Samuel
Knuckey
Born in New Plymouth, Taranaki, New Zealand
Ancestors 
Son of Nicholas Knuckey
and Zenobia (Odgers) Bailey
Brother of
Mary Jane (Knuckey) Old, Nicholas Knuckey, Margaret (Knuckey) Bainbridge, Oliver Knuckey and Elizabeth Hannah (Knuckey) Northcott
Husband of
Eleanor Jean (Cock) Knuckey
— married
19 Nov 1867 in New Zealand
Descendants 
Father of
Jane (Knuckey) Jury, William Samuel Knuckey, Mary Alice (Knuckey) Foreman, Richard John Knuckey, Lewis Henry Knuckey, Edith Knuckey, Ida May Knuckey, Jessie (Knuckey) Sarten, Francis Austin Knuckey, Gladys (Knuckey) Jupp, George Leslie Knuckey and Floris Hilda (Knuckey) George
Died
at age 80
in Tikorangi, Taranaki, New Zealand
Profile last modified
| Created 22 Jun 2016
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Biography
Samuel Knuckey was born in 26 Apr 1843 in New Plymouth, New Zealand. He was born the third son and seventh child one month after his parents Nicholas, wife Zenobia and children Mary Jane, Nicholas, Margaret, Oliver and Elizabeth arrived in New Plymouth on the Ship Essex in Sept 1842, arriving in New Plymouth Jan 1843.
The Knuckeys made a home near the Te Henui River, with Sam working on the farm when he was older. Sam was 17 when the Land Wars started. He joined the Armed forces, serving in No 2 Company of the legendary Bush Rangers. Land was allocated to those who served during the Land War period and in 1867 he was allocated 50 acres at Huirangi. (Taranaki Daily News, 24 November 2018, page 4.)
Samuel married Ellen Cock 19 Nov. 1867 in New Zealand.[1]
He died 18 May 1923 aged 80 years old in Taranaki, New Zealand. [2] [3]
Buried in Tikorangi Cemetery.
Sources
- ↑ "Births, Deaths & Marriages Online", [digital index], New Zealand Department of Internal Affairs (www.bdmhistoricalrecords.dia.govt.nz), Marriage Registration of Samuel Knuckey and Ellen Cock ; citing Marriage Certificate 1867/5767.
- ↑ "Births, Deaths & Marriages Online", [digital index], New Zealand Department of Internal Affairs (www.bdmhistoricalrecords.dia.govt.nz), Death Registration of Samuel Knuckey, aged at death 80Y; citing Death Certificate 1923/4653
- ↑ "New Zealand, Archives New Zealand, Probate Records, 1843-1998," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:2VCD-Y53 : 9 August 2017), Samuel Knuckey, 1923; citing New Plymouth, New Plymouth probate files, 1867-1981, record number 3162, Archives New Zealand, Auckland Regional Office; FamilySearch digital folder 007386669.
- New Plymouth District Council cemetery records.
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