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John Knox 1840–1877 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 6 Oct 1840

Birth Location: Ireland

Death Date: 5 Nov 1877

Death Location: Otago, New Zealand

Father: John Knox

Mother: Mary Brown

Spouse(s): Lilias Gow

Children(s): Margaret Knox, John HAGAN, William KNOX, Hannah Knox, Samuel Knox, Herbert Knox, Mary Knox, James Knox, John Knox

The story of John Knox began in 1840 in Ireland. John Knox married Lilias Lily Gow, and had children including Hannah Knox, Herbert George Knox, James Knox, John Knox, John Knox Hagan, Margaret Anne Knox, Mary Knox, Samuel George Hagen Knox, William Knox. John Knox passed away in 1877 in Otago, New Zealand.

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Biography

  • The story of John Knox began in 1840 in Ireland.
  • John Knox married Lilias Lily Gow, and had children including Hannah Knox, Herbert George Knox, James Knox, John Knox, John Knox Hagan, Margaret Anne Knox, Mary Knox, Samuel George Hagen Knox, William Knox.
  • John Knox passed away in 1877 in Otago, New Zealand.

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

John Knox's Ancestors

Self
John Knox
1840–1877
Birth Place: Ireland
Parents
John Knox
1794–1854
Seaton Swican, Northumberland
Mary Brown
1817–1903
Farlam, Cumberland, England
Grandparents
James Brown
1792–
Stapleton, Cumberland, England
Susannah Tweddle
1792–1858
Stapleton, Cumberland, England
Great-Grandparents
John Brown
1737–1803
Janet Dodgson
1749–1809
Joseph Tweddle
1762–1836
Susannnah Kennedy
1761–1792
2nd-Great-Grandparents
James Brown
–1762
Grissel Forester
David Tweddle
1719–1784
Jane Johnston
1721–1783

John Knox's Descendants

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John Knox (6 Oct 1840–5 Nov 1877) m. Lilias ((Lily)) Gow (09 May 1840–5 Jul 1922)
  1. 1. Margaret (Anne) Knox 1863–1945
  2. 2. John (Knox) HAGAN 1865–
  3. 3. William KNOX 1873–1954
  4. 4. Hannah Knox 1861–
  5. 5. Samuel (George Hagen) Knox 1871–1953
  6. 6. Herbert (George) Knox 1875–1880
  7. 7. Mary Knox 1860–1891
  8. 8. James Knox 1869–
  9. 9. John Knox 1878–1951 m. Agnes Knox 1879–
    1. 1. Lily (Irene) Rydberg 1902–1962 m. Fred Forshaw 1898–1975 m. Allen (John) Cavanagh 1897–1931
      1. 1. Betty (Irene) Cavanagh-Downs 1928–1999 m. Ronald (Roy) Tempany 1923–2012

John Knox's Timeline

3 Records

1840
6 Oct 1840
Birth of John Knox in Ireland
Ireland
1859
1859
Age 19
John Knox was married in Victoria
Victoria
1877
5 Nov 1877
Age 37
Death of John Knox in Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand
Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 6 Oct 1840
    Event Place: Ireland
    Record Source:
    [1] Australia and New Zealand, Find a Grave Index
    [2] New Zealand, Cemetery Records

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1859
    Event Place: Victoria

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 5 Nov 1877
    Event Place: Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand
    Record Source:
    [1] Australia and New Zealand, Find a Grave Index
    [2] New Zealand, Cemetery Records

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Otago, New Zealand
    Record Source:
    [1] Australia and New Zealand, Find a Grave Index
    [2] New Zealand, Cemetery Records

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