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KNIGHT, James

KNIGHT, James

Male (DEC QUARTER 1842) - 1925   Has 10 ancestors and 17 descendants in this family tree.


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  • Name KNIGHT, James
    Birth (DEC QUARTER 1842)  Gloucester, Gloucestershire, England Find all individuals with events at this location 

    • Vol 11 Page 320
    Gender Male
    _UID E30A63489EC3452093FC417348D6AAB41D5E 
    Death 28 May 1925  Brisbane, Queensland, Australia Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Cause: senility; cardiac failure 

    • Kenedy Terrace, Red Hill
    Burial 29 May 1925  Toowong, Queensland, Australia Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Address:
    n/a 

    • Toowong Cemetery Portion 21 (268) inscription reads:
      My husband & our father James Knight d. 28 May 1925 aged 76
    Person ID I2554  My Genealogy
    Last Modified 20 Dec 2021

    Father KNIGHT, William,   b. 8 May 1805, Hardwicke, Gloucestershire, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Aft 7 Apr 1861 (Age > 56 years)
    Mother SMITH, Elizabeth Ann,   b. Abt 1811, Gloucestershire, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Bef 7 Apr 1861 (Age < 50 years)
    Marriage 4 Feb 1834  Upton St Leonards, Gloucestershire, England Find all individuals with events at this location 

    • Marriage Notes:
      1841 Census
      Upton St Leonards
      Maidens Row
      Bell Inn
      William KNIGHT, 30, Farmer, born Gloucestershire
      Ann KNIGHT, 25, born Gloucestershire
      Elizabeth KNIGHT, 6, born Gloucestershire
      Caroline KNIGHT, 9 months, born Gloucestershire
      Charles KNIGHT, 2, born Gloucestershire
      Beatea Davis, 10, Female Servant, born Gloucestershire
      HO107/355/21

      1851 Census
      Liverpool
      6 Court
      Mill Lane
      William KNIGHT, Head, Mar, 44, Porter, Gloucestershire
      Ann KNIGHT [understandable that she is called by her second name if her mother had been Elizabeth as well.],
      Wife, Mar, 39, Gloucestershire
      Charles KNIGHT, Son, U, 12, Mariner, Gloucestershire
      James KNIGHT, Son, U, 8, Scholar, Gloucestershire
      William KNIGHT, Son, U, 6, Scholar, Liverpool, Lancashire
      Mary A KNIGHT, Daur, U, 4, Liverpool, Lancashire
      Ellen KNIGHT, Daur, U, 8m, Liverpool, Lancashire
      Elizabeth KNIGHT, Daur, U, 18, Servant, Gloucestershire
    Family ID F834  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family PEARCE, Ann Elizabeth,   b. (SEP QUARTER 1859), Sydenham, Oxfordshire, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1 Jul 1936, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia Find all individuals with events at this location (Age ~ 76 years)
    Marriage 1 Jan 1877  Brisbane, Queensland, Australia Find all individuals with events at this location 

    • Details from marriage certificate:
      Marriages solemnized in the District of Brisbane in the Colony of Queensland.
      Married... according to the rites of the Presbyterian Church.
      In the presence of us Frederick William Chambers and Emma Chambers.
      By me J. F. McSwaine, Officiating Minister.29
    Children 
     1. KNIGHT, James Henry,   b. 18 Oct 1877, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 25 May 1955, Maryborough, Queensland, Australia Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 77 years)
     2. KNIGHT, Charles Richard,   b. 5 Feb 1880, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 26 Jul 1960, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 80 years)
     3. KNIGHT, Elizabeth Ann,   b. 9 May 1881, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 8 Oct 1881, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 0 years)
     4. KNIGHT, William,   b. 18 Aug 1882, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 15 Jun 1956, Queensland, Australia Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 73 years)
     5. KNIGHT, Frederick Pearce,   b. 9 Aug 1884, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 8 Dec 1948, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 64 years)
     6. KNIGHT, Edith Maria,   b. 2 Mar 1886, Queensland, Australia Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Yes, date unknown
     7. KNIGHT, Albert Edward,   b. 5 Jan 1888, Queensland, Australia Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Jul 1973, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 85 years)
     8. KNIGHT, Adelaide,   b. 22 Jun 1889, Queensland, Australia Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 4 Jul 1889, Queensland, Australia Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 0 years)
     9. KNIGHT, George,   b. 4 May 1891, Queensland, Australia Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Aft 1925 (Age > 35 years)
     10. KNIGHT, Ernest,   b. 19 Nov 1892, Queensland, Australia Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Aft 1925 (Age > 34 years)
     11. KNIGHT, Ellen,   b. 29 Aug 1896, Queensland, Australia Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 9 Sep 1980 (Age 84 years)
     12. KNIGHT, Annie May,   b. 6 Feb 1897, Queensland, Australia Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Bef 1980 (Age < 82 years)
     13. KNIGHT, Arthur,   b. 7 Jan 1899, Queensland, Australia Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 7 Feb 1932, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 33 years)
     14. KNIGHT, Victor,   b. 18 Nov 1900, Queensland, Australia Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 8 Feb 1951, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 50 years)
     15. KNIGHT, Florence Myrtle,   b. 18 Jun 1905, Queensland, Australia Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 14 Jul 1980, Yeronga, Queensland, Australia Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 75 years)
    Family ID F842  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 26 Oct 2026

  • Notes 

    • Profession: Labourer / Mariner / Caretaker/ Engineer (death certificate)/ Printer (Frederick Pearce KNIGHT's
      death certificate)

      1861 Census
      Schedule 49
      Hamlet: Barton St Mary
      Gloucester
      30 Barton St
      Bell Inn
      Elizabeth SMITH, Head, Widow, 68, Licensed Victualler, Gloucestershire, King Stanley
      Daniel SMITH, Son, Un, 45, Cooper, Gloucestershire, Stonehouse
      Mary PEGLER, Sister, Widow, 75, Laundress, Gloucestershire, King Stanley
      James KNIGHT, Grandson, Un, 19, Engine Fitter, Gloucester
      Hannah SHIPTON, Servt, Un, 30, Gen Servt, Gloucestershire, Uley
      Samuel LUSTY, Servt, Un, 18, Ostler, Gloucestershire, King Stanley
      Soloman VINES, Boarder, Widower, 51, Builders Labourer, Gloucestershire, Stroud
      William RUDGE, Boarder, Un, 36, Builders Labourer, Hereford
      Samuel PLIMMER, Boarder, Widower, 54, Builders Labourer, Worcester
      Joseph SMART, Boarder, Un, 15, Builders Labourer, Bristol
      Joseph DAVIS, Boarder, Un, 34, Builders Labourer, Not known6, 25, 26

      (Medical):
      Details from James Knight's death certificate:
      Age: 76 years
      Medical attendant by whom certified: H. S. Walsh
      Date medical attendant last saw deceased: 20 May 1925
      Signature, description, and residence of informant: Florence M. Knight, daughter, Kennedy Terrace, Red Hill
      When and where buried: 29 May 1925, Toowong Cemetery
      By whom certified: A. A. Hislop
      Name and religion of minister: R. A. Burnett, Church of England
      Names of two witnesses of burial: F. Lloyd, R. Warner
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