Knight Family Tree research resources
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 | Did you know that in the 1881 UK census there were 36915 people with the Knight surname? In that year Knight was ranked number 81 for popularity in the UK. |
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Knight records on Ancestry
Ancestry is a major source of information if you are filling out your Knight family tree. Many large databases are available to search covering from births, deaths and marriages, military records, census records and immigration records with many other smaller collections too. Free trials are normally available and are a good way to fill out a lot of your tree quickly.
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Historical References
"KNIGHT. Robert dictus Knycht, burgess of Abirbrothoc, had a charter or a piece of land in Aberbrothoc in 1331 (RAA., n, p. 10). In 1435 John Knycht, canon of Brechin, was rector of Funewyn (Finhaven) (REB., I, p. 196; n, 49, 104). He is probably the John Knycht who appears on an inquest on the lands of Tulloch in 1438 (RAA., n, 83). Katrine Nycht, wife of John Nicholsoun, burgess of Dumfries, is in record in 1544 (Anderson). Alexander Km' was on an inquest made at Prestwick in 1572 (Prestwick, p. 73). By some erroneously considered a translation of Gaelic Mac Neacntain. "(The surnames of Scotland. George Fraser Black, 1866-1948)
DNA
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Birth, Death and Marriage Records for the Knight Genealogy
Birth, Death and Marriage records are often the best method of making the links to the Knight Genealogy that will form part of your family tree. Although records vary from country to country, they are normally the most formal record of a person's relations. From the sources listed below it will be possible to locate a birth record and, from that record, a birth certificate may be obtainable which is likely to list the names of the parents, therefore taking you back another generation. A marriage certificate may also list the names of the respective fathers of the bride and groom which may then help you to find them earlier in life on a census record enabling you to fill out more detail in the Knight family tree.
Check out Knight Parish Records at Find My Past.
Investigate the UK registered births, marriages and deaths for the Knight family name using the FreeBMD database.
Check out Genealogy Bank for Knight family records.
Investigate MyHeritage for Knight family data.
Investigate the LDS Database for records of the Knight family.
Research the Knight surname using fold3 Military Archives and view images of original Knight Military records.
| Did you know that there are currently 45383 people with the Knight surname in the UK? Knight is now ranked number 93 for popularity in the UK. |
Knight Genealogy Databases
Explore WikiTree for user contributed Knight family records. Collaboration is encouraged so that accuracy of Knight data can be verified or corrected by other users.
Search MyTrees for information on the Knight family and people looking to contact living Knight relations.
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Find your Irish Knight relatives on findmypast.ie
Knight Forums
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| Did you know that there are currently 182295 people with the Knight surname in the USA? Knight is ranked number 97 for popularity in the USA. |
Miscellaneous Knight Databases
Look at the Ellis Island Database for information on the Knight family. This database contains over 25 million immigration records detailing passengers arriving in the United States of America.
Use the Surname Map project to look at the current distribution of the Knight surname in the United Kingdom, France, Germany, Spain, Italy and Romania.
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