Samuel William Knighton (1895 - 1977)

Born 23 Mar 1895 in Holme, Huntingdonshire, England, United Kingdom

Ancestors

Husband of Constance Irene (Humphris) Knighton — married 2 Jun 1941 in Thame, Oxfordshire, England, United Kingdom

Died 6 Aug 1977 at age 82 in Peterborough, Cambridgeshire, England, United Kingdom

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Biography

Samuel Knighton was born in Huntingdonshire, England.

Private Samuel Knighton served in the British Army in World War I
Service started: 5 Dec 1914
Unit(s): Coldstream Guards
Service ended: 29 Nov 1930

Samuel Knighton was born on March 23, 1895 in Holme, Huntingdonshire, England. His parents were Jabez Knighton and Mary Ann Smith. He married Constance Irene Humphris on June 02, 1941. Together they had 1 child:

1. Joan Constance Knighton

He died on August 06, 1977 in the District Hospital at Peterborough, Cambridgeshire, England.

Sources

• Birth Registration: "England & Wales, Civil Registration Birth Index, 1837-1915"
  Original data: England and Wales Civil Registration Indexes. London, England: General Register Office; Volume: 3b; Page: 237
  Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry uk Record 8912 #17304664 (accessed 24 November 2023)
  Samuel William Knighton birth registered Apr-May-Jun 1895 in Peterborough, Northamptonshire, England.
• 1901 Census: "1901 England Census"
  Class: RG13; Piece: 1459; Folio: 58; Page: 5; ED, institution, or vessel: 8; Household schedule number: 24
  Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry uk Record 7814 #8411370 (accessed 24 November 2023)
  Samuel Knighton (5) son in household of Jabez Knighton (40) in Holme in Peterborough registration district in Huntingdonshire, England. Born in Holme, Huntingdonshire, England.
• 1911 Census: "1911 England Census"
  The National Archives of the UK (TNA); Kew, Surrey, England; Census Returns of England and Wales, 1911; Registration District Number: 170; ED, institution, or vessel: 06; Piece: 8659
  Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry uk Record 2352 #52206386 (accessed 24 November 2023)
  Samuel Knighton (16), single son, Farm Labourer, in household of Jabez Knighton (46) in No 78 Black Ham Drove Yaxley Holme Fen Peterboro, Holme, Northamptonshire, England. Born in Holme, Huntingdonshire.
• Military: "UK, British Army World War I Medal Rolls Index Cards, 1914-1920"
  Army Medal Office (In the Care of the Western Front Association Website); London, England; Wwi Medal Index Cards
  Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry uk Record 1262 #851820 (accessed 24 November 2023)
  Name: [Samuel W Knighton]; Military Date: 1914-1920; Military Place: England, Wales, Scotland, Ireland, United Kingdom; Regiment or Corps: Coldstream Guards; Regimental Number: 14015.
• 1928 Electoral Register: "London, England, Electoral Registers, 1832-1965"
  London Metropolitan Archives; London, England; Electoral Registers
  Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry uk Record 1795 #12028540 (accessed 24 November 2023)
  Name: Samuel William Knighton; Electoral Date: 1928; Street Address: 252 Croxted Road; Ward or Division/Constituency: Camberwell; County or Borough: Southwark, England.
• 1939 Register: "1939 England and Wales Register"
  The National Archives; Kew, London, England; 1939 Register; Reference: Rg 101/2137b; Line Number: 33; Schedule Number: 21; Sub Schedule Number: 1
  Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry uk Record 61596 #1470983 (accessed 24 November 2023)
  Samuel W Knighton (born 23 Mar 1895), single, Licensed Vistneller, in Butts Head Hotel, Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire, England.
• Marriage Registration: "England & Wales, Civil Registration Marriage Index, 1916-2005"
  General Register Office; United Kingdom; Volume: 3a; Page: 4929
  Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry uk Record 8753 #57152910 (accessed 24 November 2023)
  Samuel W Knighton marriage to Constance I Humphris registered Apr-May-Jun 1941 in Ploughley.
• Death Registration: "England & Wales, Civil Registration Death Index, 1916-2007"
  General Register Office; United Kingdom; Volume: 9; Page: 1013
  Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry uk Record 7579 #49919397 (accessed 24 November 2023)
  Samuel William Knighton death registered Jul-Aug-Sep 1977 in Peterborough (born 23 Mar 1895).

Acknowledgments

• Thank you to James Knighton for creating WikiTree profile Knighton-138 through the import of Knighton_Tweedie Family Tree.ged on May 2, 2013. Click to the Changes page for the details of edits by James and others.