Born in Plymouth, Devon, England
Ancestors 
Daughter of James Hawker RN
and Dorothea (Nicholls) Hawker
Sister of
Edward Hawker RN
Wife of
William Knighton 1st Bt
— married
4 Aug 1800 in St Charles the Martyr. Plymouth
Mother of
Mary Frances (Knighton) Ellis
Died
at about age 55
in Blendworth, Hampshire, England
Profile last modified
| Created 16 Feb 2019
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Biography
Dorothea was born in 1780 in Plymouth, Devon, England and christened at the church of Charles the Martyr, Plymouth on 10 February 1780. She was the daughter of Captain James Hawker and Dorothea Nicholls.
Dorothea married physician William Knighton on 2 August 1800 at Charles the Martyr, Plymouth, Devon[1]
William Knighton would later become surgeon to King George IV. Dorothea, an accomplished artist, compiled and published her husband's memoir after his death.
She passed away in 1836.
Sources
- ↑ "England, Devon and Cornwall Marriages, 1660-1912," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QGY9-ZDK4 : 20 March 2018), William Knighton and Dorothea Hawker, 2 Aug 1800; citing Marriage, Plymouth, Devon, England, United Kingdom, the Devon Record Office, Exeter. [1]
- Biographical details: Wikepedia [2]
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