| ![Show Contents]() Twamley History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms
The name Twamley arrived in England after the Norman Conquest of 1066. The Twamley family lived in Cheshire, at Twemlow. Early Origins of the Twamley familyThe surname Twamley was first found in Cheshire where they held a family seat from very ancient times as Lords of the manor of Hatherton in that shire. Conjecturally they are descended from William Malbank who was holder of the village of Hatherton at the time of the taking of the Domesday Book in 1086, a census initiated by William the Conqueror after his conquest of England in 1066 A.D. Early History of the Twamley familyThis web page shows only a small excerpt of our Twamley research. Another 123 words (9 lines of text) covering the years 1700 and 1830 are included under the topic Early Twamley History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Twamley Spelling VariationsAnglo-Norman names are characterized by a multitude of spelling variations. When the Normans became the ruling people of England in the 11th century, they introduced a new language into a society where the main languages of Old and later Middle English had no definite spelling rules. These languages were more often spoken than written, so they blended freely with one another. Contributing to this mixing of tongues was the fact that medieval scribes spelled words according to sound, ensuring that a person's name would appear differently in nearly every document in which it was recorded. The name has been spelled Twemloe, Twemlow, Twemlowe, Twamley and others. Early Notables of the Twamley familyMore information is included under the topic Early Twamley Notables in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.  Migration of the Twamley family to Ireland
Some of the Twamley family moved to Ireland, but this topic is not covered in this excerpt. More information about their life in Ireland is included in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.
| Twamley migration to the United States | + |
For many English families, the political and religious disarray that plagued their homeland made the frontiers of the New World an attractive prospect. Thousands migrated, aboard cramped disease-ridden ships. They arrived sick, poor, and hungry, but were welcomed in many cases with far greater opportunity than at home in England. Many of these hardy settlers went on to make important contributions to the emerging nations in which they landed. Among early immigrants bearing the name Twamley or a variant listed above were:
Twamley Settlers in United States in the 18th Century- Andrew Twamley who landed in North America in 1700
Twamley Settlers in United States in the 19th Century- George Twamley, who landed in New York, NY in 1816 1
- Jane Twamley, who arrived in New York, NY in 1816 1
- Mary Twamley, who landed in New York, NY in 1816 1
| Twamley 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: Twamley Settlers in New Zealand in the 19th Century- Mr. Richard Twamley, British settler as part of the 8th Detachment of the Royal New Zealand Fencibles travelling from Gravesend aboard the ship "Oriental Queen" arriving in Auckland, New Zealand on 18th September 1849 2
- Mrs. Sarah Twamley, British settler travelling from Gravesend aboard the ship "Oriental Queen" arriving in Auckland, New Zealand on 18th September 1849 2
| Contemporary Notables of the name Twamley (post 1700) | + |
- Bruce Richardson Twamley (b. 1952), Canadian former international footballer from Victoria, British Columbia who played from 1973 to 1979, manager of Canadian National Team in 1998
- 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)
- New Zealand Yesteryears Passenger Lists 1800 to 1900 (Retrieved 26th March 2019). Retrieved from http://www.yesteryears.co.nz/shipping/passlist.html
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