Aldworth History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms
The Anglo-Saxon name Aldworth comes from when the family resided in the parish of Aldworth, in the county of Berkshire. The name of that place derives from Old English words meaning old estate or farm.
Early Origins of the Aldworth family
The surname Aldworth was first found in Berkshire, where this Saxon family of great antiquity held the lands and parish of Aldworth despite the Norman invasion and Conquest of 1066 by Duke William of Normandy.
Early History of the Aldworth family
This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Aldworth research. Another 36 words (3 lines of text) covering the years 1614, 1624, 1627, 1629, 1634, 1642, 1646, 1653, 1654, 1660, 1661, 1676, 1677, 1679, 1680, 1693, 1712, 1714 and 1775 are included under the topic Early Aldworth History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.
Aldworth Spelling Variations
Before English spelling was standardized a few hundred years ago, spelling variations of names were a common occurrence. Elements of Latin, French and other languages became incorporated into English through the Middle Ages, and name spellings changed even among the literate. The variations of the surname Aldworth include Aldworth, Aldworthy, Allworth, Allworthy, Alesworth, Alworth, Alworthy and many more.
Early Notables of the Aldworth family
Notables of the family at this time include
- Robert Aldworth (died 1634), a Bristol-born English merchant and philanthropist
- Richard Aldworth, an English politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1646 to 1653, Sheriff of Bristol in 1627 and Mayor in 1642
- Richard Aldworth (c 1614-1680), an English politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1661 to 1679
- Robert Aldworth (ca.1624-1676), an English politician who sat in the House of Commons between 1654 and 1660
Migration of the Aldworth family to Ireland
Some of the Aldworth family moved to Ireland, but this topic is not covered in this excerpt.
Another 48 words (3 lines of text) about their life in Ireland is included in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.
Aldworth migration to the United States +
A great wave of immigration to the New World was the result of the enormous political and religious disarray that struck England at that time. Families left for the New World in extremely large numbers. The long journey was the end of many immigrants and many more arrived sick and starving. Still, those who made it were rewarded with an opportunity far greater than they had known at home in England. These emigrant families went on to make significant contributions to these emerging colonies in which they settled. Some of the first North American settlers carried this name or one of its variants:
Aldworth Settlers in United States in the 17th Century
- Elizabeth Aldworth who landed in Bermuda with her brother Edward in 1635 where they started their plantations. They later moved to the mainland
- Edward Aldworth, aged 13, who landed in Bermuda in 1635 1
- Matthew Aldworth, who landed in New Hampshire in 1649 1
- William Aldworth, who arrived in Maryland in 1677 1
Aldworth Settlers in United States in the 19th Century
- Joseph Aldworth, who arrived in Philadelphia in 1848
- Richard Aldworth landed in Philadelphia in 1856
Aldworth migration to West Indies +
The British first settled the British West Indies around 1604. They made many attempts but failed in some to establish settlements on the Islands including Saint Lucia and Grenada. By 1627 they had managed to establish settlements on St. Kitts (St. Christopher) and Barbados, but by 1641 the Spanish had moved in and destroyed some of these including those at Providence Island. The British continued to expand the settlements including setting the First Federation in the British West Indies by 1674; some of the islands include Barbados, Bermuda, Cayman Island, Turks and Caicos, Jamaica and Belize then known as British Honduras. By the 1960's many of the islands became independent after the West Indies Federation which existed from 1958 to 1962 failed due to internal political conflicts. After this a number of Eastern Caribbean islands formed a free association.
2Aldworth Settlers in West Indies in the 17th Century
- Dix Aldworth, aged 15, who arrived in Barbados in 1635 1
- Miss Elizabeth Aldworth, (b. 1620), aged 15, British settler travelling aboard the ship "The Dorset" arriving in Barbados in September 1635 3
Contemporary Notables of the name Aldworth (post 1700) +
- Donald Ross Aldworth (1889-1961), American head coach of the University of Maine's football team in 1918
- Reginald Aldworth Daly (1871-1957), Canadian geologist, professor at Harvard University from 1912 until 1942
Historic Events for the Aldworth family +
- Mr. Charles Augustus Aldworth (d. 1912), aged 30, American First Class passenger from Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania who sailed aboard the RMS Titanic and died in the sinking 4
Citations +
- 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)
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/British_West_Indies
- Pilgrim Ship Lists Early 1600's retrieved 29th September 2021. Retrieved from https://www.packrat-pro.com/ships/shiplist.htm
- Titanic Passenger List - Titanic Facts. (Retrieved 2016, July 13) . Retrieved from http://www.titanicfacts.net/titanic-passenger-list.html