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John McKnight

Also Known As: "Jack"
Birthdate:
Birthplace: Dalry, North Ayrshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
Death: August 10, 1945 (80)
Ophir, Otago, New Zealand
Place of Burial: Hills Creek Road, Hills Creek, Otago, 9386, New Zealand
Immediate Family:

Son of James McKnight and Jane McKnight
Husband of Eliza Ann McKnight
Brother of James McKnight; Samuel McKnight; Janet Gemmell Driscoll; David McKnight; Robert McKnight and 6 others

Managed by: Guy Driscoll
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About John McKnight

He emigrated aboard the "James Nichol Fleming" from Glasgow, Scotland to Port Chalmers, Dunedin - departing on 7 Jul 1871 and arriving 5 Oct 1871. He was buried in Blackstone Hill Cemetery, Central Otago.

  • "Scotland Births and Baptisms, 1564-1950," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XYY9-FVM : 10 February 2018), John Mcnaught, 12 Feb 1865; citing DALRY,AYR,SCOTLAND, reference , index based upon data collected by the Genealogical Society of Utah, Salt Lake City; FHL microfilm 6,035,516.
  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/245716242/john-mcknight: accessed 14 March 2023), memorial page for John McKnight (12 Feb 1865–10 Aug 1945), Find a Grave Memorial ID 245716242, citing Blackstone Cemetery, Blackstone Hill, Central Otago District, Otago, New Zealand; Maintained by Sharon Bliss (contributor 48309751).
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John McKnight's Timeline

1865
February 12, 1865
Dalry, North Ayrshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
1945
August 10, 1945
Age 80
Ophir, Otago, New Zealand
1945
Age 79
Hills Creek Road, Hills Creek, Otago, 9386, New Zealand