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Myles Knight 1889–1965 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 21 Sept 1889

Birth Location: Stratford, Essex

Death Date: Jan 1965

Death Location: Essex South Western, Essex, England

Father: Joseph Knight

Mother: Emily Coleman

Spouse(s): Margaret Jacobs

Children(s): George Knight, Myles Knight, Edward Knight, John Knight, Margaret Knight, Ivy Knight, Leonard Knight, Walter Knight

Myles Knight was born in 1889 in Stratford, Essex, the child of Joseph Henry Knight And Emily Eliza Coleman. In 1891, Myles Knight resided in 27 Wilberforce Street, West Ham, Essex, England. Myles Knight married Margaret Maggie Jacobs, and had children including David Maurice Knight, Edward Alexander Knight, George Thomas Knight, Ivy M Knight, John Frederick Knight, Leonard J Knight, Margaret Knight, Myles Joseph Henry Knight, Walter Knight. Myles Knight passed away in 1965 in Essex South Western, Essex, England.

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Biography

  • Myles Knight was born in 1889 in Stratford, Essex, the child of Joseph Henry Knight And Emily Eliza Coleman.
  • In 1891, Myles Knight resided in 27 Wilberforce Street, West Ham, Essex, England.
  • Myles Knight married Margaret Maggie Jacobs, and had children including David Maurice Knight, Edward Alexander Knight, George Thomas Knight, Ivy M Knight, John Frederick Knight, Leonard J Knight, Margaret Knight, Myles Joseph Henry Knight, Walter Knight.
  • Myles Knight passed away in 1965 in Essex South Western, Essex, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Myles Knight's Ancestors

Self
Myles Knight
1889–1965
Birth Place: Stratford, Essex
Parents
Joseph Henry Knight
1851–1935
20 Bow Lane, Bromley-by-Bow
Emily (Eliza) Coleman
1849–1944
Northamptonshire England
Grandparents
Henry Knight
1813–1876
Duffield, Derbyshire, England
Mary (Anne) Gray
1821–1895
St Helens, Lancashire, England
John Coleman
1828–
Silverton, Northamptonshire, England
Eliza Boucher
1832–
Poplar, Middlesex, England
Great-Grandparents
Joseph Knight
1788–1820
Elizabeth Moulton
1788–
John Gray
1790–
Alice Roberts
1791–1850
John Boucher
1801–1871
Sarah Boucher
1809–1885
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Knight
1750–
Jane Mellor
1750–1791
John Gray
1760–
Elizabeth Howard
1762–
Robert Roberts
1765–
Alice Appleton
1762–
John Boucher
1763–
Jesse Musselwhite
1780–1849
Ann Headden
1777–1868

Myles Knight's Descendants

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Myles Knight (21 Sept 1889–Jan 1965) m. Margaret ((Maggie)) Jacobs (29 Dec 1891–Jan 1981)
  1. 1. George (Thomas) Knight 1922–2000
  2. 2. Myles (Joseph Henry) Knight 1913–1976 m. Doris (I) Mitchell 1920–
  3. 3. Edward (Alexander) Knight 1914–1916
  4. 4. John (Frederick) Knight 1916–1920
  5. 5. Margaret Knight 1919–1925
  6. 6. Ivy (M) Knight 1924–1997
  7. 7. Leonard (J) Knight 1927–
  8. 8. Walter Knight 1930–1989

Myles Knight's Timeline

9 Records

1889
21 Sept 1889
Birth of Myles Knight in Stratford, Essex
Stratford, Essex
1891
1891
Age 2
Myles Knight resided here in 27 Wilberforce Street, West Ham, Essex, England
27 Wilberforce Street, West Ham, Essex, England
1894
12 Mar 1894
Age 5
Myles Knight - Education in Marner Street School, Bromley by Bow, London, England
Marner Street School, Bromley by Bow, London, England
1901
1901
Age 12
Myles Knight resided here in West Ham, Essex, England
West Ham, Essex, England
1911
1911
Age 22
Myles Knight resided here in 2 Poplar Street, Canning Town, West Ham, Essex, England
2 Poplar Street, Canning Town, West Ham, Essex, England
1921
Jun 1921
Age 32
Myles Knight appeared in census in 27 Garvary Road, West Ham, Essex, England
27 Garvary Road, West Ham, Essex, England
1939
1939
Age 50
Myles Knight resided here in Home Farm, Glassenbury, Kent, England
Home Farm, Glassenbury, Kent, England
1965
1965
Age 76
Myles Knight resided here in 19 Gill Avenue, Custom House and Silvertown, England
19 Gill Avenue, Custom House and Silvertown, England
1965
Jan 1965
Age 76
Death of Myles Knight in Essex South Western, Essex, England
Essex South Western, Essex, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 21 Sept 1889
    Event Place: Stratford, Essex
    Record Source:
    [1] 1911 England Census, Class: RG14; Piece: 9494; Schedule Number: 236
    [2] 1891 England Census, The National Archives of the UK (TNA); Kew, Surrey, England; Census Returns of England and Wales, 1891; Class: RG12; Piece: 1321; Folio: 87; Page: 73; GSU roll: 6096431
    [3] England & Wales, Death Index: 1916-2005, General Register Office; United Kingdom; Volume: 5a; Page: 142
    [4] 1901 England Census, Class: RG13; Piece: 1582; Folio: 103; Page: 53
    [5] England & Wales, FreeBMD Birth Index
    [6] 1939 England and Wales Register, The National Archives; Kew, London, England; 1939 Register; Reference: RG 1011807G
    [7] Essex, England, Church of England Marriages, Essex Record Office; Chelmsford, Essex, England; Essex Church of England Parish Registers
    [8] Web: UK, Campaign Medals Awarded to World War I Merchant Seamen, 1914-1925

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1891
    Event Place: 27 Wilberforce Street, West Ham, Essex, England
    Record Source: 1891 England Census, The National Archives of the UK (TNA); Kew, Surrey, England; Census Returns of England and Wales, 1891; Class: RG12; Piece: 1321; Folio: 87; Page: 73; GSU roll: 6096431

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Education
    Event Date: 12 Mar 1894
    Event Place: Marner Street School, Bromley by Bow, London, England
    Record Source: London, England, School Admissions and Discharges, 1840-1911

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1901
    Event Place: West Ham, Essex, England
    Record Source: 1901 England Census, Class: RG13; Piece: 1582; Folio: 103; Page: 53

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1911
    Event Place: 2 Poplar Street, Canning Town, West Ham, Essex, England
    Record Source: 1911 England Census, Class: RG14; Piece: 9494; Schedule Number: 236

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Census
    Event Date: Jun 1921
    Event Place: 27 Garvary Road, West Ham, Essex, England

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1939
    Event Place: Home Farm, Glassenbury, Kent, England
    Record Source: 1939 England and Wales Register, The National Archives; Kew, London, England; 1939 Register; Reference: RG 1011807G

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1965
    Event Place: 19 Gill Avenue, Custom House and Silvertown, England
    Record Source: London, England, Electoral Registers, London Metropolitan Archives; London, England; Electoral Registers

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: Jan 1965
    Event Place: Essex South Western, Essex, England
    Record Source: England & Wales, Death Index: 1916-2005, General Register Office; United Kingdom; Volume: 5a; Page: 142

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