Researching Bradbury Norton
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 | Did you know that in the 1881 UK census there were 9958 people with the Norton surname? In that year Norton was ranked number 413 for popularity in the UK. |
Records of Bradbury Norton on Ancestry
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Birth, Death and Marriage Records for Bradbury Norton and the Norton Family Tree
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| Did you know that there are currently 12404 people with the Norton surname in the UK? Norton is now ranked number 461 for popularity in the UK. |
Norton Genealogy Databases
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Norton Forums
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| Did you know that there are currently 72918 people with the Norton surname in the USA? Norton is ranked number 133 for popularity in the USA. |
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Some Famous People called Bradbury Norton
Bradbury Norton
Bradbury Norton (23 August 1834 – 21 February 1917) was an English lawyer and amateur cricketer.
Norton was born at Town Malling in Kent. He played in ten first-class cricket matches for Kent County Cricket Club between his debut in 1858 and his final match for the side in 1866. Norton's brother, William South Norton, was captain of the Kent team at the time and honorary secretary of the county club formed at Maidstone in 1859. As well as playing for Kent, Norton also made appearances for the Gentlemen of Kent between 1860 and 1869. Another brother, Selby Norton, made a single first-class appearance for Kent as an emergency replacement in 1863 and a cousin, William Norton, played three times for the county side.
Professionally Norton was a lawyer working in Kent. He died in 1917 at Taltal in Chile aged 82.
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