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The Dansoom surname is generally thought to have been a nickname derived from "son of Dan" 1 2 or "son of Daniel." 3
The surname Dansoom was first found in Cumberland (now Cumbria.) "For several centuries Danson has been a familiar South Cumberland and Furness surname. It is found in the neighbourhood of Millom." 3
In the Subsidy Rolls of Cumberland, we found Robert Dandeson who was listed there in 1332. A few years later, John Dandesone was listed in the Register of Freemen in York in 1363 and Robert Danson was listed in the Yorkshire Poll Tax Rolls of 1381. 2
This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Dansoom research. Another 98 words (7 lines of text) covering the years 1662, 1679, 1692, 1694 and 1916 are included under the topic Early Dansoom History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.
Only recently has spelling become standardized in the English language. As the English language evolved in the Middle Ages, the spelling of names changed also. The name Dansoom has undergone many spelling variations, including Danison, Danisone, Dansone, Danson and others.
Distinguished members of the family include Thomas Danson (d. 1694), English nonconformist divine, born in the parish of St. Mary-le-Bow, London. "He then settled at Sibton, Suffolk, but in 1662 he was ejected from that living for nonconformity (Add. MS. 19165, f. 300). Subsequently he preached in London...
Another 47 words (3 lines of text) are included under the topic Early Dansoom Notables in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.
To escape the unstable social climate in England of this time, many families boarded ships for the New World with the hope of finding land, opportunity, and greater religious and political freedom. Although the voyages were expensive, crowded, and difficult, those families that arrived often found greater opportunities and freedoms than they could have experienced at home. Many of those families went on to make significant contributions to the rapidly developing colonies in which they settled. Early North American records indicate many people bearing the name Dansoom were among those contributors: Daniel Danison Sr. and Daniel Danison Jr. who arrived in Maryland in 1694.