William
Ambrose
Knight
Born in Launceston, Tasmania, Australia
Ancestors 
Son of James Knight
and Mary Ann (Smith) Knight
Brother of
Charles Knight, Charles Edmund Knight, Andrew Thomas Knight, Andrew Thomas Knight, Emily Cecilia Ann Knight and Emily Cecelia Ann Knight
Husband of
Catherine Mary (Leech) Knight
— married
1867 in Victoria, Australia
Descendants 
Father of
William Leech Knight, Frederick James Knight, Maude Rosina (Knight) Robbins, Albert Edmund Knight, Charles George Godfrey Knight, Ernest Claude Knight and Catherine Emily (Knight) Gilbert
Died
at about age 75
in Victoria, Australia
Profile last modified
| Created 6 Sep 2018
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Biography
William Ambrose Knight was born on 07 Feb 1832 and baptised on 4 April 1832 in Launceston. He was the son of James Knight dealer and Mary Ann. [1]
KNIGHT. William Ambrose, b. 1832, son of James & Mary Ann (nee Smith). Vasse. Pastoralist 1850. Sailed to Vic. with parents 1853 per Swan. Lit. C/E.[2]
William Ambrose KNIGHT 33 potter and tilemaker of Lal Lal (born Launceston, Tasmania son of James Knight publican and Mary Ann Smith) married Catherine Mary LEECH 22 living with parents in Miners Rest (born Bedford, England daughter of Henry Frederick Leech farmer and Catherine Rosina Lepennell) on 1 Oct 1867 in Learmonth, Victoria. [3]
Wm Ambrose KNIGHT, son of Mary Ann SMITH and James Knight, died aged 76 years in 1908 in Dandenong. [4]
Sources
- ↑ TAHO birth RGD32/1/1/ no 4500 https://stors.tas.gov.au/RGD32-1-1-P241
- ↑ The Bicentennial dictionary of Western Australians, pre-1829-1888. [compiled by Rica Erickson], https://www.friendsofbattyelibrary.org.au/bicentennial-dictionary
- ↑ VIC marriage 3489/1867
- ↑ VIC death 5580/1908
- Tasmanian Names Index, https://stors.tas.gov.au/NI/1082158
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I have attached William to his correct father . Please merge the profiles when you are ready
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Knight-18228 and Knight-12098 appear to represent the same person because: Same birth date, same parents
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