My Knifton family tree can be traced back to the late 1600’s and my direct ancestors have always lived in the Horsley and Coxbench area of Derbyshire. The earliest known occupation is of William Knifton who was a stone cutter, before the line became a succession of farmers.

By Kevin Knifton | 29th November 2022
Updated 30th September 2023

Notes

 ¹ William Knifton m. (1) 1821 Harriet Radford 1803-1832; m. (2) 1838 Mary Ann Holmes 1816-1854
 ² Millicent Knifton m. (1) 1821 Francis Walker 1797-1826; m. (2) 1828 Thomas Hogg 1794-1860
 ³ Mary Knifton m. (1) 1823 John Radford 1800-1848; m. (2) 1855 Charles Caulton 1849-____
 ⁴ Michael Knifton m. (1) 1829 Sarah Rushton 1805-1833; m. (2) 1836 Ann Abbott 1809-1893
 ⁵ Thirza Knifton m. (1) 1851 Henry Earby 1823-1857; m. (2) 1864 John Wright 1812-1893
 ⁶ Michael Knifton m. (1) 1859 Eliza Peat 1832-1877; m. (2) 1880 Ann Wilkinson 1839-1916
 ⁷ Francis Knifton m. (1) 1872 Elizabeth Garner 1838-1913; m. (2) 1917 Emma Julian Wooldridge 1869-1936
 ⁸ Mary Anne Knifton m. (1) 1871 Thomas Richard Brown 1849-1872; m. (2) 1876 John Brown 1825-1883
 ⁹ Joseph Knifton m. (1) 1881 Jessie Bainbrigge 1862-1889; m. (2) 1906 Lizzie Beeson 1883-1909
¹⁰ James William Knifton m. (1) 1887 Harriet Riley 1864-1888; m. (2) 1889 Sarah Helen Russell 1868-1930
¹¹ Ernest A. m. (1) 1921 Pheobe Clinker 1897-1963; m. (2) 1939 Edith Belle Oard 1896-1966
¹² Lois Mary Knifton m. (1) 1916 Willis Richard May 1894-1968; m. (2) 1925 William Perry Johnston 1888-1940; m. (3) 1941 Eugene Clower 1885-1967
¹³ Elizabeth Jane Knifton m. (1) 1952 Claude Ratcliffe 1926-2010; m. (2) 1988 William Henry James Allen 1906-1993
¹⁴ Robert William Knifton m. (1) 1939 living descendant; m. (2) 1949 living descendant
¹⁵ Peggy Denise Knifton m. (1) 1949 Winston David Thornewill 1920-1993; m. (2) 1996 Stanley Ernest Edmund Cranmer 1930-2018
¹⁶ Charles Samuel Knifton m. (1) 1969 living descendant; m. (2) 1980 Sandra I. Storey 19__-____; m. (3) 1988 Kathleen Margaret Martin 1941-2005
¹⁷ John Scott Knifton m. (1) 19__ Hazel Marie Corey 1961-2012; m. (2) 1987 living descendant; m. (3) 19__ living descendant