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Where did the English Wilgus family come from? What is the English Wilgus family crest and coat of arms? When did the Wilgus family first arrive in the United States? Where did the various branches of the family go? What is the Wilgus family history?

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Spelling variations of this family name include: Wildgose, Wildgoose, Wildgos, Wildgoes, Wilgoose, Wildegos, Wilgose and many more.

First found in Kent where they held a family seat as Lords of the Manor. The Saxon influence of English history diminished after the Battle of Hastings in 1066. The language of the courts was French for the next three centuries and the Norman ambience prevailed. But Saxon surnames survived and the family name was first referenced in the 13th century when they held estates in that county.


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This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Wilgus research. Another 357 words(26 lines of text) covering the years 1455, 1487, 1510, 1600, 1603, 1605, and 1641 are included under the topic Early Wilgus History in all our PDF Extended History products.

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More information is included under the topic Early Wilgus Notables in all our PDF Extended History products.

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Some of the first settlers of this family name or some of its variants were: the name represented in many forms and recorded from the mid 17th century in the great migration from Europe. Migrants settled in the eastern seaboard from Newfoundland, to Maine, to Virginia, the Carolinas, and to the islands..

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  10. Lennard, Reginald. Rural England 1086-1135 A Study of Social and Agrarian Conditions. Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1959. Print.
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The Wilgus Family Crest was acquired from the Houseofnames.com archives. The Wilgus 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.

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