Meurs of Tilburg, Noord Brabant, Netherlands » William James Knight (1812-1883)

Personal data William James Knight 

  • He was born March 1812 in Cowcross, Clerkenwell, London, England.
  • Occupations:
    • Turner and gasfitter in England..
    • William owned a jewellery shop in Balmain..
  • He died on January 11, 1883 in Nattai NSW Australia, he was 70 years old.
  • He is buried in Church of England Cemetary.
  • A child of Daniel Knight and Harriot Harrison
  • This information was last updated on July 30, 2015.

Household of William James Knight

He is married to Candace Webster.

They got married in the year 1830 at Islington,London, he was 17 years old.


Child(ren):

  2. Edmund Knight  1832-1838 
  3. Joseph Knight  1835-1891
  4. Joseph Knight  1835-????
  5. Louisa Knight  1837-1919
  6. Edmund Knight  1838-1838
  9. Marian KNIGHT  1842-????
  10. Robert William Knight  1845-1939 
  11. John Knight  1846-1859
  14. Daniel Knight  1849-????
  15. Sarah M Knight  1851-????
  16. David Samuel Knight  1852-1923
  19. Jane Knight  1857-????
  20. Matilda H. Knight  1857-1859

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Day of death January 11, 1883

  • The temperature on January 11, 1883 was about -1.5 °C. The air pressure was 3 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the east. The airpressure was 75 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 90%. Source: KNMI
  • Koning Willem III (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1849 till 1890 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
  • In The Netherlands , there was from August 20, 1879 to April 23, 1883 the cabinet Van Lijnden van Sandenburg, with Mr. C.Th. baron Van Lijnden van Sandenburg (conservatief-AR) as prime minister.
  • In The Netherlands , there was from April 23, 1884 to April 21, 1888 the cabinet Heemskerk, with Mr. J. Heemskerk Azn. (conservatief) as prime minister.
  • In the year 1883: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 4.5 million citizens.
    • January 16 » The Pendleton Civil Service Reform Act, establishing the United States Civil Service, is enacted by Congress.
    • March 20 » The Paris Convention for the Protection of Industrial Property is signed.
    • June 16 » The Victoria Hall theatre panic in Sunderland, England, kills 183 children.
    • July 10 » War of the Pacific: Chileans led by Alejandro Gorostiaga defeat Andrés Avelino Cáceres's Peruvuan army at the Battle of Huamachuco, hastening the end of the war.
    • October 4 » First meeting of the Boys' Brigade in Glasgow, Scotland.
    • October 20 » Peru and Chile sign the Treaty of Ancón, by which the Tarapacá province is ceded to the latter, bringing an end to Peru's involvement in the War of the Pacific.


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