Grace's Guide To British Industrial History

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Born the son of John William Knight
Born the son of John William Knight


1861 Warehouseman employing 3 men and 3 boys.<ref>1861 census</ref
1861 Warehouseman employing 3 men and 3 boys.<ref>1861 census</ref>


1871 Dry Goods merchant.<ref>1871 Census</ref>
1871 Dry Goods merchant.<ref>1871 Census</ref>

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Sir Henry Edmund Knight (c1834-1917), a spectacle maker. Of the Southwark and Vauxhall Water Co and Rickmansworth and Uxbridge Water Co

Born the son of John William Knight

1861 Warehouseman employing 3 men and 3 boys.[1]

1871 Dry Goods merchant.[2]

1874 Elected an Alderman.[3]

1898 Chairman of the London Sea Water Supply Co

1917 Died. 'Sir Henry Edmund Knight, a former Lord Mayor London, died this morning at his London residence after two days illness. The deceased gentleman was in his 85th year.'[4]

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Sources of Information

  1. 1861 census
  2. 1871 Census
  3. The Scotsman - Tuesday 01 September 1874
  4. Nottingham Evening Post - Wednesday 21 November 1917