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William Knight and Alice Hart

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"Craig Royston", Kingsley Street, Camberwell
1899 Daughter Ethel marries William Webb
1900 Marquee wedding reception on 24 January 1900 for daughter Florence
1900 Alice's father dies on 27 July 1900 at Nicholson St, Collingwood. Elizabeth moves in?
1904 Daughter Elizabeth (Bessie) marries Robert Bunning
1910 Alice's mother, Elizabeth (Black Grandmother) dies on 17 September 1910 of senile decay
1911 Son William marries Alice Slattery
1913 Alice dies on 12 November 1913 of heart disease
1914 William dies 7 February 1914 of carcinoma of oesophagus, occupation: merchant
Did unmarried daughters, Clara and Hilda continue to live here? Clara lived til 1935 and Hilda till 1952.

Family Photograph at Kingsley Street
What was the occassion? Is the family dressed for a funeral (Elizabeth) or a wedding (son, William)?

Male-Female Descendents
Latest stats: males 13, females 34, total 48.

Notes On Elizabeth Sharland
Elizabeth and her husband Stephen Hart were living at Nicholson Street, Collingwood at the time of his death on 27 July 1900. At this time they had three surving daughters and one son.
Their daughter, Clara had died in 1899 at Langridge St, Collingwood leaving husband Charles Sach and daughters Jessie (age abt 7) and Lily (age abt 5). Charles also had two daughters aged 21 and 19 from his previous marriage.
Son, Frederick was living at Kensington Hill with his wife Lydia and their two sons and four daughters.
Daughter Emma was living at (Richmond or Collingwood) with her husband Alexander Watson and their daughter and son.
Daughter Christina was living at Kensington Hill with her husband Samuel Coles and their son and two daughters.
Eldest daughter was Alice living at Kingsley Street, Camberwell with husband William and their son and five daughters.
Some time after her husband's death, Elizabeth moved from Nicholson Street, Collingwood into the house of her eldest daughter, Alice. What happened to the house at Nicholson Street?

Related Family Pages
Parents:
Humphrey Senhouse Knight and Margaret Hair
Stephen Hart and Elizabeth Sharland
Siblings of William:
Thomas Humphrey Knight (married Frances Elizabeth Douglas)
Siblings of Alice:
Frederick William Hart (married Lydia Ellen Bennett)
Clara Hart (married Charles Reuben Sach)
Emma Hart (married Alexander Watson)
Christina Hart (married Samuel Ernest Coles)
Children:
Florence Mary Alice Knight (married Francis Henry Hart)
Elizabeth (Bessie) Margaret Knight (married Robert Arthur Bunning)
Ethel Louisa Knight (married William Edwin Freeman Webb)
Clara Evelyn Knight
Ruby May Knight
Hilda Christina Knight
William Victor Senhouse Knight (married Alice Evelyn Slattery)

Documents
self: William Knight death 1914 (.pdf)
self: William Knight and Alice Hart marriage 1875 (.pdf)
self: Alice Hart death 1913 (.pdf)

Wedding Day January 1900
Taken at Florence's parents house at Kingsley Street, Camberwell

Back Row (left to right) William Webb, his wife Ethel Webb (Knight) (bride's sister), unknown, Stephen Hart (father of mother of bride), William Knight (brother of bride), Tasman Smith (best man and cousin to groom)
Middle Row (left to right) William Knight (father of bride), his wife Alice Knight (Hart) (mother of bride), her mother Elizabeth Hart (Sharland
Front Row (left to right) Clara Knight (bride's sister), Alice Hart (Knight) (bride), Francis Knight (groom), Elizabeth (Bessie) Knight (bride's sister), Hilda Knight (bride's sister)

William Knight

BORN: Urr, Kirkudbright, Scotland in abt 1852
CHRISTENED: Urr, Kirkudbright, Scotland on 28 February 1852
ARRIVED AUSTRALIA: May 1853 on Passaroeang with parents Humphrey and Margaret, sister Mary and brothers Robert, and Thomas. Also Margaret's brother Andrew Hair.
MARRIED: Alice Hart at Collingwood, Vic., Australia in 1875
DIED: at Kingsley Street, Camberwell, Vic., Australia on 7 February 1914 (carcinoma of oesophagus)
BURIED: by Rev. Alfred Jones at St Kilda Cemetery, Vic, Australia on 9 February 1914

PARENTS:
Humphrey Senhouse Knight (1810-1886) born England to Thomas Knight (1775-1853) and Isabella Walker (abt1777-bef1841).
Margaret Hair (abt1814-1880) born Scotland to Robert Hair (1787-????) and Mary Kirk (abt1786-????)

SIBLINGS:
Mary Knight (1842-1888) married William Lewis and had no issue
Robert Knight (1844-1888) never married and had no issue
James Knight (1848-abt1852) died aged about 4 in Scotland
Thomas Humphrey Knight (abt1848-1918) married Frances Elizabeth Douglas and had 3s, 5d
Isabella Knight (abt1854-????) married James Cox and had 1s, 1d
Margaret Knight (abt1854-1924) married Harry Dickenson and had no issue
Andrew Hair Knight (1856-1897) never married and had no issue
Janet Knight (1859-1860) died in infancy

William, Alice and Family
"Craig Royston" Kingsley Street, Camberwell about 1910
Back: Florence, Hilda, William, Clara, Bessie
Front: Dorothy Hart, William, Alice, Hazel Hart

Alice Hart

BORN: Collingwood, Vic, Australia in 1854
CHRISTENED:
MARRIED: Alice Hart at Collingwood, Vic., Australia in 1875
DIED: at Kingsley Street, Camberwell, Vic, Australia on 12 November 1913 (heart diseases)
BURIED: by Rev. Alfred Jones at St Kilda Cemetery (Congregational), Vic, Australia on 14 November 1913

PARENTS:
Stephen Hart (abt1826-1900) born England to John Hart (1792-1851) and Elizabeth Camp (1797-1883)
Elizabeth Sharland (1826-1910) born England to John Sharland (????-????) and Hannah (????-????).

SIBLINGS:
Emma Hart (1853-1853) died as infant
Frederick William Hart (1856-1930) married Lydia Ellen Bennett and had 3s, 4d
Clara Hart (1857-1899) married Charles Reuben Sach and had and had 2d
Emma Hart (1860-1927) married Alexander Watson and had 1s, 1d
Christina Hart (1862-1947) married Samuel Ernest Coles and had and had 1s, 2d
George Hart (1864-1864) twin, died in infancy
Frank Hart (1864-1864) twin, died in infancy

Their Children

Florence Mary Alice Knight
Born Richmond, Vic., Australia in 1876
Married Francis Henry Hart at Camberwell Congregational Church, Vic., Australia on 24 January 1900
Daughter, Dorothy Alice Hart born at ???? in 1901
Daughter Hazel Florence Hart born at ???? in 1903
Daughter Beryl Elizabeth Hart born at 22 Moorhouse Street, Camberwell, Vic., Australia
Died at 31 Tyrone Street, Camberwell, Vic., Australia on 15 June 1944 (coronary thrombosis)
Buried at Box Hill Cemetery (Congregational), Vic., Australia on 16 June 1944

Elizabeth (Bessie) Margaret Knight
Born at Richmond, Vic., Australia in 1877
Married Robert Arthur Bunning at ????, Vic., Australia in 1904 (no issue)
Died at ????, Vic., Australia on 5 April 1938
Buried (with husband and parents) at Box Hill Cemetery, Vic., Australia

Ethel Louisa Knight
Born at Richmond, Vic., Australia in 1879
Married William Edwin Freeman Webb at ????, Vic., Australia in 1899
Son Alfred William Webb born at Kensington, Vic., Australia in 1900
Son Leonard Saunders Webb born at Richmond, Vic., Australia in 1903
Daughter Lorna Clara Webb born at ????, Vic., Australia in 1913
Died at ???? in ????

Clara Evelyn Knight
Born at Richmond, Vic., Australia in 1882
Never married and had no issue
Died at Camberwell, Vic., Australia in 1935

Ruby May Knight
Born at Richmond, Vic., Australia in 1884
Died at Richmond, Vic., Australia in 1884
Buried at St Kilda Cemetery, Vic., Australia

Hilda Christina Knight
Born at Richmond, Vic., Australia in 1885
Never married and had no issue
Died at Hartwell, Vic., Australia in 1952

Descendants of William Knight and Alice Hart

updated 14 March 2007

1-William Knight b. Feb 1852, Dalbeattie, Kirkudbright, Scotland, c. 28 Feb 1852, Urr, Kirkcudbright, Scotland, d. 7 
  Feb 1914, Kingsley St, Camberwell, Vic, Australia, bur. 9 Feb 1914, St Kilda Cemetery (Congregational), Vic, Australia
 +Alice Hart b. 1854, Collingwood, Vic, Australia, d. 12 Nov 1913, Kingsley Street, Camberwell, Vic, Australia, bur. 14 
  Nov 1913, St Kilda Cemetery (Congregational), Vic, Australia, m. 27 Jan 1875, St Philips Church (CoE), Collingwood, 
  Vic, Australia, par. Stephen Hart and Elizabeth Sharland
      2-Florence Mary Alice Knight b. 1876, Richmond, Vic, Australia, d. 15 Jun 1944, 31 Tyrone St, Camberwell, Vic, 
        Australia, bur. 16 Jun 1944, Congregational Box Hill Cemetery, Vic, Australia
       +Francis Henry Hart b. 1870, Wentworth, NSW, Australia, d. 2 Mar 1952, 31 Tyrone St, Camberwell, Vic, Australia, 
        bur. 4 Mar 1952, Congregational, Box Hill Cemetery, Vic, Australia, m. 24 Jan 1900, Congregational Church, 
        Camberwell, Vic, Australia, par. Charles Hart and Ellen Ryan
            3-Dorothy Alice Hart b. 29 Apr 1901, Camberwell, Vic, Australia, d. 12 Nov 2001
            3-Hazel Florence Hart b. 1903
             +Clarence (Curl) Howard , m. Camberwell Congregational Church, Vic., Australia
                  4-Shirley Howard b. 24 Sep 1935
            3-Beryl Elizabeth Hart b. 18 Nov 1908, Camberwell, Vic, Australia, d. 5 Mar 1974, on board ship "Oriana", 
              bur. at sea near Fiji
             +Robert Marsh b. 8 Oct 1907, Warrington (Volume 8C, Page 167), d. 6 May 1980, 97 Glyndon Rd, Hartwell, 
              Victoria, Australia, bur. Springvale Cemetery, Vic, Australia, m. 2 Mar 1933, Camberwell Congregational 
              Church, Vic., Australia, par. Robert Marsh and Mary Agnes Varnham
                  4-Daryl Robert Francis Marsh b. 9 Jul 1934, Ayton Hospital, Camberwell, Vic., Australia
                   +Patricia Ann Butcher b. 30 Jan 1937, m. 20 Jun 1961
                        5-Robert James Marsh b. 8 Apr 1962
                         +Victoria Jane Goatham , m. 9 Feb 1991
                              6-Lucy Sarah Goatham Marsh b. 7 Mar 1996
                              6-Sophie Kate Goatham Marsh b. 2 Jul 1998
                        5-Katherine Elizabeth Bouchier Marsh b. 12 Mar 1964
                         +Andrew Roland Cameron , m. 14 May 1994
                              6-Emily Sarah Cameron b. 10 Apr 1995
                              6-Clare Eliza Cameron b. 15 Mar 1997
                        5-Anna Louise Marsh b. 11 Apr 1967
                         +Anthony John Quigley , m. 15 Nov 1997
                              6-Abbie Jane Quigley b. 24 Jan 2001
                              6-Alice Elizabeth Quigley 
                              6-Elizabeth Kate Quigley 
                  4-Janice Mary Marsh b. 5 Jul 1937, Ayton Hospital, Camberwell, Vic, Australia
                   +Michael Esmond Serisier b. 14 Feb 1933, Maitland, NSW, Australia, m. 3 Sep 1958, Melbourne, 
                    Victoria, Australia, par. Lt.-Col. Esmond Bernard Serisier and Margaret Nicol
                        5-Timothy John Serisier b. 18 Nov 1959, Cottesloe, WA, Australia
                         +Jane Louise Adams b. 1 Aug 1968, Brisbane, Qld, Australia, m. 17 Apr 1995, Brisbane, Qld, 
                          Australia, par. Percy Leslie Adams and Shirley Lipsett
                              6-Annabelle Molly Serisier b. 14th April 1999, Base Hospital, Coffs Harbour, NSW, 
                                Australia
                              6-Emma Millie Serisier b. 16th June 2001, Baringa Hospital, Coffs Harbour, NSW, Australia
                        5-Jane Elizabeth Serisier b. 30 Nov 1960, Cottesloe, WA, Australia
                         +Peter Sydney Trumper , m. 29 Mar 1985, Pymble, NSW, Australia, par. Barry Trumper and Judy
                              6-Sally Jane Trumper b. 4 Dec 1987
                              6-Rosie Elizabeth Trumper b. 1 Aug 1989
                              6-Charlie Trumper b. 21 Sep 1994
                        5-Samuel Godfrey Serisier b. 4 Mar 1968, Hornsby, NSW, Australia
                         +Katharine Murray-Walker , m. 9 Dec 1995, Wahroonga, NSW, Australia
                              6-Sophie Jane Serisier b. 9 Aug 1998, Sydney, NSW, Australia
                              6-Thomas Frederic Serisier b. 27 Jan 2000, Sydney, NSW, Australia
                              6-Emily Jean Serisier b. May 2003, Kingston On Thames, Surrey, UK
                              6-Frederic Serisier b. 2004, Sydney, NSW, Australia
                  4-Faye Elizabeth Marsh b. 24 May 1944, Bryson Hospital, Canterbury, Vic., Australia
                   +John Andrew Frederick Williams , m. 14 Apr 1965
                        5-Felicity Anne Williams b. 4 Oct 1966
                         +Richard Victor Shallcross , m. 20 Dec 1997, Perth, WA, Australia
                              6-Cassandra Cataya Shallcross b. 21 Aug 1999
                              6-Jacqueline Victoria Shallcross b. 18 Jul 2003
                        5-Sally Caroline Williams b. 13 Oct 1967
                         +Gervase Marshall Chaney , m. 13 Apr 1991, Perth, WA, Australia
                              6-Matilda Amelia Chaney b. 8 May 1994
                              6-Jonathan David Chaney b. 5 Dec 1995
                              6-Alice Nancy Chaney b. 20 Dec 1999
                        5-Mary Prudence Williams b. 31 Dec 1968
                         +Thomas Andrew Harvey Saywell , m. 22 May 1999, Sydney, NSW, Australia
                              6-Claudia Amy Saywell b. 18 Jun 2000
                              6-Thomas Robert (Robbie) Saywell b. 15 Mar 2002
                              6-James Edward Saywell b. 14 Jan 2005
                        5-Lucy Katherine Williams b. 2 Sep 1972
                         +Ryan Daniel Hair 
                              6-Stephanie Beth Hair b. 3 Nov 2003
                              6-Abigail Charlotte Hair b. 30 Jun 2004
      2-Elizabeth (Bessie) Margaret Knight b. 1877, Richmond, Vic, Australia, d. 5 Apr 1938, bur. Box Hill Cemetery, 
        Vic, Australia
       +Robert Arthur Bunning b. Abt 1875, d. 15 Jan 1943, bur. Box Hill Cemetery, Vic, Australia, m. 1904, Vic, 
        Australia
      2-Ethel Louisa Knight b. 1879, Richmond, Vic, Australia, d. After 1914
       +William Edwin Freeman Webb , m. 1899, Vic, Australia
            3-Alfred William Webb b. 1900, Kensington, Vic, Australia, d. 20 Aug 1958, Royal Melbourne Hospital, Vic, 
              Australia, bur. 22 Aug 1958, Box Hill Cemetery, Vic, Australia
             +Doris Annie Collier d. After 1958, m. Fitzroy, Vic, Australia
            3-Leonard Saunders Webb b. 1903, Richmond, Vic, Australia, d. 14 Apr 1979, Parkville, Vic, Australia, bur. 
              18 Apr 1979, Fawkner Cemetery, Vic, Australia
            3-Lorna Clara Webb b. 1913, Vic, Australia
             +Colin Wilton Judd b. 28 Feb 1912, Elsternwick, Vic, Australia, m. 1942, Vic, Australia, par. Percival 
              Henry Judd and Ruby Noton Henshall
      2-Clara Evelyn Knight b. 1882, Richmond, Vic, Australia, d. 1935, Camberwell, Vic, Australia
      2-Ruby May Knight b. 1884, Richmond, Vic, Australia, d. 1884, Richmond, Vic, Australia, bur. St Kilda Cemetery, 
        Vic, Australia
      2-Hilda Christina Knight b. 1885, Richmond, Vic, Australia, d. 1952, Hartwell, Vic, Australia
      2-William Victor Senhouse Knight b. 1887, Richmond, Vic, Australia, d. 1934, Canterbury, Vic, Australia
       +Alice Evelyn Slattery , m. 1911, Richmond, Vic, Australia
            3-Nancy Alice Knight b. Abt 1913, d. 2007, Melbourne, Vic, Australia
             +Ronald William Heal b. Abt 1908, d. 1960, Kew, Vic, Australia, m. 1940
                  4-Heal b. 1942, d. 1942
                  4-Richard William Heal b. Abt 1946
                   +Robyn 
                  4-Bruce Charles Heal b. Abt 1948
                  4-Pamela Rosalyn Heal b. Abt 1949
                  4-Andrew John Heal b. Abt 1953
                   +Robyn 
                  4-Peter Ronald Heal b. Abt 1959
             +Crosby 
            3-Phyllis Evelyn Knight b. 1917, Camberwell, Vic, Australia
             +Lionel Kenneth Osbourne Shave b. 1916, Mordialloc, Vic, Australia, m. 1942, Vic, Australia, par. Lionel 
              Charles Horace Shave and Doris Minnie Helena Long
                  4-Margaret Wendy Shave b. 1943
                   +Richard Aalders 
                        5-Julian Richard Aalders b. 1973
                         +Kim Fyfe 
                              6-Oscar Aalders b. 2004
                              6-Charly Aalders b. 2006
                        5-Gemma Louise Aalders b. 1975
                         +Robert Matula 
                              6-Alexander Matula b. 2006
                  4-Jillian Louise Shave b. 1947
                   +John Sildever 
                        5-Lucinda Sildever b. 1973
                        5-Anna Sildever b. 1975
            3-Merle Irene Knight b. 1921, Balwyn, Vic, Australia
             +Alf Farrington 

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