Kilbourn History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

Origins Available:
England

The Kilbourn name has descended through the generations from the ancient Anglo-Saxon culture. Their name comes from having lived in one of three places: Kilbourne, a township, in the parish of Horsley, union of Belper, hundred of Morleston and Litchurch, in Derbyshire; or Kilburn, a hamlet, in Middlesex; or Kilburn, a parish in the North Riding of Yorkshire. 1

It is generally thought that the Yorkshire parish is the oldest as it was listed in the Domesday Book of 1086 as Chileburne. 2 The Middlesex (Greater London) parish dates back to c. 1130 when it was known as Cuneburna and finally the Derbyshire parish was known as Kileburn in 1179. All were derived from the Old English "stream by a kiln 3 or "stream of a man called Cylla." 4

Early Origins of the Kilbourn family

The surname Kilbourn was first found in Derbyshire where Ralph le Kylburn was listed in the Hundredorum Rolls of 1273. 5

A few years later in 1284, Richard de Killeburne was listed in Yorkshire and later again, Thomas de Kilburn was similarly listed there in 1305. 6

Early History of the Kilbourn family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Kilbourn research. Another 144 words (10 lines of text) covering the years 1273, 1576, 1587, 1605, 1623, 1626, 1746 and 1807 are included under the topic Early Kilbourn History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Kilbourn Spelling Variations

Only recently has spelling become standardized in the English language. As the English language evolved in the Middle Ages, the spelling of names changed also. The name Kilbourn has undergone many spelling variations, including Kilborne, Kilbourn, Kilbourne, Kilburn, Kilburne and others.

Early Notables of the Kilbourn family

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Kilbourn migration to the United States +

To escape the unstable social climate in England of this time, many families boarded ships for the New World with the hope of finding land, opportunity, and greater religious and political freedom. Although the voyages were expensive, crowded, and difficult, those families that arrived often found greater opportunities and freedoms than they could have experienced at home. Many of those families went on to make significant contributions to the rapidly developing colonies in which they settled. Early North American records indicate many people bearing the name Kilbourn were among those contributors:

Kilbourn Settlers in United States in the 17th Century

Thomas Kilbourn, who landed in Connecticut in 1635 7

Kilbourn Settlers in United States in the 19th Century

Bridget Kilbourn, aged 13, who arrived in New York, NY in 1850 7
Lysle Kilbourn, aged 3, who immigrated to America from Axbridge, in 1898
Mason Kilbourn, aged 6, who landed in America from Axbridge, in 1898

Kilbourn Settlers in United States in the 20th Century

Effie Kilbourn, aged 44, who settled in America from London, in 1904
W. H. Kilbourn, aged 30, who landed in America, in 1904
William N. Kilbourn, aged 31, who settled in America, in 1905
Emma Gertrude Kilbourn, aged 30, who landed in America from London, England, in 1914
Ruth Kilbourn, aged 22, who immigrated to the United States, in 1916

Kilbourn migration to Canada +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Kilbourn Settlers in Canada in the 20th Century

F.H. Kilbourn, aged 45, who landed in Own Sound, Canada, in 1910
H.O. Kilbourn, aged 39, who settled in Owen Sound, Canada, in 1910
Helen Quay Kilbourn, aged 40, who immigrated to Owen Sound, Canada, in 1913
Francis H. Kilbourn, aged 47, who immigrated to Owen Sound, Canada, in 1913

Contemporary Notables of the name Kilbourn (post 1700) +

Byron Kilbourn (1801-1870), American surveyor, railroad executive, and politician, founder of Milwaukee, Wisconsin, son of James Kilbourne
Ruth Kilbourn (b. 1895), American Chicago-area dancer and dance teacher
William B. Kilbourn, American Democratic Party politician, Postmaster at Big Stone Gap, Virginia, 1888-89 8
Richard C. Kilbourn, American Republican politician, Candidate for U.S. Representative from Connecticut 6th District, 1970 8
Henry Kilbourn, American politician, Member of Connecticut State House of Representatives from Hartford, 1825, 1827, 1835; Connecticut state comptroller, 1838-42 8
Harry N. Kilbourn, American politician, Warden (borough president) of Bantam, Connecticut, 1947 8
Edward O. Kilbourn, American Democratic Party politician, Candidate for Connecticut State House of Representatives from New Britain, 1906 8
Charles Dudley Kilbourn (1884-1966), American Republican politician, Dairy farmer; Member of Connecticut State House of Representatives from Litchfield; elected 1926 8
Byron H. Kilbourn (1801-1870), American Democratic Party politician, Mayor of Milwaukee, Wisconsin, 1848-49, 1854-55 8
Rosemary Kilbourn (b. 1931), Canadian printmaker elected to the Royal Canadian Academy of Arts in 1977
... (Another 1 notables are available in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.)

Citations +

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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)
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