Samuel Marsden Knight (aka Frederick Elmore)

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Samuel Marsden Knight

Also Known As: "Frederick Elmore"
Birthdate:
Birthplace: Hull, Yorkshire, England (United Kingdom)
Death: March 16, 1890 (75)
Penshurst, Victoria, Australia
Place of Burial: Tarrington, Southern Grampians Shire, Victoria, Australia
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Son of John Knight and Elizabeth Knight
Husband of Maria Lawford Knight and Eliza Matilda Knight
Partner of Lisa Rohr
Father of Evelyn Maria Knight; Marsden Innes Knight; Herbert Manning Knight; Charlotte Lydia Knight; Helena Elisa Jane Knight and 8 others
Brother of John Marsden Knight; Thomas Marsden Knight; Charles Scott Knight; William Knight and Sarah Jane Knight

Occupation: journalist
Find A Grave ID: 55534157
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About Samuel Marsden Knight (aka Frederick Elmore)

Samuel Marsden Knight was born in 1814 to John and Elizabeth Knight (nee Marsden), and was an only child. He was baptised at Holy Trinity at Kingston on Hull, Yorkshire, England, on 30 October 1814. Samuel was the nephew of Samuel Marsden and arrived in New Zealand in June 1835. In 1836 missionary Samuel Knight was teaching at Ohinemutu near Rotorua. On 12 May 1836 he recorded the treatment of the Ngai Te Rangi prisoners taken at the fall of Te Tumu Pa. Samuel died in 1890 in Penshurst, Australia.

Samuel Marsden Knight (a nephew of Samuel Marsden) arrived in June 1835.[11] In 1836 he was teaching at Ohinemutu near Rotorua. His connection with the CMS ended in 1865.[104] Died in 1890 in Penshurst, Australia. Source: https://www.wikiwand.com/en/New_Zealand_Church_Missionary_Society

 ...  One couple is worthy of comment, the Elmores. 'Frederick Elmore' was the pseudonym of the journalist Samuel Marsden Knight, whose great uncle was the historical Rev.Samuel Marsden. Educated at Eton and Cambridge, Elmore had not intended to stay at Herrnhut: "I never heard of Herrn Huth (sic) until I was near Mt. Rouse, nor of the German parson (i.e. Krumnow-CM) and I determined to see the place. I never intended remaining more than a day or two... I thought Herrn Huth was inhabited by very simple-minded religious people, although labouring under many great delusions " he wrote in a letter of 3.11.1872 to his wife Louisa (nee Rohr). Louisa had come to Herrnhut at its foundation with her parents and after getting to know Elmore through his offer of English lessons, married him in 1871. http://members.datafast.net.au/boram/krumarch.htm

A 'search in page' for 'Elmore' finds a description of her early days in the settlement by Louisa, and also information about Fred/Samuel. It says he went to Herrnhut in 1870, at age 56, after the death of his first wife. 'Fred' became the schoolteacher and fell in love with one of his pupils, the 19yo Louisa. Fred and the pregnant Louisa eloped but later returned to Herrnhut. http://www.ic.org/icsa/docs/ICSA_eBook.pdf

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Samuel Marsden Knight (aka Frederick Elmore)'s Timeline

1814
June 24, 1814
Hull, Yorkshire, England (United Kingdom)
October 13, 1814
Holy Trinity, Kingston on Hull, Yorkshire, England (United Kingdom)
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