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Early Origins of the Berwick family

The surname Berwick was first found in Berwickshire in Scotland and Northumberland in England, where "this surname is derived from the famous Border town of the same name. Rather curiously the surname is not uncommon at the present day in Fife. John de Berwic was rector of Renfrew in 1295, and in the year following Geoffry of Berewick, Burgess of Roxburgh, rendered homage [to King Edward I of England]. " 1

Further to the south in England, John de Berewyk (d. 1312), was an English judge, who "was entrusted with the charge of the vacant abbey of St. Edmund, 1278-1279, and of the see of Lincoln during the interval which elapsed between the death of Benedict, otherwise Richard, de Gravesend, 1279, and the appointment of his successor in the episcopate, Oliver Sutton, 1280-1281." 2

In Wiltshire, there were two early listings in the Hundredorum Rolls of 1273: Sampson de Berwyk; and Philip de Berwyke. 3

Moving further north again, the Yorkshire Poll Tax Rolls of 1379 listed Johannes de Berwyk as holding lands there at that time. 3

Early History of the Berwick family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Berwick research. Another 77 words (6 lines of text) covering the years 1263, 1278, 1279, 1280, 1281, 1284, 1290, 1292, 1294, 1295, 1305, 1309, 1312, 1399, 1476, 1615, 1628, 1629 and 1728 are included under the topic Early Berwick History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Berwick Spelling Variations

The name, Berwick, occurred in many references, and from time to time, it was spelt Berwick, Bewick, Berwicke, Bewicke and others.

Early Notables of the Berwick family

  • Thomas Berwick was Member of Parliament for Shrewsbury, England in 1399

Berwick Ranking

the United States, the name Berwick is the 14,121st most popular surname with an estimated 2,487 people with that name. 4

Berwick migration to the United States +

The New World beckoned settlers from the Scottish-English borders. They sailed aboard the armada of sailing ships known as the "White Sails" which plied the stormy Atlantic. Some called them, less romantically, the "coffin ships." Among the early settlers bearing the Berwick surname who came to North America were:

Berwick Settlers in United States in the 17th Century
  • Richard Berwick, who landed in Maryland in 1639 5
  • Daniel Berwick, who arrived in Annapoligi, Maryland in 1652 5
  • John Berwick, who landed in Virginia in 1664 5
Berwick Settlers in United States in the 18th Century
  • Antho Berwick, who landed in Virginia in 1704 5
Berwick Settlers in United States in the 19th Century
  • Thomas Berwick, who landed in Louisiana in 1805 5
  • James Berwick who settled in New Orleans in 1821
  • Mr. William Berwick, aged 21, British mechanic who arrived in New York aboard the ship "Empire" on 6th July 1847
  • Max Berwick, aged 28, who arrived in Boston, Massachusetts in 1848 5
Berwick Settlers in United States in the 20th Century
  • Joseph Berwick, aged 28, who immigrated to the United States from Newcastle on Tyme, in 1904
  • Elizabeth Berwick, aged 56, who immigrated to America from Walker-on-Tyne, in 1906
  • Agnes Berwick, aged 22, who immigrated to America from Edinburgh, Scotland, in 1907
  • Clara Berwick, aged 48, who settled in America from Southampton, England, in 1908
  • Frederick L. Berwick, aged 27, who immigrated to the United States from London, England, in 1909
  • ... (More are available in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.)

Berwick migration to Canada +

Berwick Settlers in Canada in the 18th Century
  • Robert Berwick, who arrived in Nova Scotia in 1750
  • Robert Berwick, who landed in Nova Scotia in 1774
  • George Berwick, who landed in Nova Scotia in 1774
  • Mrs. Berwick, who landed in Nova Scotia in 1774
  • Ann Berwick, who arrived in Nova Scotia in 1774

Berwick migration to Australia +

Berwick Settlers in Australia in the 19th Century
  • Mr. John Berwick, English convict who was convicted in Durham, England for 14 years, transported aboard the "Champion" on 24th May 1827, arriving in New South Wales, Australia 6
  • Mr. George Berwick, English convict who was convicted in Lancaster, Lancashire, England for 7 years, transported aboard the "Camden" on 21st September 1832, arriving in New South Wales, Australia 7
  • Mr. James Berwick, (b. 1815), aged 20, British groom who was tried in London, England in May 1834 for 14 years for theft, transported aboard the "George III" on 12th December 1834, going to Van Diemen's Land (Tasmania) she sunk on the 12th Marh 1835, he survived 8
  • Thomas Berwick, who arrived in Adelaide, Australia aboard the ship "Bolton" in 1848 9
  • Thomas Berwick (1825-1891), English convict who arrived in Western Australia aboard the ship "Hougoumont", the last convict ship in 1868

Contemporary Notables of the name Berwick (post 1700) +

  • Donald M. Berwick (b. 1946), American academic, 13th Administrator of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS)
  • Irvin Berwick (b. 1914), American film director, producer and screenwriter
  • Jeffrey David Berwick (b. 1970), Canadian-born, Dominican entrepreneur, libertarian and anarcho-capitalist activist, founder of Stockhouse.com in 1994
  • Frances Berwick, British television executive, Chairman, NBCUniversal Entertainment at NBCUniversal
  • Edward Berwick (1750-1877), Irish lawyer and educationalist, who served as President of Queen's College Galway (1850-1877) 10
  • Dennison Berwick (b. 1956), English-born, Canadian author and travel writer
  • James Fitzjames Berwick (1670-1734), French marshal
  • Sir Berwick Hungerford Lechmere (d. 2001), British 6th baronet
HMAS Sydney II
  • Mr. George Ross Berwick (1919-1941), Australian Wireman from Traralgon, Victoria, Australia, who sailed into battle aboard HMAS Sydney II and died in the sinking 11
  1. Black, George F., The Surnames of Scotland Their Origin, Meaning and History. New York: New York Public Library, 1946. Print. (ISBN 0-87104-172-3)
  2. Smith, George (ed), Dictionary of National Biography. London: Smith, Elder & Co., 1885-1900. Print
  3. Bardsley, C.W, A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames: With Special American Instances. Wiltshire: Heraldry Today, 1901. Print. (ISBN 0-900455-44-6)
  4. "What are the 5,000 Most Common Last Names in the U.S.?". NameCensus.com, https://namecensus.com/last-names/
  5. 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)
  6. Convict Records of Australia. Retreived 18th January 2021 from https://convictrecords.com.au/ships/champion
  7. Convict Records Voyages to Australia (Retrieved 2nd December 2020). Retrieved from https://convictrecords.com.au/ships/camden
  8. Convict Records Voyages to Australia (Retrieved 5th October 2020). Retrieved from https://convictrecords.com.au/ships/george-the-third
  9. State Records of South Australia. (Retrieved 2010, November 5) BOLTON 1848. Retrieved from http://www.slsa.sa.gov.au/BSA/1848Bolton.htm
  10. Wikisource contributors. "Dictionary of National Biography, 1885-1900." Wikisource . Wikisource , 4 Jun. 2018. Web. 17 June. 2019
  11. HMAS Sydney II, Finding Sydney Foundation - Roll of Honour. (Retrieved 2014, April 24) . Retrieved from http://www.findingsydney.com/roll.asp

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