip (James) Pearce m. Christine (Margaret) Larner
        3. 3. Jill (Knuckey) Pearce m. George (Gilmour) Scott
  2. 2. Thomas (Gray) Knuckey (1844 – 10 Jun 1900) m. Jane Ash (Abt. 1850 – 01 Dec 1879) m. Louisa (Taylor) Davey (Abt. 1839 – 11 Dec 1900)
  3. 3. James Knuckey (Bet. 16 Sep 1845–25 Aug 1846 – 05 Oct 1902) m. Elizabeth (Ann) Gooding (04 May 1848 – 1923)
    1. 1. James (William) Knuckey (11 Oct 1875 – 12 May 1878)
    2. 2. Clara (Ellen) Knuckey (29 Dec 1876 – 1958) m. Alexander Chapman (30 Mar 1863 – 14 Jul 1942)
      1. 1. Matthew (Wilmot) Chapman (07 Apr 1910 – 1977) m. Phyliss Illbery
      2. 2. Alick (Gordon) Chapman (07 Mar 1916 – ) m. Winifred Ewing
        1. 1. Judith Chapman (21 Jul 1948 – ) m. Peter (Daniel) Noonan (06 Jun 1947 – )
        2. 2. Ian (Alexander) Chapman (14 Jul 1953 – ) m. Susan (Joy) Fisher (02 Sep 1953 – )
      3. 3. Lindsay (Graham) Chapman (03 Mar 1918 – Feb 2005) m. Ronis (Beatrice) Dinwoodie (15 Dec 1918 – 16 Jun 1966) m. Judith (Ann) Treloar
        1. 1. Graham (Jeffrey) Chapman (23 Oct 1947 – ) m. Lesley (Ellen) Miller (10 Jan 1947 – ) m. Cora (Ann) Wilson (11 May 1944 – )
        2. 2. Ronis (Lesley) Chapman (23 Aug 1951 – ) m. Michael Searle (23 Jul 1947 – )
      4. 4. Phillip (Bruce) Chapman (27 Feb 1920 – 02 Nov 1920)
    3. 3. Thomas (Gray) Knuckey (09 Mar 1878 – 15 Jul 1945) m. Florence Sutton (1887 – 21 May 1965)
      1. 1. Isabella (Elizabeth) Knuckey (Abt. 1905 – 1968) m. William (George) Beveridge
      2. 2. Alice (Silvia May) Knuckey (1907 – 08 Oct 1940)
      3. 3. James (Thomas) Knuckey (25 Jun 1910 – 1984) m. Mabel (Or Doris) Unknown
      4. 4. Phillip (Charles John) Knuckey (29 Oct 1912 – 28 Sep 1978) m. Margaret (Eileen Fisher Or) Fisker
        1. 1. Muriel Knuckey
        2. 2. Kenneth Knuckey
      5. 5. Thomas (George) Knuckey (02 Jul 1915 – 09 May 1988) m. Edna (Florence) Perrie (Abt. 1915 – 09 Mar 1985)
        1. 1. Shirley Knuckey m. Lukic
      6. 6. Meryl (Florence) Knuckey (1922 – 1956) m. Lawrence (John) Oborne
      7. 7. Shirley Knuckey
    4. 4. Alice (Maud) Knuckey (04 Aug 1879 – 13 May 1880)
    5. 5. Phillip (James) Knuckey (19 Sep 1881 – 25 Sep 1968) m. Faith (Muriel) Evans (1887 – 26 Sep 1967)
      1. 1. Kenneth (Philip) Knuckey
    6. 6. Sylvia (May) Knuckey (21 May 1888 – 06 Jun 1941) m. Albert (Hedley) Jones (24 Aug 1886 – 08 Oct 1972)
      1. 1. Albert (Allan) Jones (04 Jan 1910 – 29 Jun 1982) m. Emily (Victoria Katherine) Hasthorpe (08 Mar 1919 – 2002)
        1. 1. Terry (Alan) Jones (01 Oct 1946 – ) m. Charlotte (Veronica) Venter (15 Jul 1951 – )
        2. 2. Brian (Leslie) Jones (16 Mar 1948 – ) m. Kerryn (Maree) Furness (05 Apr 1952 – )
        3. 3. Robyn (Kate) Jones (27 Mar 1949 – ) m. Peter Wilkinson (27 Feb 1948 – 02 Aug 1985)
        4. 4. Shirley (Anne) Jones (01 Jul 1952 – ) m. Hans (Reinhard) Weber (10 Dec 1945 – )
      2. 2. Alma (Dulcie) Jones (01 Sep 1912 – 1914)
      3. 3. Joyce (Florence Dulcie) Jones (07 Feb 1915 – 17 Jun 1988) m. Alfred (Edward) James (22 Oct 1908 – 21 Feb 1969)
        1. 1. Colin (Alfred) James (10 Jul 1935 – 05 May 1956)
        2. 2. Estelle (Sylvia) James (1940 – )
        3. 3. William (Raymond) James (13 Apr 1944 – ) m. Norma Watts
        4. 4. Jean (Ellen) James (11 May 1945 – ) m. Keith Brodribb (11 Aug 1944 – )
        5. 5. Betty (May) James (11 May 1945 – 11 Nov 1978)
      4. 4. Victor (John) Jones (19 Sep 1917 – 16 Jul 1975)
      5. 5. Jean (Mavis) Jones (12 Apr 1920 – 14 Mar 2001) m. William (John) Johnston (22 Jan 1900 – 10 Sep 1967)
        1. 1. Graeme Johnston (28 Dec 1942 – )
        2. 2. Robert (James) Johnston (05 Jan 1945 – ) m. Evelyn (Kay) Hecker (18 Apr 1954 – ) m. Rose Hanrahan (31 Aug 1951 – )
        3. 3. Lesley (Ann) Johnston (09 Oct 1952 – ) m. Terry Jarvis m. Peter (Anthony Paul) King (10 Dec 1953 – )
      6. 6. Betty (Ida) Jones (10 Aug 1922 – 12 Oct 1971) m. George (Archibald) Savage (1920 – 23 Aug 1995)
        1. 1. George (Allan) Savage (15 Nov 1940 – ) m. Noreen Osterlund (Nov 1943 – )
        2. 2. Ronald (Bruce) Savage (06 Mar 1948 – ) m. Karryn Brien (10 Feb 1952 – )
        3. 3. Kerry (Phillip) Savage (27 Jan 1951 – ) m. Betty Pampel (25 Jan 1952 – )
        4. 4. Mark (Anthony) Savage (05 Jan 1956 – ) m. Maureen Anderson (17 Jul 1953 – ) m. Kym Hughes
      7. 7. Geoffrey (Phillip) Jones (12 Oct 1930 – 29 Jun 2001) m. Dorothy (Joyce) Smith (08 Aug 1935 – )
        1. 1. Gary (John) Jones (06 Sep 1953 – ) m. Kim Unknown
        2. 2. Allan (Philip) Jones (16 Oct 1955 – ) m. Grace Unknown
        3. 3. Dianne (Elizabeth) Jones (07 Jan 1957 – ) m. Jeffrey (Allan) McBeth
        4. 4. Wendy (Joyce) Jones (26 Apr 1958 – ) m. Unknown Holland
        5. 5. Colin (Geoffrey) Jones (29 Jan 1962 – 30 Dec 1981)
  4. 4. Richard Knuckey (1848 – 25 Aug 1859)
  5. 5. Phillip Knuckey (1853 – 25 Mar 1915) m. Lucy Collow (1854 – 02 Mar 1878) m. Alice (Jane) Randall (1860 – 10 Oct 1914)

James Knuckey's Timeline

4 Records

1819
1819
Birth of James Knuckey in Trewee, Stithians, Cornwall, England
Trewee, Stithians, Cornwall, England
1820
27 May 1820
Age 1
Birth of James Knuckey in Treweeg, Stithians, Cornwall, England
Treweeg, Stithians, Cornwall, England
1857
1857
Age 38
James Knuckey immigrated in Medway to Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Medway to Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
1872
02 Mar 1872
Age 53
Death of James Knuckey in Clunes, Victoria, Australia
Clunes, Victoria, Australia

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 27 May 1820
    Event Place: Treweeg, Stithians, Cornwall, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1819
    Event Place: Trewee, Stithians, Cornwall, England

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Immigration
    Event Date: 1857
    Event Place: Medway to Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 02 Mar 1872
    Event Place: Clunes, Victoria, Australia
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