| ![Show Contents]() Winchcomb History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms
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 England Early Origins of the Winchcomb familyThe surname Winchcomb was first found in Gloucestershire at Winchcombe, a Cottswold town. They held a family seat there, some say, before the Norman Conquest in 1066 A.D. Winchcombe was held, at the time of the taking of the Domesday Book survey in 1086, from the chief tenant, which was Gloucester Abbey. It consisted of three mills within a small village, and was once an Anglo Saxon walled city. The town pre-dates the Conquest by over two centuries as the first listing was in 810 when it was known as Wincelcumbe. The place name literally means "valley with a bend in it" from the Old English wincel + cumb. 1 Early History of the Winchcomb familyThis web page shows only a small excerpt of our Winchcomb research. Another 165 words (12 lines of text) covering the years 1379, 1395, 1401, 1465, 1489, 1519, 1520, 1557, 1574, 1631, 1659, 1660, 1667 and 1703 are included under the topic Early Winchcomb History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Winchcomb Spelling VariationsSpelling variations of this family name include: Winchcomb, Winchcombe, Wincecombe, Wincomb, Wincombe, Winchecomb, Winchecombe, Wincams and many more. Early Notables of the Winchcomb familyDistinguished members of the family include - John Winchcombe (d. 1520), alias Smalwoode, an English clothier, "popularly known as Jack of Newbury, describes himself in his will as 'John Smalewoode the elder, alias John Wynchcombe, of the parishe...
- John Winchcombe (died 1557), son of the aforementioned Jack O'Newbury, was Member of Parliament for Cricklade and Great Bedwyn and his son, John Winchcombe (died 1574), was Member of Parliament for Re...
- Sir Henry Winchcombe, 1st Baronet (c. 1631-1667), of Bucklebury in the County of Berkshire was an English peer; and his son, Sir Henry Winchcombe, 2nd Baronet (1659-1703), was Member of Parliament for...
- The Winchcombe estates passed to his eldest daughter, Frances Winchcombe, wife of Henry St John, 1st Viscount Bolingbroke
 Winchcomb 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: Winchcomb Settlers in New Zealand in the 19th Century- James Winchcomb, aged 39, a gardener, who arrived in Auckland, New Zealand aboard the ship "Lauderdale" in 1874
- Susan Winchcomb, aged 42, who arrived in Auckland, New Zealand aboard the ship "Lauderdale" in 1874
- Louisa Jessie Winchcomb, aged 15, who arrived in Auckland, New Zealand aboard the ship "Lauderdale" in 1874
- Elinor Madeline Winchcomb, aged 13, who arrived in Auckland, New Zealand aboard the ship "Lauderdale" in 1874
- John Hartley Winchcomb, aged 8, who arrived in Auckland, New Zealand aboard the ship "Lauderdale" in 1874
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| Contemporary Notables of the name Winchcomb (post 1700) | + |
- George Winchcomb, American musician and organist
- Mills, A.D., Dictionary of English Place-Names. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1991. Print. (ISBN 0-19-869156-4)
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Winchcomb migration to New Zealand 
