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Offline Ladyhawk

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Re: Henry William Knight/Pyke b.1865
« Reply #9 on: Saturday 08 February 25 14:51 GMT (UK) »

I am trying to research my mothers family tree and hit a dead end trying to confirm the father of William Henry Knight/Pyke

I believe I have found the baptism record for Henry William - baptised June 25 1865 at St Mark's, Kennington (Lambeth).
His mother is listed as Louisa and it has a father's name and occupation of Henry, Printer.

Louisa went on to marry Richard Pyke in 1870 and Louisa and Richard appear together in the 1871 Census with Henry William Knight also at the address, recorded as son.


Have you checked the address on the baptism record to see if any persons named Henry ? are living in or around that area with occupation Printer?

My original thought was Henry 'Knight', married  ???

I did find a Henry Knight on the 1861/71/81 censuses born 1831 Reading Berkshire who is married and his occupation Printer & Compositor but then remembered that when Louisa married Richard Pyke she married as Louisa Knight and her father Joel KNIGHT  :-\
Census information Crown Copyright, from www.nationalarchives.gov.uk

Offline Neale1961

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Re: Henry William Knight/Pyke b.1865
« Reply #10 on: Saturday 08 February 25 21:46 GMT (UK) »
On 3 different census records, Henry William gives his place of birth as Richmond, Surrey.

Possible birth?
KNIGHT, WILLIAM       -  no mother named on index
GRO Reference: 1865  D Quarter in WANDSWORTH  Volume 01D  Page 464
Milligan - Jardine – Glencross – Dinwoodie - Brown: (Dumfriesshire & Kirkcudbrightshire)
Clark – Faulds – Cuthbertson – Bryson – Wilson: (Ayrshire & Renfrewshire)
Neale – Cater – Kinder - Harrison: (Warwickshire & Queensland)
Roberts - Spry: (Cornwall, Middlesex & Queensland)
Munster: (Schleswig-Holstein & Queensland) and Plate: (Braunschweig, Neubruck & Queensland & New York)