| ![Show Contents]() Duxbury History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms
The ancestors of the name Duxbury date back to the Anglo-Saxon tribes of Britain. The name is derived from when the Duxbury family lived in the township of Duxbury, in the parish of Standish in the county of Lancashire. Early Origins of the Duxbury familyThe surname Duxbury was first found in Lancashire at Duxbury, a township, in the district chapelry of Adlington, parish of Standish, union of Chorley, hundred of Leyland. "Duxbury gave name at an early period to a family, of whom Adam, in the reign of Edward I., held a moiety of the town.'" 1 A later branch of the family was found in the township of Gransmoor in the East Riding of Yorkshire. There, W. D. Thornton Duesbery, Esq., originally of Skelton, near York is Lord of the Manor and he benevolently had a schoolroom built at his expense. 1 Early History of the Duxbury familyThis web page shows only a small excerpt of our Duxbury research. Another 59 words (4 lines of text) covering the year 1729 is included under the topic Early Duxbury History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Duxbury Spelling VariationsIt is only in the last few hundred years that the English language has been standardized. For that reason, early Anglo-Saxon surnames like Duxbury are characterized by many spelling variations. As the English language changed and incorporated elements of other European languages, even literate people changed the spelling of their names. The variations of the name Duxbury include: Duxbury, Dewsbury, Dusebury, Dusbury, Jewsbury and others. Early Notables of the Duxbury familyDistinguished members of the family include - Don Lorenzo Duxbury who migrated to Spain and became a Super Captain in the Spanish War in 1729
 Migration of the Duxbury family to Ireland
Some of the Duxbury family moved to Ireland, but this topic is not covered in this excerpt. More information about their life in Ireland is included in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.
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Many English families tired of political and religious strife left Britain for the new colonies in North America. Although the trip itself offered no relief - conditions on the ships were extremely cramped, and many travelers arrived diseased, starving, and destitute - these immigrants believed the opportunities that awaited them were worth the risks. Once in the colonies, many of the families did indeed prosper and, in turn, made significant contributions to the culture and economies of the growing colonies. An inquiry into the early roots of North American families has revealed a number of immigrants bearing the name Duxbury or a variant listed above:
Duxbury Settlers in United States in the 19th Century- David Duxbury, aged 43, who landed in Rhode Island in 1812 2
- Robert Duxbury who landed in Philadelphia in 1868
- Thomas Duxbury, who landed in the same port in 1872
Duxbury Settlers in United States in the 20th Century- Elizabeth Duxbury, aged 31, who immigrated to the United States from Ribchester, England, in 1909
- Elizabeth Agnes Duxbury, aged 2, who immigrated to the United States from Ribchester, England, in 1909
- Elizabeth Duxbury, aged 27, who settled in America from St. Annes on Sea, England, in 1912
- Catherine Duxbury, aged 54, who landed in America from Keighley, England, in 1912
- Charles Duxbury, aged 4, who settled in America from Leeds, England, in 1913
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| Contemporary Notables of the name Duxbury (post 1700) | + |
- F. A. Duxbury (b. 1863), American Republican politician, Member of Minnesota State Senate 1st District, 1911-18; Defeated, 1918; Delegate to Republican National Convention from Minnesota, 1916 3
- Lee Duxbury (b. 1969), English former professional footballer
- Michael "Mike" Duxbury (b. 1959), English football player who won 10 caps for England
- Air Marshal Sir "John" Barry Duxbury KCB, CBE (1934-1997), British commander in the Royal Air Force, Air Secretary
- Graham Duxbury, South African racing driver, winner of the South African National Drivers Championship (1982)
- Leslie Duxbury (1926-2005), British newspaper sports writer and columnist who turned his attention to television and became a prolific writer on the top rated ITV1 soap opera, Coronation Street, finally retiring from the series in 1990
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- Miss Thelma Duxbury (1908-1917), Canadian resident from Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada who died in the Halifax Explosion (1917) 4
- Master Gerald Duxbury (1910-1917), Canadian resident from Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada who died in the Halifax Explosion (1917) 4
- Master Gordon Duxbury (1912-1917), Canadian resident from Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada who died in the Halifax Explosion (1917) 4
- Mrs. Lillian Duxbury (1879-1917), Canadian resident from Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada who died in the Halifax Explosion (1917) 4
- Mrs. Thelma Duxbury (1879-1917), Canadian resident from Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada who died in the Halifax Explosion (1917) 4
- ... (Another 2 entries are available in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.)
- Lewis, Samuel, A Topographical Dictionary of England. Institute of Historical Research, 1848, Print.
- Filby, P. William, Meyer, Mary K., Passenger and immigration lists index : a guide to published arrival records of about 500,000 passengers who came to the United States and Canada in the seventeenth, eighteenth, and nineteenth centuries. 1982-1985 Cumulated Supplements in Four Volumes Detroit, Mich. : Gale Research Co., 1985, Print (ISBN 0-8103-1795-8)
- The Political Graveyard: Alphabetical Name Index. (Retrieved 2015, October 9) . Retrieved from http://politicalgraveyard.com/alpha/index.html
- Halifax Explosion Book of Remembrance | Maritime Museum of the Atlantic. (Retrieved 2014, June 23) . Retrieved from https://maritimemuseum.novascotia.ca/what-see-do/halifax-explosion/halifax-explosion-book-remembrance
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