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![Show Contents]() Goldston History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms
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Early Origins of the Goldston familyThe surname Goldston was first found in the Domesday Book of 1086 where there are two listings of the family: Goldstan in Kent, and Goilstan in Essex. 1 These two counties figured prominently for the family. Wulfric filius Goldston was listed in the Pipe Rolls for Kent in 1180, Richard Golstan was a Knights Templar in Essex in 1185, and John de Goldeston was in the Feet of Fines for Essex in 1312. The Assize Rolls for Bedfordshire including a listing of Walter Goldstan in 1202 and later the Curia Regis Rolls had another listing of the same person in 1214. In Devon, Robert Goldstone was listed there in 1312. 2 According to the voice of tradition, the family held Goldstone Manor at Ash, Kent but records of that manor have been lost. Early History of the Goldston familyThis web page shows only a small excerpt of our Goldston research. Another 157 words (11 lines of text) covering the years 1379, 1523, 1524, 1572, 1632, 1636, 1679, 1684, 1733, 1760, 1797, 1808, 1812 and 1816 are included under the topic Early Goldston History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Goldston Spelling VariationsSpelling variations of this family name include: Gouldston, Goulston, Goldston, Goulston, Goulson, Gouldson, Goldson, Golstone, Gouldstone, Gulston, Guldston, Gulson, Gulderson, Goolston and many more. Early Notables of the Goldston familyDistinguished members of the family include Theodore Goulston or Gulston (1572-1632), English physician, son of William Goulston, rector of Wymondham, Leicestershire.
William Gulston (1636-1684), was an English clergyman, Bishop of Bristol from 1679; and...
Another 33 words (2 lines of text) are included under the topic Early Goldston Notables in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Goldston RankingIn the United States, the name Goldston is the 10,907th most popular surname with an estimated 2,487 people with that name. 3
 Goldston migration to the United States | + |
Some of the first settlers of this family name were: Goldston Settlers in United States in the 17th Century- Richard Goldston, who arrived in Virginia in 1653 4
| Contemporary Notables of the name Goldston (post 1700) | + |
- W. J. Goldston, American Republican politician, Alternate Delegate to Republican National Convention from Texas, 1956 5
| Suggested Readings for the name Goldston | + |
- Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow. A History of the Rottenberg, Rubin, Goldstein, Gralnick, Marguiles, Klein, Levine, Gudelski, Tamarin, Cohen, Zinits, Schwartz, Mariansky, Vinshnupsky, Grapf, Sobel, Segal, Wiesenberg, Shapiro, Kirschbaum, Landerburg and Stern Families by Daniel Jay Rottenberg.
- Williams, Dr Ann. And G.H. Martin, Eds., Domesday Book A Complete Translation. London: Penguin, 1992. Print. (ISBN 0-141-00523-8)
- Reaney, P.H and R.M. Wilson, A Dictionary of English Surnames. London: Routledge, 1991. Print. (ISBN 0-415-05737-X)
- "What are the 5,000 Most Common Last Names in the U.S.?". NameCensus.com, https://namecensus.com/last-names/
- 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)
- The Political Graveyard: Alphabetical Name Index. (Retrieved 2016, January 7) . Retrieved from http://politicalgraveyard.com/alpha/index.html
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