The present generation of the Dashwod family is only the most recent to bear a name that dates back to the ancient Anglo-Saxon culture of Britain. Their name comes from having lived in Dashwood, and held a family seat at Cockley Cley. The place-name literally means de Ashwood, which in the English form is Ashwood. 1 After the Norman Conquest, the usual preposition was de, which was used in both English and French place-names. In French names beginning with a vowel, the de was often merged with the name. The bearer of this surname lived by or in an area of forest that contained ash trees.
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Early Origins of the Dashwod family
The surname Dashwod was first found in Norfolk at Cockley Cley, a small village and parish. However, some of the family were found at Kirtlington in Oxfordshire in early days. "The east end of the south aisle forms the sepulchral chapel of the Dashwood family, who have a mansion in the parish [of Kirtlington]." 2
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Early History of the Dashwod family
This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Dashwod research. Another 57 words (4 lines of text) covering the years 1658, 1662, 1724 and 1734 are included under the topic Early Dashwod History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.
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Dashwod Spelling Variations
Until the dictionary, an invention of only the last few hundred years, the English language lacked any comprehensive system of spelling rules. Consequently, spelling variations in names are frequently found in early Anglo-Saxon and later Anglo-Norman documents. One person's name was often spelled several different ways over a lifetime. The recorded variations of Dashwod include Dashwood, Dashwoode and others.
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Early Notables of the Dashwod family
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Migration of the Dashwod family
Thousands of English families boarded ships sailing to the New World in the hope of escaping the unrest found in England at this time. Although the search for opportunity and freedom from persecution abroad took the lives of many because of the cramped conditions and unsanitary nature of the vessels, the opportunity perceived in the growing colonies of North America beckoned. Many of the settlers who survived the journey went on to make important contributions to the transplanted cultures of their adopted countries. The Dashwod were among these contributors, for they have been located in early North American records: Mary, Robert, Sophia, Thomas and Thomas Junior Dashwood all arrived in New York in 1820.
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