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William Knight 1806 – 1867 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 23 August 1806

Birth Location: Lanlivery, Cornwall, England, United Kingdom

Death Date: 17 October 1867

Death Location: Waiwhetu, Lower Hutt, Wellington, Nouvelle-Zélande

Father: James Knight

Mother: Philippa Hooper

Spouse(s): Mary Knight

Children(s): James Knight, John Knight, William Knight, Samuel Knight, Thomas Knight, Joseph Knight, Daniel Knight, Phillipa Barber, David Knight

William Knight was born in 1806 in Lanlivery, Cornwall, England, United Kingdom, the child of James Knight and Philippa Hooper. William Knight married Mary Anne Knight, and had children including James Penrose Knight, John Knight, William Henry Knight, Samuel Knight, Thomas Knight, Joseph Knight, Daniel Knight, Phillipa Jane Barber, David Knight. William Knight passed away in 1867 in Waiwhetu, Lower Hutt, Wellington, Nouvelle-Zélande.

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Biography

  • William Knight was born in 1806 in Lanlivery, Cornwall, England, United Kingdom, the child of James Knight and Philippa Hooper.
  • William Knight married Mary Anne Knight, and had children including James Penrose Knight, John Knight, William Henry Knight, Samuel Knight, Thomas Knight, Joseph Knight, Daniel Knight, Phillipa Jane Barber, David Knight.
  • William Knight passed away in 1867 in Waiwhetu, Lower Hutt, Wellington, Nouvelle-Zélande.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

William Knight's Ancestors

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William Knight
1806 – 1867
Birth Place: Lanlivery, Cornwall, England, United Kingdom
Parents
James Knight
1768 – 1838
Roche, Cornwall, England, United Kingdom
Philippa Hooper
1767 – 1842
St Austell, Roche, Cornwall, England
Grandparents
James Knight
1746 – 1805
Roche, Cornwall, England
Blanch Robins
1746 – 1831
Roche, Cornwall, England
Richard Hooper
1732 –
St Austell, Cornwall, England, United Kingdom
Jane Crossman
1738 – 1813
St Mewan, Cornwall, England, United Kingdom
Great-Grandparents
John Knight
1701 – 1781
Dorothy Bray
1705 – 1767
2nd-Great-Grandparents
William Knight
1672 – 1710
Katherine (Jenkins)
1679 – 1755
Anthony Bray
1661 – 1708
Ann NOWELL
1665 – 1710

William Knight's Descendants

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William Knight (23 August 1806 – 17 October 1867) m. Mary (Anne) Knight (2 August 1806 – 3 January 1871)
  1. 1. James (Penrose) Knight (3 January 1833 – 23 October 1904)
  2. 2. John Knight (16 June 1834 – 19 July 1911)
  3. 3. William (Henry) Knight (25 June 1837 – 8 July 1914)
  4. 4. Samuel Knight (19 March 1839 – 17 May 1862)
  5. 5. Thomas Knight (1844 – 14 April 1920)
  6. 6. Joseph Knight (11 October 1845 – 7 July 1906) m. Elizabeth Heayns (4 October 1849 – 24 November 1926)
    1. 1. Edgar Knight (1868 – 11 June 1939) m. Kate (Hamilton) Luff (1861 – 19 January 1940)
      1. 1. Joseph (Hamilton Penrose) Knight (1894 – 1923)
      2. 2. Edgar (Shannon Jack (Jack)) Knight (15 October 1896 – 14 June 1917)
      3. 3. Leonard (Andrew) Knight (4 July 1898 – 8 September 1979)
      4. 4. Robert (Anthony) Knight (10 August 1899 – 10 October 1981)
      5. 5. Elizabeth Knight (1900 – 1900)
      6. 6. Kate Knight (14 July 1900 – 1900)
      7. 7. Gertrude (Victoria) Falconer (28 February 1902 – 12 September 1974)
      8. 8. Charles (William) Knight (October 1903 – September 1947)
    2. 2. Frederick (William) Knight (1872 – 26 June 1923)
    3. 3. Arthur (Reginald) Knight (3 May 1872 – 17 July 1945)
    4. 4. Ernest (John (Chum)) Knight (22 April 1874 – 17 March 1940)
    5. 5. Mary Knight (24 January 1876 – 1 February 1876)
    6. 6. Annie Knight (24 January 1876 – 1 February 1876)
    7. 7. Hannah (Gertrude (Gertrude)) Knight (22 February 1877 – September 1951)
    8. 8. Charles (William) Knight (12 February 1879 – 19 January 1901)
    9. 9. Horace Knight (15 February 1881 – 20 September 1947)
    10. 10. Jane (Frethey) Knight (11 January 1883 – 17 April 1955)
  7. 7. Daniel Knight (18 July 1847 – 17 November 1902)
  8. 8. Phillipa (Jane) Barber (1849 – 28 July 1923)
  9. 9. David Knight (27 September 1851 – 24 December 1924)
    1. 1. Mabel (Elizabeth) Knight (28 May 1885 – 13 August 1977) m. John (Bradley) Lauder (17 July 1879 – 2 July 1957)
      1. 1. Linda Lauder (27 November 1906 – 1984)
      2. 2. Myrtle (Jane) Lauder (1908 – 12 December 1971)
      3. 3. John (William) Lauder (22 August 1910 – 17 October 1988)
      4. 4. William (Bradley) Lauder (19 October 1912 – 17 October 1988)
      5. 5. Frank (David) Lauder (8 June 1915 – March 1992)
      6. 6. David (Copeland) Lauder (1917 – 5 September 1973)
        1. 1. Lauder
      7. 7. Harry (Knight) Lauder (22 August 1917 – 27 October 2007)

William Knight's Timeline

3 Records

1806
23 August 1806
Birth of William Knight in Lanlivery, Cornwall, England, United Kingdom
Lanlivery, Cornwall, England, United Kingdom
1867
17 October 1867
Age 61
Death of William Knight in Waiwhetu, Lower Hutt, Wellington, Nouvelle-Zélande
Waiwhetu, Lower Hutt, Wellington, Nouvelle-Zélande
1867
17 Oct 1867
Age 61
Burial of William Knight in Wellington, Lower Hutt, New Zealand
Wellington, Lower Hutt, New Zealand

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 23 August 1806
    Event Place: Lanlivery, Cornwall, England, United Kingdom
    Record Source:
    [1] Australia and New Zealand, Find a Grave Index, 1800s-Current
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 17 October 1867
    Event Place: Waiwhetu, Lower Hutt, Wellington, Nouvelle-Zélande
    Record Source:
    [1] Australia and New Zealand, Find a Grave Index, 1800s-Current
    [2] New Zealand, Cemetery Records, 1800-2007, New Zealand Society of Genealogists Incorporated; Auckland, New Zealand; New Zealand Cemetery Records
    [3] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: 17 Oct 1867
    Event Place: Wellington, Lower Hutt, New Zealand
    Record Source:
    [1] Australia and New Zealand, Find a Grave Index, 1800s-Current
    [2] New Zealand, Cemetery Records, 1800-2007, New Zealand Society of Genealogists Incorporated; Auckland, New Zealand; New Zealand Cemetery Records

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