The surname Wincell was first found in Cumberland, where they held a family seat on the English/Scottish border. After the Norman Conquest of England many of Duke William's rebellious Barons moved north. The border became a convenient but turbulent no-man's land where the persecuted Many were given land by King Malcolm Canmore and later by King David of Scotland. Some were native Scots. In the 16th century they became known as the 'unruly clans'. The name was first recorded in England.
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Early History of the Wincell family
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Wincell Spelling Variations
Spelling variations of this family name include: Winskill, Winskil, Wynskill, Wyskyll, Winscale, Winscales, Wynscale, Wynskil, Winscel and many more.
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Early Notables of the Wincell family
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Migration of the Wincell family
Some of the first settlers of this family name or some of its variants were: settlers who were recorded from the mid 17th century in the great migration from Europe to the New World. Migrants settled in the eastern seaboard from Newfoundland, Nova Scotia, to Maine, to Florida, and to the Leeward islands..
Contemporary Notables of the name Wincell (post 1700)
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Mr. Henry Wincell, British sheriff, held the joint position of Sheriff of Nottingham, England from 1543 to 1544
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