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![Show Contents]() Alworth History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms
The roots of the Anglo-Saxon name Alworth come from when the family resided in the parish of Aldworth, in the county of Berkshire. The name of that place derives from Old English words meaning old estate or farm. Early Origins of the Alworth familyThe surname Alworth was first found in Berkshire, where this Saxon family of great antiquity held the lands and parish of Aldworth despite the Norman invasion and Conquest of 1066 by Duke William of Normandy. Early History of the Alworth familyThis web page shows only a small excerpt of our Alworth research. Another 36 words (3 lines of text) covering the years 1614, 1624, 1627, 1629, 1634, 1642, 1646, 1653, 1654, 1660, 1661, 1676, 1677, 1679, 1680, 1693, 1712, 1714 and 1775 are included under the topic Early Alworth History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Alworth Spelling VariationsThe English language only became standardized in the last few centuries; therefore,spelling variations are common among early Anglo-Saxon names. As the form of the English language changed, even the spelling of literate people's names evolved. Alworth has been recorded under many different variations, including Aldworth, Aldworthy, Allworth, Allworthy, Alesworth, Alworth, Alworthy and many more. Early Notables of the Alworth familyNotables of the family at this time include Robert Aldworth (died 1634), a Bristol-born English merchant and philanthropist; Richard Aldworth, an English politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1646 to 1653, Sheriff of Bristol in 1627 and Mayor in 1642; Richard Aldworth (c 1614-1680), an English politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1661 to 1679; Robert Aldworth...
Another 62 words (4 lines of text) are included under the topic Early Alworth Notables in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.  Migration of the Alworth family to Ireland
Some of the Alworth family moved to Ireland, but this topic is not covered in this excerpt.
Another 48 words (3 lines of text) about their life in Ireland is included in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.
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For many English families, the political and religious disarray that shrouded England made the far away New World an attractive prospect. On cramped disease-ridden ships, thousands migrated to those British colonies that would eventually become Canada and the United States. Those hardy settlers that survived the journey often went on to make important contributions to the emerging nations in which they landed. Analysis of immigration records indicates that some of the first North American immigrants bore the name Alworth or a variant listed above:
Alworth Settlers in United States in the 17th Century- William Alworth, who arrived in Maryland in 1677 1
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- Frankie Kearns Alworth (1883-1968), American Democratic Party politician, Member of Idaho State House of Representatives, 1939; Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Idaho, 1940 2
- Alworth P. Minus, American Democratic Party politician, Candidate in primary for Delegate to Michigan State Constitutional Convention from Wayne County 9th District, 1961 2
- Filby, P. William, Meyer, Mary K., Passenger and immigration lists index : a guide to published arrival records of about 500,000 passengers who came to the United States and Canada in the seventeenth, eighteenth, and nineteenth centuries. 1982-1985 Cumulated Supplements in Four Volumes Detroit, Mich. : Gale Research Co., 1985, Print (ISBN 0-8103-1795-8)
- The Political Graveyard: Alphabetical Name Index. (Retrieved 2015, November 4) . Retrieved from http://politicalgraveyard.com/alpha/index.html
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Alworth migration to the United States 
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