Hi James, In a nutshell, yes. Most modern knighthoods awarded are "Knight of the British Empire" which carries the suffix KBE eg. Sir Joe Blogs KBE, older ones are Knights of the Garter, Knights of the Thistle (Scottish), but in medieval times I think we are usually just referring to a "Sir" without a suffix. Although the prefix "Sir" may be used by certain peers and their descendants.
The KBE is a 20th century order, and hence is definitely not applicable to your relatives, and I am reasonable certain that they were not Knights of the Garter or the Thistle, so probably simply Knights, awarded the prefix "Sir". Best wishes, Ron http://www.fergys.co.uk/ -----Original Message----- From: James Cook Sent: Sunday, March 06, 2011 2:33 AM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [LegacyUG] Best way to record someone was a Knight (as in shining armor)? Is 'Sir' all that is needed? Is the word 'Knight' entered into Legacy anywhere (suffix, event)? I had not considered there were different orders initially, so perhaps a membership event makes more sense there. On Sat, Mar 5, 2011 at 5:35 PM, Ron Ferguson <[email protected]> wrote: > James, > > Thank you for the added detail. I have already answered your first > question, > A knight has the prefix "Sir" and the suffix would depend on the order of > chivalry which is not known. > Legacy User Group guidelines: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Etiquette.asp Archived messages after Nov. 21 2009: http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ Archived messages from old mail server - before Nov. 21 2009: http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ Online technical support: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Help.asp To unsubscribe: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/LegacyLists.asp
