Ditchburn History, Family Crest & Coats of ArmsEarly Origins of the Ditchburn familyThe surname Ditchburn was first found in Northumberland where they held a family seat on the English/Scottish border. Their seated was at Ditchburn in the parish of Ellingham. After the Norman Conquest of England many of Duke William's rebellious Barons moved north. The border became a convenient no-man's land. Notable families such as the Percy, the Umfravilles and the Nevilles gathered many supporting clans around them. In the 16th century they became known as the 'unruly clans'. In that century, many of those clans drove their herds south, and they settled in Yorkshire and Lancashire. The name was first recorded in Cumberland as well as Northumberland. Early History of the Ditchburn familyThis web page shows only a small excerpt of our Ditchburn research. Another 72 words (5 lines of text) are included under the topic Early Ditchburn History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Ditchburn Spelling VariationsSpelling variations of this family name include: Ditchburn, Ditchbynre, Dishburn, Dichburn, Dechburn, Decheburn and many more. Early Notables of the Ditchburn familyNotable amongst the family name during their early history was
Migration of the Ditchburn familySome of the first settlers of this family name or some of its variants were: settlers, who arrived along the eastern seaboard, from Newfoundland, to Maine, to Virginia, the Carolinas, and to the islands.
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