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John Knight.
1715—1886
William B. Knight.

Knight, John, s. John, of Hartwell, Northants, gent. St. John's Coll., matric. 14 Feb., 1736-7, aged 19.

Knight, John, s. Richard, of Linton, Devon, cler. Magdalen Hall, matric. 30 May, 1808, aged 18; B.A. 1812, M.A. 1815, rector of Petrockstow and Huish, Devon, 1825, until his death 2 Nov., 1844.

Knight, John Bruce. Exeter Coll., 1802. See Pryce.

Knight, John Frederick, 1s. Francis, of Knightsbridge, Middlesex, doctor. St. Mary Hall, matric. 15 Dec., 1821, aged 20.

Knight, John Walker, 2s. Robert Hervey, of Overstone, Northants, cler. Magdalen Coll., matric. 26 July, 1845, aged 18; chorister 1835-44; demy 1845-9, B.A. 1849, M.A. 1852, fellow 1849-66, vice-president 1861, librarian 1862, senior dean of arts 1863, vicar of Washington, Sussex, 1865. See Coll. Reg., vii.

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Knight, Joshua, 4s. Robert Hervey, of Weston Favell, Northants, cler. Lincoln Coll., matric. 2 Feb., 1824, aged 17; exhibitioner 1824-5.

Knight, Lewis (Bruce). Balliol Coll., 1837. See Bruce.

Knight, Matthew John, 3s. Matthew, of Rugby, gent. Non-Coll., matric. 26 Jan., 1878, aged 25.

Knight, Montagu George, 4s. Edward, of Chawton House, near Alton, Hants, arm. Magdalen Coll., matric. 9 Feb., 1863, aged 18; B.A. 1867, of Chawton, Hants, J.P. See Eton School Lists.

Knight, Richard, s. John, of Linton, Devon, gent. Magdalen Hall, matric. 9 May, 1780, aged 18; B.A. 1784 (? rector of Huish, Devon, 1799-1825), father of John 1808.

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Knight, Robert, s. Robert, of St. Mildred, Bread Street, London, arm. Wadham Coll., matric. 22 June, 1719, aged 16.

Knight, Robert, s. Robert, of Congersbury, Somerset, arm. Exeter Coll., matric. 22 March, 1731-2, aged 20.

Knight, Robert, s. Richard, of Bensington, Oxon, cler. Pembroke Coll., matric. 13 Nov., 1739, aged 16; B.A. 1743, M.A. 1746.

Knight, Robert, s. Henry, of Canterbury (city), arm. Pembroke Coll., matric. 20 Feb., 1781, aged 16; St. Alban Hall, B.A. & M.A. 1787.

Knight, Robert, s. Robert, of Nailsea, Somerset, cler. Pembroke Coll., matric. 9 July, 1805, aged 16; of Tythegston Court, co. Glamorgan, rector of Newton Cottage 1819, until his death 31 Aug., 1854.

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Knight, Robert Hervey, s. Robert, of Weston Favell, Northants, cler. Lincoln Coll., matric. 10 Oct., 1781, aged 17; B.A. 1785, M.A. 1788, rector of Weston Favell 1797, and Earls Barton, Northants, 1799, until his death 19 July, 1842.

Knight, Robert Hervey, s. Robert Hervey, of Weston Favell, Northants, cler. St. John's Coll., matric. 30 June, 1812, aged 18; B.A. 1816, M.A. 1819, rector of Weston Favell 1842, until his death 7 Sept., 1856, father of the next named. See Robinson, 173.

Knight, Rev. Robert Hervey, 1s. R. H., of Overstone, Northants, cler. Brasenose Coll., matric. 21 March, 1844, aged 18; B.A. 1847, M.A. 1850, died 7 Sep., 1856.

Knight, Robert Lougher, 1s. Charles Rumsey, of Brigend, co. Glamorgan, cler. Corpus Christi Coll., matric. 23 Oct., 1877, aged 19; scholar 1877-82, B.A. 1882, bar.-at-law, Inner Temple, 1887.

Knight, Samuel, of Trinity Coll., Cambridge (B.A. 1702, M.A. 1706, D.D. (Com. Reg.) 1717); incorp. 7 July, 1740.

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Knight, Samuel, s. Simon, of Cudworth, Somerset, pleb. Wadham Coll., matric. 13 March, 1743-4, aged 18; B.A. 23 March, 1747-8.

Knight, Samuel, fellow Trinity Coll., Cambridge (B.A. 1738, M.A. 1742); incorp. 6 July, 1745.

Knight, Samuel Johnes, s. Thomas Johnes, of Ludlow, Salop, arm. Christ Church, matric. 26 Nov., 1774, aged 18, B.A. 1778; fellow All Souls' Coll., M.A. 1782, of Henley Hall, Salop, took the additional name of Knight by royal licence 30 Sep., 1813, vicar of All Souls, Barking, 1783, and rector of Welwyn 1797, until his death 8 July, 1852.

Knight, Thomas, s. Richard, of Brinsden, co. Hereford, gent. Balliol Coll., matric. 25 May, 1715, aged 17; B.A. 2 March, 1718-19, M.A. 1721.

Knight, Thomas, s. William Broadnax, of Godmersham, Kent, arm. Balliol Coll., matric. 2 June, 1720, aged 18 ; of Godmersham, changed his name to May 1727, and to Knight in 1738, M.P. Canterbury 1734-41, died 26 Feb., 1781, father of Thomas 1755. See Berry's Kent, 126.

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Knight, Thomas, s. John, of Westbury, co. Gloucester, arm. Merton Coll., matric. 8 April, 1731, aged 17; (? B.A. 1736. See next entry).

Knight, Thomas, s. Thomas, of St. Helen's, Worcester (city), pleb. Merton Coll., matric. 18 Nov., 1731, aged 18; (? B.A. 1736. See preceding entry).

Knight, Thomas, s. Thomas, of Godmersham, Kent, arm. Magdalen Coll., matric. 21 May, 1755, aged 19; created M.A. 5 July, 1759, and also D.C.L. 7 July, 1763, of Chawton, Hants, and Godmersham, Kent, died in 1794.

Knight, Thomas, s. Ralph, of Brindgwood, co. Hereford. Trinity Coll., matric. 21 Oct., 1755, aged 18; bar.-at-law, Middle Temple, 1764.

Knight, Thomas Andrew, s. Thomas, of Wormsley, co. Hereford, cler. Balliol Coll., matric. 13 Feb., 1778, aged 18; of Downton Castle, co. Hereford, F.R.S., 1st president of the Horticultural Society in London, died 22 May, 1838.

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Knight, Timothy, s. John, of St. Mary's, Lincoln (city), gent. Lincoln Coll., matric. 1 April, 1717, aged 17; Corpus Christi Coll., B.A. 17 Feb., 1720-1, M.A. 1725.

Knight, Valentine Catherwood, 1s. Valentine, of Clerkenwell, Middlesex, arm. University Coll., matric. 20 March, 1844, aged 19; B.A. 1848, M.A. 1850, bar.-at-law, Inner Temple, 1850, curate of Pucklechurch, died 28 Aug., 1876. See Foster's Men at the Bar.

Knight, Watkin, s. John, of Sutton, co. Glamorgan, gent. Jesus Coll., matric. 1 April, 1745, aged 20.

Knight, William, fellow King's Coll., Cambridge (B.A. 1707, M.A. 1711); incorp. 13 July, 1730.

Knight, William, s. Robert, of Lasceborough, Essex, arm. Wadham Coll., matric. 9 Aug., 1745, aged 18.

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Knight, William, s. William, of Painswick, co. Gloucester, gent. Balliol Coll., matric. 20 June, 1809, aged 19; B.A. 1813, M.A. 1816, rector of St. Michael's, Bristol, 1816-75, hon. canon Bristol 1864, until his death 5 Aug., 1878.

Knight, William, s. Edward, of Godmersham Park, Kent, arm. Exeter Coll., matric. 6 March, 1818, aged 19; B.A. 1822, M.A. 1824, rector of Steventon, Hunts, 1823, until his death 5 Dec., 1873.

Knight, William, 1s. William, of Bristol (city), cler. Balliol Coll., matric. 5 June, 1835, aged 17; scholar Worcester Coll., 1836-44, B.A. 1839, M.A. 1842, fellow 1845-63, rector of High Hain, Somerset, 1862-74, and of Pitt Clare, Tiverton, 1874.

Knight, William Bruce, s. John (Bruce William in Mat. Reg.), of Braunton, Devon, arm. Exeter Coll., matric. 23 May, 1803, aged 17; B.A. 1807, M.A. 1811, preb. and chancellor of Llandaff 1825, dean 1843, rector of Llantrithyd 1815-17, P.C. Margam (and rector of Landough and of St. Mary Church) 1817, until his death 8 Aug., 1845, brother of John Bruce Bruce-Pryce, and of Sir James Lewis Knight-Bruce, which see. See Foster's Peerage, B. Aberdare.

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