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Where did the Scottish Dorward family come from? What is the Scottish Dorward family crest and coat of arms? When did the Dorward family first arrive in the United States? Where did the various branches of the family go? What is the Dorward family history?
Dorward comes from the kingdom of Dalriada in ancient Scotland. It was a name for a person who worked as a door attendant. The name is also a nickname type of surname derived from the Old English word deore, which means "beloved", and "man"
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Historical recordings of the name Dorward include many spelling variations. They are the result of repeated translations of the name from Gaelic to English and inconsistencies in spelling rules. They include Dorman, Dorward, Doorman, Durward and others.First found in Fife, the name Dorman is derived from the word door-ward. This official hereditary position involved being the door attendant to the King of Scotland. The office of door-ward to the king was a very honorable one and was passed on in the powerful family of de Lundin Fife. The first who took his name from this office was Thomas de Lundyn in 1204. His son, Alan Durward, was one of the greatest names in Scottish history in the thirteenth century.
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Many who arrived from Scotland settled along the east coast of North America in communities that would go on to become the backbones of the young nations of the United States and Canada. In the American War of Independence, many settlers who remained loyal to England went north to Canada as United Empire Loyalists. Their descendants later began to recover the lost Scottish heritage through events such as the highland games that dot North America in the summer months. Research into various historical records revealed some of first members of the Dorward family emigrate to North America:
Dorward Settlers in the United States in the 20th Century
- Wm. Dorward, aged 30, who arrived at Ellis Island from Dundee, in 1905
- Charles dorward, aged 31, who arrived at Ellis Island from Dundee, in 1907
- Helen Dorward, aged 37, who arrived at Ellis Island from Dundee, Scotland, in 1910
- Crawford Dorward, aged 42, who arrived at Ellis Island from Letharn, Scotland, in 1910
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- Bain, Robert. The Clans and Tartans of Scotland. Glasgow & London: Collins, 1968. Print. (ISBN 000411117-6).
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