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Mary Anne Knight 1806 – 1871 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 2 August 1806

Birth Location: Bodmin, Cornwall Unitary Authority, Cornwall, England

Death Date: 3 January 1871

Death Location: New Zealand

Father: John Penrose

Mother: Margaret COOK

Spouse(s): William Knight

Children(s): James Knight, John Knight, William Knight, Samuel Knight, Thomas Knight, Joseph Knight, Daniel Knight, Phillipa Barber, David Knight

1806 marked the beginning of Mary Anne Knight's life in Bodmin, Cornwall Unitary Authority, Cornwall, England, to parents John Thomas (3rd) Penrose and Margaret COOK. Eventually, Mary Anne Knight married William Knight, and they welcomed James Penrose Knight, John Knight, William Henry Knight, Samuel Knight, Thomas Knight, Joseph Knight, Daniel Knight, Phillipa Jane Barber and David Knight. Mary Anne Knight passed in 1871 at New Zealand.

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Parents

John Penrose
1768 – 1841
Birth Location: Broadoak, Cornwall County, England, UK
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Margaret COOK
1773 – 1839
Birth Location: Cardinham, Cornwall
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Spouses(s)

William Knight
1806 – 1867
Birth Location: Lanlivery, Cornwall, England, United Kingdom
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Children(s)

James Knight
1833 – 1904
Birth Location: Tywardreath, Cornwall Unitary Authority, Cornwall, England
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John Knight
1834 – 1911
Birth Location: Roche, Cornwall Unitary Authority, Cornwall, England
JK
William Knight
1837 – 1914
Birth Location: England
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Samuel Knight
1839 – 1862
Birth Location: Bodmin, Cornwall Unitary Authority, Cornwall, England
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Thomas Knight
1844 – 1920
Birth Location: –
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Joseph Knight
1845 – 1906
Birth Location: Wellington, New Zealand
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Daniel Knight
1847 – 1902
Birth Location: –
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Phillipa Barber
1849 – 1923
Birth Location: –
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David Knight
1851 – 1924
Birth Location: Lower Hutt, Wellington, Nouvelle-Zélande
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Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Year: 2 August 1806
    Event Place: Bodmin, Cornwall Unitary Authority, Cornwall, England
    Record Source: Australia and New Zealand, Find a Grave Index, 1800s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Year: 3 January 1871
    Event Place: New Zealand
    Record Source: Australia and New Zealand, Find a Grave Index, 1800s-Current

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