no image
Privacy Level: Open (White)

Alma (Simmons) Knight (abt. 1870 - 1948)

Alma Knight formerly Simmons
Born about in Cornwall, England, United Kingdommap
Daughter of and [mother unknown]
[sibling(s) unknown]
Wife of — married 18 Apr 1894 in North Walloway, South Australia, Australiamap
Died at about age 78 in Orroroo, South Australia, Australiamap
Problems/Questions Profile manager: Neville Solly private message [send private message]
Profile last modified | Created 22 Aug 2014
This page has been accessed 135 times.

Biography

Alma Simmons was born about 1870 in Cornwall, England, United Kingdom, daughter of Thomas Simmons (about 1845– ).

Alma (23) married Frederick Knight (27) (born June 13, 1866 in Port Elliot, South Australia) on April 18, 1894 in North Walloway, South Australia, Australia. [1]

Their known children were:

  1. Percy Horace Knight (1895–1900)
  2. Archie Roy Knight (1896–1984)
  3. Frank Knight (1898–1900)
  4. Percy Rufus Knight (1901–1983)
  5. Lance Knight (1903–1990)
  6. Effie Doris Knight (1906–1990)
  7. Stanley George Knight (1909–1925)
  8. Myrtle Knight (1912– ).

Alma died in 1948 in Orroroo, South Australia, Australia, aged 79. [2]

"KNIGHT.—On July 22, Alma, be-loved wife of the late Frederick Knight and loving mother of Arch, Perce, Lance, Doris (Mrs. Wyett) and Myrtle (Mrs. Smith). Aged 79 years."[3].

Sources

  1. South Australia Marriage Index. (Genealogy SA, https://www.genealogysa.org.au/index.php : accessed 2 May 2023) database entry for Frederick KNIGHT (Age 28, Marital status S, Father George KNIGHT) and Alma SIMMONS (Age 24, Marital status S, Father Thomas SIMMONS) 18 Apr 1894 at BC Church North Walloway. Reference: District Frome, Book/Page 179/275
  2. South Australia Death Index. (Genealogy SA, https://www.genealogysa.org.au/index.php : accessed 2 May 2023) database entry for Alma KNIGHT (Death date 22 Jul 1948, Age 79, Place of death Orroroo, Residence Orroroo, Relative Frederick KNIGHT [DH]) Reference: District Frome, Book/Page 729/3818
  3. Death notice Alma Knight 22July1948 published in Chronicle (Adelaide, SA : 1895 - 1954), Thu 29 Jul 1948, p.36. https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/93185939?searchTerm=knight%20alma

See also:





Is Alma your ancestor? Please don't go away!
 star icon Login to collaborate or comment, or
 star icon contact private message the profile manager, or
 star icon ask our community of genealogists a question.
Sponsored Search by Ancestry.com

DNA
No known carriers of Alma's DNA have taken a DNA test.

Have you taken a DNA test? If so, login to add it. If not, see our friends at Ancestry DNA.



Comments

Leave a message for others who see this profile.
There are no comments yet.
Login to post a comment.

Rejected matches › Diane D. (Faulkner) Simmons

S  >  Simmons  |  K  >  Knight  >  Alma (Simmons) Knight

Categories: Orroroo, South Australia