Researching Denise 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. |
The name Denise means "Follower of Dionysius" and is of Greek origin.
Records of Denise Norton on Ancestry
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DNA
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Birth, Death and Marriage Records for Denise Norton and the Norton Genealogy
Birth, Death and Marriage records are often the best method of making the links to the Norton 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 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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Look at the Ellis Island Database for information on Denise Norton. This database contains over 25 million immigration records detailing passengers arriving in the United States of America.
Some Famous People called Denise Norton
Denise Norton
Denise Norton was the first South Australian to represent Australia at an Olympic or Commonwealth Games.
Norton won Gold as part of the 4 x 110 yard Freestyle relay and Bronze in the 440 yard Freestyle for the 1950 British Empire Games and was subsequently selected in the Australian Olympic team for Helsinki in 1952, where she competed in the 100 and 400 metre freestyle events.
She was the first inductee into SwimmingSA's Hall of Fame. During her career she broke numerous Australian records.
Park 2 in the Adelaide Park Lands has been named after her.
Source: Denise Norton, Wikipedia, The Free EncyclopediaOther names that sound a bit like Norton
Family names can get corrupted over time, particularly where literacy was not as good. The following list contains some names that have similar sounds so you may want to also look at one or two of the more likely possibilites.
Naarden Nahorodny Narden Nardin Nardone Nardoni Narten Nerden Nerdin Nerding Nertney Nirden Nirdin Noerthen Norden Nordenschild Nordin Nordman Nordmann Nordmeyer Northam Northamer Northammer Northeimer Northen Northhamptonshire Northin Northing Northington Northom Northum Northumberland Nortmann Nortum Nortunen Nurden Nurdin Nurton
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