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Where did the English Gilboy family come from? What is the English Gilboy family crest and coat of arms? When did the Gilboy family first arrive in the United States? Where did the various branches of the family go? What is the Gilboy family history? Spelling variations of this family name include: Gilby, Gilbey, Gilbie, Guilbey, Gillbie, Gillby and others. First found in Leicestershire 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 Galby or Gilby held by Robert Burdet's son from Hugh Grandesnil, a Norman noble who was recorded in the Domesday Book census of 1086. This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Gilboy research. Another 208 words(15 lines of text) covering the years 1327, 1414, 1561, 1603, and 1645 are included under the topic Early Gilboy History in all our PDF Extended History products. More information is included under the topic Early Gilboy Notables in all our PDF Extended History products. Some of the first settlers of this family name or some of its variants were: Robert Gilby, who arrived in Barbados in 1634; Jacob Gilby, a servant sent to Virginia in 1666; Thomas Gilbey, who came to Maryland in 1668; Ann Gilby, who arrived in Maryland in 1673.
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The Gilboy Family Crest was acquired from the Houseofnames.com archives. The Gilboy 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 7 March 2013 at 00:32. ©2000-2013 Swyrich Corporation. See Terms of Use for details. houseofnames.com is an internet property owned by Swyrich Corporation. Sign Up
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