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Alfred James Knight
was the son of Charles Lane Knight and Laura Annie Trimble.
He was born 4th August 1888 in Culmeer, St Germans, Cornwall,
and died 6th November 1951 in Weymouth and District Hospital. He
married (1)
Louisa Jane Isaac
31st August 1912 in The Parish Church, Chickerell, Weymouth,
daughter of Thomas Isaac and
Sarah Porter.
She was born 16th October 1888 in Chickerell, Weymouth, Dorset,
and died in 5th December 1938 at 17 Devon Road, Weymouth. He
married (2) M ay
Selina Shephard in 29th June 1940 in the Register Office,
Weymouth. She died in 24th August 1956 in Weymouth & District
Hospital.
In 1891 Alfred was at Culmeer, St Germans, Cornwall
(°/c Grand
Parents) then in 1901 he was at 1 Milne Place, Devonport and in
the Royal Navy. When his daughter was born in 1913 he was an
Engine Room Artificer, RN. Alfred was invalided out of the Navy
in 1915 due to an injury to his left arm. When he married Louisa
he was in the Navy and at HMS Pembroke at Chatham, Kent. They
lived at 48 Emmadale Road, Weymouth. At some point between 1913
and 1938 they had moved to 17 Devon Road, Weymouth and Alfred
worked as a turner and Fitter for the Town Council and also
worked at the power station.
1911 Census
Alfred was on board
MHS Bacchante which was a First Class Gunner. The captain was
Reginald Y Tyrwhitt. the ship was at Malta in the Mediterranean.
Alf was an Engine Room Arttificer, 4th Class and aged 22, single
and born in Devonport, Devon.
When he married May,
she was a widow and lived at 'Rock Hotel' Weymouth and worked
there. She had been married to a Mr Shephard but her own name
was Maidment and her father was William Maidment a farm
labourer, but he was deceased by 1940. She also had a married
sister, M J Lamb, who registered her death. She lived at 11
Dawkins Road, Hamworthy, Poole. There was also an F Y Lamb who
was a witness at the marriage.
 Alfred
was cremated and his ashes scattered in the 'Garden of
Remembrance' at Weymouth.
In trying to piece
together whether or not Sheila Gwendoline Knight had any aunts,
uncles or cousins, it has now been proven that she MUST have
known she did have. Her father, Alfred was a witness at his
brother-in-laws marriage (William Thomas Isaac to Tamar Meech in
1923). Gwen would have been 10 years old so she would have at
least known her father was at a wedding. Louisa, his wife, would
also have been there as William was her brother, and more than
likely, Gwen was there as well. This was Gwen's Uncle so she
must have known him.
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