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Early Origins of the Dolson family

The surname Dolson was first found in Cheshire at Tilston, a village and a civil parish that was anciently the site of the Roman town Bovium, which was on the Roman road between Chester and Wroxeter. By the time of the Conquest, the village was known as Tilleston which was the spelling used in the Domesday Book of 1086. At that time, the lands were held by Eynion de Tilston, and was granted to him by Hugh Lupus, the nephew of King William I. 1

It is presumed that the village was so named having derived from an Old English personal name + "stan" as in the "stone of a man called Tilli or Tilla." 2

Early History of the Dolson family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Dolson research. Another 105 words (8 lines of text) covering the years 1576, 1630, 1634, 1635, 1639, 1655, 1659, 1672, 1676, 1691, 1694, 1695, 1704 and 1738 are included under the topic Early Dolson History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Dolson Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Tilston, Tillston, Tillstone, Tilson, Tillson, Tillstone, Tillotson, Dilson, Dillson, Dilsen and many more.

Early Notables of the Dolson family

Distinguished members of the family include John Tillotson (1630-1694), from Sowerby, Yorkshire, an English clergyman, Dean of Canterbury in 1672, Archbishop of Canterbury (1691-1694.) After his death, his widow received 2500 guineas for his manuscript sermons and these were edited and published by Ralph Barker as the "Rule of Faith"...
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Ireland Migration of the Dolson family to Ireland

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

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Dolson Settlers in United States in the 17th Century
  • Andrew Dolson, who landed in Virginia in 1649 3
  • Martha Dolson, who arrived in Maryland in 1651 3
Dolson Settlers in United States in the 19th Century
  • Geo. Dolson, aged 51, who immigrated to the United States, in 1893
Dolson Settlers in United States in the 20th Century
  • Ellen Dolson, who settled in America, in 1906
  • Franklin P. Dolson, who landed in America, in 1906
  • Grace Dolson, aged 33, who settled in America, in 1907
  • Alice H. Dolson, aged 50, who immigrated to the United States, in 1907
  • Robert Dolson, who immigrated to the United States, in 1912
  • ... (More are available in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.)

Canada Dolson migration to Canada +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Dolson Settlers in Canada in the 19th Century
  • Abraham Dolson, who arrived in Canada in 1839
  • Jesse Dolson, who landed in Canada in 1840
  • Edward Dolson, who arrived in Canada in 1841

Contemporary Notables of the name Dolson (post 1700) +

  • Walter C. Dolson, American Republican politician, Postmaster at Kingston, New York, 1902-10
  • J.L. Dolson, early American founder of the Dolson Automobile Company in Charlotte, Michigan (c. 1907)
  • Clarence "Dolly" Dolson (1897-1978), Canadian professional NHL ice hockey player who played 93 games
  • Mildred Jeannette Dolson (1918-2004), Canadian bronze medalist athlete who competed at the 1936 Summer Olympics
  • Hildegarde Dolson Lockridge (1908-1981), born Hildegarde Dolson, American writer, wife of Richard Orson Lockridge
  • Jacob Dolson Cox (1828-1900), American Republican politician, Member of Ohio State Senate, 1859-60; Governor of Ohio, 1866-68; U.S. Secretary of the Interior, 1869-70; U.S. Representative from Ohio 6th District, 1877-79 4


  1. Williams, Dr Ann. And G.H. Martin, Eds., Domesday Book A Complete Translation. London: Penguin, 1992. Print. (ISBN 0-141-00523-8)
  2. Mills, A.D., Dictionary of English Place-Names. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1991. Print. (ISBN 0-19-869156-4)
  3. 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)
  4. The Political Graveyard: Alphabetical Name Index. (Retrieved 2015, December 8) . Retrieved from http://politicalgraveyard.com/alpha/index.html


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