On 11 Jul at 15:29, Peter Haizelden <webmaster@haizelden.co.uk> wrote: <snip for brevity> > Unfortunately, it's a misnomer to assume everyone of rank or > profession is included in Who's Who. The publication has always > invited those listed and not according to their rank in Society – > think of all those pop musicians and film stars. Therefore the widows > of knights, baronets, and peers were not necessarily included. The > opposite is so of Kelly's Handbook which lists the peerage, knightage, > and baronetage - including the widows - bishops and other senior > church officials, JP's and lords lieutenant, VC’s, DSO's, holders of > insignia of the rank of commander and above, and a few others. Agreed that Lady Fulton could be anyone but there are two Fulton Knights to be found in Shaw's "The Knights of England": Knight of the Royal Hanover Guelphic order: 1837 Lt Col James Forrest Fulton (vol I, p. 476). Knight Bachelor: 1892, Dec 2. Forrest Fulton, QC, common serjeant of the City of London (vol II, p. 391). I am inclined to suggest that she might have been the widow of the latter as people were not appointed QC unless they had shown proficiency at ordinary barristering and then QC fees were a step-function larger. So she might have had a bob or two. -- Tim Powys-Lybbe tim@powys.org for a miscellany of bygones: http://powys.org/