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Mary Knight 1860–1920 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 28 Feb 1860

Birth Location: Epsom, Victoria, Australia

Death Date: Mar 1920

Death Location: Eaglehawk Cemetery, Eaglehawk, Greater Bendigo City, Victoria, Australia

Father: William Knight

Mother: Grace Bennetts

Spouse(s): William Dower

Children(s): Lillian Dower, Lucinda Dower, William Dower, Ethel Dower, William Dower, Robert Dower, Arthur Dower, Harold Dower, Florence Dower, Claude Dower, Ada Dower, Robert Dower

Mary Knight was born in 1860 in Epsom, Victoria, Australia, the child of William This One Knight And Grace Voller Bennetts. In 1919, Mary Knight resided in Brown Street, California Gully, Eaglehawk, Bendigo. Mary Knight married William Dower, and had children including Ada May Dower, Arthur Herbert Dower, Claude Egerton Dower, Ethel Mary Dower, Florence Myrtle Dower, Harold Edgar Dower, Lillian Maude Dower, Lucinda Dower, Robert Edgar Dower, Robert Gladstone Dower, William Gordon Dower, William Samuel John Dower. Mary Knight passed away in 1920 in Eaglehawk Cemetery, Eaglehawk, Greater Bendigo City, Victoria, Australia.

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Biography

  • Mary Knight was born in 1860 in Epsom, Victoria, Australia, the child of William This One Knight And Grace Voller Bennetts.
  • In 1919, Mary Knight resided in Brown Street, California Gully, Eaglehawk, Bendigo.
  • Mary Knight married William Dower, and had children including Ada May Dower, Arthur Herbert Dower, Claude Egerton Dower, Ethel Mary Dower, Florence Myrtle Dower, Harold Edgar Dower, Lillian Maude Dower, Lucinda Dower, Robert Edgar Dower, Robert Gladstone Dower, William Gordon Dower, William Samuel John Dower.
  • Mary Knight passed away in 1920 in Eaglehawk Cemetery, Eaglehawk, Greater Bendigo City, Victoria, Australia.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Mary Knight's Ancestors

Self
Mary Knight
1860–1920
Birth Place: Epsom, Victoria, Australia
Parents
William this one Knight
1832–1903
Roche, St Austell, Cornwall, England
Grace (Voller) Bennetts
1838–1903
St Just in Penwith, Penzance, Cornwall, England
Grandparents
William Knight
1806–1867
Lanlivery, Cornwall, England
William Knight
1805–1860
Roche, Cornwall, England
Richard (Bennetts) Jnr
1814–1890
Trewellard, St Just, Penzance, Cornwall, England
Grace Ellis
1817–1860
Nanquidno, St Just, Cornwall, England
Great-Grandparents
James Knight
1767–1838
Philipa Hooper
1767–1842
Anthony Knight
1771–1855
2nd-Great-Grandparents
James Knight
1746–1805
Blanche Robins
1746–1831
Richard Hooper
1732–1809
Jane Crossman
1738–1813

Mary Knight's Descendants

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Mary Knight (28 Feb 1860–Mar 1920) m. William Dower (1859–Sep 1924)
  1. 1. Lillian (Maude) Dower 1897–1919
  2. 2. Lucinda Dower 1888–1972 m. William Gilbee 1888–1938
    1. 1. Mavis (Jean) Gilbee 1920–2015
    2. 2. Hazel (Irene) Gilbee 1914–1997
    3. 3. Albert (Edward) Gilbee 1909–1993
    4. 4. William (James Lawrance) Gilbee 1912–1977
    5. 5. Norman (Leslie) Gilbee 1916–1916
    6. 6. Robert (Gladstone) Gilbee 1923–1923
    7. 7. Gladys (May) Gilbee 1911–1992
    8. 8. Verna (Maud) Gilbee 1917–1983 m. Edward (Biven (Ned)) Shelton 1916–1985
      1. 1. Russell (Biven) Shelton 1945–2016
  3. 3. William (Samuel John) Dower 1882–1920
  4. 4. Ethel (Mary) Dower 1883–1942
  5. 5. William (Gordon) Dower 1885–1957
  6. 6. Robert (Edgar) Dower 1886–1891
  7. 7. Arthur (Herbert) Dower 1890–1965
  8. 8. Harold (Edgar) Dower 1892–1955
  9. 9. Florence (Myrtle) Dower 1893–1967
  10. 10. Claude (Egerton) Dower 1900–1955
  11. 11. Ada (May) Dower 1895–1951
  12. 12. Robert (Gladstone) Dower 1899–1899

Mary Knight's Timeline

4 Records

1860
28 Feb 1860
Birth of Mary Knight in Epsom, Victoria, Australia
Epsom, Victoria, Australia
1919
1919
Age 59
Mary Knight resided here in Brown Street, California Gully, Eaglehawk, Bendigo, Victoria, Australia
Brown Street, California Gully, Eaglehawk, Bendigo, Victoria, Australia
1920
4 Mar 1920
Age 60
Death of Mary Knight in Eaglehawk, Bendigo, Victoria, Australia
Eaglehawk, Bendigo, Victoria, Australia
1920
Mar 1920
Age 60
Burial of Mary Knight in Eaglehawk Cemetery, Eaglehawk, Greater Bendigo City, Victoria, Australia
Eaglehawk Cemetery, Eaglehawk, Greater Bendigo City, Victoria, Australia

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 28 Feb 1860
    Event Place: Epsom, Victoria, Australia
    Record Source:
    [1] Australia, Death Index, 1787-1985
    [2] Victoria, Australia, Birth Index, 1837-1917, The Victorian Registry of Births, Deaths, and Marriages; Melbourne, Victoria, Australia; Victoria, Australia, Birth Records

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1919
    Event Place: Brown Street, California Gully, Eaglehawk, Bendigo, Victoria, Australia
    Record Source: Australia, Electoral Rolls, 1903-1980

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 4 Mar 1920
    Event Place: Eaglehawk, Bendigo, Victoria, Australia
    Record Source:
    [1] Australia, Death Index, 1787-1985
    [2] Australia and New Zealand, Find a Grave Index

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: Mar 1920
    Event Place: Eaglehawk Cemetery, Eaglehawk, Greater Bendigo City, Victoria, Australia
    Record Source: Australia and New Zealand, Find a Grave Index

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