William Henry Austen Knight (1798 - 1873)

Born 1798 in Godmersham, Kent, England

Ancestors

Husband of Caroline Harriet (Portal) Knight — married 18 Oct 1825 in South Bersted, Sussex, England

Husband of Mary (Northey) Knight — married 1840 in St Pancras, Middlesex, England, United Kingdom

Husband of Jane Hester (Hope) Knight — married 1856 in Kensington, Middlesex, England, United Kingdom

Descendants

Died 1873 at about age 75 in England

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Biography

He was the son of Edward Austen and Elizabeth Bridges. He was baptised on 16 October 1798 in Godmersham, Kent.

In 1812 his father took the last name Knight by the terms of the Will of Catherine Knight, and thereafter his last name became Knight.

Marriages and family

He married Caroline Portal on 18 Oct 1825 at South Bersted, Sussex. She died in 1837.

William's marriage to Mary Northey was registered in the Oct-Nov-Dec quarter of 1840 in the St Pancras district, Middlesex.^[1]

He was the father of Arthur Charles Knight who emigrated to New Zealand.

Sources

1. ↑ Marriage Registration: "England & Wales Marriages 1837-2005"
   Volume: 1; Page: 262
   FindMyPast Image - FindMyPast Transcription (accessed 22 November 2023)
   William Knight marriage registered Oct-Nov-Dec 1840 in St. Pancras.

• Wikipedia, Edward Austen Knight (father) [1]

• Birth: "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:CN9C-12W2 : 20 March 2020), William Austen, 1798.
• Marriages:
  • "England Marriages, 1538–1973 ", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:N299-LVQ : 13 March 2020), William Knight, 1825.
  • "England Marriages, 1538–1973 ", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:NK5F-83N : 13 March 2020), William Knight, 1840.
• Birth of son Arthur: "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:J93S-KXK : 19 September 2020), Wm Knight in entry for Arthur Chas Knight, 1834.
• West Sussex, England, Church of England Marriages and Banns, 1754-1936 (South Bersted, Sussex 18 Oct 1825 Rev William Knight, clerk of this parish married Caroline Portal of the same by license

See also:

• 'Jane Austen's Family through Five Generations' by Maggie Lane, published by Robert Hale Limited, London. ISBN 0 7090 4832 7. Includes extensive family trees. Details of contemporaries and other connections are also mentioned in the text.Jane Austen's Family through Five Generations