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Agnes Knifton married Joseph Parkinson in 1931. This photograph was taken circa 1955.
Agnes May Knifton, known as May, was born in Nottingham in 1907.
May married Thomas Garey in 1936.
Agnes Land married William Knifton in 1905. Both Agnes and William died during the Spanish Flu epidemic, together with their youngest daughter Rose.
Ann Knifton was born in Horsley, Derbyshire, in 1839. She married Alexander Cameron.
Charles is shown here in a school photograph taken in 1911.
This second school photograph was taken in 1913.
Charles achieved his commission in 1917 and as a Second Lieutenant he joined the 2nd Battalion of the Royal Sussex Regiment, embarking for the Western Front in June 1917. He took part in the closing stages of the third Battle of Ypres. Charles was reported missing on 22nd November 1917. His story can be read in the Biographies section.
Curtis Knifton was born in Windley, Derbyshire. He was a farmer and a member of the Derbyshire Yeomanry.
Edith Knifton was born in Nottinghamshire towards the end of 1905.
Edith married John Kirk and they are thought to have lived in London.
Ellen May Knifton was born at Edmonton, London, in July 1901.
Ellen married Arthur Edwin Beales in 1925.
Ernest Frederick Knifton was awarded an MBE in 1929.
Eva Knifton was born in Mugginton, Derbyshire, on 9th June 1890. This photograph was taken circa 1905.
Eva married Wilf Alton on her 25th birthday.
Eva Marion Knifton was born in 1923 at Milford, Derbyshire, the daughter of Frank and Esther Marion Knifton. She died of natural causes at the age of 20.
Florrie Knifton was born at Milford, Derbyshire, and married John Bridges in 1931. This photograph was taken circa 1905.
This likeness of Francis Knifton dates from circa 1849 when it was presented to him as a wedding gift. At this time he was a servant at Mansby House, the home of CJ and Selina Sitwell.
Francis Henry Knifton was born at Idaho Springs, Clear Lake, Colorado, in May 1903. This photograph was taken at Corvallis High School in 1922.
Frank Knifton was born in Makeney, Derbyshire, in 1893. This photograph was taken circa 1905.
Frank was a farmer at Grange Farm, Milford, Derbyshire. He also started a quarry and haulage business, with his vehicles marked with the distinctive lettering 'E.M. Knifton'. He was a member of Milford Parish Council and President of Holbrook Miners' Welfare Social Club.
Frank Knifton was born in Duffield, Derbyshire, in 1866. He is pictured here with his twin children in 1911.
Frederick Knifton was born in Nottingham in 1914 but lived in London for most of his life.
Frederick Charles Knifton was born in Derby in 1910. This photograph was taken circa 1934.
Frederick was a constable and later a sergeant in the Leeds City Police Force.
This photograph was taken in the 1960's.
Gwynneth Lillie Knifton was born in Durham in 1920. She married Ronald Cunie Lamb in 1943.
Harry Knifton was born in Makeney, Derbyshire, in 1894. This photograph was taken circa 1905.
Harry Knifton is shown here with his two horses. This photograph was taken circa 1910.
Harry Knifton set-up a threshing business between 1934 and 1936, visiting farms across Derbyshire, including Hulland, Morley, Smalley, and Duffield. He became well-known in the local farming community. He is pictured here on his Fordson tractor.
Harry Knifton, August 1934.
Harry and Winifred (née Williams) Knifton, Warwickshire, circa 1960. Harry and Winifred's story can be read in the Biographies section.
Helen Knifton was born in Leatherhead, Surrey. She is pictured here with her husband Peter Deadman.
Private Herbert Knifton joined the 4th Battalion of the Leicestershire Regiment in 1939, before being transferred to the 7th Battalion of the Seaforth Highlanders in 1940. He was killed in action in the Reichwald Forest during the Second World War.
Hilda Dawn was born in Nottinghamshire in September 1912. She is pictured here with her sister Edna.
Hida Dawn married William Knifton in 1934.
Born at Hulland Ward in 1861, James William Knifton was a farmer at Milford, Derbyshire, and married Sarah Helen Knifton in 1889. His story can be read in the Biographies section.
In his youth, Jim was reknown as an excellent ploughman, competing in matches across England. He succeeded his father in managing the family haulage business with his wife Margaret.
Jim's recollections about our family history inspired much of my early research.
John ('Jack') Knifton was born in Milford, Derbyshire. He worked for Derbyshire County Council and married Connie Prebble. This photograph was taken circa 1905.
Born in London in 1855, John was the son of John and Maria Knifton. Known as Jack, he began boxing in 1876. This is an early likeness from that time.
At over six feet tall, Jack became known as 'The 81 Tonner', boxing both in the ring and at exhibitions.
In 1887 at the age of 21, Jack Knifton became the British Heavyweight Champion.
Jack was also a vestryman, bailiff, and landlord.
In 1893, Jack was landlord of the London Assurance public house, at 183 and 195 City Road, Shoreditch, London. This is a photograph from his visiting card. The story of Jack Knifton can be read in the Biographies section.
John Wesley Knifton was born in the United States in 1887.
John married Mary Virginia Pixler, and together they became notable dairy farmers in Sterling, Colorado.
This photograph shows John and Mary at their first home in Weld County, Colorado.
John Knifton, known as Jack, was an accomplished cyclist, being a member of the Leamington Cycling and Athletic Club. He took up competitive cycling at the age of 21 and was considered one of the fastest men in the 1930's. Jack was awarded several medals and a trophy.
John Knifton, also known as John Henry Knifton, joined the Queen's Own Riffles, Canada, as a Private in 1870. He is shown here in an 1878 photograph of Company 5. John is second from the left.
John progressed through the ranks, and in 1891 was promoted to Captain. This photograph of Officers of the Queen's Own Riffles was taken at Owen Sound on 24th May 1892. John is in the middle, seated on the ground.
Captain John Knifton of the Queen's Own Riffles of Canada, 1893.
John Frederick Joseph Knifton had a thirty-two year military career, achieving the position of Captain with an honoury rank of Major.
John Frederick Harold Knifton, known as Fred, was an aircrew member of Bomber Command during the Second World War.
Joseph Knifton was a farmer at Windley and Dalbury Lees, Derbyshire.
Joseph James Huggett Knifton was born at Shoreditch, London, in October 1857.
Born in Derby, England, in 1875, Joseph Thomas John Knifton emigrated to the United States with his parents in the late 1870's. He is shown her with his wife Philenia Lewis (née McCarroll).
Joseph farmed in Upland, Delaware, and later in Logan and Weld, Colorado.
Joseph Burrows Knifton was born in 1899 at Iowa, United States.
Leo Ernest Knifton was born in March 1904 at Tottenham, London.
Mabel Knifton, known as Poppy, was born in 1910 at Derby.
Maria Fanny Knifton married Edward Clark Stephenson in 1874. This photograph was taken circa 1894.
Reuben Knifton was born in Consett, Durham, in 1879.
Reuben became a mechanic fitter, living and working in the Consett area.
Richard Knifton started swimming in the early 1970's and won several awards. By 1979 he was on track to swim one million yards in under five years. His proudest moment was when he met Princess Diana.
Robert Knifton was born in Breadsall, Derbyshire, and farmed at Horsley, Chaddesden, and Morley. In 1902 he married Sarah Bailey.
Samuel Knifton lived in Ibstock, Leicestershire, and was a hairdresser and tobacconist. This photograph was taken in the late 1940's or early 1950's.
Sarah was born at Lichfield, Staffordshire, and married James William Knifton in 1889. Their story can be read in the Biographies section.
This photograph of Thomas Enoch Knifton was taken on his wedding day in 1936.
Born in Derbyshire, William Knifton moved to Canada where he joined the Canadian Army 1916. During the First World War, William fought at Vimy Ridge, Passchaendale, and the Somme. This photograph was taken in 1917.
William returned to England after the First World War.
William Knifton was born in 1886 at Nottingham and in 1905 married Agnes Land. Both William, Agnes, and their youngest daughter Rose, died during the Spanish Flue epidemic in 1918.
William Knifton was born in Nottingham on 16th August 1910.
William married Hilda Dawn in 1934.
Horsley Grange was built around 1880 and was the home of Enoch Knifton and his family.
This photograph, taken in the early 1900's, shows the building which in 1841 was a public house known as The Snake Inn. It was occupied by John Knifton.
