The name Bestwyck first arose amongst the Anglo-Saxon tribes of Britain. It is derived from their having lived in one of two places named Beswick. One is located in the township of Berwick, in the parish of Kilnwick, in the East Riding of Yorkshire while the other is in Lancashire, where Berwick was a local to Manchester.
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Early Origins of the Bestwyck family
The surname Bestwyck was first found in Yorkshire, where they held a family seat from very ancient times, long before the Norman Conquest in 1066 A.D.
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Early History of the Bestwyck family
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Bestwyck Spelling Variations
One relatively recent invention that did much to standardize English spelling was the printing press. However, before its invention even the most literate people recorded their names according to sound rather than spelling. The spelling variations under which the name Bestwyck has appeared include Beswick, Beswicke, Beswickt, Bestwick, Beeswick, Beswyck and many more.
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Early Notables of the Bestwyck family
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Migration of the Bestwyck family
At this time, the shores of the New World beckoned many English families that felt that the social climate in England was oppressive and lacked opportunity for change. Thousands left England at great expense in ships that were overcrowded and full of disease. A great portion of these settlers never survived the journey and even a greater number arrived sick, starving, and without a penny. The survivors, however, were often greeted with greater opportunity than they could have experienced back home. These English settlers made significant contributions to those colonies that would eventually become the United States and Canada. An examination of early immigration records and passenger ship lists revealed that people bearing the name Bestwyck arrived in North America very early: Matthew Bestwick who settled in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in 1834; James Beswick who settled in Philadelphia in 1856.
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