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The surname Dimsdail was first found in Durham at Low Dinsdale or Over Dinsdale, a parish, in the union of Darlington, S. W. division of Stockton ward. "A sulphureous well was discovered in [here] 1789, at the depth of seventy-two feet from the surface; it received the name of Dinsdale Spa, and has become a place of resort during the summer season." 1
This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Dimsdail research. Another 82 words (6 lines of text) covering the years 1712 and 1800 are included under the topic Early Dimsdail History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.
Spelling variations of this family name include: Dimsdale, Dinsdale, Dimsdales, Dinsdales, Dinsdayle, Dimsdayle, Dinsdaile and many more.
Notables of the family at this time include Thomas Dimsdale (1712-1800), 1st Baron Dimsdale, an eminent English physician, whose work on inoculation for small pox caught the...
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Some of the first settlers of this family name or some of its variants were: Thomas Dinsdale who settled in Virginia in 1638; Robert Dinsdale who settled in Pennsylvania in 1682; and William Dimsdale who settled in New England in 1663..