John Knights

Brief Life History of John

When John Knights was christened on 13 January 1753, in Hoveton, Norfolk, England, United Kingdom, his father, Charles Knights, was 35 and his mother, Sarah Newham, was 25. He married Elizabeth about 1780, in Sutton, Norfolk, England, United Kingdom. They were the parents of at least 1 daughter. He died on 27 March 1831, in Sutton, Norfolk, England, United Kingdom, at the age of 78, and was buried in Sutton, Norfolk, England, United Kingdom.

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Family Time Line

John Knights
1753–1831
Ann Knave
1767–
Marriage: 13 February 1791
James Knights
1791–1857
Robert Knights
1795–

Sources (21)

  • John Knight, "England Marriages, 1538–1973"
  • John Knights, "England Deaths and Burials, 1538-1991"
  • John Knights in entry for Elizabeth, "England Deaths and Burials, 1538-1991"

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World Events (4)

1801 · The Act of Union

The Act of Union was a legislative agreement which united England, Scotland, Wales, and Ireland under the name of the United Kingdom on January 1, 1801.

1808 · The British West Africa Squadron

The British West Africa Squadron was formed in 1808 to suppress illegal slave trading on the African coastline. The British West Africa Squadron had freed approximately 150,000 people by 1865.

1815

The defeat of Napoleon Bonaparte at Waterloo marks the end of the Napoleonic Wars. Napoleon defeated and exiled to St. Helena.

Name Meaning

English (East Anglia): variant of Knight , with post-medieval excrescent -s.

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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