Lilburne History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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England

Early Origins of the Lilburne family

The surname Lilburne was first found in Durham at East Thickley, a township, in the parish of St. Andrew Auckland, district of Shildon, union of Auckland. "It belonged for many generations to the Lilburn family, of whom was Col. Lilburn, a celebrated leader on the side of the parliament in the civil war." 1

Early History of the Lilburne family

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Lilburne Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Lillburn, Lillborn, Lillbourne, Lilbourne, Lilburn, Lilliburn, Liliburn, Liliborn, Lilbourn, Lillibourne, Lillyborn, Lilyborn and many more.

Early Notables of the Lilburne family

Distinguished members of the family include

John Lilburne (1614-1657), English political leader of the Levelers, a movement seeking democratic revision of the constitution and the social system of England
George Lilburne (ca.1585-1666), an English merchant and politician who sat in the House of Commons in 1654, supporter of the Parliamentary cause in the English Civil War

Lilburne migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Lilburne Settlers in United States in the 19th Century

Thomas Lilburne, who arrived in New York in 1820 2

Contemporary Notables of the name Lilburne (post 1700) +

John Lilburne (1614-1657), English political leader and pamphleteer of the Levelers

Citations +

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