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Navigation
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Root Family Genealogies
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Of Westminster, 19th century cordwainers (shoe makers). Census also shows name
Bennywooth, Bennyworth, Demmeywatte, Banyunth! |
Descendants
of
John Hart (1792-1851)
and Elizabeth Camp of Reed, Herts., England and
Collingwood, Victoria, Australia.
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Descendants
of
William Varnham (born 1676), of
Coleorton Leicestershire
and Solomon Marsden family.
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Descendants
of
Richard Knight (1659-1745), a 17th
century ironmaster.
Includes Lascelles family.
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Robert Cunyngham Laird of Baidland, (1669-1743), of
Ludlow, Shropshire and St. Christophers Island, BWI.
15 lines to Robert the Bruce. |
Jean Emile Serisier of Bordeaux, France, and Dubbo.
Was he a de Bouillon refugee?
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Descendants
of William Marsh, hand loom cotton weaver (1798-1873), and
wife, Ann
Edmondson, of Lancashire.
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Descendants
of
Joseph Vincent (1720-1788) and
Deborah, of Stoke Damerel, Devon, England.
Also Fradd
branch
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Thomas
Humphreys, blacksmith (1788-1844), of
Greenwich, London, England. Annette Kellerman "The Million Dollar
Mermaid" is a descendant. |
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Descendants of Charles Lightfoot and Elizabeth Hancock. Looking for
help with their son Thomas Hancock Lightfoot of WA. |
John
Nicol of Melbourne, Australia, postmaster at Smythesdale, Victoria. |
Descendants
of Genaro Longobardi and Mary Ann
Cafiero of Naples, Italy.
In particular their two sons Henry and Salvatore.
Also Brogan
branch
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Hancock Genealogy
The Hancock family of Stoke Damerel, (Devonport), Devon.
Coming soon. Email me if you have any information. |
Descendants
of Thomas Harrison (abt 1810-1885), druggist, of Nottingham.
A case of mariticide somewhere here?
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Descendants
of John and Mary Roughan of
Ennis, County
Clare, Ireland.
Also spelled Rowan and Rowen.
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A
Small Selection of
Feature Pages
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"Amazing
Grace"
This film has
sparked interest in William
Wilberforce's
relationship to the Knight family. William married Barbara Anne
Spooner, a great-granddaughter of Richard Knight, the root ancestor of
my
Knight pages. You can see a trailer
of the fim here but be patient, it is a large file (about 3MB)
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General of the American Revolution and friend of John Quincy Adams.
A Cunyngham descendant.
Roberdeau
Family Pedigree |
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Family heads of
British spy agency, MI5. Dame
Eliza Manninhgam Buller and Sir Roger Hollis, an unlikely Knight
connection.
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The Shifnal doctor ran off with the vicar's wife. (Thomas Eaton Lander
and Isabella Spedding)
A family secret that remained hidden until discovered by Wombat in
2007. |
Illustrious
family of 19th century Bristol.
Another Richard Knight branch via his daughter Mary (married Joseph
Carless).
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The Knight
family were "hereditary trustees", a role which was abolished in 1963
when the British Museum Act
was introduced. "Disgracefu!l", Wombat says.
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Son of Thomas Knight of Papcastle., Humphrey
Senhouse Knight emigrated to Australia in
1853. The Box consists mainly of letters from his brother, John with
details of his regular "remittance". |
An article by Pauline Bresley, published in 1958. A
good place to start. |
In 1880 Charles Spedding received a letter
from his grandmother, Henrietta Mansfield (Knight). Part of the letter
has been
purposefully obliterated.
Has Wombat solved the mystery? |
Collector and
benefactor of the British Museum. Another Knight descendant through the
Sebright family.
'Collecting is a hereditary disease, and I fear incurable.' ...AWF |
Dilettante,
collector, benefactor, author and philosopher.
Possibly the most remarkable man on Richard Knight's tree.
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Miscellaneous
Research
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Grafton, The Jacaranda City
Births Marriages Deaths
incomplete |
1851 Census (Hertfordshire)
Also see Benneyworth
Family
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Grafton, Casino and Lismore
Help Rodney find his ancestors. |
What do you know about Charles Weedon, 19th century Tasmanian
MP?
He was a Launceston based auctioneer and wool dealer. What else?
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updated **
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The Watts, Steadman, Vidler family of Jamberoo. Family genealogy sent in by Carolyn Bartlett.
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A family with origins in Devon and Cornwall. A new area of research on a line of the Vincent Family. |
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Web
Site Statistics
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visitors to Wombat |
| January 2007 |
136 |
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| February 2007 |
177 |
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| March 2007 |
346 |
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| April 2007 |
541 |
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| May 2007 |
1359 |
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| June 2007 |
1738 |
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| July 2007 |
2177 |
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| August 2007 |
2934 |
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| September 2007 |
3291 |
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| October 2007 |
4131 |
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| November 2007 |
3429 |
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| December 2007 |
4219 |
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| January 2008 |
5937 |
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| February 2008 |
6184 (est.) |
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generated by WombatPower |
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Acknowledgements
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| John P Ravillious,
Faye Williams, Nan Spedding, Gloria Edwards, Ian McDonald, David K
Faille, Eric Graham, Mary Tyrell, Glenda Lott, Anthony Hittman, Jan
Serisier, Mary Patch, Nola Towgood, Chris Attwood, Andy Freer, David
Teague, Daryl Marsh, Pete Kilburn, Bronte Alchin, Gail Boyle, Bob
Davidson, Brenda Thompson, Mrs Lavers, Darryl Lundy, Max Hart, Kim
Ballantyne, Giles Swayne, Peter Shackle, Janet Free, Trish Campbell,
Antony Maitland, Alex Craik, Erin Kalbarczyk, Mark Duffill, James Howe,
Libby Shade, Elinor Lascelles, Heather Lowe, Terri Powell, Miss R M
Jerram, Alan Beddow, Alison Packham, Carolyn Bartlett |
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