William Nightingale had been born with the surname Shore but he had changed it to Nightingale after inheriting from a rich relative, Peter Nightingale of Lea, near Matlock, Derbyshire.
William ruwisenyor had been ipinanganak sa apelyido Shore ngunit niya ito ay nagbago sa ruwisenyor matapos inheriting mula sa isang mayamang kamag-anak, Peter ruwisenyor ng Lea, malapit Matlock, Derbyshire.