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Amelia (Humphrey) Knight (1863 - abt. 1949)

Amelia Knight formerly Humphrey
Born in Greatham, Sussex, Englandmap
Ancestors ancestors
Wife of — married 13 Jun 1885 (to 1949) in Storrington, Sussex, Englandmap
Descendants descendants
Died about at about age 85 in Sussex, Englandmap
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Biography

Amelia Humphrey daughter of shepherd George Humphrey and his wife, Elizabeth Shepherd, was born at Greatham in Sussex in 1863. [1][2] By 1881 she was in service in the Challen household in Storrington. [3]

At Storrington on the 13th of June 1885 she married agricultural labourer Jesse Knight, son of Benjamin Knight and his wife, [[Wilson-27124|Charlotte Wilson]. [4] [5] They settled in Storrington where they raised their family while Jesse worked variously as agricultural labourer and shepherd and made ends meet by taking in lodgers. [6] [7] [8]

It was long believed that Amelia died in 1930 aged 65, her death being registered in Horsham. [9] However she was still alive when the 1939 Register was compiled. Though none of their children were living with them, their daughter-in-law, Edith, Benjamin's wife, was there along with her daughter, Maisie Knight. [10]

Jessie and Amelia survived the deprivations of wartime Britain and still had a few years left when it was over. Jesse died in the spring of 1949 [11] and Amelia did not long survive, dying in the autumn. [12]


Sources

  1. England and Wales birth index (Registered Chichester 1863 3rd qu Amelia Humphrey)
  2. 1871 Census of England
    Shepherd's Cottage, Greatham, Sussex, England
    First NameLast NameRelationshipMarital StatusGenderAgeOccupationBirth Place
    GeorgeHumphreyHeadMarriedMale41 ShepherdRackham, Sussex
    ElizabethHumphreyWifeMarriedFemale38-Egdean, Sussex
    Ernest WHumphreySonUnmarriedMale12Agricultural labourerRackham, Sussex
    JohnHumphreySon-Male9Agricultural labourerGreatham, Sussex
    AmeliaHumphreyDaughter-Female7ScholarGreatham, Sussex
    EberHumphreySon-Male5ScholarGreatham, Sussex
    ThomasHumphreySon-Male2-Greatham, Sussex
  3. 1881 Census of England
    Rose Cottage, Storrington, Sussex, England
    First NameLast NameRelationshipMarital StatusGenderAgeOccupationBirth Place
    HarryChallenHeadMarriedMale31Accountant's assistantStorrington, Sussex
    HarrietChallenWifeMarriedMale22-Victoria, Australia
    FannyPuttockVisitorUnmarriedFemale17-Gosport, Hants
    AmeliaHumphreyServantUnmarriedFemale17Domestic servantGreatham, Sussex
  4. England and Wales marriage index (Registered Thakeham 1885 2nd qu Amelia Humphrey married Jesse Knight)
  5. Marriage record Storrington (13 June 1885 Jesse Knight son of Benjamin Knight married Amelia Humphrey daughter of George Humphrey) Viewed at Ancestry. Text only
  6. 1891 Census of England
    Roundabout, Storrington, Sussex, England
    First NameLast NameRelationshipMarital StatusGenderAgeOccupationBirth Place
    JesseKnightHeadMarriedMale30 Agricultural labourerBillingshurst, Sussex
    AmeliaKnightWifeMarriedFemale27-Greatham, Sussex
    GeorgeKnightSon-Male4-Storrington, Sussex
    BenjaminKnightSon-Male3-Storrington, Sussex
    CharlotteKnightDaughter-Female1-Storrington, Sussex
  7. 1901 Census of England
    Roundabouts, Storrington, Sussex, England
    First NameLast NameRelationshipMarital StatusGenderAgeOccupationBirth Place
    JesseKnightHeadMarriedMale40ShepherdBillingshurst, Sussex
    AmeliaKnightWifeMarriedFemale37-Greatham, Sussex
    GeorgeKnightSonSingleMale14Grocer's errand boyStorrington, Sussex
    BenjaminKnightSonSingleMale13Grocer's errand boyStorrington, Sussex
    CharlotteKnightDaughterSingleFemale11-Storrington, Sussex
    MillieKnightDaughterSingleFemale9-Storrington, Sussex
    JessieKnightDaughterSingleFemale7-Storrington, Sussex
    NellieMontagueBoarderSingleFemale2-London
  8. 1911 Census of England
    Roundabouts, Storrington, Sussex, England 5 rooms
    First NameLast NameRelationshipMarital StatusGenderAgeOccupationBirth Place
    JesseKnightHeadMarriedMale50Farm labourerBillingshurst, Sussex
    AmeliaKnightWifeMarried 26 years 5 children all aliveFemale49-Greatham, Sussex
    CharlotteKnightDaughterSingleFemale21House maidStorrington, Sussex
    NellieMontagueNurse childSingleFemale12-London
    WilliamGraceLodgerMarriedMale36? Building tradeGreat Marlow
    JohnCrossLodgerSingleMale15Time keeperLondon
  9. England and Wales death index (Registered Horsham December 1930 Amelia Knight aged 65)
  10. 1939 Register of England and Wales
    Homeland, Chanctonbury Rd,, Chanctonbury, Sussex, England
    First NameLast NameGenderDate of birthOccupation
    JesseKnightMale6 Sep 1860Retired agricultural labourer
    AmeliaKnightFemale13 Sep 1863Housewife
    Edith JKnightFemale1 Jan 1893Housewife
    Maisie D HKnightFemale21 Oct 1923At school
  11. England and Wales death index (Registered Chanctonbury 1949 1st qu Jesse Knight aged 88)
  12. England and Wales death index (Registered Chanctonbury 1949 4th qu Amelia Knight aged 86)




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