Christopher KNIGHT

[daree]

Hi

I am hoping that someone can assist me.  Christopher Knight was supposedly born in 1845 to James and Betsy Knight in Cornwall.  He came to Australia, where he married Mary Daintry in 1884 in Sydney.  He then apparently went to South Africa to work in the mines, where he died in 1893. 

I am unable to find a Christopher who was born around that time, can't locate why and when he travelled to Australia, or the details of his journey to South Africa and his subsequent death.  The descendants of him in Australia know virtually nothing about this man.

Any assistance would be gratefully accepted.

Thanks

Daree

[snowyw]

He is on the family search pilot.
Christened a little later than 1845.

12 Apr 1857
Luxulion Cornwall
Parents James & Betsy Knight
Film 254456

Sue

[snowyw]

James Knight married Betsy Matthews
24 Dec 1840
St Austell Cornwall
Fathers Anthony Knight & John Matthews
Film 1545297

[snowyw]

I have just checked the 1851 census and there is no Christopher, so assume he was born c1857...he was younger than you think.
That may be why you haven't been able to find him

1851
James Knight 36T in Miner  Roche Cornwall
Betsy 33 Blisland Cornwall
Sabina 9 St Austell
Ann 8          "
James 7      "
Jemima 6    "
John 3    "
Jane 11mths Luxulion
Living Hr (?) Mewdew Luxulion

Higher on the page is
Sarah Knight 68 Head Annuitant Roche
Mary 34 Daug Infirm                        "

HO107 /1904/176/2
Sue

[snowyw]

In 1861 there is also Henry 6 and Christopher 4
There is a Matida 14, but no Jemima....maybe the same person
James Senior is now a Copper Miner  (gone up in the world??)
RG9 /1533/9/12

[daree]

Hi Sue

No wonder that I could not find the information that I wanted.  That now makes him 9 years younger than his wife, and is now more understandable that he went to South Africa to gold mine.

Is there any information about why and when he came to Australia?

Thanks again for all this information.

Daree

[snowyw]

I have found a C Knight working as a seaman - says A B - think that is some kind of personal butler???

Arrival 13/10/1890
Ship Maranoa
Leaving Bristone
Arriving Sydney
Born England
AB

Arrival 23/10/1890
Ship Marama
Leaving Melbourne
Arriving Sydney
AB

C T Knight
Arrival 13/4/1885
Ship Cahors
Dept Melbourne
Arrival Sydney
British
On page it says he is a sculleryman

[snowyw]

C Knight
born c1860 England
Dept Durban
Arrival Sydney 3/3/1910
Ship Persia  Would have died

C T Knight
born c 1853 England
Dept London
Arrival Adelaide/ Melbourne/ Sydney 11/12/1881
Ship Orient

[snowyw]

Blimey, there's loads...you'll have to sort them out

C I Knight
b c1852 England  Age 24  (Would really be 19)
Dept Gravesend (England)
Arrival Melbourne 22/1/1876
Ship Somersetshire

C W Knight
born c1862 English
Dept London
Arrival Sydney 14/6/1910  Died

C L Knight  Occupation Miner Born c 1859
Dept Cape Colony SA  - On the actual page, it says port of Dept was Melbourne
Arrival London 9/6/1899
Ship Avondale Castle


Any of this any good??
Sue