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Robert Knight 1742–1827 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: Abt 1742

Birth Location: Harwich, England

Death Date: 5 Sep 1827

Death Location: Harwich Essex England

Father: Robert Knight

Mother: Elizabeth Andrew

Spouse(s): Elizabeth Haste

Children(s): Philip Knight, Mary Knight, Robert Knight, Thomas Knight, Elizabeth Knight, Rachel Knight, Ann Knight

In 1742, Robert Knight entered the world in Harwich, England, born to Robert Knight And Elizabeth Andrew. Robert Knight married Elizabeth Haste, and had children including Ann Knight, Elizabeth Haste Knight, Mary Knight, Philip Knight, Rachel Knight, Robert Knight, Thomas Knight. Robert Knight passed away in 1827 in Harwich Essex England.

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Biography

  • In 1742, Robert Knight entered the world in Harwich, England, born to Robert Knight And Elizabeth Andrew.
  • Robert Knight married Elizabeth Haste, and had children including Ann Knight, Elizabeth Haste Knight, Mary Knight, Philip Knight, Rachel Knight, Robert Knight, Thomas Knight.
  • Robert Knight passed away in 1827 in Harwich Essex England.

Immediate Family

Parents

Robert Knight
1714–1798
Birth Location: Walgrave, Northamptonshire, England
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Elizabeth Andrew
1715–1785
Birth Location: East Haddon, Northamptonshire, England
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Spouses(s)

Elizabeth Haste
1747–1833
Birth Location: Harwich Essex England
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Children(s)

Philip Knight
1775–1832
Birth Location: Harwich Essex England
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Mary Knight
1768–
Birth Location: Harwich Essex England
MK
Robert Knight
1766–
Birth Location: Harwich Essex England
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Thomas Knight
1771–
Birth Location: Harwich Essex England
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Elizabeth Knight
1773–1855
Birth Location: Harwich Essex England
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Rachel Knight
1783–1816
Birth Location: Harwich Essex England
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Ann Knight
1788–1826
Birth Location: Harwich Essex England
AK

Robert Knight's Ancestors

Self
Robert Knight
1742–1827
Birth Place: Harwich, England
Parents
Robert Knight
1714–1798
Walgrave, Northamptonshire, England
Elizabeth Andrew
1715–1785
East Haddon, Northamptonshire, England
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Robert Knight's Descendants

1.
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Robert Knight (Abt 1742–5 Sep 1827) m. Elizabeth Haste (1747–27 Feb 1833)
  1. 1. Philip Knight 1775–1832 m. Cathrine Collis 1772–
    1. 1. Catherine Knight 1809– m. Thomas Gane 1811–1839
      1. 1. Edward (Thomas) Gane 1837–1897 m. Jane Gant 1845–
        1. 1. Claud (Heyward) Gane 1885–
        2. 2. Purcell ((Percival) Charles) Gane 1876–1915 m. Kate Gumbrell 1887–1969
        3. 3. Edward (William) GANE 1865–1940
        4. 4. Jane (Mary) GANE 1867–1867
        5. 5. Herbert (Thomas) GANE 1868– m. Priscilla (Annie) COLEMAN 1868–1892
        6. 6. Ernest (Philip) GANE 1870–1916 m. Sarah (Emily) CRICK 1873–
        7. 7. Ada (Elizabeth) Gane 1873–
        8. 8. Thomas Gane 1874–
        9. 9. Jane (Elizabeth) Gane 1878–
        10. 10. Maud (Matilda A) Gane 1881–
      2. 2. Matilda (Catherine) Gane 1833–1842
      3. 3. Isabella Gane 1835–1895 m. Thomas Ramplin 1831–1895
        1. 1. Lilly (Eliza) Ramplin 1874– m. Charles MANN 1877–
        2. 2. Eliza (Emily) Ramplin 1858–1859
        3. 3. Charles (Philip) Ramplin 1860– m. Alice (Ethel) Cole 1877– m. Kate Watsham 1868–1890
        4. 4. Catherine (Isabella) Ramplin 1862–
        5. 5. Walter (Thomas) Ramplin 1872–
      4. 4. Philip Gane 1840–1892 m. Alice Rackham 1844–
        1. 1. Albert Gane 1881–
        2. 2. Edward (Philip) GANE 1865–1867
        3. 3. Alice (Jane) Gane 1867–1951 m. Arthur (Edward) Bromley 1863–1953
        4. 4. Louisa ((Lou)) GANE 1871– m. William (Thomas) GILL 1870–
        5. 5. Philip GANE 1873–1907
        6. 6. Alfred (Charles) GANE 1878–
        7. 7. Emma (J.) Gane 1881– m. Walter (Horace) Andrews 1883–
        8. 8. Ethel Gane 1884– m. Arthur (Herbert) Nicholson 1885–
        9. 9. Arthur ((Joe)) GANE 1887– m. Elsie Wood 1889–
  2. 2. Mary Knight 1768–
  3. 3. Robert Knight 1766–
  4. 4. Thomas Knight 1771–
  5. 5. Elizabeth (Haste) Knight 1773–1855
  6. 6. Rachel Knight 1783–1816 m. John (Mollen) Wigner 1783–1842
    1. 1. Rachel Wigner 1816–1867 m. William (Lawson) Dash 1797–1883
      1. 1. Mary Dash 1852–1912
      2. 2. William (Lawson) Dash 1855–1923
      3. 3. Thomas (Henry) Dash 1849–1885
    2. 2. William (Baker) Wigner 1810–1841
    3. 3. Edward Wigner –1816
    4. 4. John (Thomas) Wigner 1812–1902
  7. 7. Ann Knight 1788–1826 m. Thomas (Poole) Gane 1781–1850
    1. 1. Marianne (Susannah) Gane 1823–1896
    2. 2. Sarah Gane 1808–1808
    3. 3. Thomas Gane 1811–1839 m. Catherine Knight 1809–
    4. 4. William (Lawe) Gane 1809–1879 m. Caroline (Louisa) Nathan 1817–1897
      1. 1. Ada (Edith) Gane 1856– m. William (Westbrook) Wilson 1848–1893
      2. 2. Thomas (Hockenhull Steele) Gane 1839–1868
      3. 3. George (Hockenhull Steele) Gane 1842–1843
      4. 4. William (Lawe) Gane 1837–1888 m. Maria Wilson 1843–1911 m. Sarah (Ann) Turner 1840–1888
        1. 1. Maria (Louisa) Gane 1867–1927
        2. 2. Douglas (M) Gane 1863–1935 m. Florence (Kate) Blanchard 1863–1943
        3. 3. Charles (Venour) Gane 1876–1925 m. Florence Stone 1872–1970
        4. 4. Ethel (Maude) Gane 1879–1953
        5. 5. Gertrude Gane 1873–1960 m. Charles (Thomas McClure) Dr 1875–1912
        6. 6. William (Lawe) Gane 1868–1942
      5. 5. Ann (Eliza) Gane 1849–1931 m. Charles (Thomas) Scowen 1852–1948
      6. 6. James (Knight) Gane 1854–
      7. 7. Louisa Gane 1840–1922 m. Francis (Dunsford) Collard 1841–1873
        1. 1. Jessie (Edith) Collard 1873–1873
        2. 2. Marian (Louisa) Collard 1865–1924
      8. 8. Marion (Ann) Gane 1846–1932 m. Robert Edley 1826–1918
        1. 1. Robert (Francis Mugliston) Edley 1876–1930 m. Gladys (Cecily) Johnston 1888–1970
        2. 2. William (Montague) Edley 1879–1919 m. Mary (Ann Wright) Brown 1881–1970
        3. 3. Mabel (Anne) Edley 1880–1970
        4. 4. Claude (Spencer Gane) Edley 1882–1952 m. Mary (Constance) Kightley 1882–1966
        5. 5. Ada (Marion Edley) Lady 1870–1932 m. Edwin (James Hayward) Sir 1868–1929
        6. 6. Edith (Maud) Edley 1872–1962 m. Herbert (Henry) Heinemann 1869–1939
        7. 7. Cyril (Fitzroy) Edley 1883–1962
        8. 8. Robert (Francis Mugliston) Edley 1874–1875
      9. 9. George (Nathen) Gane 1845–
      10. 10. Spencer (Walter) Gane 1851–
    5. 5. Charles (Knight) Gane 1813–1881 m. Sarah Hebron 1820–1889
      1. 1. William (Hebron) Gane 1847–1888
      2. 2. Charles Gane 1841– m. Jane Golightly 1849–
        1. 1. Charles (Wilfred) Gane 1879–
        2. 2. Eleanor Gane 1874–
        3. 3. Frances (Sarah) Gane 1871–
        4. 4. John (Lawrence) Gane 1889–
      3. 3. Thomas Gane 1842–
      4. 4. Sarah (Ann) Gane 1844–1845
      5. 5. Maria (Ann) Gane 1849– m. James (William) Hewson 1851–
        1. 1. Amy (Maria) Hewson 1880–
        2. 2. James (William) Hewson 1877–
        3. 3. Hilda (Margaret) Hewson 1883–1973 m. George (Herbert) Meggeson 1883–1975
        4. 4. Charles (Christopher) Hewson 1885–1967
        5. 5. Winifred (Lawrence) Hewson 1889–
        6. 6. Sarah (Ann) Hewson 1875–
    6. 6. Elizabeth (Ann) Gane 1814–1880 m. George Packman 1831–1875
    7. 7. Sarah Gane 1817–
    8. 8. Edward Gane 1817–
    9. 9. Ann Gane 1818–1828
    10. 10. Eliza Gane 1820–1873 m. John (Wilson) Ryan 1820–1880
      1. 1. Eliza (Wilson) Ryan 1845–
      2. 2. Clara (Wilson) Ryan 1852–
      3. 3. Jessie (Wilson) Ryan 1855–
      4. 4. Annie (Eliza) Wilson 1857–
      5. 5. William Wilson 1861–
      6. 6. George Ryan 1847–
      7. 7. John (Gane) Wilson 1851–1915
      8. 8. Elizabeth Wilson 1862–

Robert Knight's Timeline

4 Records

1742
Abt 1742
Birth of Robert Knight in Harwich, England
Harwich, England
1774
7 Jun 1774
Age 32
Robert Knight was married in Walgrave, Northamptonshire, England, United Kingdom
Walgrave, Northamptonshire, England, United Kingdom
1827
Sep 1827
Age 85
Death of Robert Knight in Harwich Essex England
Harwich Essex England
1827
5 Sep 1827
Age 85
Burial of Robert Knight in Harwich Essex England
Harwich Essex England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: Abt 1742
    Event Place: Harwich, England
    Record Source: Essex, England, Church of England Deaths and Burials, Essex Record Office; Chelmsford, Essex, England; Essex Church of England Parish Registers

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 7 Jun 1774
    Event Place: Walgrave, Northamptonshire, England, United Kingdom
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: Sep 1827
    Event Place: Harwich Essex England
    Record Source: Essex, England, Church of England Deaths and Burials, Essex Record Office; Chelmsford, Essex, England; Essex Church of England Parish Registers

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: 5 Sep 1827
    Event Place: Harwich Essex England
    Record Source: Essex, England, Church of England Deaths and Burials, Essex Record Office; Chelmsford, Essex, England; Essex Church of England Parish Registers
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