Individual Details

Joseph KNIGHT

(11 Jun 1780 - 8 Jun 1846)

Events

Birth	11 Jun 1780	Arundel, Sussex, England, Great Britain
Baptism	25 Jun 1780	Arundel, Sussex, England, Great Britain
Occupation	1805	cabinetmaker
Marriage	24 Jan 1805	St Mary's, Petworth, Sussex, England, Great Britain - Ann MEACHEN
Note	1820	We know from the Petworth Tax Assessment Roles that around 1814 he became the publican of the White Hart inn in Petworth and bought the pub 1818/1819. Knight family folk law suggests that he relinquished his licence to his brother George around this time because of "irregularities". Certainly in the 1819 Tax Assessment Roles Joseph owned the White Hart & George was the publican but only a year later George both owned and operated the pub. George was still listed as the landlord in the 1841 Census & willed the White Hart to his daughters in 1854
Note	28 Sep 1820	On 28 Sep 1820 Joseph was a party to an assignment of leasehold of the East Walls Chapel (Methodist) in Chichester. The property was transferred from the Rev James Lancaster & Thomas Astbury to John Shum, a gent from Bath in Somerset, Joseph Knight, brewer of Petworth plus John Wyatt, hairdresser, George Ulgham, brush-maker, Thomas Williams, bookseller and William Wyatt, hair-dresser, all of Chichester
Note	1825	Joseph's brewing interests continued until 1825 when an advertisement in the Sussex Advertiser of Monday 7 Feb 1825 appeared offering for sale or lease "A small brewery with a cellar, casks and utensils; and with or without a Dwelling house and Vault, and part of a garden, adjoining the said brewery. The Copper holds seven Barrels, without the curb, and a Mash Tun, 80 Bushels"
Note	29 Aug 1825	On 28 Aug 1825 Joseph was again party to a transfer of land. In this case a piece of land 78ft by 210ft abutting the road to the ferry in Littlehampton for a consideration of GBP144. This time Joseph was described as a cabinet maker (having sold his brewery apparently)
Note	12 Jan 1831	On the 12 Jan 1831 Joseph was assigned shares & interests from a will dated 26 Jul 1819 by John Baker, yeoman of Angmering for a consideration of GBP179
Census (family)	1841	Back St, Petworth, Sussex, England, United Kingdom - Ann MEACHEN
Occupation	1841	carpenter according to the 1841 census
Death	8 Jun 1846	Petworth, Sussex, England, United Kingdom
Burial	12 Jun 1846	St Mary the Virgin, Petworth, Sussex, England, United Kingdom

Families

Spouse	Ann MEACHEN (1777 - 1867)
Child	Antionette KNIGHT (1805 - 1805)
Child	George KNIGHT (1806 - 1881)

Father	William KNIGHT (1743 - 1784)
Mother	Sarah WAKEHAM (1738 - 1802)
Sibling	George KNIGHT (1773 - 1854)
Sibling	Charles KNIGHT (1776 - 1777)
Sibling	Christopher KNIGHT (1777 - 1855)

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