The surname Fowlthrupp was first found in Durham where they held a family seat as Lords of the Manor. The Saxon influence of English history diminished after the Battle of Hastings in 1066. The language of the courts was French for the next three centuries and the Norman ambience prevailed. But Saxon surnames survived and the family name was first referenced in the 13th century when they held estates in that county.
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Early History of the Fowlthrupp family
This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Fowlthrupp research. Another 130 words (9 lines of text) covering the years 1153, 1168, 1171, 1388, 1397, 1455, 1487, 1510, 1540 and 1600 are included under the topic Early Fowlthrupp History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.
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Fowlthrupp Spelling Variations
Before English spelling was standardized a few hundred years ago, spelling variations of names were a common occurrence. Elements of Latin, French and other languages became incorporated into English through the Middle Ages, and name spellings changed even among the literate. The variations of the surname Fowlthrupp include Fulthorp, Fullthorp, Foulthorpe, Fullthrop, Fulthrop, Fulthrup, Fullthrup, Fullthrupp, Fowlsthorp, Fowlthorp, Fowlesthrop, Fowlesthrup, Fowlesthrupp, Fowlethorpe, Fowlethrup and many more.
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Early Notables of the Fowlthrupp family
Distinguished members of the family include Roger de Fulthorp who was involved in a dispute in Scotland between Henry Percy, 1st Earl of Northumberland and William Douglas, 1st Earl of Douglas respecting the custody of the marches of the Kingdom of England near Scotland in... Another 44 words (3 lines of text) are included under the topic Early Fowlthrupp Notables in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.
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Migration of the Fowlthrupp family
A great wave of immigration to the New World was the result of the enormous political and religious disarray that struck England at that time. Families left for the New World in extremely large numbers. The long journey was the end of many immigrants and many more arrived sick and starving. Still, those who made it were rewarded with an opportunity far greater than they had known at home in England. These emigrant families went on to make significant contributions to these emerging colonies in which they settled. Some of the first North American settlers carried this name or one of its variants: the name represented in many forms and recorded from the mid 17th century in the great migration from Europe. Migrants settled in the eastern seaboard from Newfoundland, to Maine, to Virginia, the Carolinas, and to the islands..
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