Henry Knights was born on 1st September 1871 in Pakefield and was the son of William Goldspink (1825), a Pakefield carter, and Myra Knights. In 1881 he was aged 9 and was living at 2 Barn Lane, Pakefield. He married Kate Louisa Broughton (1874) on 7th July 1901 in Pakefield. In 1911 he was working as a smacksman in a trawler and living at the house of his father-in-law, Raymond Broughton, at 500 London Road, Lowestoft. He had died by 1939.

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• 1. Pakefield Marriages 1681-1965. July 7th 1901. Henry Knights, 29, Bachelor, Fisherman, Pakefield. F: William Goldspink, Fisherman. Kate Louisa Broughton, 26, Spinster, Pakefield. F: Raymond Broughton, Blacksmith. • 2. 1881 Census. 2 Barn Lane, Pakefield. Henry Knights. Son. Age 9. Born Pakefield. • 3. Birth Registers. Sep. 1871. Knights, Henry. Mutford. 4a. 676.