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Where did the English Duckwort family come from? What is the English Duckwort family crest and coat of arms? When did the Duckwort family first arrive in the United States? Where did the various branches of the family go? What is the Duckwort family history? The name Duckwort first arose amongst the Anglo-Saxon tribes of Britain. It is derived from their having lived in the settlement of Duckworth in the county of Lancashire. The surname Duckwort belongs to the large category of Anglo-Saxon habitation names, which are derived from pre-existing names for towns, villages, parishes, or farmsteads.One relatively recent invention that did much to standardize English spelling was the printing press. However, before its invention even the most literate people recorded their names according to sound rather than spelling. The spelling variations under which the name Duckwort has appeared include Duckworth, Dykeward, Duckword, Duckward, Duckwort, Duckwart, Dickworth, Dickward, Dickword and many more. First found in Cambridgeshire where one of the earliest records is of Hugo de Duckworth in 1216 who was listed in the Rotuli de Oblatis et Finibus (p. 587) and his descendant Sire John Duckworth was summoned to a great council of Westminster in 1324. This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Duckwort research. Another 365 words(26 lines of text) covering the years 1310 and 1379 are included under the topic Early Duckwort History in all our PDF Extended History products. More information is included under the topic Early Duckwort Notables in all our PDF Extended History products. At this time, the shores of the New World beckoned many English families that felt that the social climate in England was oppressive and lacked opportunity for change. Thousands left England at great expense in ships that were overcrowded and full of disease. A great portion of these settlers never survived the journey and even a greater number arrived sick, starving, and without a penny. The survivors, however, were often greeted with greater opportunity than they could have experienced back home. These English settlers made significant contributions to those colonies that would eventually become the United States and Canada. An examination of early immigration records and passenger ship lists revealed that people bearing the name Duckwort arrived in North America very early: J. Duckworth who settled in New Orleans in 1823; J. Duckworth settled in New York in 1823; H. Duckworth settled in San Francisco Cal. in 1852.
The Duckwort Family Crest was acquired from the Houseofnames.com archives. The Duckwort Family Crest was drawn according to heraldic standards based on published blazons. We generally include the oldest published family crest once associated with each surname. This page was last modified on 27 October 2010 at 13:32. ©2000-2012 Swyrich Corporation. See Terms of Use for details. houseofnames.com is an internet property owned by Swyrich Corporation. Tools
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