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William Knight 1806 – 1867 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 23 August 1806

Birth Location: Lanlivery, Cornwall, England, United Kingdom

Death Date: 17 October 1867

Death Location: Waiwhetu, Lower Hutt, Wellington, Nouvelle-Zélande

Father: James Knight

Mother: Philippa Hooper

Spouse(s): Mary Knight

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

In 1806, William Knight entered the world in Lanlivery, Cornwall, England, United Kingdom, born to James Knight and Philippa Hooper. Years later, William Knight married Mary Anne Knight, and the couple became parents to James Penrose Knight, John Knight, William Henry Knight, Samuel Knight, Thomas Knight, Joseph Knight, Daniel Knight, Phillipa Jane Barber and David Knight. William Knight died in 1867 in Waiwhetu, Lower Hutt, Wellington, Nouvelle-Zélande.

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Parents

James Knight
1768 – 1838
Birth Location: Roche, Cornwall, England, United Kingdom
JK
Philippa Hooper
1767 – 1842
Birth Location: St Austell, Roche, Cornwall, England
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Spouses(s)

Mary Knight
1806 – 1871
Birth Location: Bodmin, Cornwall Unitary Authority, Cornwall, England
MK

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: 23 August 1806
    Event Place: Lanlivery, Cornwall, England, United Kingdom
    Record Source: Australia and New Zealand, Find a Grave Index, 1800s-Current, Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Year: 17 October 1867
    Event Place: Waiwhetu, Lower Hutt, Wellington, Nouvelle-Zélande
    Record Source: Australia and New Zealand, Find a Grave Index, 1800s-Current, Geneanet Community Trees Index, New Zealand, Cemetery Records, 1800-2007, New Zealand Society of Genealogists Incorporated; Auckland, New Zealand; New Zealand Cemetery Records

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Year: 17 Oct 1867
    Event Place: Wellington, Lower Hutt, New Zealand
    Record Source: Australia and New Zealand, Find a Grave Index, 1800s-Current, New Zealand, Cemetery Records, 1800-2007, New Zealand Society of Genealogists Incorporated; Auckland, New Zealand; New Zealand Cemetery Records
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