Thursby History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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Early Origins of the Thursby family

The surname Thursby was first found in Cumberland, the name derives from Gospatrick, Lord of Thoresby, from whom was descended Thomas Thoresby of Braithwaite in Cumberland. The village named Thursby is still there today and dates back to 1165 when it was recorded as Thoresby. The name is generally thought to have been derived from the personal name Thorir, and in the case of the village, would have meant "farmstead or village of a man called Thorir."1

Alternatively, the name could have been derived from "North and South Thoresby, parishes in Lincolnshire. The family claim Saxon origin, being derived from Gospatrick, lord of Thoresby, who was living at the time of the Conquest. " 2

John Thoresby (d. 1373), was Archbishop of York and Chancellor, the son of Hugh de Thoresby of Thoresby in Wensleydale, Yorkshire. "He seems to have been educated at Oxford, and as early as 15 Oct. 1320, when an acolyte, was presented to the living of Bramwith, Yorkshire, by Thomas, Earl of Lancaster. " 3

Early History of the Thursby family

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Thursby Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Thorsby, Thoresby Thorisbye, Thursby and others.

Early Notables of the Thursby family

Notable amongst the family at this time was Ralph Thoresby (1658-1725), an English antiquary and topographer, the son of John Thoresby by his wife Ruth, daughter of Ralph Idle of Bulmer in the West Riding of Yorkshire. "His father was a Leeds wool and cloth merchant in good circumstances, who had served in the parliamentarian army under...
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Thursby migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Thursby Settlers in United States in the 17th Century

James Thursby, who arrived in Virginia in 1622 4
James Thursby, who settled in Virginia in 1623

Thursby Settlers in United States in the 18th Century

Edward Thursby, who arrived in Philadelphia in 1795

Thursby Settlers in United States in the 19th Century

Richard Thursby, who landed in Allegany (Allegheny) County, Pennsylvania in 1860 4

Thursby migration to Canada +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Thursby Settlers in Canada in the 18th Century

William Thursby, who settled in Nova Scotia in 1774

Thursby Settlers in Canada in the 19th Century

Ann Thursby, aged 30, a widow, who arrived in Saint John, New Brunswick in 1833 aboard the schooner "Sarah" from Belfast, Ireland
Ellenor Thursby, aged 6, who arrived in Saint John, New Brunswick in 1833 aboard the schooner "Sarah" from Belfast, Ireland
John Thursby, aged 5, who arrived in Saint John, New Brunswick in 1833 aboard the schooner "Sarah" from Belfast, Ireland
Jane Thursby, aged 3, who arrived in Saint John, New Brunswick in 1833 aboard the schooner "Sarah" from Belfast, Ireland

Contemporary Notables of the name Thursby (post 1700) +

Emma Cecilia Thursby (1845-1931), American popular singer both in Europe and the United States in the late 1800s
Louis P Thursby, American whose house that was built in 1872 is now designated as a historic home in Orange City, Florida and registered with the U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Admiral Sir Cecil Fiennes Thursby KCB KCMG (1861-1936), Royal Navy officer, Commander-in-Chief, Plymouth
Sir George James Thursby (1869-1941), 3rd Baronet of Ormerod House and Holmhurst, Lancashire
Sir John Ormerod Scarlett Thursby (1861-1920), 2nd Baronet of Ormerod House and Holmhurst, Lancashire
Sir John Hardy Thursby (1826-1901), 1st Baronet of Ormerod House and Holmhurst, Lancashire
Trent Thursby Alvey (b. 1948), American mixed-media artist

Citations +

Mills, A.D., Dictionary of English Place-Names. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1991. Print. (ISBN 0-19-869156-4)
Lower, Mark Anthony, Patronymica Britannica, A Dictionary of Family Names of the United Kingdom. London: John Russel Smith, 1860. Print.
Smith, George (ed), Dictionary of National Biography. London: Smith, Elder & Co., 1885-1900. 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)