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Early Origins of the Grimsdike family

The surname Grimsdike was first found in Cheshire at the hamlet of Grimsditch. "The hamlet of Grimsditch is in the township [of Lower Whitley]; and Grimsditch Hall is the property of the family of Grimsditch." 1 The family name was first referenced in the year 1206 but in 1474 when Peter Grymsdytch held estates near Bucklow in Cheshire.

Early History of the Grimsdike family

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Grimsdike Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Grimsditch, Grimsdich, Grymsditch, Grimsdytch and many more.

Early Notables of the Grimsdike family

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Migration of the Grimsdike family

Some of the first settlers of this family name or some of its variants were: settlers, who arrived along the eastern seaboard, from Newfoundland, to Maine, to Virginia, the Carolinas, and to the islands.



  1. Lewis, Samuel, A Topographical Dictionary of England. Institute of Historical Research, 1848, Print.


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