Florence Knighton was born in Huntingdonshire, England.
Florence Knighton died young.
Florence was born on February 12, 1912 in Yaxley, Huntingdonshire.[1] She was the eldest child and only daughter of Ernest Knighton and Ethel Robinson.
She was baptised on April 7, 1912 at the Church of St Mary and St Botolph in Thorney, Cambridgeshire.[2]
Florence died of influenza and pneumonia at the young age of six on December 14, 1918.[3] Her father was being held as a prisoner of war and arrived back in England just in time for her funeral which took place in Yaxley on December 17, 1918.[4][5]
Sources
↑ "England and Wales Birth Registration Index, 1837-2008," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:2FGF-DNF : 1 October 2014), Florence E Knighton, 1912; from "England & Wales Births, 1837-2006," database, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : 2012); citing Birth Registration, Peterborough, Northamptonshire, England, citing General Register Office, Southport, England.
↑ Cambridgeshire Family History Society, Thorney Baptisms, 1653-1950, Baptism of Florence Ethel Knighton. KNIGHTON Florence Ethel, born 12 Feb 1912, baptised 07 Apr 1912, daughter of Ernest Jabez, lab, and Ethel Lily of Thorney Dyke.
↑ "England and Wales Death Registration Index 1837-2007," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:2JCZ-N4D : 31 December 2014), Florence E Knighton, 1918; from "England & Wales Deaths, 1837-2006," database, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : 2012); citing Death, Peterborough, Northamptonshire, England, General Register Office, Southport, England.
↑ Peterborough Advertiser, 21 Dec 1918 edition. YAXLEY - On Saturday afternoon the funeral took place at the cemetery of Florence Ethel Knighton, daughter of Lance Corporal E. Knighton and Mrs Knighton of Middleton Street. The father just arrived home in time for the funeral from Belgium where he had been held as a prisoner of war by the Germans.
↑ Huntingdonshire Family History Society, Yaxley St Peter, Parish Registers 1604-1940, Page 453. 1918, Dec 14; KNIGHTON Florence Ethel otp 6.
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