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Samuel Knight 1839–1862 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 19 Mar 1839

Birth Location: Bodmin, Cornwall, England

Death Date: May 1862

Death Location: St James Churchyard, Lower Hutt, Wellington, New Zealand

Father: William Knight

Mother: Mary Penrose

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The story of Samuel Knight began in 1839 in Bodmin, Cornwall, England. Samuel Knight passed away in 1862 in St James Churchyard, Lower Hutt, Wellington, New Zealand.

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Biography

  • The story of Samuel Knight began in 1839 in Bodmin, Cornwall, England.
  • Samuel Knight passed away in 1862 in St James Churchyard, Lower Hutt, Wellington, New Zealand.

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Samuel Knight's Ancestors

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Samuel Knight
1839–1862
Birth Place: Bodmin, Cornwall, England
Parents
William Knight
1806–1867
Lanlivery, Cornwall, England
Mary (Ann) Penrose
1806–1871
Roche, Pelyn, Bodmin, Cornwall, England
Grandparents
James Knight
1767–1838
Roche, Cornwall, England
Philipa Hooper
1767–1842
St Austell, Cornwall, England
John (Thomas Penrose) 3rd
1768–1841
Broadoak, Cornwall, England
Margaret Cook
1773–1839
Cardinham, Cornwall, England
Great-Grandparents
James Knight
1746–1805
Blanche Robins
1746–1831
Richard Hooper
1732–1809
Jane Crossman
1738–1813
John Rev
1753–1829
Joan Henwood
1747–1823
Cornelius Cook
1738–1819
Mary Knight
1743–1821
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Knight
1701–1776
Dorothy Bray
1705–1767
John Robins
1708–1790
Agness Benny
1717–1750
Philip Hooper
1690–1755
Mary Hicks
1699–1754
John Crossman
1687–
Elizabeth Hooper
1699–
John Rev
1713–1776
Elizabeth Vinicombe
1712–1782
John Henwood
1718–1803
Joan Pearse
1722–1774
John Knight
1723–1752
Jane Slyman
1723–

Samuel Knight's Timeline

4 Records

1839
19 Mar 1839
Birth of Samuel Knight in Bodmin, Cornwall, England
Bodmin, Cornwall, England
1839
8 Sep 1839
Samuel Knight was baptized in Lanlivery, Cornwall, England
Lanlivery, Cornwall, England
1862
17 May 1862
Age 23
Death of Samuel Knight in Lower Hutt, Wellington, New Zealand
Lower Hutt, Wellington, New Zealand
1862
May 1862
Age 23
Burial of Samuel Knight in St James Churchyard, Lower Hutt, Wellington, New Zealand
St James Churchyard, Lower Hutt, Wellington, New Zealand

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 19 Mar 1839
    Event Place: Bodmin, Cornwall, England
    Record Source:
    [1] England & Wales, FreeBMD Birth Index
    [2] Australia and New Zealand, Find a Grave Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Baptism
    Event Date: 8 Sep 1839
    Event Place: Lanlivery, Cornwall, England
    Record Source: England, Select Births and Christenings

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 17 May 1862
    Event Place: Lower Hutt, Wellington, New Zealand
    Record Source: Australia and New Zealand, Find a Grave Index

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: May 1862
    Event Place: St James Churchyard, Lower Hutt, Wellington, New Zealand
    Record Source: Australia and New Zealand, Find a Grave Index

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