Researching Ernest Norton
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The name Ernest means "Earnest" and is of Teutonic origin.
Records of Ernest Norton on Ancestry
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Birth, Death and Marriage Records for Ernest Norton and the Norton Genealogy
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Ernest Norton (cricketer)
Ernest Willmott Norton, registered at birth as Ernest Willmott (19 June 1889 – 14 March 1972) was an English first-class cricketer who played eight matches in the early 1920s: two for Warwickshire and then six for Worcestershire.
Norton made his debut for Warwickshire against Leicestershire at Edgbaston at the end of June 1920, making an unbeaten 26 (which was to remain his career best) from number ten in his only innings. Immediately afterwards, he appeared against Sussex at the same venue, but only 58 overs were possible and his only contribution was five wicketless overs for 19 runs.
His next first-class appearance was not for almost two years, and when he did play again in June 1922 it was for a very weak Worcestershire side destined to finish bottom of the County Championship. His second game for his new county, against Northamptonshire at Worcester, brought him his first wicket (that of John Howman) and indeed what were to remain his best bowling figures of 3-74.
Norton played four more times for Worcestershire, but the county lost them all: indeed, in his eight-match first-class career he was never part of a winning side. His final game was his only appearance of 1923, at Gravesend against Kent, and in an eight-wicket defeat his ten overs went without reward.
Norton was born in Sparkbrook, Birmingham; he died in Five Ways, also Birmingham, at the age of 82.
Source: Ernest Norton (cricketer), Wikipedia, The Free EncyclopediaErnest Norton (RAF officer)
Air Commodore Ernest William Norton, (14 May 1893 – 23 May 1966) was a British air officer of the Royal Air Force (RAF), who began his military career as a flying ace of the First World War credited with nine aerial victories. He rose through the ranks in a mixture of domestic and foreign assignments during the interwar period until he was appointed Air Officer-in-Charge at RAF Headquarters in Singapore on 28 December 1937. By 7 September 1941, he was serving as an air commodore for RAF Fighter Command in Britain. He retired from the RAF on 24 February 1944.
Source: Ernest Norton (RAF officer), Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia
Other 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.
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