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![Show Contents]() Dashwoit History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms
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The Dashwoit name has descended through the generations from the ancient Anglo-Saxon culture. 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. Early Origins of the Dashwoit familyThe surname Dashwoit 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 Early History of the Dashwoit familyThis web page shows only a small excerpt of our Dashwoit research. Another 57 words (4 lines of text) covering the years 1658, 1662, 1724 and 1734 are included under the topic Early Dashwoit History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Dashwoit Spelling VariationsOnly recently has spelling become standardized in the English language. As the English language evolved in the Middle Ages, the spelling of names changed also. The name Dashwoit has undergone many spelling variations, including Dashwood, Dashwoode and others. Early Notables of the Dashwoit familyAnother 49 words (4 lines of text) are included under the topic Early Dashwoit Notables in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Migration of the Dashwoit familyTo escape the unstable social climate in England of this time, many families boarded ships for the New World with the hope of finding land, opportunity, and greater religious and political freedom. Although the voyages were expensive, crowded, and difficult, those families that arrived often found greater opportunities and freedoms than they could have experienced at home. Many of those families went on to make significant contributions to the rapidly developing colonies in which they settled. Early North American records indicate many people bearing the name Dashwoit were among those contributors: Mary, Robert, Sophia, Thomas and Thomas Junior Dashwood all arrived in New York in 1820.
- Reaney, P.H and R.M. Wilson, A Dictionary of English Surnames. London: Routledge, 1991. Print. (ISBN 0-415-05737-X)
- Lewis, Samuel, A Topographical Dictionary of England. Institute of Historical Research, 1848, Print.
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