Thexton History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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Early Origins of the Thexton family

The surname Thexton was first found in North Yorkshire at Theakston, a village and civil parish in the Hambleton district which is sometimes spelt Theakstone. Relatively small over the years, the village dates back to the Domesday Book of 1086 where it was listed as Eston. 1

Later in 1157, the village was named Thekeston and probably meant "farmstead or village of a man called Theodec," from the Old English personal name + "tun." 2

Hence, conjecturally, the surname is descended from the tenant of the village and lands of Theakston, held by Robert, Count Alan's man, who was recorded in the Domesday Book census of 1086.

Early History of the Thexton family

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Thexton Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Theackston, Theaxton, Thexton, Theakston, Thaxton, Thackston, Theakstone, Thekston, Thakston and many more.

Early Notables of the Thexton family

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Thexton migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Thexton Settlers in United States in the 17th Century

Thomas Thexton, who landed in Maryland in 1672 3

Thexton migration to Australia +

Emigration to Australia followed the First Fleets of convicts, tradespeople and early settlers. Early immigrants include:

Thexton Settlers in Australia in the 19th Century

Mr. George Thexton, (b. 1829), aged 11, British Plumber who was convicted in Westmorland, England for 10 years for house breaking, transported aboard the "Asia" on 25th April 1840, arriving in Tasmania (Van Diemen's Land) 4

Thexton migration to New Zealand +

Emigration to New Zealand followed in the footsteps of the European explorers, such as Captain Cook (1769-70): first came sealers, whalers, missionaries, and traders. By 1838, the British New Zealand Company had begun buying land from the Maori tribes, and selling it to settlers, and, after the Treaty of Waitangi in 1840, many British families set out on the arduous six month journey from Britain to Aotearoa to start a new life. Early immigrants include:

Thexton Settlers in New Zealand in the 19th Century

Mr. William Thexton, British settler travelling from London aboard the ship "John Scott" arriving in Auckland, New Zealand on 7th March 1858 5
Mr. Thomas Thexton, British settler travelling from London aboard the ship "John Scott" arriving in Auckland, New Zealand on 7th March 1858 5
Mrs. Margaret Thexton, British settler travelling from London aboard the ship "John Scott" arriving in Auckland, New Zealand on 7th March 1858 5
Mr. John Thexton, British settler travelling from London aboard the ship "John Scott" arriving in Auckland, New Zealand on 7th March 1858 5

Contemporary Notables of the name Thexton (post 1700) +

H. A. Thexton, American Democratic Party politician, Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Minnesota, 1928 6
Barbara Thexton, American Democratic Party politician, Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Arkansas, 2004 6

Citations +

Williams, Dr Ann. And G.H. Martin, Eds., Domesday Book A Complete Translation. London: Penguin, 1992. Print. (ISBN 0-141-00523-8)
Mills, A.D., Dictionary of English Place-Names. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1991. Print. (ISBN 0-19-869156-4)
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)
Convict Records Voyages to Australia (Retrieved 17th January 2020). Retrieved from https://convictrecords.com.au/ships/asia/1840
New Zealand Yesteryears Passenger Lists 1800 to 1900 (Retrieved 17th October 2018). Retrieved from http://www.yesteryears.co.nz/shipping/passlist.html
The Political Graveyard: Alphabetical Name Index. (Retrieved 2015, October 22) . Retrieved from http://politicalgraveyard.com/alpha/index.html