Researching Donald Knight
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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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The name Donald means "proud chief, world ruler" and is of Celtic origin.
Records of Donald Knight on Ancestry
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Birth, Death and Marriage Records for Donald Knight and the Knight Genealogy
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| 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
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Donald Knight (cricketer)
Donald John Knight (12 May 1894 – 5 January 1960) was an amateur cricketer who played first-class cricket for Surrey, Oxford University and England between 1911 and 1937.
A stylish opening batsman, Knight first played for Surrey in 1911 while he was still a schoolboy at Malvern College, and won a Blue while studying at Trinity College, Oxford, either side of the First World War. He was a Wisden Cricketer of the Year in 1915. His great season was 1919 when, after completing his university studies, he opened regularly for Surrey with Jack Hobbs and scored 1,588 runs at an average of more than 45 runs per innings, with seven centuries. That season, R. C. Robertson-Glasgow wrote, "people went to The Oval to see Hobbs and Knight open the Surrey innings. Many then did not know, or care to ask, which was which, satisfied to watch the joint approach to perfection."
In a county match in 1920, Knight was struck on the head while fielding and was never quite the same batsman again. Nevertheless, in 1921 he was picked for two Test matches against the all-conquering Australians but scored only 54 runs in four innings. However, in the First Test his 38 in the second innings was England's highest score in the match.
He became a teacher at Westminster School, where he was master in charge of cricket for many years. After the 1921 season he appeared only occasionally for Surrey, mostly in the summer holidays, retiring after playing 12 games in 1937.
Source: Donald Knight (cricketer), Wikipedia, The Free EncyclopediaDonald Knight (figure skater)
Donald Knight (born June 8, 1947) is the 1965-1967 Canadian national champion in men's singles. He won the North American Figure Skating Championships in 1967, having placed third in the previous competition, in 1965. Knight also won the bronze medal at the World Figure Skating Championships in 1965. He trained with coach Ellen Burka.
After retiring from competitive skating, Knight toured for eleven years as a Principal Performer with Ice Capades and Holiday on Ice in Europe. Knight currently works as a skating coach consultant with the Burlington Skate Centre and Oakville Skating Club in Halton Region of Ontario, Canada.
Source: Donald Knight (figure skater), Wikipedia, The Free EncyclopediaOther names that sound a bit like Knight
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