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Facts and Events
| Name |
Samuel Knight |
| Gender |
Male |
| Birth[2] |
Abt 1839 |
St. Austell, Cornwall, England |
| Marriage |
11 Mar 1860 |
Redruth, Cornwall, Englandto Amelia Nettle |
| Census[2] |
1861 |
St. Austell, Cornwall, EnglandEast Lane, |
| Census[1] |
1871 |
Redruth, Cornwall, EnglandBlights Row, |
| Residence |
1880 |
Liberty, Trumbull, Ohio, United Stateswith Amelia Nettle |
| Occupation[1][2] |
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tailor |
| Death[5][6] |
15 Sep 1889 |
Ohio, United Statesdrowned in Lake Erie |
Lived Parish (town) of St. Austell in the County of Cornwall.
There is only one birth registration for a Samuel before 1839, for 3rd quarter 1839. The is a baptism in Lanlivery, neat St, Austell on 8 September giving parents as William and Mary Ann Knight. He could have been born before registration began in July 1837.
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 England. England and Wales. 1871 Census Schedules. (
Kew, Richmond, Greater London TW9 4DU, United Kingdom:
The National Archives (abbreviated TNA), formerly the UK General Register Office.)
RG10 Piece number 2316 Folio 73 Page 15, 2 Apr 1871.
Samuel Knight, age 34, born in St Austell, Cornwall, England
with wife and five children
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 England. 1861 Census Schedules for England and Wales, Isle of Man and the Channel Islands. (
Kew, Richmond, Greater London TW9 4DU, United Kingdom:
The National Archives (abbreviated TNA), formerly the UK General Register Office.)
RG09 Piece number 1548 Folio number 75 Page number 16, 7 Apr 18861.
Samuel Knight, age 22, born in St Austell, Cornwall, England
with wife and daughter
- Liberty, Trumbull, Ohio, in United States. 1880 U.S. Census Population Schedule. (National Archives Microfilm Publication T9).
Samuel Knight, age 36, born in England, occupation: tailor
with wife and 4 children from the 1871 census, plus 9-year-old son John
- Samuel E Knight, in Find A Grave.
buried Sept 7, 1889 (burial permit #90), drowned
The date must be wrong (and probably should be Sept 17), since he died Sept 15, as confirmed by newspaper articles about the sinking of the yacht.
- ↑ S E Knight, in Ohio, United States. County Death Records, 1840-2001.
died Sept 15, 1889 from accidental drowning, age 40
8 others are listed on the same day with cause of death being accidental drowning
- ↑ Newspaper articles published 18 and 19 Sept 1889 (found online).
The steam yacht Leo sailed from Lorain, Ohio Sunday afternoon [15 Sept], bound for Cleveland, Ohio, and sank, drowning all 9 passengers.
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