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Robert McKnight 1911–1994 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 07 Sep 1911

Birth Location: Lancashire, England

Death Date: 21 Dec 1994

Death Location: Minto, New South Wales, Australia

Father: John McKnight

Mother: Ann Smith

Spouse(s): Florence Cotton

Children(s): Christopher McKnight

Robert McKnight was born in 1911 in Lancashire, England, the child of John Mcknight And Ann Jane Smith. In 1939, Robert McKnight resided in Portsmouth, Hampshire, England. Robert McKnight married Florence Cotton, and had children including Alexander R Mcknight, Anthony R Mcknight, Carol A Mcknight, Christopher Robert Mcknight. Robert McKnight passed away in 1994 in Minto, New South Wales, Australia.

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Biography

  • Robert McKnight was born in 1911 in Lancashire, England, the child of John Mcknight And Ann Jane Smith.
  • In 1939, Robert McKnight resided in Portsmouth, Hampshire, England.
  • Robert McKnight married Florence Cotton, and had children including Alexander R Mcknight, Anthony R Mcknight, Carol A Mcknight, Christopher Robert Mcknight.
  • Robert McKnight passed away in 1994 in Minto, New South Wales, Australia.

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Spouses(s)

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Robert McKnight's Ancestors

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Robert McKnight
1911–1994
Birth Place: Lancashire, England
Parents
John McKnight
1874–1915
Brookeborough, County Fermanagh, Ireland
Ann (Jane) Smith
1875–1959
Liverpool, Lancashire, England
Grandparents
John (Richard) Smith
1839–1918
Hulme (near Warrington), Lancashire, England
Susannah (Alice) Gilbertson
1842–1907
Low Hall, Kensington, Liverpool, England
Great-Grandparents
John Smith
1796–
Ellen Clark
1806–
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Robert McKnight's Descendants

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Robert McKnight (07 Sep 1911–21 Dec 1994) m. Florence Cotton (26 Dec 1914–)
  1. 1. Christopher (Robert) McKnight 1946–2016

Robert McKnight's Timeline

4 Records

1911
07 Sep 1911
Birth of Robert McKnight in Lancashire, England
Lancashire, England
1911
17 Sep 1911
Robert McKnight was baptized in Liverpool, Lancashire, England
Liverpool, Lancashire, England
1939
1939
Age 28
Robert McKnight resided here in Portsmouth, Hampshire, England
Portsmouth, Hampshire, England
1994
21 Dec 1994
Age 83
Death of Robert McKnight in Minto, New South Wales, Australia
Minto, New South Wales, Australia

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 07 Sep 1911
    Event Place: Lancashire, England
    Record Source:
    [1] Liverpool, Lancashire, England, Baptisms, 1813-1906, Liverpool Record Office; Liverpool, England; Liverpool Church Of England Parish Registers; Reference Number: 283 LEO27
    [2] England & Wales, FreeBMD Birth Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Baptism
    Event Date: 17 Sep 1911
    Event Place: Liverpool, Lancashire, England
    Record Source: Liverpool, Lancashire, England, Baptisms, 1813-1906, Liverpool Record Office; Liverpool, England; Liverpool Church Of England Parish Registers; Reference Number: 283 LEO27

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1939
    Event Place: Portsmouth, Hampshire, England
    Record Source: 1939 England and Wales Register, The National Archives; Kew, London, England; 1939 Register; Reference: Rg 101/2251a

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 21 Dec 1994
    Event Place: Minto, New South Wales, Australia
    Record Source: Australia, Newspapers.com Obituary Index, 1800s-current, The Sydney Morning Herald; Publication Date: 22 Dec 1994; Publication Place: Sydney, New South Wales, Australia; ,0.88458765,0.18663858,0.9224418

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