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William James Knight 1862–1864 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 17 Jun 1862

Birth Location: Peg Leg Gully, Eaglehawk, Victoria, Australia

Death Date: 24 Jan 1864

Death Location: Eaglehawk, Bendigo, Victoria, Australia

Father: William Knight

Mother: Grace Bennetts

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In 1862, William James Knight entered the world in Peg Leg Gully, Eaglehawk, Victoria, Australia, born to William This One Knight And Grace Voller Bennetts. William James Knight passed away in 1864 in Eaglehawk, Bendigo, Victoria, Australia.

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Biography

  • In 1862, William James Knight entered the world in Peg Leg Gully, Eaglehawk, Victoria, Australia, born to William This One Knight And Grace Voller Bennetts.
  • William James Knight passed away in 1864 in Eaglehawk, Bendigo, Victoria, Australia.

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William Knight's Ancestors

Self
William Knight
1862–1864
Birth Place: Peg Leg Gully, Eaglehawk, Victoria, Australia
Parents
William this one Knight
1832–1903
Roche, St Austell, Cornwall, England
Grace (Voller) Bennetts
1838–1903
St Just in Penwith, Penzance, Cornwall, England
Grandparents
William Knight
1806–1867
Lanlivery, Cornwall, England
William Knight
1805–1860
Roche, Cornwall, England
Richard (Bennetts) Jnr
1814–1890
Trewellard, St Just, Penzance, Cornwall, England
Grace Ellis
1817–1860
Nanquidno, St Just, Cornwall, England
Great-Grandparents
James Knight
1767–1838
Philipa Hooper
1767–1842
Anthony Knight
1771–1855
2nd-Great-Grandparents
James Knight
1746–1805
Blanche Robins
1746–1831
Richard Hooper
1732–1809
Jane Crossman
1738–1813

William Knight's Timeline

3 Records

1862
18 Jun 1862
Birth of William James Knight in Peg Leg Gully, Bendigo, Victoria, Australia
Peg Leg Gully, Bendigo, Victoria, Australia
1862
17 Jun 1862
Birth of William James Knight in Peg Leg Gully, Eaglehawk, Victoria, Australia
Peg Leg Gully, Eaglehawk, Victoria, Australia
1864
24 Jan 1864
Age 2
Death of William James Knight in Eaglehawk, Bendigo, Victoria, Australia
Eaglehawk, Bendigo, Victoria, Australia

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 18 Jun 1862
    Event Place: Peg Leg Gully, Bendigo, Victoria, Australia
    Record Source:
    [1] Australia, Birth Index, 1788-1922
    [2] Victoria, Australia, Birth Index, 1837-1917, The Victorian Registry of Births, Deaths, and Marriages; Melbourne, Victoria, Australia; Victoria, Australia, Birth Records

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 17 Jun 1862
    Event Place: Peg Leg Gully, Eaglehawk, Victoria, Australia

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 24 Jan 1864
    Event Place: Eaglehawk, Bendigo, Victoria, Australia
    Record Source: Victoria, Australia, Death Index, The Victorian Registry of Births, Deaths, and Marriages; Melbourne, Victoria, Australia; Victoria, Australia, Death Records

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