Knight, Richard

Richard Knight, 1863-1926

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Explanations:
Columns:R [Role]; S [Sources].
Roles: = Government Office (Paid); = Government Duties (Unpaid); = On leave; = TBD; = Agriculture; = Private enterprise; = Parliament;
= British Army; = Royal Marines; = British Militia; = Colonial Militia; = East India Company Army; = Royal Navy; = Other Maritime;
= Education; = Army Education; = Navy Education; = Immigration; = Emigration; = Other voyage.
Abbreviations: BB = Blue Book; CCL = Commissioner of Crown Lands; CP = Chinese Protector; CPS = Clerk of Petty Sessions; GC = Gold Commissioner;
GR = Gold Receiver; GW = Gold Warden; JP = Justice of the Peace (Magistrate); PM = Police Magistrate;
FN = Footnotes; PSL = Public Service List; S/S1/S2 = Source; TBC/TBD = To be confirmed/determined.
Appointments: = Appointed; = Reappointed; = Promoted; = Demoted; = Redesignated; = Succeeded/Replaced; = Transferred to; = Made permanent;
= Retired; = Dismissed; = Passed (Examinations); = Paid as (role).
British Army: = Purchase of Commission; = Exchange rank/regiment; = Reduced to Reserve list; = Retired by sale of Commission.
Sources (S, S1, S2): = Blue Book; = Blue Book derived; = Government Gazette; = Government Gazette derived; = Public Service List; = Public Service List derived;
= Report; = Book; = Birth/Baptism/Marriage/Death document; = Birth/Baptism/Marriage/Death extract; = Cemetery; = Census; = Legal;
= Newspaper family notice; = Newspaper article; = Magazine article; = Unconfirmed; = Military service record; = Internet.
Other Symbols: = External link.
Dates:Dates are in YYYY-MM-DD format. Ongoing = Continues into next calendar year; New date; Date changed in source; Date died; Date to be confirmed.
"Original" is the date the person commenced the role. For example, when first appointed a Police Magistrate, regardless of later re-appointments and re-assignments.
Unconfirmed:All text in magenta is unconfirmed.
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Life Events

Born:27 May 1863Forbes, Colony of New South Wales [01] [02].
Married:16 July 1890St John's Church of England, Avoca, Colony of Victoria, to Florence Amanda Sweet [1866-1944] [03] [04].
Died:30 May 1926Private hospital, Caulfield, Victoria, Australia, aged 63 years [05] [06].
Buried:1 June 1926Brighton General Cemetery, Caulfield South, Victoria, Australia [Grave: Church of England, Section ZH, No 0040] [07] [08].

Golden Colony Roles

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Gold Warden:18911892189318941895189618971898189919001901190219031904190519061907190819091910
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Career

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References

Notes

Notes
01⇑ Births, Deaths and Marriages New South Wales Birth Index B1863-009892.
02⇑ Date from Victorian Public Service lists.
03⇑ Births, Deaths and Marriages Victoria Marriage Index M1890-004708.
04⇑ Marriages - Knight-Sweet; The Argus (Melbourne), 31 July 1890, p 1 [Trove; 20 March 2023].
05⇑ Births, Deaths and Marriages Victoria Death Index D1926-005185.
06⇑ Deaths - Knight; The Argus (Melbourne), 31 May 1926, p 1 [Trove; 20 March 2023].
07⇑ Deceased Search [Brighton Cemetorians; 5 April 2023].
08⇑ Funeral Notices - Knight; The Argus (Melbourne), 31 May 1926, p 1 [Trove; 16 February 2024].

Further Reading

Updates

2024-10-13Page formatting revised.
2024-02-16Life Events updated and references added.