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Early Origins of the Walkenshare family

The surname Walkenshare was first found in Renfrewshire (Gaelic: Siorrachd Rinn Friù), a historic county of Scotland, today encompassing the Council Areas of Renfrew, East Renfrewshire, and Iverclyde, in the Strathclyde region of southwestern Scotland, at Walkinshaw the Walkinshaws of the Ilk were listed as early as 1235 and held estates at Burrowfield.

Early History of the Walkenshare family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Walkenshare research. Another 74 words (5 lines of text) covering the years 1235, 1560, 1671, 1720, 1731 and 1802 are included under the topic Early Walkenshare History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Walkenshare Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Walkinshaw, Walkingshaw and others.

Early Notables of the Walkenshare family

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Migration of the Walkenshare family

Some of the first settlers of this family name or some of its variants were: Alexander Walkinshaw arrived in Philadelphia in 1825; Hugh Walkinshaw settled in Pennsylvania in 1819.



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