George
Knight
Born in Dorking, Surrey, England, United Kingdom
[uncertain]
Ancestors [uncertain]
Son of George Knight
and Mary Ann (Bassett) Knight
Brother of
Joseph Knight, Eliza Knight, Harriet Knight, Sarah Ann (Knight) Winley, Kate (Knight) Jarrett, John Cranbrook Gregory [half], John Knight [half], Thomas Knight [half], Alfred Knight [half], Franklin Knight [half], Felix Knight [half], Edwin Knight [half], Walter Knight [half], Rhoda (Knight) Pinkerton [half], Lydia (Knight) Brown [half] and David Knight [half]
Husband of
Mary Simpson (Alcorn) Knight
— married
29 Jun 1861 (to about 1871) in Ulladulla, New South Wales, Australia.
Father of
Wesley Knight, Samuel Alcorn Knight, Anne R Knight, Nathaniel T Knight and Elizabeth Knight
Died after
after age 32
[location unknown]
Profile last modified
| Created 23 Dec 2014
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Biography
George Knight was born in Dorking in Surrey, England in about August 1839. He was the son of George Knight and Mary Ann Bassett.
George Immigrated to Australia on the Neptune with his father and siblings in February 1844. The family is listed as being from Sussex and not Surrey on page 5 of the Neptune's passenger list . [1]
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George Knight married Mary Simpson Alcorn in June 1861 at Ulladulla in New South Wales, Australia. They went on to have at least 5 children before he disappeared in 1871.
It is believed he was still alive and in contact with his father up to the time of his father's death in 1881.
Sources
- General Register Office UK: Births. KNIGHT, GEORGE; BASSETT; GRO Reference: 1839 S Quarter in DORKING; Volume 04 Page 100. https://www.gro.gov.uk/
- Assisted Immigrants (digital) Shipping Lists from the New South Wales State Archives and Records Database at : [2]
- New South Wales Marriage Registration No. 2947/1861 (Mary Simpson Aldcorn to George Knight).
- Basic information from Robert Smith's: Ancestors of Sydney Ross (Ross) SMITH (1921-1991) website: [3]
- Basic information from Kerin Ann Southam's Family Tree on GENI at: [4]
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It may be possible to confirm family relationships with George by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with George:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with George by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with George:
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~1.56%
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Rejected matches › George Albert Knight (1911-1997) › George Randolph Knight (abt.1900-) › George Lennerd Knight (abt.1880-abt.1934) › George Alexander Knight (1838-1925)
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