Smallwod is a name whose history is connected to the ancient Anglo-Saxon tribes of Britain. The name is derived from when the Smallwod family once lived in the township of Smallwood in the parish of Astbury in the county of Cheshire. Habitation names form a broad category of surnames that were derived from pre-existing names for towns, villages, parishes, or farmsteads.
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Early Origins of the Smallwod family
The surname Smallwod was first found in Cheshire where they held a family seat, at Smallwood, in the parish of Astbury, some say before the Norman Conquest in 1066.
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Early History of the Smallwod family
This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Smallwod research. Another 61 words (4 lines of text) covering the years 1465, 1489, 1519, 1557 and 1601 are included under the topic Early Smallwod History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.
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Smallwod Spelling Variations
Sound was what guided spelling in the essentially pre-literate Middle Ages, so one person's name was often recorded under several variations during a single lifetime. Also, before the advent of the printing press and the first dictionaries, the English language was not standardized. Therefore, spelling variations were common, even among the names of the most literate people. Known variations of the Smallwod family name include Smallwood, Smalwood, Smalewood and others.
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Early Notables of the Smallwod family
Notables of this surname at this time include: John Smallwood (1465-1519), English father of John Smallwood (1489-1557), who changed his name to John Winchcombe II and had the nickname Jack O'Newbury; he was one of the... Another 35 words (2 lines of text) are included under the topic Early Smallwod Notables in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.
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Migration of the Smallwod family
For political, religious, and economic reasons, thousands of English families boarded ships for Ireland, Canada, the America colonies, and many of smaller tropical colonies in the hope of finding better lives abroad. Although the passage on the cramped, dank ships caused many to arrive in the New World diseased and starving, those families that survived the trip often went on to make valuable contributions to those new societies to which they arrived. Early immigrants bearing the Smallwod surname or a spelling variation of the name include: Randall Smallwood, who settled in Virginia in 1623; Samwell and Martha Smallwood settled in Maryland in 1699; Randolph Smallwood settled at the Delaware River in 1685.
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