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William Nightingale

British Unitarian (1794–1874)
Person Human Q2578633

Facts

16 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[12]
Date of birth
February 15, 1794
Date of death
1874
Place of birth
Dethick, Lea and Holloway
Country of citizenship
Kingdom of Great Britain, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland[9][10]
Position held
High Sheriff of Hampshire[11]
Father
William Shore[4]
Mother
Mary Evans[5]
Spouse
Frances Smith[6]
Child
Florence Nightingale, Frances Parthenope Verney[7][8]
Sibling
Mary Shore[19]
Birth name
William Shore[18]
Family name
Shore, Nightingale[13][14]
Given name
William[15]
Relative
William Shore Smith, Barbara Bodichon[16][17]
🏷️ Also known as
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🔖 Identifiers · 10
Darwin Correspondence ID
3531
FactGrid item ID
constant time
Freebase ID
/m/09v3rhd
Geni profile ID
6000000001319637196
Kindred Britain ID
I9503
Prabook ID
1749957
SNARC ID
Ulysse Pastre
The Peerage person ID
p32050.htm#i320492
UK National Archives ID
F69112
WikiTree person ID
Shore-187

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Summary

William Nightingale was born on February 15, 1794[1], in Dethick, Lea and Holloway[2]. He died in 1874[3].

FAQs

Where was William Nightingale born?

William Nightingale's place of birth was Dethick, Lea and Holloway[2].

Who were William Nightingale's parents?

William Nightingale's father was William Shore[4]. William Nightingale's mother was Mary Evans[5].

Who was William Nightingale married to?

William Nightingale's spouses include Frances Smith[6].

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [4] ↑ . The Peerage. wikidata.org.
  4. [5] ↑ . Kindred Britain. wikidata.org.
  5. [6] ↑ . Kindred Britain. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [11] ↑ . The London Gazette 18550. wikidata.org.
  9. [7] ↑ . Kindred Britain. wikidata.org.
  10. [8] ↑ . The Peerage. wikidata.org.
  11. [1] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [3] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [16] ↑ . darwinproject.ac.uk. darwinproject.ac.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [19] ↑ . Kindred Britain. wikidata.org.

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Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 21w ago · Pigsonthewing · 2026-06-10 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Relative → William Shore Smith, Barbara Bodichon
    "Created claim: Relative: William Shore Smith"
  2. 24w ago · Quesotiotyo · 2026-05-20 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Given name → William
    Spouse → Frances Smith
    Family name → Shore, Nightingale
    Sibling → Mary Shore
    + 22 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "Created claim: Darwin Correspondence ID: 3531, batch #258229"
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