Birth16 Apr 1925, Newport district, Monmouthshire
Death9 Dec 1980, 1 Landor Close, Rugeley, Staffs
GeneralIn 1953: Colliery Deputy.
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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