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William Knight 1652–1691 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 20 Feb 1652

Birth Location: Wield, Hampshire, England

Death Date: 31 Dec 1691

Death Location: Dorset and Hampshire Qm, England

Father: 🧬 Knight

Mother: Magdalen Misselbrook

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In 1652, William Knight entered the world in Wield, Hampshire, England, born to Richard Knight And Magdalen Misselbrook. William Knight passed away in 1691 in Dorset and Hampshire Qm, England.

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Biography

  • In 1652, William Knight entered the world in Wield, Hampshire, England, born to Richard Knight And Magdalen Misselbrook.
  • William Knight passed away in 1691 in Dorset and Hampshire Qm, England.

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William Knight's Ancestors

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William Knight
1652–1691
Birth Place: Wield, Hampshire, England
Parents
🧬 Richard Knight
1619–1659
Wield, Hampshire, England
Magdalen Misselbrook
1624–
Wootton St Lawrence, Hampshire, England
Grandparents
Richard Knight
1591–1645
Westbury, Wiltshire, England
Katherine Page
1587–1628
Weeke, Hampshire, England
Great-Grandparents
Thomas Knight
1569–
Margeria Garnesey
1560–1591
William Page
1560–1640
Agnes Twine
1555–1647
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Roberti Garnesey
1540–
Alice Skellinge
1542–1560
William Page***
1540–1600
Joane Scrymsbye
1527–1607

William Knight's Timeline

4 Records

1652
20 Feb 1652
Birth of William Knight in Wield, Hampshire, England
Wield, Hampshire, England
1652
20 Feb 1652
William Knight was baptized in Wield, Hampshire, England
Wield, Hampshire, England
1691
31 Dec 1691
Age 39
Death of William Knight in Hampshire, England
Hampshire, England
1691
31 Dec 1691
Age 39
Burial of William Knight in Dorset and Hampshire Qm, England
Dorset and Hampshire Qm, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 20 Feb 1652
    Event Place: Wield, Hampshire, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Baptism
    Event Date: 20 Feb 1652
    Event Place: Wield, Hampshire, England
    Record Source: England & Wales, Christening Index, 1530-1980

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 31 Dec 1691
    Event Place: Hampshire, England
    Record Source: England, Select Deaths and Burials, 1538-1991

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: 31 Dec 1691
    Event Place: Dorset and Hampshire Qm, England
    Record Source: England, Select Deaths and Burials, 1538-1991

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