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Sydney Alfred Ysker Knight 1911–1990 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 11 Nov 1911

Birth Location: Gore, Southland, New Zealand

Death Date: 18 Feb 1990

Death Location: Andersons Bay, Dunedin City, Otago, New Zealand

Father: Sydney Knight

Mother: Elizabeth Rogerson

Spouse(s): Martha Murphy

Children(s):

Sydney Alfred Ysker Knight was born in 1911 in Gore, Southland, New Zealand, the child of Sydney Herbert Knight And Elizabeth Templeton Lizzie Rogerson. In 1942, Sydney Alfred Ysker Knight resided in Middlemarch, Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand. In 1978, Sydney Alfred Ysker Knight resided in Wallace, Southland, New Zealand. Sydney Alfred Ysker Knight married Martha Jane Murphy, and had children including Colleen Mavis Knight, Knight, Pauline Mary Knight. Sydney Alfred Ysker Knight passed away in 1990 in Andersons Bay, Dunedin City, Otago, New Zealand.

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Biography

  • Sydney Alfred Ysker Knight was born in 1911 in Gore, Southland, New Zealand, the child of Sydney Herbert Knight And Elizabeth Templeton Lizzie Rogerson.
  • In 1942, Sydney Alfred Ysker Knight resided in Middlemarch, Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand.
  • In 1978, Sydney Alfred Ysker Knight resided in Wallace, Southland, New Zealand.
  • Sydney Alfred Ysker Knight married Martha Jane Murphy, and had children including Colleen Mavis Knight, Knight, Pauline Mary Knight.
  • Sydney Alfred Ysker Knight passed away in 1990 in Andersons Bay, Dunedin City, Otago, New Zealand.

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Sydney Knight's Ancestors

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Sydney Knight
1911–1990
Birth Place: Gore, Southland, New Zealand
Parents
Sydney Herbert Knight
1883–1922
Scotland
Elizabeth (Templeton "Lizzie") Rogerson
1884–1947
Popotunoa, Clutha, Otago, New Zealand
Grandparents
Samuel Rogerson
1845–1927
Applegarth, Dumfries-shire, Scotland
Agnes Templeton
1855–1910
Glasgow Milton, Lanarkshire, Scotland
Great-Grandparents
Samuel Templeton
1818–1859
Janet Gemmell
1827–1895
2nd-Great-Grandparents
James Gemmel
1796–1866
Jannet Duff
1791–1855

Sydney Knight's Timeline

4 Records

1911
11 Nov 1911
Birth of Sydney Alfred Ysker Knight in Gore, Southland, New Zealand
Gore, Southland, New Zealand
1942
1942
Age 31
Sydney Alfred Ysker Knight resided here in Middlemarch, Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand
Middlemarch, Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand
1978
1978
Age 67
Sydney Alfred Ysker Knight resided here in Wallace, Southland, New Zealand
Wallace, Southland, New Zealand
1990
18 Feb 1990
Age 79
Death of Sydney Alfred Ysker Knight in Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand
Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 11 Nov 1911
    Event Place: Gore, Southland, New Zealand
    Record Source:
    [1] New Zealand, Birth Index, New Zealand, Birth Index, 1840-1950
    [2] New Zealand, Cemetery Records

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1942
    Event Place: Middlemarch, Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand
    Record Source: New Zealand, World War II Ballot Lists

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1978
    Event Place: Wallace, Southland, New Zealand
    Record Source: New Zealand, Electoral Rolls, 1978

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 18 Feb 1990
    Event Place: Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand
    Record Source: New Zealand, Cemetery Records

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Andersons Bay, Dunedin City, Otago, New Zealand
    Record Source:
    [1] Australia and New Zealand, Find a Grave Index
    [2] New Zealand, Cemetery Records

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