Researching Dorothea Knighton
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 | Did you know that in the 1881 UK census there were 1051 people with the Knighton surname? In that year Knighton was ranked number 2544 for popularity in the UK. |
The name Dorothea means "Form of DOROTHY - a gift of God" and is of Greek origin.
Records of Dorothea Knighton on Ancestry
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DNA
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Birth, Death and Marriage Records for Dorothea Knighton and the Knighton Family History
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Investigate Parish Records for Dorothea Knighton at Find My Past.
Explore for the UK registered births, marriages and deaths of Dorothea Knighton using the FreeBMD database.
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| Did you know that there are currently 1121 people with the Knighton surname in the UK? Knighton is now ranked number 2995 for popularity in the UK. |
Knighton Family Tree Databases
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Knighton Forums
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| Did you know that there are currently 3038 people with the Knighton surname in the USA? Knighton is ranked number 156 for popularity in the USA. |
Miscellaneous Knighton Databases
Explore the Ellis Island Database for information on Dorothea Knighton. This database contains over 25 million immigration records detailing passengers arriving in the United States of America.
Some Famous People called Dorothea Knighton
Dorothea Knighton
Dorothea Lady Knighton (1780–1862) was an artist who wrote the Memoirs of Sir William Knighton, Bart, GCH, Keeper of the Privy Purse during the reign of His Majesty King George the Fourth. Including his correspondence with many distinguished persons. She married William Knighton, who would become surgeon to King George IV and executor of his will. She had four children, two daughters and two sons. Her eldest child, a son, died in infancy.
Source: Dorothea Knighton, Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia
Other names that sound a bit like Knighton
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.
Knighten Knightwine Knoton Knotton Knutton Naden Nadin Nadon Nathan Nathon Nation Naton Naudain Naudin Naughton Nawton Nedin Nedohin Needham Newton Newtown Nightwine Noden Nodin Nodine Nothomb Notine Notini Noton Notten Notton Nuton Nutten Nutton
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