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Where did the Welsh Hewish family come from? What is the Welsh Hewish family crest and coat of arms? When did the Hewish family first arrive in the United States? Where did the various branches of the family go? What is the Hewish family history? The origins of the Welsh name Hewish go back to the ancient Celtic culture that existed in the hills and Moors of Wales. The forbears that initially held the name Hewish once lived in one of the various places named Huish in the English counties of Devon, Dorset, Somerset, and Wiltshire. The surname Hewish belongs to the category of habitation names, which are derived from pre-existing names for towns, villages, parishes, or farmsteads.There are relatively few surnames native to Wales, but they have an inordinately large number of spelling variations. Early variations of Welsh surnames can be explained by the fact that very few people in the early Middle Ages were literate. Priests and the few other literate people were responsible for recording names in official documents. And because most people could not specific how to properly record their names it was up to the individual recorder of that time to determine how a spoken name should be recorded. Variations due to the imprecise or improper recording of a name continued later in history when names originally composed in the Brythonic Celtic, language of Wales, known by natives as Cymraeg, were transliterated into English. Welsh names that were documented in English often changed dramatically since the native language of Wales, which was highly inflected, did not copy well. Occasionally, however, spelling variations were carried out according to an individual's specific design: a branch loyalty within the family, a religious adherence, or even patriotic affiliations could be indicated by minor variations. The spelling variations of the name Hewish have included Huish, Huysh, Hewish, Hywis, Huyse, Huyish and many more. First found in Somerset, where they held a family seat from very ancient times, some say well before the Norman Conquest and the arrival of Duke William at Hastings in 1066 A.D. This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Hewish research. Another 199 words(14 lines of text) covering the year 1120 is included under the topic Early Hewish History in all our PDF Extended History products. More information is included under the topic Early Hewish Notables in all our PDF Extended History products. North America in the 1800s and 1900s saw the arrival of many Welsh people hoping to share in the wealth of land, work, and freedom that they felt North America held. Those who made the journey often attained those expectations, but only through an enormous amount of hard work, perseverance, and often a bout of good luck. These immigrants helped contribute to the growth of industry, commerce, and culture of both Canada and the United States. Discovered in the immigration and passenger lists were a number of people bearing the name Hewish: Joseph Huish who settled in Nevis in 1654.
The Hewish Family Crest was acquired from the Houseofnames.com archives. The Hewish 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 13:41. ©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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