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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 36 Entries

ID	Name	DOB	Place of birth	Arrivals & Ships	Dest.	Agency	Family links
16440	KNIGHT, Albert	1906	ENG,	Sep 1921 : Minnedosa	CAN	Barnardos
26558	KNIGHT, Albert E	1885	ENG,	Mar 1906 : Dominion	CAN	Barnardos
14308	KNIGHT, Alfred	1888	ENG,	Jul 1900 : Lake Megantic	CAN	Bristol Emigration Society
12021	KNIGHT, Alice May	1864	ENG,	Jun 1874 : Sarmatian	CAN	Maria Rye
16185	KNIGHT, Charles	1882	ENG,	Apr 1893 : Vancouver	CAN	Marchmont Homes (now Barnardos)
18213	KNIGHT, Charles H	1875	ENG,	Aug 1889 : Oregon	CAN	Waifs & Strays
21291	KNIGHT, Charles N	1915	ENG, KEN, Thanet	Jun 1929 : Berrima	AUS	Barnardos
9880	KNIGHT, Edith	1891	ENG,	Jul 1902 : New England	CAN	Barnardos
25583	KNIGHT, Edith	1900	ENG,	May 1909 : Corsican	CAN	Barnardos
15679	KNIGHT, Elizabeth		ENG,	- Unknown -	CAN	Unknown
11385	KNIGHT, Eva	1899	ENG,	May 1908 : Dominion	CAN	Barnardos
26165	KNIGHT, F C	1893	ENG,	Mar 1903 : Canada	CAN	Barnardos
6245	KNIGHT, Frederick G	1902	ENG,	Mar 1910 : Tunisian	CAN	Barnardos
6797	KNIGHT, George	1871	SCT,	Jul 1875 : Waldensian	CAN	MacPherson Homes
21292	KNIGHT, George D	1917	ENG, KEN, Thanet	Jun 1929 : Berrima	AUS	Barnardos
23954	KNIGHT, Herbert	1909	ENG,	May 1920 : Minnedosa	CAN	Middlemore
11988	KNIGHT, Herbert Norman George	1912	ENG, MDX, London	May 1921 : Minnedosa	CAN	Middlemore
11987	KNIGHT, Horace Adolphus	1908	ENG, MDX, London	May 1921 : Minnedosa	CAN	Middlemore
21233	KNIGHT, James	1896		Apr 1905 : Kensington	CAN	Barnardos
17829	KNIGHT, James W	1895	ENG,	Jun 1906 : Dominion	CAN	Barnardos
6815	KNIGHT, Jessie	1865	SCT,	Jul 1875 : Waldensian	CAN	MacPherson Homes
7246	KNIGHT, John	1916	ENG, LDN, London	Sep 1929 : Duchess of Atholl	CAN	Barnardos
14095	KNIGHT, John	1889	ENG,	Jul 1900 : Tunisian	CAN	Barnardos
14307	KNIGHT, John	1889	ENG,	Jul 1900 : Lake Megantic	CAN	Bristol Emigration Society
22990	KNIGHT, John	1897	ENG,	Apr 1908 : Lake Champlain	CAN	Fegan Homes for Boys
26052	KNIGHT, John	1870		Jun 1881 : Parisian	CAN	Middlemore
26707	KNIGHT, John	1897		Oct 1910 : Sicilian	CAN	Barnardos
17845	KNIGHT, John Henry	1895	ENG,	Mar 1905 : Kensington	CAN	Barnardos
20903	KNIGHT, Leonard	1920	ENG,	Apr 1938 : Duchess of Bedford	CAN	Fegan Homes for Boys
5870	KNIGHT, Lily M	1896	ENG,	Oct 1904 : Bavarian	CAN	Barnardos
6208	KNIGHT, Louisa	1880	ENG,	May 1892 : Mongolian	CAN	Maria Rye
4262	KNIGHT, May	1893	ENG,	May 1904 : Kensington	CAN	Barnardos
13757	KNIGHT, Minnie Charlotte	1883	ENG, HAM, Fareham	Mar 1893 : Sardinian	CAN	Maria Rye
18212	KNIGHT, Robert H	1876	ENG,	Aug 1889 : Oregon	CAN	Waifs & Strays
7378	KNIGHT, Thomas	1868	ENG,	Jun 1879 : Moravian	CAN	Middlemore
19383	KNIGHT, William George	1899	ENG,	Sep 1912 : Sicilian	CAN	Barnardos
ID	Name	DOB	Place of birth	Arrivals & Ships	Dest.	Agency	Family links

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 36 Entries

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