THE GENEALOGY PAGES OF TAYLOR J. GOLDEN

Last updated: 03 Oct 2026
1 Keira Christina Knightley,
actor;
b. 26 Mar 1985, Teddington, Richmond upon Thames, Greater London;
m. 04 May 2013, James Nicholas Righton, Town Hall, Mazan, Vaucluse, France
PARENTS
2 Kevin William Knightley,
television and stage actor;
b. 23 Apr 1946, Essex;
m. between Jul-Sep 1976, Richmond upon Thames, Greater London
3 Sharman Stewart MacDonald,
playwright, screenwriter and actress;
b. 08 Feb 1951, Newton Mearns, Renfrewshire
GRANDPARENTS
4 William Knightley,
b. 28 May 1899, 3 Lett Road, Stratford, Essex;
d. 07 Jul 1977, Waltham Forest, Greater London;

m. between Apr-Jun 1938, West Ham, Essex
5 Violet Grace Jones,
b. 21 Feb 1910, 9 Wrights Buildings, Limehouse, London;
d. before Feb 1997, Surrey
6 Joseph Henry Hosgood MacDonald,
b. 15 Feb 1913, Chorlton, Lancashire;
d. before Jul 1981, Kingston upon Thames, Greater London;

m. circa 1962, Stevenston, Ayrshire
7 Janet Rowat Williams,
b. 24 Oct 1916, 113 Greenhead Street, Calton, Glasgow, Lanarkshire;
d. before Sep 1996, Kingston upon Thames, Greater London
GREAT-GRANDPARENTS
8 Frederick Knightley,
b. 30 Dec 1868, Leytonstone, Essex;
d. unknown;

m. between Jan-Mar 1891, West Ham, Essex
9 Caroline Margaret Pepper,
b. circa 1872, West Ham, Essex;
d. unknown
10 Thomas Jones,
b. circa Jul 1869, Stepney, London;
d. unknown;

m. 28 Dec 1891, St. Jude, Bethnal Green, London
11 Caroline Elizabeth Jones,
b. circa Mar 1873, Stepney, London;
d. unknown
12 William Hearson Hosgood (otherwise MacDonald),
b. 01 Aug 1861, Skewen, Coedfrank, Cadoxton, Glamorganshire;
d. unknown
13 Lily Ellen McDonald,
b. 31 Oct 1879, 8 West Howard Street, Salford, Lancashire;
d. unknown
14 William Williams,
b. circa 1886;
d. unknown;

m. 24 Sep 1914, 441 Pretoria Road, Govanhill, Glasgow, Lanarkshire
15 Jeanie Stewart Dewar,
b. circa 1895;
d. unknown
2ND GREAT-GRANDPARENTS
16 Charles Knightley,
b. 20 Oct 1845, Quendon, Essex;
bp. 05 Dec 1845, Quendon;
d. before Jul 1878, West Ham, Essex
17 Sarah Astel,
b. circa 1845, Stratford, Essex;
d. unknown
18-31 unknown
3RD GREAT-GRANDPARENTS
32 unknown
33 Amelia Knightley,
b. circa 1823, Rickling, Essex;
m. 27 Feb 1849, George Reed, All Saints, Rickling;
d. unknown
4TH GREAT-GRANDPARENTS
64-65 unknown
66 John Knightley