Researching William Scotton
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 | Did you know that in the 1881 UK census there were 296 people with the Scotton surname? In that year Scotton was ranked number 3283 for popularity in the UK. |
The name William means "resolute guardian" and is of German origin.
Records of William Scotton on Ancestry
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Birth, Death and Marriage Records for William Scotton and the Scotton Family Tree
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| Did you know that there are currently 272 people with the Scotton surname in the UK? Scotton is now ranked number 3787 for popularity in the UK. |
Scotton Family Tree Databases
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Scotton Forums
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Some Famous People called William Scotton
William Scotton
William Henry Scotton (15 January 1856 – 9 July 1893) was a cricketer who played for Nottinghamshire and England. Scotton played his first match at Lord's for Sixteen Colts of England against the Marylebone Cricket Club on 11 and 12 May 1874, scoring on that occasion 19 and 0. He was engaged as a groundman by the MCC in that year and in 1875, and after an engagement at Kennington Oval returned to the service of the MCC, of whose ground staff he was a member at the time of his death. His powers were rather slow to ripen, and he had been playing for several years before he obtained anything like a first-rate position. At one period of his career, however, and more particularly during the seasons of 1884 and 1886, he was among the best professional left-handed batsman in England.
Source: William Scotton, Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia
Other names that sound a bit like Scotton
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