The Tree - Person Sheet
The Tree - Person Sheet
NameWilliam George Knyvett 
Birth9 Oct 1876, New Zealand
Death31 Mar 1929, Strathmore, Alberta, Canada
BurialStrathmore Cemetery, Strathmore, Alberta, Canada
FatherJohn George Knyvett (ca1832-1913)
MotherFrederica Jane Horneman (1842-1898)
Misc. Notes
Name, year and country of birth from search on New Zealand BDM website in August 2022:
1876/3932. Knyvett, William George. Mother: Fredericka Jane. Father: John George
Full date of birth of 9 October 1876 from further searching in August 2022 on BDM Search by incrementally changing the date range for the birth.
Date and place of death from “Horneman Family History 1605 to 2006” CD, Chapter 8, Horneman Family Tree and added here in August 2022.
In an email dated 4 August 2022 from great-granddaughter, Natalee Bessette, she writes that her, “grandma [Marga] always spoke about how the Knyvett family tree was ‘something to be proud of’ but she passed away in 2009 and unfortunately I don’t have as many photos or details as I’d like! I know she mentioned her father [this William George Knyvett] fighting in WW1, and leaving him with health issues. She also had photographs of him with horses and talked fondly about their time homesteading in Strathmore”!
Entry for William found in August 2022 here:
https://livesofthefirstworldwar.iwm.org.uk/lifestory/5983928
SERVICE: Canadian Expeditionary Force
Private
1845
Royal Canadian Regiment
Source:6032567
25th September 1914
Text about William found on Find a Grave in January 2023:
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/55028413/william-george-knyvett
Wiiliam came to Strathmore in 1907, from New Zealand. He homesteaded two miles north of town. His brother Edward followed him later. The brothers left in 1914 to go to war with the 43rd battalion. Edward was killed at the battle of Mons, while Bill was gassed at Ypres and sent to England to recuperate. While there he met and married a Portuguese widow with a young daughter. The couple returned to Strathmore in 1916, where they had four children: Ted, Marga, Hestia and Bill.
Bill's sister Winifred came out for a visit and ended up staying.
1876/3932. Knyvett, William George. Mother: Fredericka Jane. Father: John George
Full date of birth of 9 October 1876 from further searching in August 2022 on BDM Search by incrementally changing the date range for the birth.
Date and place of death from “Horneman Family History 1605 to 2006” CD, Chapter 8, Horneman Family Tree and added here in August 2022.
In an email dated 4 August 2022 from great-granddaughter, Natalee Bessette, she writes that her, “grandma [Marga] always spoke about how the Knyvett family tree was ‘something to be proud of’ but she passed away in 2009 and unfortunately I don’t have as many photos or details as I’d like! I know she mentioned her father [this William George Knyvett] fighting in WW1, and leaving him with health issues. She also had photographs of him with horses and talked fondly about their time homesteading in Strathmore”!
Entry for William found in August 2022 here:
https://livesofthefirstworldwar.iwm.org.uk/lifestory/5983928
SERVICE: Canadian Expeditionary Force
Private
1845
Royal Canadian Regiment
Source:6032567
25th September 1914
Text about William found on Find a Grave in January 2023:
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/55028413/william-george-knyvett
Wiiliam came to Strathmore in 1907, from New Zealand. He homesteaded two miles north of town. His brother Edward followed him later. The brothers left in 1914 to go to war with the 43rd battalion. Edward was killed at the battle of Mons, while Bill was gassed at Ypres and sent to England to recuperate. While there he met and married a Portuguese widow with a young daughter. The couple returned to Strathmore in 1916, where they had four children: Ted, Marga, Hestia and Bill.
Bill's sister Winifred came out for a visit and ended up staying.
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