Researching John Knapp
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 | Did you know that in the 1881 UK census there were 2041 people with the Knapp surname? In that year Knapp was ranked number 1805 for popularity in the UK. |
The name John means "God is gracious" and is of Hebrew origin.
Records of John Knapp on Ancestry
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Birth, Death and Marriage Records for John Knapp and the Knapp Genealogy
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| Did you know that there are currently 2456 people with the Knapp surname in the UK? Knapp is now ranked number 2079 for popularity in the UK. |
Knapp Genealogy Databases
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| Did you know that there are currently 48612 people with the Knapp surname in the USA? Knapp is ranked number 141 for popularity in the USA. |
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Some Famous People called John Knapp
John Knapp
John Walter Knapp (8 March 1841 – 22 June 1881) was an English cricketer. Knapp's batting style is unknown; he bowled right-arm fast. The son of Tyrell Knapp and Harriett Harris, he was born in Paddington, London. In 1859 he attended Exeter College, Oxford. Knapp made a single first-class appearance for Middlesex against Hampshire in 1864 at the Cattle Market Ground in Islington. In Middlesex's only innings he scored 3 runs before being run out, with Middlesex inflicting a defeat by an innings and 38 runs on a Hampshire side, who like Middlesex were playing in their first season of first-class cricket.
Knapp married a Kate M. Taylor at Woodmansterne, Surrey on 30 July 1878. He died at St Leonards-on-Sea, Sussex on 22 June 1881, aged 40.
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