>From my studies I am certain that if any were properly knighted by the Crown, the Crown maintained a record of knighthoods. If Britain, the offices for the Royal Family may be contacted and the Royal Archivist will verify knighthoods. I read that this is done at no fee and is public information. Perhaps one of our English cousins might be willing to do a little research for us? Walter Dutton Phyllis Ryerse wrote: > While we're all talking about Visitations and Coats-of-arms etc........let > me throw out another question. > > From these wonderful charts that we all now have.......I see a whole long > string of "Sirs"......for several generations in a row there for awhile. > I understand that the title of "Sir" indicates that these fellows were all > knights. Real for sure Knights!! > > Now I'd like to know what kind of ceremonies took place to make them > Knights.....who took part.....where did they take place......(and did they > serve tea and crumpets afterwards to celebrate the event!!) ;-)) > > And since there were more than one of them......can I assume there was > more than one ceremony - over the generations when each one of them in turn > was knighted? And what little I know about "arms," each one would have had > his own design....similar perhaps to those of his father but with an > additional quartering or ......something to indicate a difference. I think > I have that right. So this explains the different Dutton arms we > have....they belonged to one or another of those Sir Hughs etc.?? > > We dumb Americans only have a "Hollywood idea" of how one becomes a > Knight. (Some of us even have to rely on Disney fantasy to imagine how > "knighting" ceremonies were conducted! haha!) > How far from reality do our ideas fall? > > It's so nice to have some of our U.K. cousins in this group......they're > probably hooting and hollering over this one!! > But....be kind, fellas........educate me gently on this one! ;-) > > Phyllis in Atlanta > (just saw a full color illustration of the Bayeaux Tapestry.......wow! > so I'm thinking about Knights today!)