He must have been the heir to a Baronetcy. My guess is that his father died while his mother was preganant. Baronets are hereditary knights - I think James I started to create them in order to raise money! Christopher Richards ----- Original Message ----- From: "henry griffiths" <henry@sgriffiths33.freeserve.co.uk> To: <FREEBMD-DISCUSS-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Monday, April 05, 2004 8:52 AM Subject: Knighthood > Hi > > I always thought you had to wait a while before receiving a knighthood but this chap must have been in the know, just transcribed in the September Quarter, 1908 Births, > > Sleath, Sir Michael J., W. Ham, 4a, 419 > > Henry > > > ============================== > Gain access to over two billion names including the new Immigration > Collection with an Ancestry.com free trial. Click to learn more. > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=4930&sourceid=1237 > > >