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England
Ireland

Winstone is a name that was brought to England by the ancestors of the Winstone family when they emigrated following the Norman Conquest of 1066. The name Winstone comes from the Old English personal name Wynstan. That name is derived from the Old English elements wyn, meaning joy, and stan, meaning stone.

Early Origins of the Winstone family

The surname Winstone was first found in Gloucestershire where they are conjecturally descended from Ansfrid de Cormeiles, a Norman knight from the Abbey of Cormeiles in Normandy.

Early History of the Winstone family

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Winstone Spelling Variations

A multitude of spelling variations characterize Norman surnames. Many variations occurred because Old and Middle English lacked any definite spelling rules. The introduction of Norman French to England also had a pronounced effect, as did the court languages of Latin and French. Therefore, one person was often referred to by several different spellings in a single lifetime. The various spellings include Winston, Winstone and others.

Early Notables of the Winstone family

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Migration of the Winstone family to Ireland

Some of the Winstone family moved to Ireland, but this topic is not covered in this excerpt.
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Winstone migration to the United States +

Many English families left England, to avoid the chaos of their homeland and migrated to the many British colonies abroad. Although the conditions on the ships were extremely cramped, and some travelers arrived diseased, starving, and destitute, once in the colonies, many of the families prospered and made valuable contributions to the cultures of what would become the United States and Canada. Research into the origins of individual families in North America has revealed records of the immigration of a number of people bearing the name Winstone or a variant listed above:

Winstone Settlers in United States in the 17th Century

John Winstone, who arrived in New England in 1648 1

Winstone migration to Australia +

Emigration to Australia followed the First Fleets of convicts, tradespeople and early settlers. Early immigrants include:

Winstone Settlers in Australia in the 19th Century

William Winstone, aged 20, who arrived in South Australia in 1852 aboard the ship "Sea Park" 2
Thomas Winstone, aged 32, who arrived in South Australia in 1852 aboard the ship "Sea Park" 2

Winstone migration to New Zealand +

Emigration to New Zealand followed in the footsteps of the European explorers, such as Captain Cook (1769-70): first came sealers, whalers, missionaries, and traders. By 1838, the British New Zealand Company had begun buying land from the Maori tribes, and selling it to settlers, and, after the Treaty of Waitangi in 1840, many British families set out on the arduous six month journey from Britain to Aotearoa to start a new life. Early immigrants include:

Winstone Settlers in New Zealand in the 19th Century

James Winstone, who arrived in Auckland, New Zealand aboard the ship "Caduceus" in 1872 3
George Winstone, aged 27, a tailor, who arrived in Wellington, New Zealand aboard the ship "Soukar" in 1874
Jane Winstone, aged 24, who arrived in Wellington, New Zealand aboard the ship "Soukar" in 1874
Gertrude G. Winstone, aged 4, who arrived in Wellington, New Zealand aboard the ship "Soukar" in 1874
Ada Winstone, aged 2, who arrived in Wellington, New Zealand aboard the ship "Soukar" in 1874
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Historic Events for the Winstone family +

HMS Repulse

Mr. Cyril Winstone, British Musician, who sailed into battle on the HMS Repulse (1941) and survived the sinking and was evacuated 4

Citations +

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)
South Australian Register Tuesday 3 February 1852. (Retrieved 2010, November 5) SEA PARK 1852. Retrieved http://www.theshipslist.com/ships/australia/seapark1852.shtml
New Zealand Yesteryears Passenger Lists 1800 to 1900 (Retrieved 5th November 2010). Retrieved from http://www.yesteryears.co.nz/shipping/passlist.html
HMS Repulse Crew members. (Retrieved 2014, April 9) . Retrieved from http://www.forcez-survivors.org.uk/biographies/listrepulsecrew.html