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![Show Contents]() Kearton History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms
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The Anglo-Saxon name Kearton comes from when the family resided in the township of Cuerden, which is in the parish of Leyland in the county of Lancashire. The surname Kearton belongs to the large category of Anglo-Saxon habitation names, which are derived from pre-existing names for towns, villages, parishes, or farmsteads. The Kearton variant hails from the hamlet so named in the Yorkshire Dales, North Yorkshire. 1 This place dates back to the 13th century when it was known as Karretan and possibly meant "farmstead of a man called Kaerir," a Viking personal name. 2 Early Origins of the Kearton familyThe surname Kearton was first found in Lancashire in the village and civil parish of Cuerden in the Borough of Chorley. The village has remained small over the years as a recent census showed only 77 people living there. The place name derives its name from the Welsh word cerdin. Roger the Poitevin (Roger de Poitou), born in Normandy originally held the lands shortly after the Conquest. Cuerden Hall is a country mansion built around 1717 on a site of a previous manor home. Early History of the Kearton familyThis web page shows only a small excerpt of our Kearton research. Another 44 words (3 lines of text) covering the years 1568, 1572, 1581, 1601, 1604, 1608, 1620, 1636, 1642, 1655 and 1702 are included under the topic Early Kearton History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Kearton Spelling VariationsThe English language only became standardized in the last few centuries; therefore,spelling variations are common among early Anglo-Saxon names. As the form of the English language changed, even the spelling of literate people's names evolved. Kearton has been recorded under many different variations, including Cuerden, Cuerton and others. Early Notables of the Kearton familyDistinguished members of the family include John Cuerden a prominent landholder in 17th century Lancashire. Sir William Courten or Curteene (1572-1636), was an English merchant, the son of William Courten, by his wife Margaret Casiere, and was born in London in 1572. A younger brother, born in 1581, was named Peter. Their father was son of a tailor of Menin and a protestant. After enduring much persecution at the hands of the Spaniards, he escaped to...
Another 76 words (5 lines of text) are included under the topic Early Kearton Notables in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Migration of the Kearton familyFor many English families, the political and religious disarray that shrouded England made the far away New World an attractive prospect. On cramped disease-ridden ships, thousands migrated to those British colonies that would eventually become Canada and the United States. Those hardy settlers that survived the journey often went on to make important contributions to the emerging nations in which they landed. Analysis of immigration records indicates that some of the first North American immigrants bore the name Kearton or a variant listed above: Richard and Margaret Cureton, and their two children who arrived in Philadelphia in 1685; and John Cuerton who sailed to Pennsylvania in 1880.
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- Cherry Kearton (1871-1940), British naturalist, who with his brother Richard Kearton, were two of the world's earliest wildlife photographers and writers, the Royal Geographical Society created the Cherry Kearton Medal and Award in his honour.
- Richard Kearton FZS FRPS (1862-1928), British naturalist, brother of Cherry Kearton, both born in the village of Thwaite, North Riding of Yorkshire
- Jason Kearton (b. 1969), Australian association football goalkeeper who played 318 matches from 1987 to 2014
- Christopher Frank Kearton OBE, FRS, FRSA (1911-1992), Baron Kearton, a British life peer in the House of Lords, scientist and industrialist, Chancellor of the University of Bath
- Ada Cherry Kearton (1877-1966), née Forrest, South African soprano, spouse of Cherry Kearton
- Kearton Coates (1820-1893), English-born, American politician from Gunnerside, England, Member of the Wisconsin State Assembly
- Reaney, P.H and R.M. Wilson, A Dictionary of English Surnames. London: Routledge, 1991. Print. (ISBN 0-415-05737-X)
- Mills, A.D., Dictionary of English Place-Names. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1991. Print. (ISBN 0-19-869156-4)
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