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Joseph Cumberland Knight 1833–1927 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 21 Feb 1833

Birth Location: Rushden, Northamptonshire, England

Death Date: 25 Jan 1927

Death Location: Rushden Cemetery, Newton Road, Rushden, Northamptonshire, England

Father: Ebenezer Knight

Mother: Elizabeth Sarjeant

Spouse(s): Ann Gilbert, Naomi Wearing

Children(s): Charles Knight, Joseph Knight, Arthur Knight, Emily Knight, Adelaide Knight, Thomas Knight, William Knight

In 1833, Joseph Cumberland Knight entered the world in Rushden, Northamptonshire, England, born to Ebenezer Knight And Elizabeth Sarjeant. In 1841, Joseph Cumberland Knight resided in Duck Street, Rushden, Northamptonshire, England. In 1851, Joseph Cumberland Knight resided in Duck Street, Rushden, Northamptonshire, England. Joseph Cumberland Knight married Ann Gilbert, Naomi Wearing, and had children including Adelaide Knight, Arthur Knight, Charles Gilbert Knight, Emily Ellen Knight, Joseph Knight, Thomas Knight, William Cumberland Knight. Joseph Cumberland Knight passed away in 1927 in Rushden Cemetery, Newton Road, Rushden, Northamptonshire, England.

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Biography

  • In 1833, Joseph Cumberland Knight entered the world in Rushden, Northamptonshire, England, born to Ebenezer Knight And Elizabeth Sarjeant.
  • In 1841, Joseph Cumberland Knight resided in Duck Street, Rushden, Northamptonshire, England.
  • In 1851, Joseph Cumberland Knight resided in Duck Street, Rushden, Northamptonshire, England.
  • Joseph Cumberland Knight married Ann Gilbert, Naomi Wearing, and had children including Adelaide Knight, Arthur Knight, Charles Gilbert Knight, Emily Ellen Knight, Joseph Knight, Thomas Knight, William Cumberland Knight.
  • Joseph Cumberland Knight passed away in 1927 in Rushden Cemetery, Newton Road, Rushden, Northamptonshire, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

Ebenezer Knight
1811–1886
Birth Location: Rushden, Northamptonshire, England
EK
Elizabeth Sarjeant
1809–1892
Birth Location: Higham Ferrers, Northamptonshire, England
ES

Spouses(s)

Ann Gilbert
1833–1872
Birth Location: Rushden, Northamptonshire, England
AG
Naomi Wearing
1833–1895
Birth Location: Wellingborough, Northamptonshire, England
NW

Children(s)

Charles Knight
1862–1942
Birth Location: Brixworth, Northamptonshire, England
CK
Joseph Knight
1856–1932
Birth Location: Rushden, Northamptonshire, England
JK
Arthur Knight
1860–1926
Birth Location: Thrapston, Northamptonshire, England
AK
Emily Knight
1865–1969
Birth Location: Rushden, Northamptonshire, England
EK
Adelaide Knight
1854–1936
Birth Location: Rushden, Northamptonshire, England
AK
Thomas Knight
1868–1949
Birth Location: Rushden, Northamptonshire, England
TK
William Knight
1853–1915
Birth Location: Rushden, Northamptonshire, England
WK

Joseph Knight's Ancestors

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Joseph Knight
1833–1927
Birth Place: Rushden, Northamptonshire, England
Parents
Ebenezer Knight
1811–1886
Rushden, Northamptonshire, England
Elizabeth Sarjeant
1809–1892
Higham Ferrers, Northamptonshire, England
Grandparents
Samuel Knight
1775–1851
Rushden, Northamptonshire, England
Hannah Sabey
1773–1863
Rushden, Northamptonshire, England
Great-Grandparents
Samuel Knight
1743–1818
Elizabeth Peet
1749–
William Sabey
1748–
Sarah Roberts
1750–1773
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Samuel Knight
1714–1781
Sarah Marson
1715–1778
Robert Peet
1723–
Susannah Smith
1725–

Joseph Knight's Descendants

1.
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Joseph (Cumberland) Knight (21 Feb 1833–25 Jan 1927) m. Ann Gilbert (Abt. 1833–05 Feb 1872) m. Naomi Wearing (1833–22 Jun 1895)
  1. 1. Charles (Gilbert) Knight 1862–1942 m. Mary (Ann) Turner 1887–1964 m. Brampton 1868–1908 m. Ann (Mary) Clarke 1861– m. Ada (Matilda) Lamb 1882–
    1. 1. Joseph (William) Knight 1890–1909
    2. 2. Charles (Robert) Knight 1892–1977 m. Winifred (May) Tennant 1898–1982
    3. 3. Alice (Maud) Knight 1893–1975 m. John (Albert) Turner 1896–1980
      1. 1. Anthony (J) Turner 1923–
    4. 4. Grace (Adelaide) Knight 1895–1975 m. James (Thomas) Fleming 1885–1953
    5. 5. Arthur (Gilbert) Knight 1897–1981 m. Elsie (Mary Ann) Lloyd 1898–1980
      1. 1. Kenneth (A O) Knight 1924– m. Gwendoline (E) Hulbert 1924–
      2. 2. Lillian (R) Knight 1926–
    6. 6. Horace (Gilbert) Knight 1899–1936
    7. 7. Beatrice (Kate) Knight 1885–1979 m. Daniel (Walters) Goosey 1881–1948
      1. 1. Thomas (Charles) Goosey 1905–1984 m. Ruby (Marguerite) Allin 1903–1995
      2. 2. Gladys (Winifred) Goosey 1907–1974 m. Ralph (George) Meakins 1909–1977
      3. 3. Ronald (Walter) Goosey 1911–1997 m. Amy (Muriel) Pailor 1914–1984
      4. 4. Cyril (Neuve C) Goosey 1915–1988
      5. 5. Leonard Goosey 1917–1917
    8. 8. May (Christina) Knight 1901–1995 m. Herbert (William) Wilkins 1897–1980
    9. 9. Jessie (Louisa) Knight 1903–1905
    10. 10. George (Henry) Knight 1905–1995 m. Mary (Dorothy Rose) Eden 1903–1959
      1. 1. Colin (Henry) Knight 1927–2001
    11. 11. Frederick (Sargent) Knight 1907–1999 m. Violet Parker 1911–1995
    12. 12. Doris (I) Knight 1910–2011 m. Frederick (Richard) Parfitt 1910–2004
    13. 13. Claude (Kitchener Knight) Garvey 1916–2006 m. Clara Green 1918–1986
    14. 14. Richard (Knight) Garvey 1918– m. Ivy (Maud) Wickert 1918–2005
    15. 15. Rose (Annie) Knight 1882–1952 m. Robert (Charles) Cunnington 1881–1954
    16. 16. Evelyn (Susan Knight) Garvey 1919–
    17. 17. Joan (P) Knight 1920–
      1. 1. Stanley (Charles) Mills 1943–2009
    18. 18. Dennis Knight 1921–2007 m. Dorothy (M) Clare 1922– m. Gwendoline (G) Grimward 1923–
      1. 1. Raymond (D) Knight 1947–2007
    19. 19. Gwendoline (Phoebe Knight) Garvey 1923–1997
    20. 20. Thomas (E Knight) Garvey 1924–1924
    21. 21. Reginald (Knight) Garvey 1926–1926
    22. 22. Harold (Frank Knight) Garvey 1927–1998 m. Doris (Jean) White 1926–2012
  2. 2. Joseph Knight 1856–1932 m. Sarah (Jane) Darnell 1857–1915 m. Beatrice (Maud Marion) Shorley 1877–1973
    1. 1. Jessie (G) Knight 1922– m. Edward (R) Kimbell 1921–
    2. 2. Charles (W) Knight 1924–
    3. 3. Joseph (Howard) Knight 1917– m. Audrey Alsop 1920–
    4. 4. Margaret (B) Knight 1918–
    5. 5. Frances (A) Knight 1920–
    6. 6. Mary (Olive) Knight 1922–2001 m. Irwin (Arthur William) Peck 1921–1995
  3. 3. Arthur Knight 1860–1926 m. Ann (Sophia) Brown 1859–1927
    1. 1. Emily (Jane) Knight 1885–1946
    2. 2. William Knight 1895–1916
    3. 3. Beatrice Knight 1898–
    4. 4. Kate (Amelia (Millie)) Knight 1902–1980
    5. 5. Joseph Knight 1888–1985 m. Evelyn Lewis 1891–1969
      1. 1. Clifford (William) Knight 1923–1945 m. Evelyn (Pauline May) Dickerson 1923–
      2. 2. Audrey (Doris) Knight 1928–2001 m. Gordon (G) Hooton 1926–
        1. 1. Robert (Clifford) Hooton 1951–1999
    6. 6. Frederick (Ernest) Knight 1880–1956 m. Bertha (Kate Jannetta) Osborn 1880–1962
      1. 1. Irene (Rose Jannetta) Knight 1921–2001 m. Charles (Kennedy) Rankin 1921–1982
    7. 7. May Knight 1899–1996
    8. 8. Nellie Knight 1887–1967 m. Herbert (Philip) Parker 1888–1958
      1. 1. Sylvia Parker 1914–1942 m. Thomas (William) Tyler 1912–1962
        1. 1. Marion (Phylis) Tyler 1937–1996
      2. 2. Kathleen Parker 1918– m. Horace (G) Silsby 1914–
      3. 3. Herbert (Frank) Parker 1922–1922
      4. 4. Winifred Parker 1923–1945
      5. 5. Dorothy (M) Parker 1927–1927
    9. 9. Walter Knight 1883– m. Ruth Line 1880–1957
      1. 1. Winifred (Pearl) Knight 1924– m. Desmond (Harry Richard) Porter 1923–1991
    10. 10. Herbert Knight 1896–1979
    11. 11. Florence Knight 1890–
    12. 12. May Knight 1892–1894
    13. 13. Emily Knight 1878–1879
    14. 14. John Knight –1911
  4. 4. Emily (Ellen) Knight 1865–1969 m. Herbert Dickens 1868–
    1. 1. Edith (Kate) Dickens 1893–1990 m. William (John) Fairey 1890–1975
      1. 1. Constance (Gwendolen) West 1914–2006 m. Frank West 1916–1986
      2. 2. George Fairey 1920–1920
      3. 3. Raymond (W) Fairey 1915–1999 m. Doris Evans 1917–
    2. 2. Elsie (Lilian) Dickens 1896–1970 m. John (Thomas) Peacock 1896–1956
    3. 3. Emily (Mabel) Dickens 1899–1956 m. David (John) Horn 1898–1940 m. Charles (James) Leeson 1889–1968
      1. 1. Joan (Mary) Horn 1920–1920
      2. 2. Clifford (D) Horn 1924– m. Joy (Rosemary) Winter 1925–2005
    4. 4. Florence Dickens 1883–1968 m. Walter (Clark) Ireson 1881–1969
      1. 1. Gordon (Walter) Ireson 1916–2001 m. Kathleen (Mavis) Wilmott 1917–2010
        1. 1. Brian (Walter) Ireson 1941–2002 m. Sheila (Christine) Beck 1945–1988
      2. 2. Donald (Clark) Ireson 1923–1974
    5. 5. (Infant) Dickens 1891–1909
    6. 6. Frances (Violet) Dickens 1905–1914
    7. 7. Maud (Ellen) Dickens 1890–1978
      1. 1. Robert (Eddington Godley) Dickens 1921–1991 m. Iris (Elaine) Boon 1921–1998
    8. 8. Herbert (Horace) Dickens 1892–1893
    9. 9. Reginald (Bernard) Dickens 1902–1903
    10. 10. Hilda (May) Dickens 1897–1902
    11. 11. John Dickens 1889–1889
    12. 12. Lillian (Mabel) Dickens 1888–1890
  5. 5. Adelaide Knight 1854–1936 m. George Childs 1855–1927
    1. 1. Katie (Elizabeth) Childs 1886–
      1. 1. William (H) Cooper 1916–
    2. 2. Florence (May) Childs 1889–1955
    3. 3. George (Reginald) Childs 1893–1917
    4. 4. Winifred (Ethel) Childs 1896–1987 m. Francis Whiteman 1893–1957
      1. 1. Norman (F) Whiteman 1924–
    5. 5. Annie Childs 1874–1913 m. George (Hood Barrs) Alcock 1869–
    6. 6. Rosa (Ellen) Childs 1877–1961 m. Albert (Edward) Glenn 1876–1959
      1. 1. Reginald (Frank) Glenn 1903–1981 m. Ethel (Mary) Shortland 1901–1984
      2. 2. Marjorie (Helena) Glenn 1902–1990 m. Horace (Frederick) Marriott 1903–1987
      3. 3. Muriel (Adelaide) Glenn 1917–2004 m. Horace Maidwell 1918–2004
      4. 4. Harold (Childs) Glenn 1911–1998 m. Constance (Emily) Blackwell 1910–2003
    7. 7. William (Ernest) Childs 1879–1945 m. Clara (Ellen) West 1879–1950
    8. 8. Frederick (George) Childs 1884–1976 m. Bertha (Fanny) Halford 1887–1957
      1. 1. George (Halford) Childs 1911–1971 m. Ruth (J) Gough 1914–
    9. 9. Bertie Childs 1882–1933 m. Annie Wallace 1880–1959
      1. 1. Winifred (Ethel) Childs 1909–1988 m. Fred Mallard 1897–1954
      2. 2. Evelyn (Annie) Childs 1907–1993 m. John (Berrill) Tressler 1895–1967
      3. 3. Herbert (Charles) Childs 1911–2002 m. Muriel (E) Jolley 1915–1959 m. Vera (Joan Elizabeth) Dilley 1911–1999
    10. 10. Adelaide Childs 1876–1876
    11. 11. Lilian Childs 1891–1891
  6. 6. Thomas Knight 1868–1949 m. Deborah Parker 1872–
    1. 1. Florence Knight 1892–
    2. 2. Herbert (Henry) Knight 1893–1917
    3. 3. Frances (Beatrice M) Knight 1896–
    4. 4. Leonard (Alwyne) Knight 1898–1975
    5. 5. Ada (Elizabeth) Knight 1901–
    6. 6. Rose Knight 1904–
    7. 7. Rita (Blanche) Knight 1906–
    8. 8. Cecil (Eric) Knight 1910–1970
  7. 7. William (Cumberland) Knight 1853–1915 m. Mary (Ann) Pack 1853–1879 m. Elizabeth ('Bessie') Hobbs 1854–1936
    1. 1. William Knight 1873– m. Maria (Mary) Huntley 1879–
      1. 1. Gladys (Winifred) Knight 1899–1986 m. Thomas Burton 1899–1976
        1. 1. Robert (John) Burton 1922–2004 m. Maisie (E) Goodship 1924–
        2. 2. Thomas (K) Burton 1925–
      2. 2. Marie (Gwendoline) Knight 1901–1990 m. John Coombes 1901–
      3. 3. Edith (May) Knight 1903– m. Wilfred (Douglas) Stanley 1887–1947
    2. 2. Edith (Ellen) Knight 1878–1977 m. William (Henry) Baker 1877–1934
      1. 1. William (Eric) Baker 1905–1968 m. Emily (Margaret) Wilmott 1908–1983
      2. 2. Elizabeth (Gladys) Baker 1910–
    3. 3. Harry (Ewart) Knight 1882–1957 m. Mary (Katherine) Smith 1881–1911
      1. 1. William (Cumberland Kenneth) Knight 1919–2005
      2. 2. Ewart (Cumberland) Knight 1922–
    4. 4. Horace (Charles C) Knight 1888–1971 m. Mabel (Elizabeth) Ibbett 1885–1958 m. Grace (Eveline) Percival 1904–1986
      1. 1. Arthur (William Cumberland) Knight 1920–1987 m. Betty (Winifred) Toms 1921–1991
      2. 2. John (Ibbett) Knight 1922–1961 m. Betty (Evelyn) Lack 1929–2004
    5. 5. Ellen Knight 1884–1909 m. William Dangerfield 1882–1960
      1. 1. Ellen Dangerfield 1909–1909
    6. 6. Elizabeth (E) Knight 1879–

Joseph Knight's Timeline

11 Records

1833
21 Feb 1833
Birth of Joseph Cumberland Knight in Rushden, Northamptonshire, England
Rushden, Northamptonshire, England
1841
1841
Age 8
Joseph Cumberland Knight resided here in Duck Street, Rushden, Northamptonshire, England
Duck Street, Rushden, Northamptonshire, England
1851
1851
Age 18
Joseph Cumberland Knight resided here in Duck Street, Rushden, Northamptonshire, England
Duck Street, Rushden, Northamptonshire, England
1861
1861
Age 28
Joseph Cumberland Knight resided here in High Street, Rushden, Northamptonshire, England
High Street, Rushden, Northamptonshire, England
1871
1871
Age 38
Joseph Cumberland Knight resided here in High Street, Rushden, Northamptonshire, England
High Street, Rushden, Northamptonshire, England
1881
1881
Age 48
Joseph Cumberland Knight resided here in High Street, Rushden, Northamptonshire, England
High Street, Rushden, Northamptonshire, England
1891
1891
Age 58
Joseph Cumberland Knight resided here in High Street, Rushden, Northamptonshire, England
High Street, Rushden, Northamptonshire, England
1901
1901
Age 68
Joseph Cumberland Knight resided here in Northamptonshire, England
Northamptonshire, England
1911
02 Apr 1911
Age 78
Joseph Cumberland Knight resided here in Northamptonshire, England
Northamptonshire, England
1927
22 Jan 1927
Age 94
Death of Joseph Cumberland Knight in Northamptonshire, England
Northamptonshire, England
1927
25 Jan 1927
Age 94
Burial of Joseph Cumberland Knight in Rushden Cemetery, Newton Road, Rushden, Northamptonshire, England
Rushden Cemetery, Newton Road, Rushden, Northamptonshire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 21 Feb 1833
    Event Place: Rushden, Northamptonshire, England
    Record Source:
    [1] 1871 England Census, Class: RG10; Piece: 1498; Folio: 81; Page: 25; GSU roll: 828802.
    [2] 1861 England Census, Class: RG9; Piece: 952; Folio: 55; Page: 1; GSU roll: 542726.
    [3] 1851 England Census, Class: HO107; Piece: 1743; Folio: 294; Page: 7; GSU roll: 87698.
    [4] 1841 England Census, Class: HO107; Piece 802; Book: 11; Civil Parish: Rushden; County: Northamptonshire; Enumeration District: 5 6 7; Folio: 18; Page: 30; Line: 6; GSU roll: 438876.
    [5] 1881 England Census, Class: RG11; Piece: 1569; Folio: 6; Page: 6; GSU roll: 1341377.
    [6] 1901 England Census, Class: RG13; Piece: 1440; Folio: 171; Page: 32.
    [7] England & Wales, Death Index: 1916-2005
    [8] 1911 England Census, Class: RG14; Piece: 8554; Schedule Number: 229
    [9] 1891 England Census, Class: RG12; Piece: 1211; Folio: 51; Page: 10; GSU roll: 6096321

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1841
    Event Place: Duck Street, Rushden, Northamptonshire, England
    Record Source: 1841 England Census, Class: HO107; Piece 802; Book: 11; Civil Parish: Rushden; County: Northamptonshire; Enumeration District: 5 6 7; Folio: 18; Page: 30; Line: 6; GSU roll: 438876.

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1851
    Event Place: Duck Street, Rushden, Northamptonshire, England
    Record Source: 1851 England Census, Class: HO107; Piece: 1743; Folio: 294; Page: 7; GSU roll: 87698.

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1861
    Event Place: High Street, Rushden, Northamptonshire, England
    Record Source: 1861 England Census, Class: RG9; Piece: 952; Folio: 55; Page: 1; GSU roll: 542726.

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1871
    Event Place: High Street, Rushden, Northamptonshire, England
    Record Source: 1871 England Census, Class: RG10; Piece: 1498; Folio: 81; Page: 25; GSU roll: 828802.

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1881
    Event Place: High Street, Rushden, Northamptonshire, England
    Record Source: 1881 England Census, Class: RG11; Piece: 1569; Folio: 6; Page: 6; GSU roll: 1341377.

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1891
    Event Place: High Street, Rushden, Northamptonshire, England
    Record Source: 1891 England Census, Class: RG12; Piece: 1211; Folio: 51; Page: 10; GSU roll: 6096321

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1901
    Event Place: Northamptonshire, England
    Record Source: 1901 England Census, Class: RG13; Piece: 1440; Folio: 171; Page: 32.

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 02 Apr 1911
    Event Place: Northamptonshire, England
    Record Source: 1911 England Census, Class: RG14; Piece: 8554; Schedule Number: 229

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 22 Jan 1927
    Event Place: Northamptonshire, England
    Record Source:
    [1] England & Wales, Death Index: 1916-2005
    [2] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: 25 Jan 1927
    Event Place: Rushden Cemetery, Newton Road, Rushden, Northamptonshire, England
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index
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