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Mary Anne Knight 1806 – 1871 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 2 August 1806

Birth Location: Bodmin, Cornwall Unitary Authority, Cornwall, England

Death Date: 3 January 1871

Death Location: New Zealand

Father: John Penrose

Mother: Margaret COOK

Spouse(s): William Knight

Children(s): James Knight, John Knight, William Knight, Samuel Knight, Thomas Knight, Joseph Knight, Daniel Knight, Phillipa Barber, David Knight

Mary Anne Knight was born in 1806 in Bodmin, Cornwall Unitary Authority, Cornwall, England, the child of John Thomas (3rd) Penrose and Margaret COOK. Mary Anne Knight married William Knight, and had children including James Penrose Knight, John Knight, William Henry Knight, Samuel Knight, Thomas Knight, Joseph Knight, Daniel Knight, Phillipa Jane Barber, David Knight. Mary Anne Knight passed away in 1871 in New Zealand.

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Biography

  • Mary Anne Knight was born in 1806 in Bodmin, Cornwall Unitary Authority, Cornwall, England, the child of John Thomas (3rd) Penrose and Margaret COOK.
  • Mary Anne Knight married William Knight, and had children including James Penrose Knight, John Knight, William Henry Knight, Samuel Knight, Thomas Knight, Joseph Knight, Daniel Knight, Phillipa Jane Barber, David Knight.
  • Mary Anne Knight passed away in 1871 in New Zealand.

Immediate Family

Parents

John Penrose
1768 – 1841
Birth Location: Broadoak, Cornwall County, England, UK
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Margaret COOK
1773 – 1839
Birth Location: Cardinham, Cornwall
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Spouses(s)

William Knight
1806 – 1867
Birth Location: Lanlivery, Cornwall, England, United Kingdom
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Children(s)

James Knight
1833 – 1904
Birth Location: Tywardreath, Cornwall Unitary Authority, Cornwall, England
JK
John Knight
1834 – 1911
Birth Location: Roche, Cornwall Unitary Authority, Cornwall, England
JK
William Knight
1837 – 1914
Birth Location: England
WK
Samuel Knight
1839 – 1862
Birth Location: Bodmin, Cornwall Unitary Authority, Cornwall, England
SK
Thomas Knight
1844 – 1920
Birth Location: –
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Joseph Knight
1845 – 1906
Birth Location: Wellington, New Zealand
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Daniel Knight
1847 – 1902
Birth Location: –
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Phillipa Barber
1849 – 1923
Birth Location: –
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David Knight
1851 – 1924
Birth Location: Lower Hutt, Wellington, Nouvelle-Zélande
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Mary Knight's Ancestors

Self
Mary Knight
1806 – 1871
Birth Place: Bodmin, Cornwall Unitary Authority, Cornwall, England
Parents
John Thomas (3rd) Penrose
1768 – 1841
Broadoak, Cornwall County, England, UK
Margaret COOK
1773 – 1839
Cardinham, Cornwall
Grandparents
(Reverend) (John (2nd) (aka Jacky)) Penrose
1753 – 1829
St Gluvias, Penryn, Cornwall, England, UK
Joan Henwood
1747 – 1823
Braddock, Cornwall, England, UK
Cornelius Cook
– 1819
Warleggan, Cornwall, England
Mary (Margaret) Knight
1743 – 1821
Cardinham, Cornwall, England
Great-Grandparents
John Knight
1723 –
Jane Slyman
1723 –
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Mary Knight's Descendants

1.
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Mary (Anne) Knight (2 August 1806 – 3 January 1871) m. William Knight (23 August 1806 – 17 October 1867)
  1. 1. James (Penrose) Knight (3 January 1833 – 23 October 1904)
  2. 2. John Knight (16 June 1834 – 19 July 1911)
  3. 3. William (Henry) Knight (25 June 1837 – 8 July 1914)
  4. 4. Samuel Knight (19 March 1839 – 17 May 1862)
  5. 5. Thomas Knight (1844 – 14 April 1920)
  6. 6. Joseph Knight (11 October 1845 – 7 July 1906) m. Elizabeth Heayns (4 October 1849 – 24 November 1926)
    1. 1. Edgar Knight (1868 – 11 June 1939) m. Kate (Hamilton) Luff (1861 – 19 January 1940)
      1. 1. Joseph (Hamilton Penrose) Knight (1894 – 1923)
      2. 2. Edgar (Shannon Jack (Jack)) Knight (15 October 1896 – 14 June 1917)
      3. 3. Leonard (Andrew) Knight (4 July 1898 – 8 September 1979)
      4. 4. Robert (Anthony) Knight (10 August 1899 – 10 October 1981)
      5. 5. Elizabeth Knight (1900 – 1900)
      6. 6. Kate Knight (14 July 1900 – 1900)
      7. 7. Gertrude (Victoria) Falconer (28 February 1902 – 12 September 1974)
      8. 8. Charles (William) Knight (October 1903 – September 1947)
    2. 2. Frederick (William) Knight (1872 – 26 June 1923)
    3. 3. Arthur (Reginald) Knight (3 May 1872 – 17 July 1945)
    4. 4. Ernest (John (Chum)) Knight (22 April 1874 – 17 March 1940)
    5. 5. Mary Knight (24 January 1876 – 1 February 1876)
    6. 6. Annie Knight (24 January 1876 – 1 February 1876)
    7. 7. Hannah (Gertrude (Gertrude)) Knight (22 February 1877 – September 1951)
    8. 8. Charles (William) Knight (12 February 1879 – 19 January 1901)
    9. 9. Horace Knight (15 February 1881 – 20 September 1947)
    10. 10. Jane (Frethey) Knight (11 January 1883 – 17 April 1955)
  7. 7. Daniel Knight (18 July 1847 – 17 November 1902)
  8. 8. Phillipa (Jane) Barber (1849 – 28 July 1923)
  9. 9. David Knight (27 September 1851 – 24 December 1924)
    1. 1. Mabel (Elizabeth) Knight (28 May 1885 – 13 August 1977) m. John (Bradley) Lauder (17 July 1879 – 2 July 1957)
      1. 1. Linda Lauder (27 November 1906 – 1984)
      2. 2. Myrtle (Jane) Lauder (1908 – 12 December 1971)
      3. 3. John (William) Lauder (22 August 1910 – 17 October 1988)
      4. 4. William (Bradley) Lauder (19 October 1912 – 17 October 1988)
      5. 5. Frank (David) Lauder (8 June 1915 – March 1992)
      6. 6. David (Copeland) Lauder (1917 – 5 September 1973)
        1. 1. Lauder
      7. 7. Harry (Knight) Lauder (22 August 1917 – 27 October 2007)

Mary Knight's Timeline

2 Records

1806
2 August 1806
Birth of Mary Anne Knight in Bodmin, Cornwall Unitary Authority, Cornwall, England
Bodmin, Cornwall Unitary Authority, Cornwall, England
1871
3 January 1871
Age 65
Death of Mary Anne Knight in New Zealand
New Zealand

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 2 August 1806
    Event Place: Bodmin, Cornwall Unitary Authority, Cornwall, England
    Record Source: Australia and New Zealand, Find a Grave Index, 1800s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 3 January 1871
    Event Place: New Zealand
    Record Source: Australia and New Zealand, Find a Grave Index, 1800s-Current

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Lower Hutt, Lower Hutt City, Wellington, New Zealand
    Record Source: Australia and New Zealand, Find a Grave Index, 1800s-Current
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