William Charles Knight

Cal 1879 - 1918  (~ 39 years)

• Name	William Charles Knight
  Born	CALC 3 Jul 1879	Redruth, , Cornwall, England   [1, 2, 3]
  Gender	Male
  Immigration	1900	, Canada   [1]
  Occupation	1911	Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1]
  	Moulder, Foundry
  Residence	1911	Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1]
  	Anglican
  Epidemic	Nov 1918
  	spanish influenza
  Eby ID Number	Waterloo-229769
  Died	3 Nov 1918	Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2, 3]
  Buried	Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2]
  Person ID	I490876	Generations
  Last Modified	12 May 2025

  
  

  Family	Mary Collins,   b. Jan 1884, Keynsham, , Somerset, England ,   d. 12 May 1972, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age ~ 88 years)
  Married	13 Jun 1906	Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
  Children	1. Frances Minnie Knight,   b. 5 Jan 1906, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 13 Oct 1956, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 50 years)   2. Alice Knight,   b. 15 Mar 1908, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 20 Nov 1996, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 88 years)
  Last Modified	13 May 2025
  Family ID	F300872	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  Preston Obituaries Three more deaths of Preston people have resulted caused by influenza. Mrs. Fred Stahlbaum while visiting in Hamilton passed away. The deceased is wellknown in Preston and here where a sister resides. The death also occurred of William Charles Knight and Mrs. Nettie Denison. The death of Mrs. Kress of Blair also is reported. Kitchener Daily Record, Kitchener, Ontario, Canada Tuesday, November 05, 1918

  
  

• Sources

  [S1669] Census - ON, Waterloo, Preston - 1911, Div. 24 Pg. 31. [S239] Cemetery - ON, Waterloo, Cambridge - Preston CC#6335 Cemetery Internet Link . William Charles/ Beloved Husband Of/ Mary Knight/ Died Nov. 3, 1918/ In His 40th Year/ Asleep In Jesus. [S116] Vit - ON - Death Registration. Charles Knight, d. 3 Nov 1918 Preston, Occ: moulder, b. England aged 39y 4m, s/o William Knight and Mary Knight, cause: pnemonia

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - CALC 3 Jul 1879 - Redruth, , Cornwall, England Immigration - 1900 - , Canada Married - 13 Jun 1906 - Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Moulder, Foundry - 1911 - Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Anglican - 1911 - Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Died - 3 Nov 1918 - Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Buried - - Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth