Researching Robert 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 Robert means "bright fame" and is of English origin.
Records of Robert Norton on Ancestry
Ancestry is a major source of information if you are filling out the detail of Robert Norton in your family tree. Many large databases are available to search covering from births, deaths and marriages, military records, census records and immigration records with many other smaller collections too. Free trials are normally available and are a good way to fill out a lot of your tree quickly.
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DNA
Sometimes you can run into a brick wall in your tree and you just don't have enough evidence to make that next step back in time. A DNA test can sometimes help to make a link to a particular family name if you find you share common DNA with people who have the same or similar surnames as each other. If you are lucky then you may get a match within a few generations and discover some Norton ancestors. Additionally, the modern DNA test can give you a breakdown of your ethnic mix - you may be surprised at the results!
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Birth, Death and Marriage Records for Robert Norton and the Norton Family History
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 below you will be able to find a birth record and, from that, a birth certificate can be ordered which lists the names of the mother and father, taking you back another generation in your tree. 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.
Study Parish Records for Robert Norton at Find My Past.
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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 Family Tree Databases
Another way to build your tree quickly is to use the research other people have already done. This can help to confirm or refute your own deductions - however, be wary of taking this data at face value as other researchers may not have been as meticulous as you. Always try to back up deductions with some definitive sources rather than relying too heavily on others.
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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. |
Miscellaneous Norton Databases
Investigate the Ellis Island Database for information on Robert Norton. This database contains over 25 million immigration records detailing passengers arriving in the United States of America.
Some Famous People called Robert Norton
Robert Norton (British politician)
Robert Norton (11 October 1838 – 7 June 1926) was an English Conservative politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1885 to 1892.
Norton was the son of William Norton of Burcott House, Northamptonshire. He was educated privately and was called to the bar at Middle Temple in 1865. He was a Clerk in the War Office. Norton was elected Member of Parliament for Tunbridge in 1885. He held the seat until he stood down in 1892
Norton lived at Downs House, Yalding, Maidstone and died at the age of 87
Norton married Amelia Harriet Duncombe in 1867.
Source: Robert Norton (British politician), Wikipedia, The Free EncyclopediaRobert Norton (typographer)
Robert Norton (1929–2001) was a British publisher, consultant on printing and Microsoft executive.
The son of the children's author Mary Norton, he established the company Photoscript, a phototypesetting technology company, before moving into digital font technology. He later moved to Seattle to take up a position as an executive at Microsoft, advising on fonts to be included with Windows. Many of the release notes accompanying Microsoft typefaces were written by him. While in Washington, he self-published the book Types Best Remembered/Types Best Forgotten on good and bad choices of font.
He married Abigail Scully in the United States and had four children. After retiring from Microsoft in 1997, he ran his fine press brand, the Parsimony Press, in Huntspill, Somerset.
Source: Robert Norton (typographer), Wikipedia, The Free EncyclopediaOther names that sound a bit like Norton
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