Fourewoyd History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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England
Ireland

The founding heritage of the Fourewoyd family is in the Anglo-Saxon culture that once dominated in Britain. The name Fourewoyd comes from when one of the family worked as a swineherd, a person who tended hogs. Checking further we found the name was derived from the Old English elements for, which meant pig or hog, and weard, which meant guard or watchman.

Early Origins of the Fourewoyd family

The surname Fourewoyd was first found in Cheshire where they held a family seat from very ancient times, some say well before the Norman Conquest and the arrival of Duke William at Hastings in 1066 A.D.

Early History of the Fourewoyd family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Fourewoyd research. Another 71 words (5 lines of text) covering the years 1279 and 1797 are included under the topic Early Fourewoyd History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Fourewoyd Spelling Variations

The first dictionaries that appeared in the last few hundred years did much to standardize the English language. Before that time, spelling variations in names were a common occurrence. The language was changing, incorporating pieces of other languages, and the spelling of names changed with it. Fourewoyd has been spelled many different ways, including Forward, Forwood, Forewood, Foreward and others.

Early Notables of the Fourewoyd family

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Migration of the Fourewoyd family to Ireland

Some of the Fourewoyd family moved to Ireland, but this topic is not covered in this excerpt.
Another 34 words (2 lines of text) about their life in Ireland is included in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Migration of the Fourewoyd family

Thousands of English families in this era began to emigrate the New World in search of land and freedom from religious and political persecution. Although the passage was expensive and the ships were dark, crowded, and unsafe, those who made the voyage safely were rewarded with opportunities unavailable to them in their homeland. Research into passenger and immigration lists has revealed some of the very first Fourewoyds to arrive in North America: Ambrose and Mary Forward who settled in Virginia in 1735 and later moved to Maryland.