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KNIGHT, William

KNIGHT, William

Male 1806 - 1880  (74 years)


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  • Name KNIGHT, William  [1, 2
    Birth 1806  Corsley, Wiltshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Christening 26 Oct 1806  Corsley, Wltshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    Christening 26 Oct 1806  Corsley, Wltshr., Engl. Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Residence 1841  Marston Bigot, Somerset, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Residence 1851  Marston Bigot, Somerset, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Residence 1861  Frome, Somerset, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Residence 1871  Frome, Somerset, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Death 1 Jun 1880  Frome, Somerset, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Burial 7 Jun 1880  Corsley, Wiltshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Person ID I15132  Stark Family Tree
    Last Modified 31 Mar 2025 

    Father KNIGHT, James,   b. Abt 1780, Corsley, Wltshire, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1853, Cross Keys Inn, Corsley, Wiltshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location (Age ~ 73 years) 
    Relationship natural 
    Mother ALLARD, Ann,   b. Abt 1781, Corsley, Wiltshire, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Apr 1848, Crosskeys Inn, Corsley, Wiltshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location (Age ~ 67 years) 
    Relationship natural 
    Marriage 15 Oct 1802  Corsley, Wiltshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [3, 4, 5
    Married 25 Oct 1802  Corsley, Wltshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [6
    Married 25 Oct 1802  [6
    Family ID F5331  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family DREW, Anna Maria,   b. 1809, Frome, Somerset, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Apr 1858, Frome, Somerset, England Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 49 years) 
    Marriage 22 Apr 1830  Frome, Somerset, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Children 
    >1. KNIGHT, Maria Louisa,   b. 1833, Marston Bigot, Somerset, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Apr 1906, Frome, Somerset, England Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 73 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
    +2. KNIGHT, Francis James,   b. 1836, Frome, Somerset, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 5 Oct 1904, Ealing, Middlesex, England Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 68 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
    +3. KNIGHT, Jonathan Drew,   b. Apr 1838, Marston Bigot, Somerset, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 17 Jun 1907, Frome, Somerset, England Find all individuals with events at this location (Age ~ 69 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
     4. KNIGHT, Agnes,   b. Oct 1840, Marston Bigot, Somerset, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 18 Jul 1916, Hastings, Sussex, England Find all individuals with events at this location (Age ~ 75 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
     5. KNIGHT, James John,   b. Jul 1845, Frome, Somerset, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Feb 1860, Frome, Somerset, England Find all individuals with events at this location (Age ~ 14 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
     6. KNIGHT, Lucy Alice,   b. Jul 1848, Frome, Somerset, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 3 Mar 1938, Hastings, Sussex, England Find all individuals with events at this location (Age ~ 89 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
    Family ID F5686  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 31 Mar 2025 

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBirth - 1806 - Corsley, Wiltshire, England Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarriage - 22 Apr 1830 - Frome, Somerset, England Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - 1841 - Marston Bigot, Somerset, England Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - 1851 - Marston Bigot, Somerset, England Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - 1861 - Frome, Somerset, England Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - 1871 - Frome, Somerset, England Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDeath - 1 Jun 1880 - Frome, Somerset, England Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBurial - 7 Jun 1880 - Corsley, Wiltshire, England Link to Google Earth
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  • Photos
    William Knight - Memorial Plaque only
    William Knight - Memorial Plaque only
    Enlargement photo of the Plaque dedacated by descendants of William, Mary Ann & Samuel Knight arrival in New Zealand in 1840. Story and photographs extract from page 211 of the "Knights from Cornwall- stories of the Knight family in New Zealand" by and copyright to Elaine E Bolitho, published by the Knight Family Heritage Society of New Zealand and inserted in this family tree by Murray Bond

  • Sources 
    1. [S11] FamilySearch.org, FamilySearch Family Tree, "Family Tree," database, FamilySearch (http://familysearch.org : modified 20 February 2019, 18:55), entry for William Knight(PID https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/4:1:KHMD-1TL); contributed by various users. PersonID KHMD-1TL.
      William Knight
      https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/4:1:KHMD-1TL

    2. [S3] Ancestry Family Trees, (Name: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com. Original data: Family Tree files submitted by Ancestry members.;).
      Record for Knight William Knight
      http://search.ancestry.com.au/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=1030&h=232063023841&indiv=try

    3. [S157] Ancestry.com, England, Select Marriages, 1538–1973, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2014;).

    4. [S750] Wiltshire, England, Church of England Marriages and Banns, 1754-1916, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Lehi, UT, USA; Date: 2017;), Wiltshire and Swindon History Centre; Chippenham, Wiltshire, England; Reference Number: 1179/7.
      Wiltshire, England, Church of England Marriages and Banns, 1754-1916
      Wiltshire, England, Church of England Marriages and Banns, 1754-1916
      Wiltshire and Swindon History Centre; Chippenham, Wiltshire, England; Reference Number: 1179/7


    5. [S962] Ancestry.com, Wiltshire, England, Marriages, 1538-1837, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2013;).

    6. [S11] FamilySearch.org, FamilySearch Family Tree, "Family Tree," database, FamilySearch (http://familysearch.org : modified 13 May 2016, 15:03), entry for James Knight(PID https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/4:1:K8ZP-7HW); contributed by various users. PersonID K8ZP-7HW.
      James Knight
      https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/4:1:K8ZP-7HW