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William McKnight 1906–1969 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 02 Aug 1906

Birth Location: Liverpool, Lancashire

Death Date: 22 May 1969

Death Location: Paramus, Bergen, New Jersey, USA

Father: John McKnight

Mother: Ann Smith

Spouse(s): Antoinette Dietrich

Children(s): Robert McKnight

In 1906, William McKnight entered the world in Liverpool, Lancashire, born to John Mcknight And Ann Jane Smith. In 1911, William McKnight resided in Kirkdale, Lancashire, England. William McKnight married Antoinette Dietrich, and had children including Robert J Mcknight, William Mcknight. William McKnight passed away in 1969 in Paramus, Bergen, New Jersey, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1906, William McKnight entered the world in Liverpool, Lancashire, born to John Mcknight And Ann Jane Smith.
  • In 1911, William McKnight resided in Kirkdale, Lancashire, England.
  • William McKnight married Antoinette Dietrich, and had children including Robert J Mcknight, William Mcknight.
  • William McKnight passed away in 1969 in Paramus, Bergen, New Jersey, USA.

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

William McKnight's Ancestors

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William McKnight
1906–1969
Birth Place: Liverpool, Lancashire
Parents
John McKnight
1874–1915
Brookeborough, County Fermanagh, Ireland
Ann (Jane) Smith
1875–1959
Liverpool, Lancashire, England
Grandparents
John (Richard) Smith
1839–1918
Hulme (near Warrington), Lancashire, England
Susannah (Alice) Gilbertson
1842–1907
Low Hall, Kensington, Liverpool, England
Great-Grandparents
John Smith
1796–
Ellen Clark
1806–
2nd-Great-Grandparents

William McKnight's Descendants

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William McKnight (02 Aug 1906–22 May 1969) m. Antoinette Dietrich (1911–)
  1. 1. Robert (J) McKnight 1937–1994 m. Joan (Barbara) Mahady 1936–2007

William McKnight's Timeline

5 Records

1906
02 Aug 1906
Birth of William McKnight in Liverpool, Lancashire
Liverpool, Lancashire
1906
12 Aug 1906
William McKnight was baptized in Liverpool, Lancashire, England
Liverpool, Lancashire, England
1911
1911
Age 5
William McKnight resided here in Kirkdale, Lancashire, England
Kirkdale, Lancashire, England
1951
1951
Age 45
William McKnight resided here in New York, USA
New York, USA
1969
22 May 1969
Age 63
Death of William McKnight in Paramus, Bergen, New Jersey, USA
Paramus, Bergen, New Jersey, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 02 Aug 1906
    Event Place: Liverpool, Lancashire
    Record Source: Liverpool, Lancashire, England, Baptisms, 1813-1906, Liverpool Record Office; Liverpool, England; Liverpool Church of England Parish Registers; Reference Number: 283 LEO25

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Baptism
    Event Date: 12 Aug 1906
    Event Place: Liverpool, Lancashire, England
    Record Source: Liverpool, Lancashire, England, Baptisms, 1813-1906, Liverpool Record Office; Liverpool, England; Liverpool Church of England Parish Registers; Reference Number: 283 LEO25

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1911
    Event Place: Kirkdale, Lancashire, England
    Record Source: 1911 England Census, The National Archives of the UK (TNA); Kew, Surrey, England; Census Returns of England and Wales, 1911

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1951
    Event Place: New York, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Social Security Administration; Washington D.C., USA; Social Security Death Index, Master File

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 22 May 1969
    Event Place: Paramus, Bergen, New Jersey, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Social Security Administration; Washington D.C., USA; Social Security Death Index, Master File
    [2] New Jersey, U.S., Death Index, New Jersey State Archives; Trenton, New Jersey; New Jersey, Death Indexes, 1904-2000
    [3] U.S., Newspapers.com™ Obituary Index, 1800s-current, The Record; Publication Date: 23 May 1969; Publication Place: Hackensack, New Jersey, USA; ,0.39985165,0.18037106,0.42399785&xid=3355

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