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Born 23/06/1885 at Old, Northamptonshire
Christened 27/12/1885 at Walgrave, Northamptonshire
Died 01/02/1939 at Swainsthorpe, Norfolk  Due to Suicide
Father: Samuel Knight
Mother: Sarah Elizabeth Britten

Married Maud Amelia Britten 29 March 1910 at Brixworth, Northants Children. Mary Amelia Knight  b.1910 at Holcott, Northamptonshire, Joan Maud Knight  b.1912 at Holcott, Northamptonshire, Elizabeth Annie Knight  b.ABT 1916 at Holcott, Northamptonshire, Stillborn Knight  b.1917 at Holcott, Northamptonshire, Stillborn Knight  b.1918 at Holcott, Northamptonshire, Phillip Ernest Knight  b.01 Sep 1919 at Holcott, Northamptonshire, m.1945 at Norwich, 2 Children. Phillip Ernest Knight Phillip Ernest Knight Barbara Madeline Knight  b.1920 at Old, Northamptonshire, d.2003 at Norfolk, 2 Children.

Notes: In 1891(census) with parents and siblings in Old, Northants. In 1901(censu s) living at Pine Cottage, Walgrave with father, brother, and uncle Thom as and his two children. Edgar was a farmer and landowner, at one time own ing Wold Farm, Walgrave. He was later director of Kings Bacon factor y. He comitted suicide. He is buried at Swainsthorpe Church. It is believed that Edgar and Maude had two more children, both of whom di ed at a young age, between Elizabeth and Phillip. Maude was a cousin of her husband, and niece of Sarah Britten. She we nt to South Africa during the Boer War and became a nurse. It is believ ed that Edgar and Maude had been sweethearts in their teens, but when Mau de was in South Africa Edgar became engaged to a lady called Dolly, who se father ran the Ascot racecourse. He was about to travel to make the fin al wedding plans when he discovered Maude was returning to England. He pro mptly broke off the engagement and married Maude instead. In 1911(census) Edgar is living in Old with his Wife & Servant he is 25y rs old and a Cattle Dealer.