Born in Mountain River, Victoria-Huon, Tasmania, Australia
Ancestors 
Daughter of Charles Wood
and Sarah (Lovell) Wood
Sister of
Unknown Healey [half], William Jones II [half], James Jones [half], Charles John Woods [half], Charlotte Jones [half], Charles Edward Jones [half], Ada (Jones) Bennett [half] and Louisa Emoline (Wood) Evans
[spouse(s) unknown]
Mother of
Dorothy May (Knights) Lovell, Essie Louisa (Knights) Bennett and Dulcie Leila (Knights) Fyfe
Died
at age 55
in Ranelagh, Tasmania, Australia
Profile last modified
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Biography
Tas BDM Birth Reg: #2547: 17 Oct 1879, Father Charles Woods, sawyer & farmer, Mother Sarah Woods, formerly Lovell, Informant: Mary Brown, friend, Mountain River, VIctoria-Huon
Marriage: William Thomas Harold Knights, (23/9/1880 - 15/1/1940) Son of George Knights and Sarah Elizabeth Knights
Children:
- (1) Dorothy May Knights (Mrs. Ernest John Lovell)- photo of headstone of Dorothy May & Ernest John Lovell at Huon Lawn Cemetery http://bit.ly/1L9UJvV - inscription includes names of children: Beverley, Peter, Jeanetta, Janifer, Ricky.
- (2) Charles Knights
- (3) Sarrah Elizabeth Knights, d. 8 Jun 1904
- (4) Charles Knights, d. 24 Oct 1906
- (5) Essie Louisa Knights, b. 1906, d. ??, m. Ernest Leslie Bennett
- (5) Dulcie Leila (Knights) Fyfe, d. 3 Mar 1953
DEATH. KNIGHTS.-On July 9, 1935, at her residence, Ranelagh, Amelia Victoria. beloved wife of William T.H. Knights, of
Ranelagh, in the 55th year of her age.
FUNERAL. KNIGHTS.-Funeral of the late Mrs. Amelia Victoria Knights, of Ranelagh, will move from her late residence on Wednesday (This Day), at 2.45 p.m., for St, James' Church of England and Cemetery, Ranelagh.
U.O.A.D. HUONVILLE BRANCH Officers and Brethren of U.A.O.D., Huonville Branch, are requested to attend the funeral of Mrs. Amelia Victoria Knights, the beloved wlfe of Bro. William T. H. Knights, on Wednesday (This Day). Assemble at St. James' Church, Ranelagh, at 2.45p.m. DENNIS HARRIS, Secretary.
Amelia Victoria (Wood) Knights is buried in the St James area of Ranelagh Cemetery, along with her two infant children, Sarrah Elizabeth, d. 8 Jun 1904 and Charles Knights, d 24 Oct 1906. A plaque is also attached: Dulcie (Knights) Fyfe, wife of Hugh (dec.), children: Mavis (Crowe) and Ken (dec.) and names of Dulcie's grandchildren. A photograph of the headstone is available, courtesy of Gravesites of Tasmania, at http://bit.ly/1G6GGmc
Sources
- Tas BDM Birth Reg: #2547: http://stors.tas.gov.au/RGD33-1-57p233j2k
- Death & Funeral Notices: The Mercury (Hobart, Tas. : 1860 - 1954) 10 Jul 1935, p1 http://trove.nla.gov.au/ndp/del/article/30094914
- Photograph of headstone: http://bit.ly/1G6GGmc
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