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William Knight (bef. 1806 - 1867)

William Knight
Born before in Roche, Cornwall, England, United Kingdommap
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Husband of — married 16 Apr 1827 in St. Austell, Cornwall, Englandmap
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Died after age 61 in Waiwhetu, Lower Hutt, Wellington, New Zealandmap
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William Knight migrated from England to New Zealand.
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William, Mary Anne and their five children emigrated on the New Zealand Company ship the Duke of Roxburgh of 417 tons; left Plymouth 5 October 1939 and arrived at Port Nicholson on 7 February 1940. They had a further 7 children in New Zealand. [1]

He passed away in 1867 aged 62[2] and was buried at St James Churchyard, Lower Hutt, Wellington.[3][4]

Sources

  1. ↑ William and Mary Ann Knight: Lower Hutt 1840-1990; pp 19, 23,32 Booklet for Knight Family Reunion 9-11 February 1990 (Hutt Park Raceway, Lower Hutt)
  2. ↑ 1867/2770 Knight William 62Y
  3. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/156741436/william-knight: accessed 12 September 2022), memorial page for William Knight (23 Aug 1806–17 Oct 1867), Find a Grave Memorial ID 156741436, citing St. James Churchyard, Lower Hutt, Lower Hutt City, Wellington, New Zealand; Maintained by Anonymous (contributor 48342275) .
  4. ↑ BillionGraves.com Grave record for Samuel Knight (1839 - 1862), BillionGraves Record 10704431 Lower Hutt, Wellington, New Zealand




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Wilson-86168 John Wilson
Don Knight and Ilona Alloway were the original compilers of the 1990 reunion booklet.
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Ebert-456 Cari (Ebert) Starosta
Knight-11202 and Knight-6257 appear to represent the same person because: same birth, children, death
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