William was born in Boughton Moncelsea, Maidstone, Kent, England, in 1869. His birth was registered in the second quarter in Maidstone. He was the son of William Knight and Sophia Hickmott.
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Sources
"England and Wales Birth Registration Index, 1837-2008," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:2X7V-XTZ : 1 October 2014), William John Knight, 1869; from "England & Wales Births, 1837-2006," database, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : 2012); citing Birth Registration, Maidstone, Kent, England, citing General Register Office, Southport, England.
"England and Wales Census, 1871", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VF6P-84P : 27 September 2019), William J Knight in entry for William R Knight, 1871.
"England and Wales Census, 1881," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q27W-7J17 : 11 December 2017), William John Knight in household of William Rt Knight, Strood, Kent, England; from "1881 England, Scotland and Wales Census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing p. 28, Piece/Folio 882/49, The National Archives, Kew, Surrey; FHL microfilm 101,774,424.
"England and Wales Census, 1891," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QJY3-SW2 : 3 May 2019), William J Knight in household of William R Knight, Strood, Kent, England, United Kingdom; from "1891 England, Scotland and Wales census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing PRO RG 12, Kent county, subdistrict, The National Archives of the UK, Kew, Surrey.
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with William by comparing test results with other carriers of his ancestors' Y-chromosome or 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 William: