| ![Show Contents]() Carwithen History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms
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 England Early Origins of the Carwithen familyThe surname Carwithen was first found in Cornwall where they held a family seat as Lords of the Manor. Cornwall was a land set apart, a land of mystique and quaint customs, more strongly related to Brittany and Wales than to England. It was not until the 10th century that they submitted to the Saxon rule of England. Since then, their influence has moved east into Devon, Somerset and Dorset. Early History of the Carwithen familyThis web page shows only a small excerpt of our Carwithen research. Another 136 words (10 lines of text) covering the years 1080, 1091, 1092, 1142, 1153, 1399, 1510, 1538 and 1600 are included under the topic Early Carwithen History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Carwithen Spelling VariationsCornish surnames are characterized by a multitude of spelling variations. The frequent changes in surnames are due to the fact that the Old and Middle English languages lacked definite spelling rules. The official court languages, which were Latin and French, were also influential on the spelling of a surname. Since the spelling of surnames was rarely consistent in medieval times, and scribes and church officials recorded names as they sounded rather than adhering to any specific spelling rules, it was common to find the same individual referred to with different spellings of their surname in the ancient chronicles. Moreover, a large number of foreign names were brought into England, which accelerated and accentuated the alterations to the spelling of various surnames. Lastly, spelling variations often resulted from the linguistic differences between the people of Cornwall and the rest of England. The Cornish spoke a unique Brythonic Celtic language which was first recorded in written documents during the 10th century. However, they became increasingly Anglicized, and Cornish became extinct as a spoken language in 1777, although it has been revived by Cornish patriots in the modern era. The name has been spelled Carwitham, Catwittam, Carwittam, Carwithem and many more. Early Notables of the Carwithen familyMore information is included under the topic Early Carwithen Notables in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.
 Carwithen migration to the United States | + |
Discovered in the immigration and passenger lists were a number of people bearing the name Carwithen:
Carwithen Settlers in United States in the 17th Century- Digery Carwithen, who arrived in New England in 1653 1
| Contemporary Notables of the name Carwithen (post 1700) | + |
- Doreen Mary Carwithen (1922-2003), British composer of classical and film music from Haddenham, Buckinghamshire who was also known as Mary Alwyn following her marriage to William Alwyn
- Henry Carwithen McQuillan (1906-1979), Canadian politician born in Courtenay, British Columbia, Member of Parliament for Comox-Alberni (1958-1962)
- 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)
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Carwithen migration to the United States 
