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Early Origins of the Lambertsen family

The surname Lambertsen was first found in county Berwick 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. The village of Lamberton in Berwickshire is first mentioned on a charter of King Edgar of Scotland in 1095 A.D.

Early History of the Lambertsen family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Lambertsen research. Another 174 words (12 lines of text) covering the years 1120, 1136, 1200, 1296, 1297, 1298, 1300, 1328, 1400 and 1600 are included under the topic Early Lambertsen History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Lambertsen Spelling Variations

During the era when a person's name, tribe and posterity was one of his most important possessions, many different spellings were found in the archives examined. Lambertsen occurred in many references, and spelling variations of the name found included Lamberton, Lambertone, Lambertown, Lambertson, Lamberson, Lamerson, Lambertsen, Lambyrton, Lambettson, Lamburton, Lambertun, Lambertoune and many more.

Early Notables of the Lambertsen family

Notable amongst the family name during their early history was William de Lamberton (died 1328), who was Bishop of St Andrews from 1297 (consecrated 1298) until his death. Lamberton was...
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United States Lambertsen migration to the United States +

Gradually becoming disenchanted with life in Ireland many of these uprooted families sailed aboard the armada of sailing ships known as the "White Sails" which plied the stormy Atlantic. These overcrowded ships often arrived with only 60 to 70% of their original passenger list, many dying of illness and the elements, were buried at sea. In North America, early immigrants bearing the family name Lambertsen, or a spelling variation of the surname include:

Lambertsen Settlers in United States in the 17th Century
  • Cornelis Lambertsen to New York in 1642
  • Cornelis Lambertsen, who landed in New Netherland(s) in 1642 1
  • Magdalene Lambertsen, who arrived in America in 1661 1
Lambertsen Settlers in United States in the 19th Century
  • M. Lambertsen to America in 1861


  1. 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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