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Record #16185

Name :: : Charles KNIGHT (1882 - )
Father: :
Mother: :

BMD and other details

Date of Birth: : 1882 (approx.)
Marriage (1): :
Marriage (2): :
Date of Death: :

Abode (1) : Place of BirthEngland

Abode (2) : Place of Death / Burial

Sailing Information

Date of Arrival: : 9 Apr 1893
Country: : Canada
Ship: : Vancouver
Placement Family: : Bird

Homes / Agencys

Institution (GB): :
Agency: : Marchmont Homes (now Barnardos)

NotesParents: Henry Knight and Mary McKinley, married 1876 in Manchester, Lancashire, England.

Emigrated to Canada aged 12 by Kensington Union with Rev Wallace, following reports undertaken by Marchmont Home

October 26 1893, with RR Bird, Stirling, Ontario

Charles has grown a great deal and is a fine healthy looking boy, was very self willed but is more ............. now. He likes living in Canada very much. He helps do little things about the farm and is useful in many ways. Will go to school during the Winter

November 2 1894

Charlie is a bright little fellow, healthy and cheerful. He has a good home and is getting on nicely. Has learned to do many little things and tries to make himself generally useful. Goes to church and school in the winter

November 12 1895

Charlie has grown improved and become quite a good worker. Mr Bird says he is a good boy and tries to do what is right. Goes to church and Sunday school. To receive $150 when he is 21 years of age. If he leaves before then a proportionate amount. To attend school this winter again

August 3 1896, with R N Bird, Stirling

Charlie was helping his mistress about the house though he usually works in the field. He is a healthy looking boy but does not grow much. Attended school a part of the winter but is still in the second reader. Was troublesome at school and suspended for a time. Promised to do better at school next winter and to try to make progress. Attends church and Sunday school.

Charles' father, Henry Knight, died January 30, 1897, in Surrey England.

On September 11, 1907, at Belleville, Hastings, Ontario, Canada, a marriage was registered between Charles Albert Knight, 26, labourer, born in England to Henry and Mary Knight; and Mary Jane Lancaster, 21, born in Canada, to John Lancaster and Ann Snook.

At least 4 children were born of this marriage: Mary Helen Knight, born June 24, 1908, at Hastings, Ontario, Canada; Ada (Addie) Elizabeth Knight, born August 9, 1909, in Hastings, Ontario, Canada; Eva Salva Knight, born November 6, 1910, in Hastings, Ontario, Canada, died December 15, 1995, in Hastings, Ontario, Canada; and Mabel Hester Knight, born July 3, 1913, in Hastings, Ontario, Canada, died December 23, 2005, in Belleville, Ontario, Canada.

Mary Jane Lancaster Knight died on February 9, 1958, in Hastings, Ontario, Canada. Charles and Mary Jane are both buried at Foxboro Cemetery, Hastings, Ontario, Canada.

ContributorsCreated : 2012-04-10 14:23:50 / From original database

Last Updated : 2012-06-25 15:37:25 /

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Surnames starting with: A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z 30 Entries

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ID	Name	DOB	Place of birth	Arrivals & Ships	Dest.	Agency	Family links
22766	ABIGAIL, Ellen	1877	ENG,	Aug 1894 : Vancouver	CAN	Colonists Aid Society
3078	ABIGAIL, Helen Mary	1877	ENG, LND, Pimlico	Aug 1894 : Vancouver	CAN	Colonists Aid Society
14478	ABRAMS, Leopold	1885	ENG,	Apr 1895 : Vancouver	CAN	Marchmont Homes (now Barnardos)
3121	ACKERLEY, John	1888	ENG, LAN, Liverpool	May 1900 : Vancouver	CAN	Liverpool Sheltering Home
3122	ACKERLEY, Thomas William	1886	ENG, LAN, Liverpool	May 1900 : Vancouver	CAN	Liverpool Sheltering Home
17051	ACKERLY, Thomas	1887	ENG,	May 1900 : Vancouver	CAN	Liverpool Sheltering Home
3149	ACREMAN, Emily	1877	ENG,	Jul 1888 : Vancouver	CAN	National Childrens Home
10030	ALBERY, Charles Samuel	1882	ENG, LND, Battersea	Jun 1893 : Vancouver	CAN	Barnardos
9857	ALBURY, George Arthur	1884	ENG, LND, Southwark	Jun 1893 : Vancouver	CAN	Barnardos
22729	ALLAN, Alec	1876	ENG,	Mar 1889 : Vancouver	CAN	National Childrens Home
12923	ALLEN, Harry	1885	ENG,	Apr 1897 : Vancouver	CAN	Marchmont Homes (now Barnardos)
15653	ALLMARK, John	1879	ENG,	Mar 1889 : Vancouver	CAN	Marchmont Homes (now Barnardos)	allmarkc
15391	ARNOLD, Louise	1875	ENG,	Jun 1894 : Vancouver	CAN	Labourers & Domestics
16177	BAILEY, Samuel	1882	ENG,	Apr 1893 : Vancouver	CAN	Marchmont Homes (now Barnardos)
15096	BAKER, Elizabeth	1881	ENG,	Jul 1895 : Vancouver	CAN	British Women\'s Emigration Association
10911	BANCROFT, J	1876	ENG,	Jun 1893 : Vancouver	CAN	Barnardos
14437	BARKER, Samuel George	1884	ENG,	Apr 1895 : Vancouver	CAN	Marchmont Homes (now Barnardos)
18447	BARMAN, Minnie	1884	ENG,	Jun 1891 : Vancouver	CAN	Bristol Emigration Society
18462	BARNES, A G	1893	ENG,	1907 : Vancouver	CAN
18710	BARNES, J	1882	ENG,	Apr 1893 : Vancouver	CAN	Fegan Homes for Boys
18714	BARNES, John	1878	ENG,	1893 : Vancouver	CAN	Unknown
18734	BARNES, Martha Mabel	1877	ENG,	1893 : Vancouver	CAN	Unknown
18739	BARNES, Nelson	1880	ENG,	1893 : Vancouver	CAN	Unknown
12901	BARRETT, Mary	1882	ENG,	Apr 1897 : Vancouver	CAN	Marchmont Homes (now Barnardos)
14906	BARTON, Alice E	1883	ENG,	Aug 1897 : Vancouver	CAN	Barnardos
3442	BASHFORD, Albert Edward	1886	ENG, HAM, Isle of Wight	Jun 1891 : Vancouver	CAN	Bristol Emigration Society
3441	BASHFORD, Charlotte	1881	ENG, HAM, Isle of Wight	Jun 1891 : Vancouver	CAN	Bristol Emigration Society
16398	BATTERBEE, Sidney Arthur	1879	ENG, CAM, Wisbech	Jun 1893 : Vancouver	CAN	Barnardos
14023	BAZELEY, Charles	1888	ENG,	Apr 1901 : Vancouver	CAN	National Childrens Home
13958	BAZELEY, Harry	1891	ENG,	Apr 1901 : Vancouver	CAN	National Childrens Home
ID	Name	DOB	Place of birth	Arrivals & Ships	Dest.	Agency	Family links

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