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Where did the English Dulwich family come from? What is the English Dulwich family crest and coat of arms? When did the Dulwich family first arrive in the United States? Where did the various branches of the family go? What is the Dulwich family history? Spelling variations of this family name include: Dilworth, Dillworth, Dillsworth, Tilworth and many more. First found in Lancashire where they held a family seat as Lords of the Manor. After the Battle of Hastings in 1066, William, Duke of Normandy, having prevailed over King Harold, granted most of Britain to his many victorious Barons. It was not uncommon to find a Baron, or a Bishop, with 60 or more Lordships scattered throughout the country. These he gave to his sons, nephews and other junior lines of his family and they became known as under-tenants. They adopted the Norman system of surnames which identified the under-tenant with his holdings so as to distinguish him from the senior stem of the family. After many rebellious wars between his Barons, Duke William, commissioned a census of all England to determine in 1086, settling once and for all, who held which land. He called the census the Domesday Book, [1] indicating that those holders registered would hold the land until the end of time. Hence, conjecturally, the surname is descended from the tenant of the lands of Dilworth by an unknown Norman noble who was under tenant of the King and was recorded in the Domesday Book census of 1086. William de Dilworth succeeded to the estatesn in 1332. This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Dulwich research. Another 203 words(14 lines of text) covering the years 1442, 1672, and 1780 are included under the topic Early Dulwich History in all our PDF Extended History products. Another 30 words(2 lines of text) are included under the topic Early Dulwich Notables in all our PDF Extended History products. Some of the first settlers of this family name or some of its variants were: James Dilworth, who came to Delaware Bay or River in 1682; George Dilworth, who settled in America in 1741; Christ. Dilworth, who settled in Philadelphia in 1808.
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The Dulwich Family Crest was acquired from the Houseofnames.com archives. The Dulwich 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 23 September 2010 at 15:40. ©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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