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William Henry Knight 1837 – 1914 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 25 June 1837

Birth Location: England

Death Date: 8 July 1914

Death Location: Upper Hutt, Upper Hutt City, Wellington, New Zealand

Father: William Knight

Mother: Mary Knight

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Children(s):

The story of William Henry Knight began in 1837 in England. William Henry Knight passed away in 1914 in Upper Hutt, Upper Hutt City, Wellington, New Zealand.

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Biography

  • The story of William Henry Knight began in 1837 in England.
  • William Henry Knight passed away in 1914 in Upper Hutt, Upper Hutt City, Wellington, New Zealand.

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William Knight's Ancestors

Self
William Knight
1837 – 1914
Birth Place: England
Parents
William Knight
1806 – 1867
Lanlivery, Cornwall, England, United Kingdom
Mary (Anne) Knight
1806 – 1871
Bodmin, Cornwall Unitary Authority, Cornwall, England
Grandparents
James Knight
1768 – 1838
Roche, Cornwall, England, United Kingdom
Philippa Hooper
1767 – 1842
St Austell, Roche, Cornwall, England
John (Thomas (3rd)) Penrose
1768 – 1841
Broadoak, Cornwall County, England, UK
Margaret COOK
1773 – 1839
Cardinham, Cornwall
Great-Grandparents
James Knight
1746 – 1805
Blanch Robins
1746 – 1831
Richard Hooper
1732 –
Jane Crossman
1738 – 1813
(Reverend) Penrose
1753 – 1829
Joan Henwood
1747 – 1823
Cornelius Cook
– 1819
Mary Knight
1743 – 1821
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Knight
1701 – 1781
Dorothy Bray
1705 – 1767
John Knight
1723 –
Jane Slyman
1723 –

William Knight's Timeline

2 Records

1837
25 June 1837
Birth of William Henry Knight in England
England
1914
8 July 1914
Age 77
Death of William Henry Knight in Upper Hutt, Upper Hutt City, Wellington, New Zealand
Upper Hutt, Upper Hutt City, Wellington, New Zealand

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 25 June 1837
    Event Place: England
    Record Source: Australia and New Zealand, Find a Grave Index, 1800s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 8 July 1914
    Event Place: Upper Hutt, Upper Hutt City, Wellington, New Zealand
    Record Source: Australia and New Zealand, Find a Grave Index, 1800s-Current

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Naenae, Lower Hutt City, Wellington, New Zealand
    Record Source: Australia and New Zealand, Find a Grave Index, 1800s-Current

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