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Where did the English Tetford family come from? What is the English Tetford family crest and coat of arms? When did the Tetford family first arrive in the United States? Where did the various branches of the family go? What is the Tetford family history? The Norman Conquest of England in 1066 brought much change to the island nation, including many immigrants with new names. Among these immigrants were the ancestors of the Tetford family, who lived in Lincolnshire, at Tetforde.A multitude of spelling variations characterize Norman surnames. Many variations occurred because Old and Middle English lacked any definite spelling rules. The introduction of Norman French to England also had a pronounced effect, as did the court languages of Latin and French. Therefore, one person was often referred to by several different spellings in a single lifetime. The various spellings include Tetford, Thetford, Titford, Thetforde and others. First found in Lincolnshire where they held a family seat as Lords of the manor of Tetforde from very ancient times, some say from the Norman Conquest of England in 1066 A.D. They were conjecturally descended from Gilbert of Tetford who held his lands from the Archbishop of York at the time of the Domesday Book Survey in 1086. At that time the village consisted of a church, a mill, and nine outlying mills. This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Tetford research. Another 153 words(11 lines of text) are included under the topic Early Tetford History in all our PDF Extended History products. More information is included under the topic Early Tetford Notables in all our PDF Extended History products. Many English families left England, to avoid the chaos of their homeland and migrated to the many British colonies abroad. Although the conditions on the ships were extremely cramped, and some travelers arrived diseased, starving, and destitute, once in the colonies, many of the families prospered and made valuable contributions to the cultures of what would become the United States and Canada. Research into the origins of individual families in North America has revealed records of the immigration of a number of people bearing the name Tetford or a variant listed above: Eward Thetford who settled in Maryland in 1725. In Newfoundland, George Titford was a mariner of Harbour Grace in 1849.
The Tetford Family Crest was acquired from the Houseofnames.com archives. The Tetford 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 12 January 2011 at 10:33. ©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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