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An excerpt from www.HouseOfNames.com archives copyright © 2000 - 2012
Where did the English Ilton family come from? What is the English Ilton family crest and coat of arms? When did the Ilton family first arrive in the United States? Where did the various branches of the family go? What is the Ilton family history? The Ilton name has descended through the generations from the ancient Anglo-Saxon culture. Their name comes from having lived in the parish of Hilton found in several locations including Derby, Dorset, Durham, Staffordshire and the North Riding of Yorkshire. The surname Ilton is a topographic surname, which was given to a person who resided near a physical feature such as a hill. In this case the original bearers of the surname Ilton lived in the hill-town.Only recently has spelling become standardized in the English language. As the English language evolved in the Middle Ages, the spelling of names changed also. The name Ilton has undergone many spelling variations, including Hilton, Hylton and others. First found in Durham 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 Ilton research. Another 257 words(18 lines of text) covering the years 1100, 1296, 1295, 1532, 1396, 1400, 1st , 1322, 1360, 1340, 1377, 1356, 1435, 1385, 1447, 1457, 1451, 1500, 1535, 1560, 1599 and 1657 are included under the topic Early Ilton History in all our PDF Extended History products. Another 199 words(14 lines of text) are included under the topic Early Ilton Notables in all our PDF Extended History products. Some of the Ilton family moved to Ireland, but this topic is not covered in this excerpt. Another 35 words(2 lines of text) about their life in Ireland is included in all our PDF Extended History products. To escape the unstable social climate in England of this time, many families boarded ships for the New World with the hope of finding land, opportunity, and greater religious and political freedom. Although the voyages were expensive, crowded, and difficult, those families that arrived often found greater opportunities and freedoms than they could have experienced at home. Many of those families went on to make significant contributions to the rapidly developing colonies in which they settled. Early North American records indicate many people bearing the name Ilton were among those contributors: Hugh Hilton, who settled in Virginia in 1619, a year before the "Mayflower"; Mary Hilton settled in Plymouth Massachusetts in 1623; William Hilton settled in Plymouth with his wife and two children in 1623..
The Ilton Family Crest was acquired from the Houseofnames.com archives. The Ilton 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 24 January 2012 at 09:37. ©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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