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Welcome to the website for the Knight Family

of

St German's, Cornwall, and from now at Weymouth, Dorset, England.

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Mabel Annie Knight (1892-1973)

Mabel Annie Knight was the daughter of Charles Lane Knight and Laura Annie Trimble. She was born 17th December 1892 at 37 Granby Street,Morice Town, Devonport. She married Percy Clarence Lamb on the 26th December 1914 at St Mark's Parish Church, Ford, Devonport. He was born in 1892 at Camberwell, son of Peter Bruce Lamb and Catherine Treweek Orchard.

Percy was in the Royal Navy, and was an Engine Room Artificer, RN, on HMS Vivid; when his first daughter was born. In 1901, Mabel was living at 1 Milne Place, Devonport with her mother. Her father must have been at sea as he was not listed. Mabel and Percy lived at 26 Hamilton Street, Devonport in 1914 and in 1915, 26 Hamilton Street, Devonport. In 1945. Mabel was at 52 Vanguard Terrace, Keyham, Plymouth. This was the address on her father's death certificate as she was the one who registered that.

Mabel died in 5th July 1973 at Scott Hospital, and Percy died in 15th May 1970, both at Plymouth, Devon. They lived at 62 Ocean Street, Keyham, Plymouth, Devon.

Children of Maber Knight and Percy Lamb are:

Edna Mabel Lamb born 10 Jan 1915 at 26 Hamilton Street, Devonport.

Phyllis Daphne Lamb was born 1921 at Devonport. She died in 2001 at Plymouth Devon. Phyllis married Jack Kenneth Morris in 1942 at Plymouth. He died in 1996.

Clarence Lamb was born 1922 at Devonport. It is possible he died in 1922.

Raymond Charles Lamb, b. 1923, Devonport. He married Sylvia L Trist and have children and grandchildren.

Sylvia M Lamb, b. 1929 Devonport.

Derrick Gordon Lamb, b 1934 Devonport. He was in Germany in 1970.

 

I would love to hear from the descendants of this family as there are many tales to be told!

 

My thanks and appreciation go to R Samways of the local history unit at Weymouth Museum for his help with this particular family.

 

Contact -  If you can tell me anything about the family, or photo's which can be shared.

This page was last updated - 15 February 2010