See also
| Husband: | Eric Raithby KNIGHT (1891-1975) | |
| Wife: | Lorna Elizabeth Hardwick WOODS (1901-1988) | |
| Children: | Barbara Lorna Raithby KNIGHT (1926-2017) | |
| Brian Eric Sutherland KNIGHT (1930-1999) | ||
| Marriage | Q1 1922 | Woodbridge, Suffolk, England1 |
| Name: | Eric Raithby KNIGHT | |
| Sex: | Male | |
| Father: | - | |
| Mother: | - | |
| Birth | 15 Sep 1891 | |
| His family were successful glue manufacturers in Birmingham | ||
| Occupation | 1931 (age 39-40) | Farmer; Diss, Norfolk, England |
| Hinderclay Hall He bred horses |
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| Sailed | 15 May 1931 (age 39) | London, England |
| Hinderclay Hall, Diss, Norfolk Eric and Lorna sailed to Marseille for a few days on the P&O's Barrabool, |
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| Census | 29 Sep 1939 (age 48) | Stoke Fleming, Devon, England2 |
| Stoke Lodge | ||
| Occupation | 29 Sep 1939 (age 48) | retired farmer; Stoke Fleming, Devon, England2 |
| Death | 23 Sep 1975 (age 84) | Plymouth, Devon, England3 |
| Cause: after a debilitating stroke | ||
| Probate | 17 Nov 1975 | Bristol, Gloucestershire, England |
| 1A, Hill Lane, Hartley, Plymouth, Devon Estate valued at £12286 |
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| Name: | Lorna Elizabeth Hardwick WOODS4 | |
| Sex: | Female | |
| Nickname: | Betty | |
| Father: | Thomas Hardwick WOODS (1863-1947) | |
| Mother: | Florence Emily Rose HEARD (1863-1941) | |
| Birth | 2 May 1901 | Blundeston, Suffolk, England4 |
| Blundeston Hall | ||
| Census | 2 Apr 1911 (age 10) | Mutford, Suffolk, England4 |
| Blundeston Hall | ||
| Census | 29 Sep 1939 (age 38) | Stoke Fleming, Devon, England2 |
| Stoke Lodge | ||
| Occupation | 29 Sep 1939 (age 38) | Domestic duties; Stoke Fleming, Devon, England2 |
| Residence | 1984 (age 82-83) | |
| Hartley House | ||
| Death | 14 Aug 1988 (age 87) | Plymouth, Devon, England |
| Lorna Elizabeth Hardwick Woods, "Betty", born 2 May 1901 at Blundeston Hall, was living in her house at Hartley, near Plymouth, Devonshire, in 1984. Husband Eric Raithby Knight's family were successful glue manufacturers in Birmingham, and he became a gentleman farmer, and bred horses at Hinderclay Hall farm, near Diss in Norfolk. Later they moved near Plymouth. He died in Oct.1975 some time . She died 15 Aug.1988, aged 87. She had been in good physical health throughout her old age, and even mowed her lawn two weeks before she died. They had two children. | ||
| Probate | 27 Sep 1988 | Bristol, Gloucestershire, England5 |
| 1A, Hill Lane, Hartley, Plymouth, Devon Effects were valued at £100540 |
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| Name: | Barbara Lorna Raithby KNIGHT | |
| Sex: | Female | |
| Birth | 1926 | Stow, Suffolk, England |
| Death | 2017 (age 90-91) | |
| Name: | Brian Eric Sutherland KNIGHT | |
| Sex: | Male | |
| Birth | 1930 | Stow, Suffolk, England |
| Death | 1999 (age 68-69) | Plymouth, Devon, England |
| 1 | Free BMD Marriage. Woodbridge Vol 4a Page 1510. Cit. Date: Q1 1922. |
| 2 | Text From Source: Register England & Wales 1939 Address: Stoke Lodge Place: Stoke Fleming, Devon, England Name of person,Status,Gender,Birthdate,Condition,Occupation,Comments Knight, Eric Raithby,,M,15 Sep 1891,M,retired farmer, Knight, Lorna Elizabeth Hardwick,,F,2 Mar 1901,M,domestic duties, Woods, Thomas Hardwick,,M,18 May 1863,M,retired army officer, Woods, Florence Emily Rose,,F,26 Aug 1863,M,no occupation, George and Beatrice M Spurrier, in their mid 30s were butler and cook to the household. A child under 16 was living with the family - probably Eric and Lorna's, but not yet identified. |
| 3 | GRO death. Plymouth Vol 21 Page 1712. Cit. Date: Q3 1975. |
| 4 | Text From Source: Census England 1911 Address: Blundeston Hall Place: Mutford, Suffolk, England Name,Relation,Sex,Age,Married,Years,Chd Born,Chd Living,Chd Died,Occupation,Industry,Employ Status,At Home,Where Born,Nationality,Infirmity Thomas Hardwick Woods,Head,M,47,M,,,,,J.P. Suffolk,farming, owner,,,Cardiff, Glamorganshire, Wales,, Florence Emily Rose Woods,Wife,F,47,M,19,3,3,0,,,,,Newport, Monmouthshire, Wales,, Harriet Winifred Hardwick Woods,Daughter,F,15,S,,,,,,,,,Riverside County, California, USA,, L.Elizabeth H Woods,Daughter,F,10,S,,,,,,,,,,, Lillian Mabel Heard,Sister-in-law,F,35,S,,,,,,,,,Newport, Monmouthshire, Wales,, Ellen Louisa Holmes, 46, was their cook, and Ellen Charlotte Mason, 28, the house parlourmaid. |
| 5 | England & Wales, National Probate Calendar. Bristol. Cit. Date: 27 September 1988. |