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John Knox 1878–1951 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1878

Birth Location: Tapanui, Otago, New Zealand

Death Date: 1 Feb 1951

Death Location: Otago, New Zealand

Father: John Knox

Mother: Lilias Gow

Spouse(s): Agnes Knox

Children(s): Lily Rydberg

The story of John Knox began in 1878 in Tapanui, Otago, New Zealand. John Knox married Agnes Knox, and had children including Lily Irene Rydberg. John Knox passed away in 1951 in Otago, New Zealand.

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Biography

  • The story of John Knox began in 1878 in Tapanui, Otago, New Zealand.
  • John Knox married Agnes Knox, and had children including Lily Irene Rydberg.
  • John Knox passed away in 1951 in Otago, New Zealand.

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John Knox's Ancestors

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John Knox
1878–1951
Birth Place: Tapanui, Otago, New Zealand
Parents
John Knox
1840–1877
Ireland
Lilias ((Lily)) Gow
1840–1922
Dundee, Angus, Scotland
Grandparents
John Knox
1794–1854
Seaton Swican, Northumberland
Mary Brown
1817–1903
Farlam, Cumberland, England
Hannah Robertson
1806–
Dundee, Angus, Scotland
Robert Gow
1810–1867
Cargill, Perthshire
Great-Grandparents
James Brown
1792–
Susannah Tweddle
1792–1858
Alexander Gow
1776–1833
Janet Howie
1774–1824
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Brown
1737–1803
Janet Dodgson
1749–1809
Joseph Tweddle
1762–1836
Susannnah Kennedy
1761–1792
John Gow
1747–1782
Beatrice Robertson
1750–1782
John Howie
1749–1828
Marion Murdoch
1755–1836

John Knox's Descendants

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John Knox (1878–1 Feb 1951) m. Agnes Knox (16 Jan 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

2 Records

1878
1878
Birth of John Knox in Tapanui, Otago, New Zealand
Tapanui, Otago, New Zealand
1951
1 Feb 1951
Age 73
Death of John Knox in Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand
Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1878
    Event Place: Tapanui, Otago, New Zealand
    Record Source:
    [1] New Zealand, Cemetery Records
    [2] New Zealand, CIVIL Registration Death Index, Department of Internal Affairs; New Zealand; New Zealand, Civil Registration Death Index, 1840-2021

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1 Feb 1951
    Event Place: Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand
    Record Source:
    [1] New Zealand, Cemetery Records
    [2] New Zealand, CIVIL Registration Death Index, Department of Internal Affairs; New Zealand; New Zealand, Civil Registration Death Index, 1840-2021

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Otago, New Zealand
    Record Source: New Zealand, Cemetery Records

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