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Joseph Knight 1845 – 1906 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 11 October 1845

Birth Location: Wellington, New Zealand

Death Date: 7 July 1906

Death Location: New Zealand

Father: William Knight

Mother: Mary Knight

Spouse(s): Elizabeth Heayns

Children(s): Edgar Knight, Frederick Knight, Arthur Knight, Ernest Knight, Mary Knight, Annie Knight, Hannah Knight, Charles Knight, Horace Knight, Jane Knight

Joseph Knight was born in 1845 in Wellington, New Zealand, the child of William Knight and Mary Anne Knight. Joseph Knight later married Elizabeth Heayns, and together they raised children including Edgar Knight, Frederick William Knight, Arthur Reginald Knight, Ernest John (Chum) Knight, Mary Knight, Annie Knight, Hannah Gertrude (Gertrude) Knight, Charles William Knight, Horace Knight and Jane Frethey Knight. In 1906, Joseph Knight passed away in New Zealand.

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Parents

William Knight
1806 – 1867
Birth Location: Lanlivery, Cornwall, England, United Kingdom
WK
Mary Knight
1806 – 1871
Birth Location: Bodmin, Cornwall Unitary Authority, Cornwall, England
MK

Spouses(s)

Elizabeth Heayns
1849 – 1926
Birth Location: Lostwithel Moor, Cornwall, England, United Kingdom
EH

Children(s)

Edgar Knight
1868 – 1939
Birth Location: New Zealand
EK
Frederick Knight
1872 – 1923
Birth Location: Lower Hutt, Wellington, Nouvelle-Zélande
FK
Arthur Knight
1872 – 1945
Birth Location: Wellington, Wellington, Nouvelle-Zélande
AK
Ernest Knight
1874 – 1940
Birth Location: Lower Hutt, Wellington, Nouvelle-Zélande
EK
Mary Knight
1876 – 1876
Birth Location: Lower Hutt, Wellington, Nouvelle-Zélande
MK
Annie Knight
1876 – 1876
Birth Location: Lower Hutt, Wellington, Nouvelle-Zélande
AK
Hannah Knight
1877 – 1951
Birth Location: Lower Hutt, Wellington, Nouvelle-Zélande
HK
Charles Knight
1879 – 1901
Birth Location: Lower Hutt, Wellington, Nouvelle-Zélande
CK
Horace Knight
1881 – 1947
Birth Location: Lower Hutt, Wellington, Nouvelle-Zélande
HK
Jane Knight
1883 – 1955
Birth Location: Lower Hutt, Wellington, Nouvelle-Zélande
JK

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Year: 11 October 1845
    Event Place: Wellington, New Zealand
    Record Source: Australia and New Zealand, Find a Grave Index, 1800s-Current, Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Year: 7 July 1906
    Event Place: New Zealand
    Record Source: Australia and New Zealand, Find a Grave Index, 1800s-Current, Geneanet Community Trees Index

    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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