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The surname Gysbourn was first found in the West Riding of Yorkshire, at Gisburn (Gisburne.) Now within the Ribble Valley borough of Lancashire, Gisburn is a village, civil parish and ward that dates back to the Domesday Book of 1086 where it was first listed as Ghiseburne. 1 By the 12th century, early records revealed the place name's spelling as Giselburn and probably meant "gushing stream" from the Old English words "gysel" + burna." 2 The Church of St Mary the Virgin is thought to have been built as early as 1135. Conjecturally, the surname is descended from the tenant of the lands of Gisburn, Roger le Poitevin held from William de Percy the great Baron of the north who was recorded in the Domesday Book census of 1086. In 1219 Nigel de Gisburn succeeded.
This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Gysbourn research. Another 78 words (6 lines of text) covering the years 1265 and 1274 are included under the topic Early Gysbourn History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.
Spelling variations of this family name include: Giseburn, Gisborn, Giseborn, Gisbourn, Gisbourne, Gisburne, Gisbyrne and many more.
More information is included under the topic Early Gysbourn Notables in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.
Some of the first settlers of this family name or some of its variants were: James Gisbourne, who settled in Virginia in 1654-1663; Christiana Gisburne, who arrived in Barbados in 1664; and F. N. Gisborne, who settled in Halifax, N.S. in 1849..