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Birth16 Apr 1925, Newport district, Monmouthshire
Death9 Dec 1980, 1 Landor Close, Rugeley, Staffs
GeneralIn 1953: Colliery Deputy.
FatherRichard Knight (1893-ca1961)
MotherMary Ethel Puntan (1894-1988)
Notes for Kenneth Stuart Knight
The following Knight children were born in Staffs to a Turner mother from 1949 to 1969.  Of these the first two must be their children but I am not certain about the last two because of the interleaving birth locations:

Last name  First name(s)  Year Of Birth  Year Of Death  Year  Location
Knight     Christopher J  1953           —              1953  Cannock, Staffordshire
Knight     Robert S       1950           —              1950  Cannock, Staffordshire
Knight     Cynthia A      1951           —              1951  Dudley, Staffordshire
Knight     John A         1949           —              1949  Dudley, Staffordshire
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There were two deaths of Kenneth Knights in Staffs from 1952 to 1986, but none of Kenneth S Knight:

Last name  First name(s)  Year Of Birth  Year Of Death  Year  Location
Knight     Kenneth        1926           1985           1985  Stoke on Trent, Staffordshire
Knight     Kenneth        1939           1985           1985  Stoke on Trent, Staffordshire

More information is needed: Electoral rolls, Wills?

Later I found this death notice for Staffs:

First name(s)  KENNETH STUART
Last name      KNIGHT
Gender         Male
Birth date     16
Birth month    4
Birth year     1925
Death quarter  4
Death year     1980
District       Stafford
County         Staffordshire
Volume         30
Page           1179
Country        England
Record set     England & Wales Deaths 1837-2007

This is confirmed by his will, proved 8th Feb 1982.
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There are three Kenneth S Knight births from 1910 (38 at marriage) to 1930 (18 at marriage:

Last name  First name(s)  Year Of Birth  Year Of Death  Year  Location
Knight     Kenneth S      1923           —              1923  Plymouth, Devon
Knight     Kenneth S      1925           —              1925  Taunton, Somerset
Knight     Kenneth S      1925           —              1925  Newport (Monmouthshire), Monmouthshire

Again more information is needed.

From his death registration, his birth was in April 1925, so which of the above two in 1925 was his?  Was he born in Taunton or in Newport?  The details of the registration date may eliminate one of these.

The Taunton birth was registered in Q3, the Newport birth was registered in Q2.  The actual birth was in April.  So either registration could have been his, though the Q3 might have been a little late.  I suspect the Q2 registration is more likely so will probably order that.
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In 1939 he was in Wales with his parents at 5 Glaunant Cottages, Ystradgynlais R.D., Breconshire, Wales:

First name(s)  Last name(s)  DOB  Sex  Occupation  Marital status  Schedule  Schedule Sub Number
Richard    Knight  29 Sep 1893  Male    Colliery Hewer          Married  163  1
Mary E     Knight  06 Aug 1894  Female  Unpaid Domestic Duties  Married  163  2
Kenneth S  Knight  16 Apr 1925  Male    At School              Single   163  3
[ The record for this person is officially closed. Can I get around this? ]

Ref: RG101/7200D/014/30

So, assuming his birth date given at death is correct, this 1939 Register gives his parents.  It saves the price of a birth certificate.  His father was born in East Dean, Glos then, by the age of 17, had moved to Wales and become a miner.  He then married, lived, worked and finally died in Wales, as did his wife.  So Kenneth was born in Wales, not the Taunton I originally hazarded.
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(At last) His birth index, confirming that his mother’s maiden name was Puntan:

First name(s)         KENNETH S
Last name             KNIGHT
Birth year            1925
Birth quarter         2
Mother's maiden name  Puntan
District              Newport (Monmouthshire)
County                Monmouthshire
Country               Wales
Volume                11A
Page                  558
Record set            England & Wales Births 1837-2006
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Will notes for Kenneth Stuart Knight
His probate index:

Kenneth Stuart of 1 Landor Close Rugeley Staffs died 9 December 1980 Administration Liverpool 8 February [1982] £66938 821601033X
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Notes for Kenneth Stuart & Joyce (Family)
Their marriage index:

First name(s)       KENNETH S
Last name           KNIGHT
Marriage quarter    4
Marriage year       1948
MarriageFinder      KENNETH S KNIGHT married one of these people
                    Joyce Turner
Spouse's last name  Turner
District            Cannock
County              Staffordshire
Country             England
Volume              9B
Page number         235
Record set          England & Wales Marriages 1837-2005
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