Kilsha History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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England

Early Origins of the Kilsha family

The surname Kilsha was first found in Lancashire at Culcheth, a township, in the parish of Newchurch, union of Leigh, hundred of West Derby. 1 "The Culcheths of Burscough spelt their name variously as Culcheth, Culshaw, and Kilshaw. 'The place is called Kilsha by the locals'" 2

Here we find the earliest records of the family, that of: Henry de Culchet, Lancashire; and Gilbert de Kulchet, both in 1201. 2 The Assize Rolls of 1246-1247 list Gilbert de Culchit in Lancashire as does the Feet of Fines for Lancashire in 1359, lists Gilbert de Culchith. 3

Later the source Wills at Chester includes entries for William Kilshaw, of Burscough, 1617; Geoffrey Culcheth, of Hindley, 1585; Thomas Culcheth, of Leigh, 1611; John Kilshaw, of Burscough, 1619; Edward Culshaw (Culcheth), of Burscough, 1641; John Culcheth, of Culcheth, parish of Winwick, 1640; and William Culcheth, or Culshaw, of Burscough, 1665. 4

Early History of the Kilsha family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Kilsha research. Another 172 words (12 lines of text) covering the years 1201, 1327, 1413, 1455, 1468, 1487 and 1688 are included under the topic Early Kilsha History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Kilsha Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Culcheth, Kulcheth, Kylcheth, Culchech, Culcheck, Culchaw, Culshaw, Kilshaw, Kilsha, Kulchet and many more.

Early Notables of the Kilsha family

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Migration of the Kilsha family

Some of the first settlers of this family name or some of its variants were: 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..

Citations +

Lewis, Samuel, A Topographical Dictionary of England. Institute of Historical Research, 1848, Print.
Baines Thomas & William Fairbairn, Lancashire and Cheshire, Past and Present History of Counties London: William MacKenzie, 1867, Digital, 4 vols
Harrison, Henry, Surnames of the United Kingdom: A Concise Etymological Dictionary Baltimore: Geneological Publishing Company, 2013. Print
Bardsley, C.W, A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames: With Special American Instances. Wiltshire: Heraldry Today, 1901. Print. (ISBN 0-900455-44-6)