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Where did the Scottish Denison family come from? What is the Scottish Denison family crest and coat of arms? When did the Denison family first arrive in the United States? Where did the various branches of the family go? What is the Denison family history?
The Denison surname comes from the place name Danzielstoun, in Scotland. Thus Denison is a local surname, which belongs to a category of hereditary surnames derived from pre-existing names for towns, villages, parishes, or farmsteads.
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Please remember that this page is only a small extract of our complete history that includes: - Ancient origin of the name (usually pre-1100)
- Known spelling variations
- Early movement of the family name during the Middle Ages
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- First settlers to North America
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Spelling variations of this family name include: Denison, Denniston, Dennistoun, Deniston, Denistoun, Dinniston, Dinnistoun and many more.First found in Renfrewshire, where they held a family seat from very ancient times, some say well before the Norman Conquest and the arrival of Duke William at Hastings in 1066 A.D.
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This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Denison research. Another 239 words(17 lines of text) covering the years 1060, 1296, and 1694 are included under the topic Early Denison History in all our PDF Extended History products.
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Our PDF Extended History includes the Life In Ireland!
Some of the Denison family moved to Ireland, but this topic is not covered in this excerpt. Another 103 words(7 lines of text) about their life in Ireland is included in all our PDF Extended History products.
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This is a small excerpt from our full listing of settlers for the name Denison. Our PDF Extended History provide the complete listing from our dbase of over 500,000 settlers!
Some of the first settlers of this family name were:
Denison Settlers in the United States in the 17th Century
- Edward Denison, who settled in Virginia in 1623
- Edward Denison, who landed in Virginia in 1623
- William Denison, his wife Margaret, and their three sons, who settled in Massachusetts in 1631
- William Denison, who landed in Massachusetts in 1631
- Margaret Denison, who landed in Massachusetts in 1632
Denison Settlers in the United States in the 18th Century
- Catherine Denison, who settled in Maryland in 1735
Denison Settlers in the United States in the 19th Century
- James Denison, who landed in Allegany (Allegheny) County, Pa in 1838
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- Ellery Denison (1900-1989), American philatelist who specialized in the postage stamps and postal history of China
- Sir William Thomas Denison (1804-1871), British army officer and colonial administrator, Governor of New South Wales (1855-1861) and Governor of Madras (1861-1866)
- John Evelyn Denison (1800-1873), English Politician, Speaker of the House of Commons (1857-1872), created Viscount Ossington
- Albert Denison (d. 1860), English nobleman, formerly a Conyngham, created Baron Londesborough
- Michael Denison CBE (1915-1998), noted English actor
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- Denison Genealogy: Ancestors and Descendants of Captain George Denison by Elverton Glenn Denison.
- A Record of the Descendants of Capt. George Denison of Stonington, Connecticut: With Notices of His Father and Brothers, and Some Account of Other Denisons Who Settled in America in the Colony Times by John Denison Baldwin.
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Our PDF Coat of Arms + Extended History product is the whole package all in one. With a full color Coat of Arms along with a very detailed History, full symbolism, bibliography and settlers listed by the centuries.
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- Dorward, David. Scottish Surnames. Glasgow: Harper Collins, 1995. Print.
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- Warner, Philip Warner. Famous Scottish Battles. New York: Barnes and Noble, 1996. Print. (ISBN 0-76070-004-4).
- Burke, Sir Bernard. Genealogical and Heraldic History of the Peerage and Baronetage, The Privy Council, Knightage and Compainonage. London: Burke Publishing, 1921. Print.
- Holt, J.C. Ed. Domesday Studies. Woodbridge: Boydell, 1987. Print. (ISBN 0-85115-477-8).
- Chadwick, Nora Kershaw and J.X.W.P Corcoran. The Celts. London: Penguin, 1970. Print. (ISBN 0140212116).
- Scarlett, James D. Tartan The Highland Textile. London: Shepheard-Walwyn, 1990. Print. (ISBN 0-85683-120-4).
- Innes, Thomas and Learney. Scots Heraldry A Practical Handbook on the Historical Principles and Mordern Application of the Art and Science. London: Oliver and Boyd, 1934. Print.
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