Joseph
Knight
Born in Wellington, New Zealand
Ancestors 
Son of William Knight
and Mary Ann (Penrose) Knight
Brother of
Mary Ann (Knight) Brightwell, Charlotte Truscott (Knight) Campbell, Elizabeth Knight, William Knight, William Knight, James Penrose Knight, John Knight, William Henry Knight, Jane Knight, Samuel Knight, Joseph Knight, Anthony George Knight, Angelina Knight, Thomas Knight, Benjamin Knight, Daniel Knight, Phillipa Jane (Knight) Barber, Livinia Knight, Elizabeth Knight and David Knight
Husband of
Elizabeth Heayns
— married
18 Nov 1868 in Lower Hutt, Wellington, New Zealand
Descendants 
Father of
Edgar Knight, Frederick William Knight, Arthur Reginald Knight, Ernest John Knight, Annie Knight, Mary Knight, Hannah Gertrude (Knight) Broad, Charles William Knight, Horace Knight and Jane Frethey Knight
Died
at age 60
in New Zealand
Profile last modified
| Created 4 Jun 2015
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Biography
Joseph and Elizabeth had ten children in Lower Hutt. They had twin daughters in January 1876; Annie died at three days and Mary died at eight days. [1]
Burial
Taita Lawn Cemetery, Lower Hutt, Lower Hutt City, Wellington, New Zealand. Plot: Old Section BLK II METH. Plot 14[2]
Sources
- ↑ William and Mary Ann Knight: Lower Hutt 1840-1990; pp 35: Booklet for Knight Family Reunion 9-11 February 1990 (Hutt Park Raceway, Lower Hutt)
- ↑ Find A Grave: Memorial #198768742 accessed 01 June 2022
- 'Knights from Cornwall' by Elaine.E.Bolitho
- NZ BDMs
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Joseph 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 Joseph:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Joseph 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 Joseph:
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~0.78%
~1.56%
Philipa (Borrows) Stewart 
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Categories: Taita Lawn Cemetery, Naenae, Wellington