KNIGHT, Stephen Henry
13 October 1806 – 29 March 1881
Origin Newton Ferrers, Devon
First settled in Garden Island, Fremantle
Original Occupation Carpenter
Occupation in Australia Carpenter, tide waiter
PARMELIA
Departure Port Plymouth, UK
Arrival Year 1829
Fremantle
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Stephen was born in Newton Ferrers in Devon on 13 October 1806, the youngest of seven children, whose father was a carpenter and thatcher. At the age of 22 he came to Western Australian as a passenger aboard the Parmelia. Listed as single, carpenter arriving 1/6/1829, was employed on the first Government buildings on Garden Island and Fremantle.
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